Born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, in 1972, Marko took up drums at the age of 11 under the guidance of master teacher Miroslav Karlovic. While studying at Stankovic Music high school, he performed with the Belgrade Youth Symphony as well as the rock band Illusion, receiving television and radio exposure through both. A child prodigy, Marko wowed audiences at late-night jam sessions with Belgrade’s top jazz musicians. At the age of 16, Marko came to the U.S.A on a scholarship to Berklee College of Music. In 1991, he won the Berklee Zildjian award, given to one drum student each year. Marko graduated from Berklee with honors in 1993 and was invited to the school as a visiting artist, giving a clinic and performance only three months later. Marko has performed and/or recorded with Wayne Krantz (Steely Dan), Rick Margitza (Miles Davis), Gregg Bissonette, George Garzone, Hal Crook, Matt Garrison (Herbie Hancock), and many others. Extensive touring experience includes the Tribulations, (sharing stage with Reggae Legends- Ziggy Marley, The Wailers, Steel Pulse, Third World), Chris McDermott (including Woodstock ’99), a tour of Asia with Monochrome, and European tours with SVETI and Jonah Smith. He has also performed at numerous NAMM shows, and PAS Conventions as a featured artist or a member of SIX DRUMSETS. Active as a studio drummer, his latest works include Bree Sharp’s Top 40 hit, “David Duchovny” (Interscope), Jonah Smith’s second album, Beneath the Underdog, songwriter Clara Lofaro’s debut, Night Light, Joe Zawinul guitarist Amit Heri’s new album, and Don Dilego’s Lonestar Hitchhiker (Universal). Currently, Marko is focusing much of his energy on his own group SVETI, for which he writes original music inspired by the Yugoslav folk tradition. SVETI performs regularly in NYC and have recently released a live recording entitled SVETI live KOLACH. An endorser of Mapex drums, Zildjian cymbals, Evans drumheads and Vater drumsticks, Marko has been featured in articles and interviews in U.S. and Europe’s leading music publications such as Modern Drummer, Meggadrums and Batteria Total. Major drum magazines carried Mapex advertisements featuring him as their spokesman-clinician. Marko currently resides in NYC, and in addition to a busy performance schedule, he teaches private lessons to a select group of talented students. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.