MakingNewWaves 2006

Zlatko Baracskai was born in Sarajevo (BiH) on 4th of October 1982.
He received elementary education in Sarajevo, Subotica (SER) and Budapest (H), secondary education in Budapest and the Hague (NL). He studied drumming and C++ programming from the age of twelve. His interest in music, computers and electronics developed parallely but independently until 2000 when he was admitted to study Astronomy in Budapest and Sonology in The Hague. He went to The Hague where he earned a Bachelor degree in 2005. Variety of his artistic endeavor was presented so far.

Zlatko performed solo as a DJ and with a computer, by controlling synthesis processes with sensors. He set up a variety of sound synthesis and processing environments to be controlled by other performing artists, among others for Sonsoles ALONSON (piano), Yehudit MIZRAHI (dance), Sasha AGRANOV (cello), Gilad WOLSTOVICH (drums), Luciana MANCINI (voice), Stephanie PAN (voice) and Rodrigo PAREJO (flute). Due to his knowledge of sensor systems he was asked to develop one for the De-Fuse installation by Ricardo GIRALDO.

His recorded music is played throughout Europe and was published in Worm (NL) compilations. An EP of his collected works was released by Dióbél (H). Zlatko played in the band CODEX (F) as a turntablist, and lead the ODD trio.  He is doing personal tuition, and giving workshops in computer programming related to music and sensors.

Currently he resides in Budapest and is progressing in the artistic directions he previously chose. He is planning to further his study of electronic music in order to support his teaching efforts.