09-17.09.2011
Musical duo leaning on their roots from Bosnia and Herzegovina to create a new style that merges classical composition with traditional Balkan sound. Both artist were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina and are currently living and working in Los Angeles, California. Almer lends his guitar virtuosity and the immaculate sense for musical arrangement to the duo, while Nirvan with his vocal interpretations and songwriting skills softens the classical style by adding it a free flow and modern musical influences. This is their first collaboration, which has given rise to “Life in Reverse”, a debut album consisting of original songs and arrangements of old traditional Balkan music. This album is an excellent example of the perfect symbiosis of classical, traditional and modern directions in music today.
Internationally acclaimed guitarist, composer and arranger Almer Imamovic is one of the leading musicians of his generation. In 2007, Mr. Imamovic made his American Debut with a ravishing performance of the famed Concierto de Aranjuez by Rodrigo with the Dayton Philharmonic, and has risen in the ranks of classical guitarists as one of the world’s finest players and has had the privilege to perform extensively throughout the world. He holds Master’s Degrees in Classical Guitar Performance from the Royal Welsh College and University of Southern California and a Diplôme Superieur from the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris.
Mr. Imamovic is a highly sought after composer and his works have been featured in concerts on five continents. As a versatile and innovative guitar player, he is a master of the electric guitar as well as Latin and Balkan stringed instruments and can be heard on numerous major films and TV. He has been a master teacher/guest artist for many university guitar programs and was recently featured in Guitar Teacher magazine as one of the finest teachers in the USA.
He is a founding member of the world-renowned guitar and flute duo, AlmaNova with flutist Jessica Pierce for which he has composed over 30 compositions and relased 3 albums which have received great reviews and several awards.
NIRVAN
Composer, producer and artist Nirvan Pistoljevic was born in Sarajevo, but has acquired his musical style in New York City and Los Angeles, USA. “Life in Reverse” is his first musical venture that incorporates sounds from his native Bosnia and Herzegovina. To the Almer&Nirvan duo, he lends his vocal abilities as well as his composing and arranging capabilities.
Nirvan studied classical guitar originally, but has focused most of his musical career on writing and producing music. His style is a conglomerate of rock, jazz, and Spanish guitar influences, with focus on vocal interpretations. Although musically trained as a guitar player, he also enjoys playing drums and percussion and multiple other instruments.
For the last several years, Nirvan has been composing, arranging and producing artists, TV commercials and media projects from his Los Angeles studio. He has been featured in several films and has performed with various artists across multiple musical genres.
