D'Knock

D'Knock
Birth name Darko Juranović
Origin Zagreb, Croatia
Genres R&B, hip hop, house
Occupation(s) music producer
Years active 1989–present
Labels Liveinthemix music
Website

dknock.com,

www.playone.eu

Darko Juranović, better known by his stage name D'Knock, is a Croatian music producer, songwriter and performer, as well as a promoter of the Croatian club and hip-hop scene.[1] Alongside DJ Fresh Jay, with whom he performs in the music production duo PlayOne, D’Knock is a co-founder, producer and manager for Liveinthemix music (formerly known as Urbani Zvuk), which is a production company, music label and DJ booking agency for the Croatian and international music markets.[2] Under his former stage name Da’Real, from 1987 he performed as one of the original members of the band ET (Electro Team),[3] which he left in 1998 to focus on his career as a music producer. He has written and produced many award-winning hits and albums, several of which have been awarded Porin music awards. In 2004, he won the Porin award for the producer of the year and for the best album.[4] His Croatian collaborations include Nina Badrić, Tony Cetinski, Dino Dvornik, Ilan Kabiljo, Divas, Cubismo and Bolesna Braća,[5] while on the international scene he has worked with Simply Red, Barbara Tucker, Andy Wright, Mick Hucknall (Simply Red), Peter Grant, DJ Spen (Quantize Recordings), Stamen, Eddie Amador, Dany Cohiba, Amrick Channa, among others.[6] He has also collaborated on various projects with the Unex Group, and even coined a wide range of jingles for well-known Croatian and international brands.[7]

History

Collaborations

As a member of the production duo PlayOne, he has worked with the Papaya Club on the Papaya Day&Night Festival Project since 2005, which involves producing the Papaya Day&Night music compilations including one of the club’s theme songs - “I Found a Place” featuring Barbara Tucker.[8] PlayOne also remixed Tucker's hit single “Feeling Like A Superstar” for her 2008 album,[9] and produced the subsequent hit, “Let Your Love Shine Through”.[10] In 2010, D'Knock joined T. Preradović “Slow Mo’T” and DJ Kosta Radman, to remix Olivia Newton John’s “Physical”.[11] This new version, performed by the Croatian singer Iness, was subsequently included on Sony Music's “Club Sounds Vol. 52“ (CD 1, track 15) alongside artists such as Shakira, Leona Lewis, Britney Spears, Fatboy Slim and Fragma.[12] In spring 2010, together with Slow Mo’T, he produced two songs composed by Macedonian singer Toše Proeski, which featured on Proeski’s compilation “Još uvijek sanjam da smo zajedno”:[13] “Zauvijek” (lyrics by Snježana Popović, performed by Kaliopi), and “Kasno je za sve” (lyrics by Miroslav Rus, performed by Aki Rahimovski). Later that year, in fall 2010, he worked on the album “Poruka” for Kaliopi, for which he is credited as supervisor, chief music producer and co-writer of the majority of the songs.[14] At the beginning of 2016, PlayOne and producer Zvonimir Dusper Dus made a new edit of the song "Hipnotiziran" for the Croatian singer Dino Dvornik, also known as "the Croatian king of funk".[15]

International career

At the end of 2011, D`Knock & DJ Fresh Jay, together with Zvonimir Dusper Dus, started to produce for UK Grammy Award-winning music producer Andy Wright.[16] This collaboration was supported by the Oziris Agency and Svijet Produkcije.[17] In 2012, PlayOne rejoined Barbara Tucker to work with DJ QBoogie on the “PlayOne feat. Barb&Q Project”, which saw a return to their musical roots and original soulful house, hip-hop and funk sound. PlayOne’s involvement in this project was borne out of Tucker's friendship with some of the biggest house and funk legends in New York.[18] In 2013, DJ Fresh Jay moved to Las Vegas to open a branch of the Liveinthemix music label, aiming to expand its musical presence in the US market.[19] In summer 2013, PlayOne joined forces with long-term collaborator Sandra Berković to release the single “Can I Get Some Love”, featuring vocals from UK house singer Amrick Channa.[20] At the end of 2013, together with Zvonimir Dusper, PlayOne established a collaboration on the global humanitarian project for the homeless "We Can Heal". Barbara Tucker, one of the initiators of the project, gathered a large number of the world's top vocalists and remixers, including PlayOne, to produce the single "We Can Heal" (composed by Barbara Tucker & Marcus Fugate, lyrics by Barbara Tucker). Its first edition includes versions by PlayOne, Frankie Knuckles & Eric Kupper, DJ Spen & Gary Hudgins and Rhemi.[21] At the beginning of 2015, PlayOne launched their single "This Is The Night" feat. Amrick Channa and Jelena Majić (JM).[22] In summer 2015, the Simply Red's music producer Andy Wright engaged PlayOne and Zvonimir Dusper to remix the Simply Red's single 'The Ghost Of Love' from their latest album 'Big Love'. The executive producer of this remix is Petra Crnetić (Oziris Agency) for Svijet Produkcije.[23]

