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BIOGRAPHY

Daddo Oreskovich was born in 1978 in the small town of Bihac in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the age of six, he began studying classical guitar and piano.
Between 1992 and 1995, Daddo evolved musically as a guitarist by listening to records of Gary Moore, Richie Blackmore, Yngwie Malmsteen, Paul Gilbert, Richie Kotzen and Reb Beach. Daddo then began to merge his classical background with modern rock guitar expression.
When the war broke out in Bosnia, Daddo was determined to continue his musical aspirations.With minimal life conditions, under the candle light, he would spend most of his days in his basement, playing guitar and writing music. After the war was over and after high school graduation, Daddo attended the Music Academy in Sarajevo as a Music Theory major, playing the piano since the Academy did not have a Guitar Department at the time. In his second year of studies, he met some friends from Boston and they encouraged him to apply to Berklee College of Music and study electric guitar. After a tape audition, Daddo was then invited to Paris for the Berklee College of Music Live Scholarship Tour. In 1999, Daddo received a Berklee scholarship award letter, and in January of 2001 he moved to Boston.

While at Berklee, his musical mentors were: Joe Stump, David Fiuczynski, Mark White and Don Lappin. In addition to studying traditional subjects (Harmony, Counterpoint, Arranging and Conducting), Daddo learned about various musical styles in modern/popular music, music technology with a specialization in Progressive and Neo-Classical Rock/Metal, as his main guitar approach. He promptly graduated in 2004, with a degree in Guitar Performance.

One of Daddo’s unique musical abilities is formulating cohesive and expressive compositions, which ultimately represent Daddo’s personality and background. He incorporates classical and traditional Eastern European music elements and instrumentation with classical and modern progressive sonic expression.

Daddo’s debut album “The Other Side” is the crown of his accomplishment in 24 years of being a musician. This album features amazing guitar performances, Symphonic arrangements and very vibrant melodic ideas.

One interesting fact is that Daddo recorded and produced this album in his home studio (“My Living Room Studio”), with minimal gear and technology, but with immense passion and diligent effort. This is a perfect example of creating a maximum result in minimal circumstances.

Daddo recently won 1st runner-up position on a national guitar competition “Guitar Superstar”, organized by Guitar Player magazine.

Daddo now resides in Chicago, and he’s working as a composer, recording engineer and producer.

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 "He's been my top student for quite awhile now and also one of the strongest Rock/Metal players I've worked with during my ten year period on the Berklee guitar faculty."

-Joe Stump-
Leviathan recording artist/Berklee College of Music guitar faculty

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"From Chicago by way of Bosnia, Daddo Oreskovich wins the near-capacity crowd with a fun, dynamic showcase, using foot pedals to shift from an acoustic guitar sound to electric guitar squeals and speed. There's a bit of the aggressive jazz-rock playing of early Al DiMeola, but Mr. Easton doesn't mind this look back. He says, "I loved it."

-Wall Street Journal-

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“First runner-up was Daddo Oreskovich of Chicago, who won points for his original approach, employing Middle-Eastern melodic lines and Japanese koto-like effects...”

-Guitar Player Magazine-

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“Heavy metallurgist Daddo Oreskovich of Chicago wound some Eastern sounds from his native Bosnia into his fleet-fingered attack.”

-San Francisco Gate-

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"Daddo shown himself to be an excellent guitarist, musician and student. He displays an excellent contemporary guitar technique, and is developing an improvisational pallet rich in elements from his native Bosnian background".

-Mark White-
Berklee College of Music guitar faculty

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"You really have a true gift when it comes to the guitar, and the tones you have achieved just take it to another sonic level".

-www.taxi.com-

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