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Alek Sekulovski Professional Drummer / Educator

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Biography

Alek Sekulovski has been playing, teaching, and recording drums for over 30 years. 


He holds a Master's degree in Pop & Jazz drums. Studied with Ron Savage (Berklee College of Music) and Hristo Yotchov (SAM). He is one of the founding members of the Jazz Academy at the University of Goce Delchev based in Shtip, Republic of Macedonia. He contributed 7 years of teaching as an Associate Professor of drums and percussion, where he mentored and helped many young generations of jazz students to develop in Macedonia.


Currently, he works as a Drum Professor at Metalworks Institute of Sound And Technology in Toronto, Canada. Besides this teaching position, he is a resident studio drummer at Big Bang Recording studios in Toronto. He also keeps his teaching schedule busy doing online teaching and educative work helping drum students around the globe


He has recorded over 80 albums, played thousands of live concerts, as well as TV and Theatre performances in the UK, Europe, USA, Scotland, Belgium, Denmark, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Turkey, Russia, Sweden, Italy, Austria, Germany, France, Switzerland, Holland, Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, Poland, Czech Republic, Albania, Ukraine, UAE among others. He appears on major music festivals around the world, like the Berlin Jazz Festival, the Skopje Jazz Festival,  Istanbul Jazz Festival the Sziget Festival, Balkan Fever Festival, Rotterdam World Music Festival, and  Rio Loco Festival among others. 



EDucation / teaching / lecures

 >   EDUCATION  .....................................................................................................................................................


2000 - Master’s Degree, Master of Pop & Jazz drumming,  New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria

1999 - Bachelor of Music, Pop & Jazz drums,  “Pancho Vladigerov” State Music Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria

1997 - Jazz drumming diploma,  Berklee College of Music, Berklee in Umbria, Umbria, Italy 


>   ACADEMIC & TEACHING POSITION   ................................................................................................................


2015 to present - METALWORKS, Institute of Sound & Music Production, Toronto, Canada, Drum Instructor, 

2012 to present - Big Bang Recording studios, Recording, producing, drum instruction, Toronto       

2012 to present - DMP, School of music and recording, drum instruction, Toronto, Canada  

2012 to present - Ontario Professional School of Art & Music, Toronto, Canada  

2007 to 2014 - University Goce Delchev, Academy of Music, Shtip, Macedonia, Associate Professor of drums and percussion 


 >   LECTURES / CLINICS   .....................................................................................................................................


Various drum clinics and lectures held in Canada, France, UK, Serbia, Macedonia,  Croatia,  Italy, Bulgaria.  

Among others:  Skopje Drum Talks, Metalworks, Guitar Festival, Cerkno Jazz Festival, Porta Jazz Festival

University Goce Delchev, Jazz Department, 3-day workshop and clinics with UCLA,  ‘’Mungus Orchestra” 

with Professor James Newton LA, USA, Shtip, Macedonia  

National Academy of Music Pancho Vladigerov, Sofia, Bulgaria    

Association “Balkan Transit”, four-day workshop on Balkan odd time music and improvisational style of 

drumming, Caen, France  

World Biennale of Young Artists, Skopje, Macedonia 

PERFORMANCES / TOURING / FAMOUS Venues

> PERFORMANCES, RECORDINGS, TOURING WITH   ..........................................................................................


USA: Greg Hopkins, Gustavo Aguilar, New Birth Brass Band, Oscar Salas, Sex Mob

CANADA: Voda & Davor Jordanovski, Two Rooms Live Project, Gyles, Duff Musiq, The Sound  Parade, Ria Recce Band, Craig Titus, Wendy Irvine, Dave Patel, Carlos Amaran, RobTardik, Zim Zum Quartet, Freeman Brothers, Jay Danley,  Vickie Van Dyke, Mike Freedman, Enrico Galante, Jeff Salem

FRANCE: Hector Zazou, Michael Barbaud, Michael Barto, Olivier Samulian 

ITALY: Andrea Zannineti, Francesco Bearzatti, NAP Orchestra

UK: Mark O’Leary, Trevor Watts, Touch And Go  

BULGARIA: Theodosii Spasov, Doni & Momchil, Jazz Breakers, Lili Ivanova, KG Band, Slavi Trifonov, Trip,4 times a week, Beloslava