Discography

Studio albums

(album producer: D'Knock, co-producer: Slow Mo'T)
(album producer: D'Knock, co-producer: Slow Mo'T)
(album producer: Miro Buljan, co-producer: D'Knock)
(album producer: D'Knock)
(album producer: D'Knock)
(album producer: D'Knock)
(music producer on tracks "Blowin' Up Your Sector" and "U Must Know (About ZG)": D'Knock)
(album producer: D'Knock)
(album mastering: D'Knock, Dash, Dragutin Smokrović "Smokva")
(album producer: Miro Buljan, co-producer: D'Knock)
(album production: "Music Temple Production" (Boytronic, Miro Buljan, Da'Real))
(album production: "Music Temple Production" (Boytronic, Miro Buljan, Da'Real))
(album production: "Music Temple Production" (Boytronic, Miro Buljan, Da'Real))

Compilation albums

(music producers on track Tony Cetinski - "Reason To Fly": D'Knock & Kosta Radman; on track Dino Dvornik - "Africa 2010": DJ Fresh Jay & D'Knock)
(album producers: DJ Fresh Jay & D'Knock)
(album producers: DJ Fresh Jay & D'Knock)
(album producers: DJ Fresh Jay & D'Knock)
(album producers: DJ Fresh Jay & D'Knock)
(album producers: DJ Fresh Jay & D'Knock)
(album producers: DJ Fresh Jay & D'Knock)
(album producers: DJ Fresh Jay & D'Knock)

Singles

References

  1. ↑ "DJ Fresh Jay i D´Knock vas pozivaju: Šaljite svoje glazbene uratke i možda vas uvrste na kompilaciju!". Index.hr. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Urbani Zvuk je izdao novi ljetni singl". Index.hr. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Best of ET - 2000.". Diskografija.com. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Dobitnici Porina 2004. godine". Porin.info. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  5. ↑ C., S. (15 December 2008). "Ekskluzivno poslušajte i downloadajte remix verziju singla "R&B Angels"". Index.hr. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "Osvojite kompilaciju D`Knock i DJ Fresh Jaya!". Tportal.hr. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  7. ↑ Unex Group. "Novi ljetni hit – Viva la Juicy Vita". Unex.hr. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  8. ↑ K., D. (5 May 2008). "Premijerno: Poslušaj novi klupski hit Barbare Tucker i dvojca PlayOne!". Index.hr. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  9. ↑ A., A. (30 November 2010). "Novi singl Barbare Tucker "Feeling Like A Superstar" koji je producirao PlayOne". Index.hr. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  10. ↑ MTV. "MTV Brand New - novi spotovi od 13. prosinca". Mtv.com.hr. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  11. ↑ M., A. (17 February 2010). "Hrvatski producenti i Iness na svjetskim ljestvicama s remakeom pjesme "Physical"". Index.hr. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  12. ↑ "Club Sounds Vol. 52". Radio sunshine live. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  13. ↑ "Toše i prijatelji "Još uvijek sanjam da smo zajedno"". Covermagazin.com. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  14. ↑ Kaliopi Music Production. "Kaliopi - Discography". Kaliopi.com.mk. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  15. ↑ Ba, G. (24 January 2016). "PlayOne napravio svoju verziju velikog hita Dine Dvornika 'Hipnotiziran'". Index.hr. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  16. ↑ Car, Maja (21 November 2011). "Andy Wright: Glazba je dio vaših ljudi, Hrvatska je puna talenata!". Vecernji.hr. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  17. ↑ "Ekskluzivno preslušajte božićni remix "Happy this Christmas" Simply Reda i PlayOnea". Index.hr. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  18. ↑ "Barbara Tucker surađuje s hrvatskim producentima". Glas-slavonije.hr. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  19. ↑ Srdar, Dora (6 November 2012). "PlayOne stvaraju karijeru u Americi". Soundset.hr. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  20. ↑ D. N., D. (1 August 2013). "PlayOne donosi novi singl - "Can I Get Some Love"". Dnevnik.hr. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  21. ↑ D.N., D. (4 January 2014). "PlayOne ostvario velik uspjeh u svijetu glazbe!". Dnevnik.hr. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  22. ↑ K., S. (3 March 2015). "PlayOne zna izabrati pravu noć - Poslušajte novi hit singl 'This Is The Night'!". Dnevnik.hr. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  23. ↑ Ba, G. (27 July 2015). "PlayOneov najveći uspjeh u karijeri: Ekskluzivno poslušajte remix novog singla Simply Reda". Index.hr. Retrieved 23 March 2016.

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