Elephantone is a recording studio located in Wien, Austria, which welcomes an international client base. It was founded by Nenad Vasilic and Marko Živadinović, both professional musicians — this is a studio founded by musicians for musicians! Vasilic and Živadinović have a shared passion for capturing the natural and faithful life and soul of music and have developed a unique style of recording over the years. Their sound has been described as warm, authentic and charming, and listening to their recordings offers you the kind of sonic and emotional experience you could expect from a real-life performance!
At Elephantone, Vasilic and Živadinović offer not only live recordings of bespoke performances, but also the complete production of full studio albums, including recording, mixing and mastering. On-site are three recording rooms, boasting state-of-the-art equipment as well as two discrete control rooms. Recordings are made with love and care, and each project is tailored to the artist’s needs. Vasilic and Živadinović work in tandem on every production with the utmost attention to detail, ensuring the highest possible standard and most satisfying results — at Elephantone you’ll find that music is always the number one priority!
Nenad Vasilić
Musical brilliance and lived inspiration: there is no other quite like him-a double bass player, a composer, an arranger and a complete rhythm section refined and rolled into one person: Nenad Vasilić has long been at the forefront of European jazz and is highly acclaimed throughout the continent. Born in Nis, Serbia, he grew up surrounded by a rich tradition of Balkan folklore. Traditional music, Roma music and a love of jazz were strong influences in his younger years, when he was playing mainly piano and bass guitar. From sixteen onwards, he played throughout the local jazz scene and was considered one of the most talented double bass players. After jazz studies in Graz, he moved to Vienna and has since been one of the most sought-after contrabassists.
With nearly 40 original compositions on seven albums, Vasilić uniquely fuses jazz, improvisation and world music, making it his own. In 2004, his album “Nenad Vasilić Balkan Band Live in ORF” was nominated for the Hans Koller Prize. His pieces, simultaneously innovative and respectful of the musical traditions that made him what he is today, exude a lightness and virtuous understanding of the complexity of the Balkan rhythms and melodies. By now, this groundbreaking, Vienna-based musician has left a gentle yet permanent mark on the European world music and jazz scene and, as an arranger and producer, is constantly remapping his personal and musical boundaries.
His cooperation with acclaimed artists ranges from Richie Beirach, Petar Ralchev, Bojan Z, to Mark Murphy, Sheila Jordan and countless others .
Marko Živadinović
Marko Živadinović is an outstanding accordionist, brilliant composer and gifted producer. He was born in Serbia in 1979, and grew up surrounded by the rich traditions of Balkan folklore. He started his musical training at the age of six, and even at this young age enjoyed immersing himself in both classical and modern music. Živadinović has toured Europe extensively, and has collaborated with internationally renowned artists like Nenad Vasilic, Roland Neuwirth & Extremschrammeln and Alegre Corrêa. Since 2005, he has settled in Zitoll, Austria, where in 2017 he realised one of his lifelong dreams, founding his own music school, Tonort, which is an inspiring, creative and innovative environment, nurturing the next generation of young musicians.