TURKEY: Izzet Kizil  

GREECE: Kostas Theodorou 

AUSTRALIA: Natalia Mann 

AUSTRIA: Arabel Von Karajan 

MACEDONIA: Toni Kitanovski, Vasil Hadzimanov, Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra, Tanec, Vlatko Stefanovski, Marija Jazz Qtet, Zlatko Origjanski, Georgi Sareski 5tet, Karolina Gocheva, John Ilija Aplegren, Simon Kiselicki, Saso Popovski Trio, Foltin, Tumbao Salsa band, Ljuboyna, Project Zlust, Chokance, Orion  


>  SELECTED PRESTIGIOUS VENUES & CLUBS  ...................................................................................................


USA: Macedonian Cultural Centre, Nublu Club [New York]

GERMANY: BrotFabrik [Frankfurt], Telrgraph [Leipzig] Quazimodo[Berlin]

HOLLAND: Bourbon Street [Amsterdam] Bird [Rotterdam]

ITALY: Blue Note, [Milano], Villa Del Arte, Alexanderplatz [Roma] Puglia [Sicily]

TURKEY: Nublu Club, Theater of Arts [Istanbul]    

CANADA: The Rex Club, Jazz Bistro, Isabelle Bader Theatre [Toronto]  

AUSTRIA: Porgy & Bess, Joe Zawinul's Birdland, OST Club, Szecne [Vienna]

SWITZERLAND: Moods, Barrio5 [Zurich]

UK: Pizza Express, Ronnie Scott’s, Posh Jazz Club, Pizza on the Park, Barbican Centre of Arts[London]  FRANCE: La Belle Villoise, Au Club [Paris], Le Cargo [Caen], Quai Des Arts [Argentan]

BELGIUM: Bozar, The Music Village [Brussels]  

Denmark: Global [Copenhagen]

RUSSIA: National theatre of Moscow, St. Petersburg Theatre 

Croatia: Aquarius, BP Club [Zagreb]

Slovenia: Jazz Paradise Gajo [Ljubljana]

Albania: Take Five [Tirana]

Bulgaria: Swingin Hall, Studio 5, Art Cafe, Sofia Live Club [Sofia]

Serbia: Stari Bitef [Beograd]


Media / tHEATRE / tv / Awards

>  TV APPEARANCES / MUSIC SHOWS  .............................................................................................................


2009 - 2011, Resident Drummer with Tumbao Salsa Band for the Music Show Program  “Cotton Club” 

on Alfa TV, Macedonia 

1998 - 2000, Resident Drummer with Kanleto Grand band for the Late Night Show  “Kanaleto”, Bulgaria.


>  THEATRE PLAYS / MUSIC PERFORMANCES ..................................................................................................


2010 - Berlin Theatre of Arts & National Theatre of Macedonia, “Fist Full of Love”,  Berlin, Germany 

2005 - National Theatre of Bitola, “Richard the Third”, Macedonia

2005 - Universal Hall Theatre, “Cosmic Debris”, Skopje, Macedonia  

2004 - National Theatre of Bitola, “Jerome”, Macedonia 

2004 - National Theatre of Macedonia, “Frankenstein”, Skopje, Macedonia 

2003 - National Theatre of Bitola, “Antigone”, Macedonia

2003 - National Theatre of Bitola, “Money kills you”, Macedonia

2000 - National Theatre of Bulgarian Army, “Bure Barut”, Sofia, Bulgaria


>  MOVIES / MUSIC SOUNDTRACKS  2015 ......................................................................................................


2015  “Breaking Point” by Davor Jordanovski, TSN TV;    

2012 “Jezek”, Documentary by Petra Seliskar;  

2011 “The Berlin Project”, feature movie by Ivo Trajkov;  

2008 “French Eye in Macedonia”, TV Documentary;  

2007 “Movie”, feature film by Ivo Trajkov. 



>  RADIO DOCUMENTARIES  ...............................................................................................................................


