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NENAD BACH - CITIZEN OF THE WORLD
Biography
Nenad is a recording artist, composer, and performer who has
recorded for Sony, Polygram and many other labels. Two of his albums reached
No. 1 in Europe, and to date he has sold over one million records. In addition,
he has performed all over the world with a wide range of artists, including
Luciano Pavarotti, Bono & The Edge (U2), Brian Eno, Indigo Girls, Richie
Havens, Garth Hudson & Rick Danko (The Band), Vince Welnick (Grateful Dead),
Martin Sheen, Michael York, John Malkovich, Ellen Burstyn, and many more. He
performed at Woodstock '94, and in 1998 he made a compilation album with Bruce
Springsteen, Leonard Cohen and Allen Ginsberg. In March 1999, he opened the
Miss Universe pageant in Europe with his new song "Miss Universe."
Nenad also writes and records music for film and theater. He has scored many
features and short films. One such project was "King of Cool," a biopic
about the life of Steve McQueen, which premiered on American Movie Classics
(AMC), to over 65 million households. Another was "Life beyond Timothy
Leary". Subsequently, Nenad scored the Mladen Juran film "Transatlantic",
which was the Croatian entry for consideration as Best Foreign Film in the 1999
Academy Awards. Also, he scored a new film directed by Burt Young called "Murder
on Mott Street", "The Making and the meaning of We Are Family"
film by Danny Schechter in 2002., "Justice" by Evan Oppenheimer in
2003, "Freedom from Despair" by Brenda Brkusic in 2004. At the present
time Nenad is scoring a new film called "Lost Dogs" by talented duo:
director Roger Majkowski and producer Michael Fix.
Finally, Nenad is also a record producer with a special interest
in documenting the fascinating but little-known musical traditions of his homeland,
Croatia. His most recent work includes the production of three new a cappella
albums: "Fire on the Sea," by Klapa Fortunal; "Following the
Cross," a collection of Lenten chants based on 600-year-old Gregorian Chants
never previously recorded; and just released "Novaljo, Novaljo," by
Klapa Navalia. Nenad's work and his life story have been featured on all the
major US TV networks (CBS, ABC, NBC), on CNN, on Sky Channel, and on TV channels
in Russia, France, Germany, Italy, Great Britain, Spain, Japan, and many other
countries. Press coverage has been similarly widespread, ranging from The New
York Times to Billboard, from The Washington Post to Corriere Della Sera, and
from The Boston Globe to the New York Daily News. Nenad's most recent solo record
is "Thousand Years of Peace" which will be released in 2001. The album
was recorded in Nenad's own recording studio, which he also uses for his scoring
and production work and which was designed to accommodate anything from a cappella
vocals to rock and roll to symphonic orchestras on a location.
He is currently in preproduction for a new solo album, which
is due for release at the end of 2005. Nenad sang in the new recordings of "We
Are Family" benefit for the Sept. 11th fund as well as scored the film
"The Making and the Meaning of We Are Family". His label just signed
a contract for the worldwide promotion and distribution of "The Pharos
Cantors" (Glagolitic Chants based on Gregorian Chants). He also recently
completed work as a language consultant for the literature and film project
for all four of the Harry Potter books. Through his singing and songwriting
Nenad's goal is to spread the message of joy and universal peace.
Records
New Album "Everything Is Forever" in production 2005
Rereleased enhanced CD album; "Thousand Years of Peace" / NBM Ltd
2002
Recording Contract - performed on charity CD "We Are Family" 2001
Produced CD album "Following the Cross" by St. Stephen's Choir NBM
Ltd 2000 / ARCANA 2002
Produced CD album "Novaljo, Novaljo" by Klapa Navalia NBM Ltd 2000
Produced CD album "Fire on the Sea" by Klapa Fortunal NBM Ltd / SIAM
records 1999
Released enhanced CD album; "I Love Losers" / NBM Ltd 1998
Recording Contract with Mercury / Polygram; "News Goo" compilation
with Bruce Springsteen, Leonard Cohen,... 1998
Recording contract with the Decca / London; "Pavarotti and Friends"
1996
Recording contract with the Rockworld / Sony; Single "Can We Go Higher?"
1993
Recording contract with the Croatia Records; Single "Can We Go Higher?"1993
Recording contract "Paragon Artists-Public Records".
