| Slavko Avsenik, Jr. | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Irwin Elliott Zucker |
| Born | April 19, 1958 Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Occupations | Composer, editor, arranger, songwriter, producer |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Years active | 1981 - current |
Slavko Avsenik, Jr. (Slovene: Slavko Avsenik mlajši) (April 19, 1958 in Ljubljana) is a Slovenian composer and pianist. He is also the author of numerous children's songs. He is the son of the Slavko Avsenik.[1]
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Avsenik graduated from the Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts in Graz in jazz piano, in 1981, and film music composition at Berklee College of Music in Boston in 1985.
During and after college he worked as a composer, arranger and producer, first in Ljubljana, then KOCH International in Austria and as a music editor at Arioli BMG in Germany.
He creates film scores and produces music for film, TV, theater, multimedia, using a wide assortment of genres of pop music, and music for children.
Avsenik collaborates with pop group Laibach on their album Opus dei.