Full-time professor of Composition at the University of Arts, Faculty of Music in Belgrade, rector of the University of Arts in Belgrade. He earned his BA and MA degrees in Composing (professor Stanojlo Rajičić) at the Faculty of Music, Belgrade, and specialized at the Orf University in Salzburg, as well as on V. Lutoslavski`s masterclass in Grožnjan. His opus includes works of different genres, ensembles and soloists, such as: balets Banović Strahinja and Jelisaveta, Slovo Siluana for baritone, women’s choir and tape, then Off, Cartoon, Talea Konzertstück, The Great Red Spot of Jupiter, Abnormalni udarci Dogona (Abnormal punches of Dogon), Helium u maloj kutiji (Helium in a small box), Nisam govorio (I didn’t speak), Oberon, Six scenes-comments, Ko je ubio galeba (Who killed seagull), Sedam pogleda u nebo (Seven looks into the sky) and more. Special place in his opus takes theater and film music that he created in collaboration with notable theater and film makers. He’s the winner of numerous rewards and recognitions. Additionally he was the artistic director and selektor of various music festivals (BEMUS and others), and currently is the president of the Executive Board of Serbian music copyright agency SOKOJ.