Recorded a full length album "Greatest Hits" from which the singles
"You Need A Love" and "Woman In The Bay" were released "...album
of superior quality..." Billboard (USA), 1988.
Recording contract "RTB" released the U.S. recorded "Greatest
Hits" This album rose to #1 in former Yugoslavia in December '88 / January
'89.
Released the hit single "Between Two Flights" in 1984.
Recording contract "RTB" recorded an album "Takvu Te Necu"
in 1983.
Released the single "Vesna" in 1981.
Recording contract "RTV Ljubljana", recorded an album "Vrijeme
i Zemlja I" which rose to #1 in 1980 from which the hit single was released.
Recording contract "Jugoton", Zagreb recorded a compilation album.
Film & TV
Scored "The Making and the meaning of We Are Family"
film by Danny Schechter in 2002
Scored "Murder on Mott Street" film by Burt Young in 2001
Scored "King of Cool" film by Robert Katz (biopic about the life of
Steve McQueen) in 1998. R.Katz is an Academy Award nominee.
Scored "Beyond Life With Timothy Leary" film by Danny Schechter in
1998. D. Schechter is an Emmy award winner.
Scored "Transatlantic"film by Mladen Juran in 1998. Croatian entry
for the Academy Awards
Produced, directed and wrote music video "Can We Go Higher?" in 1991
(includes Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, John Malkovich, Richie Havens, Indigo Girls,
Ellen Burstyn, Martin Sheen, Michael York, Michael Penn, Peter Holsapple, Johnny
Farina)
Scored Brian Owens feature film "Happy Hell Night", 1992/93 (HBO,
CINEMAX)
Scored the Robert Stone documentary feature film, "The Satellite Sky"
1990 which won "Louis Award" for 1990. (R.Stone is an Academy Award
nominee)
Scored the John Shepphird film "Urban Annoyance" premiered at the
Sundance Festival
Scored the William Robertson short film, "An Afternoon In The Park"
done at Columbia Film School in class of Milos Forman which won four prestigious
awards at United States Film Festivals.
Scored the Webster Lewine short film, "Haunted" done at the same school
in class of Martin Scorsese which has been selected for the Berlin Film Festival
of 1989.
Scored the Adam Idelson short film, "Crosswords" done at the same
school in the class of Milos Forman
Scored the Anthony Alosi short film, "Dead Silence" in the class of
Martin Scorsese. This film entered the finals of the Focus Festival in 1989
Promotional music video "You Need A Love" for the "Greatest Hits"
Album
Promotional music video "Woman In The Bay" for the "Greatest
Hits" Album
Recent Live Appearances
Sarajevo, live with the Symphonic Orchestra
Madison Square Garden; New York, USA
Royal Festival Hall; London, Great Britain
Liechtenstein Palace & Carl Platz; Vienna, Austria
"Woodstock '94"; Saugerties, New York
"Pavarotti and Friends"; Modena, Italy
Musical Collaborations With
Rick Danko (The Band) / Richie Havens / Peter Holsapple (REM, DB's) / Michael
Penn / Indigo Girls / Bob Clearmountain /
Bob Ludwig / Bono (U2) / The Edge (U2) / Luciano Pavarotti / Meatloaf / Simon
Le Bon (Duran Duran) / Dolores O'Riordan (Cranberries) / Johnny Farina (Santo
& Johnny) / Taylor Dayne / Vince Welnick (keyboards for Grateful Dead; Tubes)
/ Mino Cinelu (percussion for Sting, Weather Report, Miles Davis) / Gary Burke
(drums for The Mamas & Papas, Joe Jackson, Bob Dylan, Steve Reich) / Graham
Maby (bass for Joe Jackson, Marshall Crenshaw, Garland Jeffries) / Hugh MacDonald
(bass for Alice Cooper, Cher) / Vinnie Zummo (guitar for Joe Jackson, Marti
Jones) / Robert Crenshaw (drums for Marshall Crenshaw) / Richie Cannata (saxophone
for Billy Joel, Elton John, Beach Boys) / Tony Aiello & Michael Morreale
(brass for Joe Jackson) / John McCurry (guitar for Cyndi Lauper, Peter Gabriel,
David Bowie, Billy Joel) / and many more
Contacts:
Nenad Bach Music Ltd
P.O.Box 145, Croton On Hudson, NY 10520, USA
E-mails:
NenadBach@aol.com
Nenad@nenadbach.com
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