skender

Future historians do not follow trends...

They set the trend followers on the right path to the future!

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www.balkanimal.com for more songs and free downloads

www.ash-dash.com (updating now, site will be live soon) for my Chicago based all original music Live PA House Music Duo with DJ Mel Hammond

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Balkanimal - focus on composition and live pa performances using live instruments, where I try to recreate different mixes of my own original house, deep house, tech house, techno, minimal, ambient, jungle... well, you get the idea :)

IF IT MOVES, THEN IT GROOVES!

I try to not restrict myself in the world of electronic music composition and creation by staying within the confines of sub-genres, expectations, lingering in the (boring) safe zone, the beaten path which in my view is a waste of time.

I try to push the envelope and reinvent.

I also like meeting, collaborating and otherwise hanging out with people who share this view, not just music and art, but science, education, life and social acceptance, where we truly are equal cause we truly feel that way.

Trend followers are not worth my time, neither am I worth theirs...

...but if you want to reinvent, and have fun in life doing it by exploring options and adjusting instilled expectations in electronic music creation... then by all means - we're already friends!

contact: [email protected]

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Additional Info and projects:

Part of ASH & DASH - house music live act duo with Chicago legendary DJ/producer, Mel Hammond.

www.ash-dash.com

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Another live act project, the legendary Chicago Underground House Live Act from the 2000's - DA MONKEYNUTZ PROJECT - currently being revived and prepared for live performance.

Monkeynutz Project

- Corey McCue aka Munk Julious

- Skender Makota aka daBalkanimal

- Miles Holt

- DJ Kwak

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Starting a live act duo with my talented sister, Jasmina Makota (jasminamusic.com), keep an eye out for upcoming releases of our new songs with her on the vocals!

More on all that soon, sign up for updates on skendermakota.com or balkanimal.com!

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Some of the gear I use when composing, producing or performing my music...

Keys/piano; MOOG, Roland, KORG

Bass guitar:- Sandberg Jazz bass;

Synth: - Moog bass, synth lines,

Guitar: Gibson Les Paul

+ the pretty awesome poor man Gibson, but just as good Epiphone Les Paul,

Moog Subarmonicon,

Moog DFAM,

Moog Mother32,

Moog MINITAUR (I used this baby a LOT, especially in the earlier unreleased work you can hear on this page, or my website + download for free).

Moog Sub37

Moog Little Phatty SIg Edition

Pioneer DJM900NXS2

Pioneer CDJ900NXS

+ many other pieces of gear these are just to name a few.

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Currently updating my music database on all sites, and adding some new material which I'm excited about. I will also try to schedule some gigs soon after, starting end of 2025, first around Chicago, then we'll see :)

Check back or sign up for newsletter on my site, where many downloads are available for free and in uncompressed format... plus some cool remixes I could not post here on soundcloud ;)

Hit me up at [email protected] just to say hi, or whatever!