Janko Nilović
| Janko Nilović | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Janko Nilović |
| Also known as | Alan Blackwell, Andy Loore, E. Orti, Tonton Roland Et Ses Pianos À Moustaches |
| Born |
May 20, 1941 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Genres | Library music, classical, jazz, psychedelic, funk, samba, bossa nova, pop, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, arranger, conductor, musician, producer |
| Instruments | Piano, double bass, guitar, oboe, percussion |
| Years active | 1955–present |
| Associated acts | Dave Sucky and others |
Janko Nilović (born 20 May 1941) is a Montenegrin pianist, poet, and composer, who has lived in France since 1960.[1][2]
He has published many works, most of them on library labels not available for sale. His oeuvre stretches from classical, jazz, and funk to pop, psyche, and easy listening.[3]
Nilović creates poetic musical images by bending the edges of styles, cross-pollinating them. He recorded many albums for the Montparnasse 2000 library label which specializes in music for radio and television, musical illustrators, and film music clubs.
The hip-hop producer Dr. Dre sampled much of Nilović's piece "Underground Session" for his track "Loose Cannons" from the album Compton.
Jay Z sampled Nilović's song, In the Space, on D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune) from the album The Blueprint 3; A year prior to this Danny!, who Jay Z would later endorse,[4] sampled "Tapatapa" for "The Groove".
Selected discography
- 1968 Maya Casabianca (Festival 66)
- 1968 Hommage a Monsieur Charlie Chaplin (Trema)
- 1968 Janko Nilović & Herve Roy (Telemusic)
- 1968 JANKO NILOVIC, RAYMOND GUIOT & HERVE ROY (Telemusic)
- 1969 INTERNATIONAL CIRCUS BAND - RANDE PARADE DE CIRQUE (Neuilly)
- 1969 LOS PATOS - VOODOO JU JU OBSESSION (Festval)
- 1971 JANKO NILOVIC & PASCAL AURIAT - POWER (Briand)
- 1973 JAZZ IMPRESSIONS 1 (MP 2000)
- 1973 JAZZ IMPRESSIONS 2 (MP 2000)
- 1976 STAR CAT LOCAL BAND DIRECTED BY JANKO NIOVIC Cat Music
- 1978 L'ENSEMBLE DE TROMBONES DE PARIS PERFORMS SUITE BALKANIQUE & DOUBLE CONCERTO BY JANKO NILOVIC (Crystal)
- 2000 THE BEST OF JANKO NILOVIC - IMPRESSIONS VOL.1 (Dare - Dare)
- 2000 THE BEST OF JANKO NILOVIC - IMPRESSIONS VOL.2 (Dare - Dare)[5][6]
References
- ↑ Discogs. "Janko Nilovic". Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ↑ Pitchfork. "The Strange World of Library Music".
- ↑ b92FM. "Janko Nilovic".
- ↑ Thompson, Ahmir (2012-01-22). "Jump Early". Twitter. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/artist/Janko+Nilovic
- ↑ http://www.cosmicsounds-london.com/Janko/Nilovic.html