2006 - Author of the project “The evolution of drums - from New Orleans to present”,   

24 radio episodes broadcasted at Jazz Fm, Skopje, Macedonia 



>  AWARDS / SCHOLARSHIPS / PRIZES / GRANTS  .............................................................................................


2004 - Award for the Best Music for theatre, Vojdan Chernodrinski Festival of Drama,  Macedonia  

2004 - Award for the Best Theatre play, Vojdan Chernodrinski Festival of Drama,  Macedonia 

2003 - Grand Prix for the best Theatre play “Money Kills You” at “Slavyanski Venec”,   Moscow, Russia

2002 - Grand Prix for the best Theatre play “Money kills you” at “Slavia”, Belgrade, Serbia  

1999 - 2000 Open Society Institute - Scholarship Award, for Master Studies,  Sofia, Bulgaria

1997 - Full Scholarship grant - Berklee College of Music at Umbria Jazz, Italy

1996 - 1999 Open Society Institute - Scholarship Award, full tuition for four-year study  at State Academy of Music, Sofia, Bulgaria  

1990 - Best drummer, Rock Festival, Macedonia  

1991 - Best drummer, Pop Rock Fest, Macedonia 

Discography

2022 - Jordan Taylor 5tet, Sign  of the times, TBR, USA

2022 - Toni Kitanovski Afro Gitano Orchestra, Enja Records, Munich, Germany

2022 - Steve Moring Group, TBR, Texas, USA

2021 - Duff Musiq - "Urban Love", DM Production, Toronto, Canada 

2021 - The Junkshop Theatre, "Chicane" Vol.4, DM Production, Toronto, Canada

2021 - The Junkshop Theatre, "Face your fears" Vol.3, DM Production, Toronto Canada

2021 - Toronto Connections feat.Selcuk Suna, TBR, Toronto, Canada 

2021 - Davor Jordanovski & Voda, “Voda 2”, BBR, TBR, Toronto, Canada 

2021 - Michele White, TBR, Toronto, Canada

2021 - Duff Musiq, “Sidewalk sequel”, DM Production, Toronto, Canada 

2021 - Les Chiclettes, TBR, Montreal, Canada  

2021 - Vasil Hadzimanov Trio, “Melody Rhimes 44.1”, MoonJune records, New York, USA

2020 - The Freeman Brothers, "Merry Little Christmas album", Toronto, Canada  

2019 - Davor Jordanovski feat Scott & Julian, “The Partings”, New York, USA 

2019 - Davor Jordanovski & Voda, “Voda”, BBR, Toronto, Canada

2018 - Vickie Van Dyke, “Under the influence”, BBR, Canada 

2018 - Rob Tardik, “Synergy”, RTP, Toronto, Canada  

2018 - Simon Kiselicki Trio, "Jamajla", Jazz Fortnight, Skopje, Macedonia

2017 - Gyles, “Gyles”, DMP, Toronto, Canada  

2017 - Miki Petkovski & Davor Jordanovski, TBR, Toronto, Canada 

2017 - Duff Musiq, ”Souleash”, DM Production, Toronto, Canada  

2016 - Goce Micanov Quartet, “Jazz Standards live”, Jazz FM Records, Skopje, Macedonia

2016 - Kitanovski, Hadzimanov, Sekulovski, “Live at Porgy & Bess”, Vienna, Austria 

2015 - Davor Jordanovski “Breaking Point” Movie Soundtrack, TSN TV, Toronto, Canada

2015 - Popovski, Sekulovski, Josifovski, Blagoev Quartet, “Gathering”,  Јazz Fortnight Records, Skopje

2015 - Jazz only Jazz compilation, Enja Records, Munchen, Germany

2014 - Toni Kitanovski Trio, ”3lll3”, SJF Records, Skopje, Macedonia

2014 - Tumbao Salsa Band, “Bella Salsita”, PR Records, Skopje, Macedonia

2013 - Yellow Bird World music compilation. Enja Records, München, Germany

2013 - Snappy Suits, “Summit of Shamans”, London, UK 

2012 - Toni Kitanovski “Jezek”, Music Documentary by Petra Seliskar, Czech Republic

