booteljko · Drumbooty // Veritas Vincit

"Pedja Milutinovic is a drummer and now composer from Serbia, a leading figure of the jazz scene in the Balkans. He is an arts activist, locally known for encouraging boom-up organisation and mutually supportive collaborations between talented individuals in a region that has scarce resources for the arts, using the internet to overcome geographical boundaries and build new collective capabilities among musicians who share these values. Milutinovic is all about unexpected alliances and unintended outcomes. By publishing his debut album with Orenda Records, he shows us that, through collaboration, it is possible to change conditions that structure our lives no matter where we live or where we come from, and to develop languages that speak across cultures and even across continents, while respecting our different cultural influences and staying true to our origins." - Orenda Records Press Release