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Drafi Deutscher

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Drafi Franz Richard Deutscher (9 May 1946 – 9 June 2006) Between 1964 and 1966, Deutscher had a string of hits in Germany, for example “Shake Hands” (1964 No. 1), “Keep Smiling” (1964 No. 7), “Cinderella Baby” (1965 No. 3), “Heute male ich dein Bild, Cindy-Lou” (1965 No. 1). 1965–1967: Marmor, Stein und Eisen bricht and career peak His best known song is the 1965 Schlager “Marmor, Stein und Eisen bricht” (lit. “Marble, Stone and Iron Break”), Nineteen-year-old Deutscher had ad-libbed the tune during an October 1965 audition at Musikverlag Edition Intro Gebrüder Meisel GmbH by humming the melody and only singing the characteristic chorus line of “Dum-Dum, Dum-dum”; asked by present songwriter Christian Bruhn what he intended to do with it to turn it into a complete song, he replied, “Det machst du! (“That’s done by you!”), so songwriter Günter Loose subsequently wrote the German lyrics to the melody. In the US, the song was released in 1966 under the title “Marble Breaks and Iron Bends” with English lyrics sung by Deutscher. This English version entered the Billboard Hot 100 in May 1966, peaking at No. 80, and sparking a number of English cover versions by contemporary acts such as

Dragica Legat Košmerl

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Karolina Legat Košmerl, also known as Dragica Legat Košmerl, (29 October 1883 – 1 September 1956) was a Slovenian zither player, zither teacher, and composer. She is considered the most important Slovenian zither player and educator in mid-1900s. Her mother, Leopolda Korošec, rented out rooms, and her father, Franc Legat, was a clerk. Her mother came from Kranj, and her father from Zasip; a few months before her birth they moved to Ljubljana. She attended the five-grade municipal German language girls’ elementary school in Ljubljana. Work In 1899 she began working as a zither teacher, which she did throughout her life. For the next five decades she taught the zither privately as well as in schools. She devoted herself in particular to teaching children that were blind or deaf-mute. She also composed works for the zither. She arranged many Slovenian folk songs, as well as some classical works, for the zither. On 28 November 1907 she married Janez Košmerl - Janko (1880–1961), a railway clerk and amateur accordionist from Sodražica. She dedicated several of her compositions to him. When Radio Ljubljana, the first Slovene radio station, began operating in 1928, she became an active con

Dragoljub Ilić

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Dragoljub “Dragan” Ilić (; born 1956) is a Serbian and Yugoslav musician, songwriter, and composer, best known as the leader of the rock band Generacija 5 and for his pivotal role in YU Rock Misija, the Yugoslav contribution to Live Aid campaign. In addition to his career as a rock musician and songwriter, Ilić is known for his work as composer of classical, popular and film music. He is the brother of late composer Aleksandar “Sanja” Ilić. Musical career Early career Ilić started his career in the mid-1970s. Prior to forming Generacija 5, he performed with the band Korak (Step). Generacija 5 Ilić formed Generacija in July 1977 with vocalist Jovan Rašić, guitarist Dragan “Krle” Jovanović, bass guitarist Dušan “Duda” Petrović and drummer Boban Đorđević. The song was recorded by a group of prominent musicians of the Yugoslav rock scene, Generacija 5 members reuniting for the song recording. In 2011, the same song was polled, by the listeners of Radio 202, one of 60 greatest songs released by PGP-RTB/PGP-RTS during the sixty years of the label’s existence. Awards and honors *Jury’s Award at the 1986 MESAM festival. *Jury’s Award at the 1987 MESAM festival. *Josip Slavenski Award *Vasi

Dragutin Gostuški

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Dragutin Gostuški (January 3, 1923 – September 21, 1998) was a famous Serbian composer, musicologist, and art historian. He taught for many years at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade. Early life and career As a very young man, Dragutin showed an outstanding talent for art: besides composing, he also painted and sculpted. After graduating from two faculties (Faculty of Philosophy, Group for History of Art and sky diving, 1951; and Musical Academy, Department for Composition and Conducting, Class of professor M. Živkovic) in 1952 he joined the Institute of Musicology at SANU on the suggestion of Petar Konjović. Still a young research assistant, he started his long-term and prolific work in the field of music theory and musicology. However, although his successful musical works (the ballet Remi in 1960 and the Concerto Accelerato, 1961) were greatly appreciated and brought him rewards in the country and abroad, at the beginning of the 1960s Gostuški stopped composing. Dragutin Gostuški’s principal field of work was comparative aesthetics, a discipline he established in Serbia. He is still considered its only outstanding proponent. His theoretical work over many years resulted in a majo