2012 - Toni Kitanovski Јazz Band featuring Greg Hopkins, Oscar Salas, and  Izzet Kizil, “Boston”, SJF Records, Skopje, Macedonia   

2011 - Toni Kitanovski “The Berlin Project” Movie Soundtrack, Czech Republic   

2011 - Toni Kitanovski & Cherkezi, featuring Bob Stewart and Paquito Echevarria, “Shukar”,  ENJA Records, Munich, Germany  

2011 - Vasil Hadzimanov Trio, “El Raval”, SJF Records, Skopje, Macedonia  

2010 - Petar Rendzov, “Temjanika”, PR Records, Skopje, Macedonia  

2010 - Marija Jazz Quartet, “Make Someone Happy”, SJF Records, Skopje, Macedonia 

2010 - Various Artists, “Shutka my home town”, FOSIM, Macedonia / Slovenia

2009 - Various Artists, “Dal Met Fu Sessions”, Bagi, Jazz Fm, Dalmetfu Co, Macedonia 

2009 - Various Artists, “Jazz from Macedonia”, SJF Records, Macedonia 

2009 - Amalia Baraona, "Old devil moon" EP, Jazz Fm, Skopje, Macedonia

2009 - Petar Rendzov, “Bridal Dream”, PR Records, Skopje, Macedonia

2009 - Don Guido & the Missionaries, “Bosnian Blues”, Chicken Madness Records, Macedonia 

2009 - Hector Zazou, Compilation, France 

2009 - Project Zlust, “Incubator”, SJF Records, Skopje, Macedonia  

2008 - Toni Kitanovski “French Eye in Macedonia”, TV Documentary music, Paris, France 

2008 - Project Zlust, “Project Zlust and Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra”,   Chicken Madness Records, Skopje, Macedonia 

2008 - Karolina Gocheva, “Makedonsko Devojche”, Avalon Records, Skopje, Macedonia 

2007 - Various Artists, “Beginner’s Guide to Eastern Europe”, Nacente Records, UK

2007 - Mystic E "In Getzimany Garden'', Sofia, Bulgaria

2007 - Toni Kitanovski “Movie”, Movie Soundtrack feature film by Ivo Trajkov, Czech Republic

2006 - Various Artists, “Romano Suno - 2”, B92 Records, Serbia 

2006 - Various Artists, “Gypsy Garden - 2”, Lola’s World Records, Germany

2006 - Georgi Shareski & Francesco Bearzatti Quartet, “SoHoHo”,  Chicken Madness Records, Skopje, Macedonia  

2006 - Toni Kitanovski & Cherkezi, “Borderlands”, ENJA Records, Munich, Germany 

2005 - Karolina Gocheva, “Vo Zaborav”, Avalon Records, Skopje, Macedonia 

2005 - Ljubojna, “Money Kills You”, BZ Records, Skopje, Macedonia 

2004 - Music for Theatre, Mag Records, Skopje. Macedonia

2001 - Labish Trio feat. Gustavo Aguilar, TBR, MRTV Records, Skopje, Macedonia  

2001 - Lili Ivanova, “Love is Stronger Than Anything”, Shinny World Records, Sofia, Bulgaria  

2001 - Doni , “Doni”, Stars Records, Sofia, Bulgaria  

2000 - Foltin, “Archimed”, Mag Records, Skopje, Macedonia

2000 - Various Artists, “Macedonian Document” vol. 2, MRTV, Macedonia 

2000 - Various Artists, “Macedonian Document” vol. 1, MRTV, Macedonia 

2000 - Kanale Grand Band, Live in Bulgaria, Art MediaRecords, Sofia, Bulgaria

2000 - Kanale Grand Band, “Juzni Strasti”, Art Media Records, Sofia, Bulgaria  

1999 - Kanale Grand band, “Kanaleto & Friends” part 3, Art Media Records, Sofia, Bulgaria 

1999 - Kanale Grand band, “Kanaleto & Friends” part 2, Art Мedia Records, Sofia, Bulgaria 

