BIO
22.2.1994 in Struga, Macedonia.
Damian Tomoski is a nomadic composer, producer, and artist creating cinematic music that bridges ambient, classical, and alternative styles. He studied composition and music theory at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana, where he developed a strong foundation in orchestral and contemporary classical music. His works have been performed by national orchestras across Europe, including the Slovenian Philharmonic Chamber String Orchestra and the Symphonic Orchestra of the Slovenian National Opera and Ballet.
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During the studies he had masterclasses with world renowned composers and producers such as:
John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, Ice Age, Shrek), Tom Holkenborg, aka Junkie XL (Mad Max, Deadpool, Godzilla vs. Kong), Dennis S. Sands (Avengers: Infinity War, Alice in Wonderland, Spiderman), Hans Tutschku (Harvard University), Chaya Czernowin (Harvard University), Iris ter Schiphorst (University of Music , Vienna), and many more.
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Tomoski gained international recognition during his seven-year tenure as a member of the metal band Noctiferia, where he toured extensively throughout Europe and Asia as a keyboardist and percussionist. His work as a producer and arranger was especially noted on the album Transnatura, a re-imagining of metal songs for chamber orchestra in a range of styles including bossa nova, balkan, gypsy jazz, and tribal.
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In addition to his background in performance and arranging, Tomoski has composed music for film, television, dance, and theatre. His artistic projects span contemporary classical works, ethnographic music under his project Premin, original music videos, and audiovisual installations such as those presented at Anton Bruckner University in Linz, Austria.
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Currently based between Europe and Balkan, he continues to explore sound as narrative, blending the acoustic and electronic into evocative musical storytelling.​
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PRESS UPDATES
"LIGHT CIRCLES" PERFORMED BY THE SLOVENIAN NATIONAL OPERA AND BALLET SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
September 4, 2017
"Light Circles is a symphonic piece written by the young composer of Macedonian origin – Damjan Tomoski (1994) who studies music composition at the Academy of music in Ljubljana in the class of Uros Rojko. Through the years of writing music he has found his own way of expression which combines elements of different music worlds. Damjan Tomoski works in different fields of music such as electronic, improvised and film music. His works are marked with his own spiritual life experiences. Tonight we will hear his new symphonic work which is based on the everlasting clash between light and darkness. Tension of the sound is intertwined with the bright atmosphere which gives the listener a meditative experience. The contrast of the themes causes confusion that gets resolved within the circles of light through the triumph of good."
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Text: Jana Erjavec - Si.21
"METELKOVA" PERFORMED BY THE SLOVENIAN PHILHARMONIC STRING CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
February 12, 2017
“We are dealing with an author that is dedicated to the classical as well as alternative music. He imagined his work as a sonic visit to the famous alternative scene of Ljubljana, named Metelkova city. After a refined beginning the work evolves into abstract dramatic core in which the author, moves us with the journey through sound where he offers us a few dramatic moments as well as few high points of the work. The exploration of Dame Tomoski reflected mostly in rich set of performing techniques, but it didn’t meddled with fields of alternative music.
Text: Marina B. Žlender - SIGIC
"TRANSNATURA" ACOUSTIC ALBUM BY THE WORLD RENOWNED METAL BAND NOCTIFERIA
November 3, 2015
"Keyboard player, composer and arranger Dame had a big roll in the making of the acoustic album “Transnatura”. He arranged a dozen songs from the last three albums of the metal band Noctiferia. The changes of the whole sound and arrangements made a huge impact on the songs style and took them through jazz, gypsy, swing, country and enriched it with Balkan character."
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Text: Petra Tihole - Mladina