The Boardwalk Casino
Ljutomer, Pomurje, Slovenija
P o r t r e t
The Boardwalk Casino -
Rock / Funk - Ljutomer, Pomurje,
Slovenia.
Skupina The Boardwalk Casino je zacela delovati leta 2000 v postavi Rajko
M.
(elektricna in akusticna kitara), Simon Z. (vokal, akusticna kitara),
Leon K. (bas kitara), Darko H. (elektricna kitara), Matjaz S. (bobni) in
Tina Z. (violina, spremljevalni vokal). Njihova glasba, obarvana z zvoki
tolkal in violine, je spominjala na rock 70-ih z rahlim pridihom etna. Kasneje
je bobnarja nadomestil Kruno K., basista pa Sebastjan D. Skupini se je pridruzila
tudi takrat se studentka glasbe Mojca P. (akusticna
kitara, spremljevalni vokal). Nastajati so zacele avtorske skladbe s
priokusom funka in modernega rocka.
Leta 2004 je skupina prvic posnela nekaj avtorskih skladb, kmalu zatem
pa sta skupino zapustila kitarist Darko H. in tudi Tina Z. V letu 2004
je sledilo se nekaj menjav - drugega kitarista Ivana A. je kasneje
zamenjal se Simonov brat Miha Z. Tako se je po treh letih glasbe in dela
koncno ustalila tudi zasedba skupine.
The Boardwalk Casino so se leta 2004 preizkusili se v malo mirnejsih vodah
in v sodelovanju z Barbaro Gabrielle posneli ter izdali album "V roki", ki
je naletel na dobre kritike. Istega leta je skupina posnela tudi prvi
videospot z naslovom "Zlatoust".
Velik korak skupine na svoji glasbeni poti pa je bila predelava
avtorskih skladb in nekaterih priredb v unplugged izvedbo. Unplugged
koncerti so pritegnili veliko poslusalcev in odprli veliko novih
priloznosti za naso skupino.
Sodelovali smo z razlicnimi glasbeniki, med katerimi je tudi Moira, ki
je z svojim drugacnim pristopom do glasbe vnesla nove dimenzije
unplugged izvedbe.
Po projektu z Moiro, je skupina sklenila, da se znova posveti svoji
glasbi in ustvarjanju novih skladb. Tako so letos izdali svoj drugi
videospot "Marionete", ki je med poslusalci vzbudil veliko navdusenje. Trenutno
poteka snemanje videspota za pesem "Ass Hole Jumper".
Skupina The Boardwalk Casino ostaja zvesta avtorski glasbi in seveda
nastopom v zivo, ki predstavljajo najvecji uzitek tako za skupino kot za
njihove obozevalce.
PORTRAIT (English):
The Boardwalk Casino band was formed in 2000 by the members: Rajko M.
(electric and acoustic guitar), Simon Z. (vocals, acoustic guitar), Leon
K. (bass), Darko H. (eletric guitar), Matjaz S. (drums) and Tina Z.
(violin, vocals). Their music variegated with the sounds of drums and
violin was a mixture of rock in the late '70s and a soft touch of ethno.
Later, the drummer was replaced by Kruno K. and the bass by Sebastjan D.
Another member joined the band, namely Mojca P. who was at the time
still a music student (acoustic guitar, vocals). First songs arised with
a touch of modern rock and funk.
In 2004 the band first recorded some of their songs, and soon after that
Darko H. and Tina Z. have also left the band. In 2004 a few changes were
still necessary: The second guitarist Ivan A. was replaced by Simon's
younger brother Miha Z. So after three years of music and hard work the
band was finally uniform.
The Boardwalk Casino also played with Barbara Gabrielle and in 2004 the
album "V roki" was released. The album was a great success. That same year
the band recorded their first video "Zlatoust".
The band's idea to modify some of their songs into an unplugged version
was also very successfull. The band expanded their audience on concerts
and also gained a lot of new opportunities.
The Boardwalk Casino has played with a number of different musicians,
including Moira who with her special view on music enriched the
unplugged versions of the songs.
After the project with Moira the band decided it is time to start
writing new songs. So this year they released their second video "
Marionete" which proved to be another success. At the time we are filming a
new video for the song "Ass Hole Jumper".
The Boardwalk Casino band looks forward to new songs and live concerts
with their fans.
The Boardwalk Casino band members are:
Rajko Marjanovic (lead guitar & acoustic guitar & back
vocals)
Simon Zanjkovic (lead vocals / acoustic guitar)
Sebastjan Dominko (bass guitar)
Kruno Karlovcec (drums)
Mojca Prejac (second vocals / acoustic guitar)
Miha Zanjkovic (electric guitar & acoustic
guitar)