1998 - Kanale Grand band, “Kanaleto & Friends” part 1, Art Media Records, Sofia, Bulgaria 

1998 - Various Artist, Music Soundtrack Sessions "Ramno", BNT, Sofia, Bulgaria

1998 - Various Artist, Theatre Soundtrack Music Sessions, "Balkan is not dead" BAT, Sofia, Bulgaria

1998 - Jazz Breakers, "Tribal tech", ART Records, Sofia, Bulgaria

1998 - The Jazz Breakers, “The Swinging Hall sessions“, ART Records, Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria

1997 - Andrea Zaninnetti, "Basking in Umbria", Indie Label, Switzerland    

1997 - Trip, “Neo-Soul” EP, ART Records, Sofia, Bulgaria 

1997 - Four Times a week, “Live at the Swinging hall”, ART Records, Sofia, Bulgaria  

1996 - Homosapiens, "Sessions", Indie Label, Bitola, Macedonia

1995 - Vision Pit, "V Cekor", Indie label, Bitola, Macedonia

1994 - Green Grass Dreams, "Torches", Indie Label, Bitola, Macedonia

1994 - BT Rok Fest 2 - Compilation, Radio Bitola, Macedonia

1993 - BT Rok Fest 1 - Compilaton, Radio Bitola, Macedonia

1993 - Cokance, "Sessions", Indie Label, Bitola, Macedonia

1993 - Orion, ''Execration Behind The Walls'', Orion Rds, Bitola, Macedonia

1992- Pop Rock Fest 2, MRT, Skopje, Macedonia

1992 - Orion, “Banishing Souls”, Orion Rds, Bitola, Macedonia  

1991 - Orion, “Dreams of reality”, Orion Rds, Bitola, Macedonia 

1990 - Orion, ''Underground Warrior'', Orion Rds, Bitola, Macedonia

Album covers

    Photo Gallery

    Vasil Hadzimanov Trio recording
    Toni Kitanovski & Cherkezi Orchestra
    Ljuboyna together after 18 years
    Voda
    Playing live on BBC Radio 1 , London UK
    All-Stars Band feat. Bob Stewart, Frank London, Emin Dzijan, etc.
    Freeman Brothers pre-recording session, Toronto Canada
    Toni Kitanovski Trio Paris France
    Adam Hay & Alek Sekulovski
    Dado & Alek, Porta Jazz Club, Bitola, Macedonia
    Zim Zum Quartet at La Rev Toronto Canada
    Toni Kitanovski Trio - 2015
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     > REVIEWS .............................................................................................................................................................


    Rolling Stone, [German edition]  

    „These Macedonian gentlemen are well above the excessive line of Balkan brass bands. The  Roma tradition jazzes-up the three-generations-combo with Samba and Afro approaches  and almost grotesque outings in the classical music with Satie, even classifying them with  their gypsy-melancholy closely to the New Orleans marching bands“  **** [Very Good]  


    Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany, by Rolf Thomas 

     “...Toni Kitanovski and his Orchestra isn’t just any Balkan brass band. The individual class of  its musicians reminds of the bands of Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus or Sun Ra...”


    Süddeutsche Zeitung Weekend Edition, Germany, by Karl Bruckmaier December  

     “Borderlands“ by Toni Kitanovski   “Discovery of the year” 


    Concerto Magazine, Austria, by Richard Schubert December  

    „Borderlands“ by Toni Kitanovski & Cherkezi  „Borderlands stands out artistically mountain-high above the usual “Ethno-diet” and proves to be one of the most exciting experiments between Jazz and World-Music of recent times”.  ***** [Excellent]  


     Discos Argentinos, Argentina   

    “...To simply name this original music exploring new sounds as folk would be dangerous. It is based on traditional, folklore themes, but also some new ones that have an old-fashioned flavor. These musicians have filled the vintage oak barrels with some new vine, of the best  quality!” 


    Stuttgarter Zeitung, Germany  

    „Musically speaking, the meeting between the East and West creates a Universe of its  own...and the performance of Toni Kitanovski & Cherkezi Orchestra has wonderfully told  the story of what the East and West can create” 

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