He had seen Matijevic perform in a night club with “The Mission’. Don was the owner of Showcase Studios, a rehearsal complex in Norwalk Ct. Shortly after the disband of “The Mission”, Matijevic received a phone call from a gentleman named Don Stroh. Matijevic was now equipped with studio and writing experience. He worked very closely with the leader of the band, Elliot Lewis, (who later became a member of “The Average White Band”). Matijevic joined a band called “The Mission”, at the age of fifteen. Despite much interest by producer Morgan Walker, “Teaser” fizzled out. When Matijevic was thirteen years old he and John formed a band name “Teaser”, playing covers tunes as well as original music. However at age eleven he was introduced to Led Zeppelin and that is when his musical journey began to come alive. Matijevic and John had a strong interest, and affinity for music, which only grew stronger once they reached America.Īt age nine Matijevic began singing in the church choir, he also played country music such as Johnny Cash, and John Denver.
The family took residence first in Scarsdale, N.Y., then a year later settled in Greenwich, Connecticut. Matijevic and older brother John were brought to America, from Zagreb, Croatia by their parents, in 1970. He gained fame as the multi-octave singer-songwriter, of the highly acclaimed rock band, SteelHeart. In May, Dreamstage announced a strategic investment from global streaming service Deezer, with Hess and head of artist & venue relations Justin Bridgewater, discussing the monumental changes in the live music world created by the emergence of livestreaming in the a recent issue of Pollstar.Miljenko Matijevic born Novemis an internationally known Croatian-American singer-songwriter, musician, producer, and video director. sales/distribution), CTO Scott Chasin (serial entrepreneur with a track record of successfully founding and growing startups, including ProtectWise and MX Logic), and artistic director Jan Vogler (internationally known cellist and director of the Dresden Music Festival). On August 20, Miljenko and STEELHEART bring it all back to the beginning, performing “Steelheart” in full, along with fan favorites from throughout their 30 years as a band.ĭreamstage was launched last August by CEO Thomas Hesse (former president of Sony Music for global digital business and U.S. The album earned rave reviews from fans and critics alike. Miljenko wrote and produced STEELHEART‘s latest album, “Through Worlds Of Stardust”, released by Frontiers Music Srl in 2017. In 2008, Miljenko released “Good 2B Alive”, which he wrote, produced and engineered with producer Kit Woolen. 1 across Asia, and the track “We All Die Young” was later used in the 2001 Mark Wahlberg / Jennifer Aniston film “Rock Star”. The title-track single from the record went No. In 1996, after much physical rehabilitation, Miljenko formed a new version of STEELHEART to record and release the album “Wait”. Trying to dodge the massive rig without success, the 1000-pound truss hit the back of his head - hard - driving one of the greatest vocalists of all time face first into the stage: breaking his nose, cheekbone, jaw and twisting his spine. While performing “Dancing In The Fire”, from that year’s “Tangled In Reins” album, Miljenko decided to climb a lighting truss, which was improperly secured, forever changing the lives of STEELHEART and their fans. It turned out to be momentous in a way they didn’t expect as tragedy struck. This was to be the 50th show of STEELHEART‘s last leg of the tour. STEELHEART was asked by heavy metal band SLAUGHTER to perform a show with them on OctoHalloween night.
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