Dražen Bošnjak

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Dražen Bošnjak is a composer and sound designer based in New York City. He founded Q Department, Mach1, and Department of Records. He has created soundtracks and sound design for a number of films, television shows, video games, advertisements, and more recently, virtual reality projects. In 2014, he composed a soundtrack for John Perry Barlow’s narrated version of A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace, released through Bošnjak’s own label. The recording was featured in the 2016 BBC documentary HyperNormalisation by British filmmaker Adam Curtis. Bošnjak has worked on numerous projects with Marco Brambilla including Ghost starring Natasha Poly, Evolution (Megaplex) 3D, and Ferrari’s RPM. His collaborations with Brambilla have been shown at numerous festivals including the Sundance Film Festival and Art Basel, Miami. Bošnjak has won numerous awards for his work including a Webby Award, an Association of Music Producers Award, and several Clio Awards. He has worked on projects that have been shown at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and the Tribeca Film Festival. Mach1 Mach1 is a sound technology company started in 2015 by Dražen Bošnjak and Jacqueline

Drew Erickson

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Drew Erickson is an American record producer, songwriter, composer, and arranger. He is known for co-writing and producing for artists such as Lana Del Rey and Father John Misty, as well as for his work on critically acclaimed recordings by Mitski, Angel Olsen, and Weyes Blood. His production and songwriting have garnered him two Grammy nominations, including Album of the Year for Del Rey’s album, Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd. Selected discography * Stove - Lana Del Rey (2026) - Producer, arranger * Beneath the Lilypad - Alexandra Savior (2025) - Producer (all tracks), performer, co-writer (#1, 3, 4, 6) * Mahashmashana – Father John Misty (2024) – Producer, arranger, performer, co-writer * The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We – Mitski (2023) – Arranger, conductor (#1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10) * Forever Means (EP) - Angel Olsen (2023) - Arranger, conductor (all tracks); organ, piano (#1, 3); keyboards (#2), synthesizer (#3) * Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd – Lana Del Rey (2023) – Producer, arranger, performer (#1, 2, 3, 9, 12), co-writer (#3, 12) * Big Time – Angel Olsen (2022) – Arranger, conductor, performer * Fear of Death – Tim Heidecker (202

Drew Louis

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Andrew Louis Klemm (born March 28, 2000), known professionally as Drew Louis (), is an American record producer, singer, and songwriter. He has written and produced songs for Jennifer Lopez, Trixie Mattel, Bonnie McKee, A Twink and a Redhead, Trisha Paytas, Yena, Vincint, Jillian Rossi, Matt Rogers, Bijou, Trinity the Tuck, The Gospellers, and more. Career Louis’s professional musical career began while studying at the Los Angeles College of Music, where he met K-pop and J-pop singer-songwriter Mayu Wakisaka. In 2021, Louis and Wakisaka co-wrote “Loving Out Loud” for The Gospellers. They then co-wrote “Vacay” & “Lxxk 2 U” for Yena’s debut mini-album Smiley, as well as the title track of her third mini-album Good Morning in 2024. In October 2023, Louis was awarded the Music Forward LGBTQ+ Emerging Artist Award by Live Nation. In May 2023, Drew produced the titular single for the Drag Isn’t Dangerous digital fundraiser. In November 2023, Louis executive produced and co-wrote Trinity Ruins Christmas: The Musical with Trinity the Tuck. He then produced “My Kitty” for Amanda Tori Meating, which premiered on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 16 in January 2024. “A Twink and a Redhead” was nomina

Dror Elimelech

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Dror Elimelech (Hebrew: דרור אלימלך; born 1956 in Israel) is an Israeli psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and poet, and a composer and performer of contemporary classical music. Elimelech studied composition with Sergiu Natra and piano with Bart Berman, Ruth Hilman, and Pnina Salzman. He has published eight books of his poetry. References External links *Biography in English with a picture *Biography in Hebrew with bibliography in the Lexicon of New Hebrew Literature

Dru Masters

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Dru Masters (born 29 July 1965) is a British composer, best known for composing television music. He has composed tracks for the British version of The Apprentice and The Unteachables, amongst others. He has also composed music for the television channel ITV4, and a number of advertisements (including PlayStation, Morrisons, Barclaycard and Martini). Early life Born in London, Dru trained at the Purcell School of Music between 1976 and 1983. He played Tenor Saxophone with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra from 1980 to 1982. Music composed for TV * Taskmaster (2015—present) Broadcaster: Dave/Channel 4 * Silk (TV series) (2011) Broadcaster: BBC1 (BBC) * Dispatches (TV series) Broadcaster: Channel 4 * Last Chance Kids Broadcaster: Channel 4 * The Restaurant (UK TV Series) Broadcaster: BBC2 (BBC) * The Apprentice (UK and some international versions, not US) (2005/2006) Broadcaster: BBC2/BBC1 (BBC) * The Unteachables (2005) Broadcaster: Channel 4 * Football Icon (2005) Broadcaster: Sky One (BSkyB) * Are You Younger Than You Think? (2005) Broadcaster: BBC1 (BBC) * Dispatches: MMR What They Didn’t Tell You (2005) Broadcaster: Channel 4 * The Body Of… (2004) Broadcaster: BBC3 (BBC) * Sta