Laboratorija Zvuka

==History==

==History==

===1960s and early 1970s: Vranešević brothers' beginnings===

===1960s and early 1970s: Vranešević brothers' beginnings===

Predrag "Peđa" Vranešević started his musical career in 1962, in a [[Novi Sad]] local band.<ref name="janjatović166">{{cite book|last=Janjatović|first=Petar|title=Ex YU rock enciklopedija 1960–2023|year=2024|publisher=self-released / Makart|location=Belgrade|page=166}}</ref> In 1964, he was one of the forming members of the [[Belgrade]] band The Best of Nothing.<ref name="janjatović166"/> The members of the band chose their name after a poem by [[Dylan Thomas]].<ref name="janjatović166"/> The band consisted of Zlatko Lozić (vocals), Dejan Ilić (guitar), Predrag Vranešević (bass guitar), Drago Juričević (rhythm guitar) and Nikola Ranđelović (drums).<ref name="janjatović166"/> Initially, they performed [[beat music]], but later turned towards [[The Byrds]]-inspired [[folk rock]] and gained local popularity.<ref name="janjatović166"/> Their songs had unusual titles—for instance, "Intelektualno sakupljanje jabuka u dolini senki" ("Intellectual Apple Gathering in the Valley of Shadows")—and were influenced by [[mysticism]].<ref name="janjatović166"/> The band ended their activity in 1968, after Lozić was shot in both legs by the police during the [[1968 student demonstrations in Yugoslavia|1968 student demonstrations in Belgrade]].<ref name="janjatović166"/> After the group ended their activity, Predrag Vranešević moved back to Novi Sad, where he formed the band Med (''Honey'').<ref name="janjatović166"/> With Med he made his first recording, the song "Gajba" ("Crate").<ref name="janjatović166"/> Simultaneously with his work in Med, he worked as the editor of the Novi Sad Youth Grandsand film program and wrote film reviews for the ''Index'' magazine.<ref name="janjatović166"/> In 1971 he started the [[art group]] with a group of [[conceptual art]]ists from Novi Sad.<ref name="janjatović166"/> In 1972, he graduated from the [[University of Belgrade Faculty of Architecture]]<ref name="janjatović166"/> and got an employment in Urbis architectural and planning company, where he worked until 1981.<ref name="rts">[https://www.rts.rs/page/magazine/sr/story/471/svet-poznatih/4690352/preminuo-predrag-vranesevic.html "Preminuo Predrag Vranešević, osnivač Laboratorije zvuka", RTS.rs]</ref>

Predrag "Peđa" Vranešević started his musical career in 1962 in [[Novi Sad]], playing in a local band.<ref name="janjatović166">{{cite book|last=Janjatović|first=Petar|title=Ex YU rock enciklopedija 1960–2023|year=2024|publisher=self-released / Makart|location=Belgrade|page=166}}</ref> In 1964, he was one of the forming members of the [[Belgrade]] band The Best of Nothing.<ref name="janjatović166"/> The members of the band chose their name after a poem by [[Dylan Thomas]].<ref name="janjatović166"/> The band consisted of Zlatko Lozić (vocals), Dejan Ilić (guitar), Predrag Vranešević (bass guitar), Drago Juričević (rhythm guitar) and Nikola Ranđelović (drums).<ref name="janjatović166"/> Initially, they performed [[beat music]], but later turned towards [[The Byrds]]-inspired [[folk rock]] and gained local popularity.<ref name="janjatović166"/> Their songs had unusual titles—for instance, "Intelektualno sakupljanje jabuka u dolini senki" ("Intellectual Apple Gathering in the Valley of Shadows")—and were influenced by [[mysticism]].<ref name="janjatović166"/> The band ended their activity in 1968, after Lozić was shot in both legs by the police during the [[1968 student demonstrations in Yugoslavia|1968 student demonstrations in Belgrade]].<ref name="janjatović166"/> After the group ended their activity, Predrag Vranešević moved back to Novi Sad, where he formed the band Med (''Honey'').<ref name="janjatović166"/> With Med he made his first recording, the song "Gajba" ("Crate").<ref name="janjatović166"/> Simultaneously with his work in Med, he worked as the editor of the Novi Sad Youth Grandsand film program and wrote film reviews for the ''Index'' magazine.<ref name="janjatović166"/> In 1971 he started the [[art group]] with a group of [[conceptual art]]ists from Novi Sad.<ref name="janjatović166"/> In 1972, he graduated from the [[University of Belgrade Faculty of Architecture]]<ref name="janjatović166"/> and got an employment in Urbis architectural and planning company, where he worked until 1981.<ref name="rts">[https://www.rts.rs/page/magazine/sr/story/471/svet-poznatih/4690352/preminuo-predrag-vranesevic.html "Preminuo Predrag Vranešević, osnivač Laboratorije zvuka", RTS.rs]</ref>

Mladen "Bata" Vranešević started his career as the vocalist for the bands Falkoni (''The Falcons'') and Neoplanti (''The [[Novi Sad#Name|Neoplanters]]''), and later joined Med.<ref name="janjatović166"/> In 1971, the brothers started composing music for theatre plays, films, radio and TV shows.<ref name="janjatović166"/> They debuted with music for [[Karpo Godina]]'s 1971 short film ''Zdravi ljudi za razonodu'' (''Healthy People for Recreation''), composed on the lyrics of [[poet]] and musician Branko Andrić.<ref name="janjatović166"/> For the music they were awarded on the Belgrade Festival of Short and Documentary Film, which motivated them to continue composing.<ref name="janjatović166"/> During the years, they wrote music for over 150 films, most prominently for Karpo Godina's ''The Medusa Raft'' and ''[[Artificial Paradise (film)|Artificial Paradise]]'', [[Dragan Kresoja]]'s ''One Last Time'', ''[[The End of the War]]'', ''[[Oktoberfest (1987 film)|Oktoberfest]]'', ''[[The Original of the Forgery]]'', ''Full Moon Over Belgrade'', and numerous [[TV show]]s, including popular [[children's show]]s ''Poletarac'' (''Nestling''), ''Priče iz Nepričave'' (''Stories from [[Nepričava]]''), ''Fore i fazoni'' (''Jokes and Gags'') and ''Čik pogodi ko sam'' (''Guess Who I Am'').<ref name="janjatović166"/> They wrote music for plays by [[National Theatre in Belgrade|Belgrade National Theatre]], [[Sarajevo National Theatre]], [[Belgrade Drama Theatre]], Duško Radović Theatre and other Yugoslav theatres.<ref name="rts"/> For their work they received several awards in Yugoslavia and abroad.<ref name="janjatović166"/> In 1975, they started their own recording studio.<ref name="mijatović148">{{cite book|last=Mijatović|first=Bogomir|title=NS rockopedija 1963-2003|year=2005|publisher=Switch|location=Novi Sad|page=148}}</ref>

Mladen "Bata" Vranešević started his career as the vocalist for the bands Falkoni (''The Falcons'') and Neoplanti (''The [[Novi Sad#Name|Neoplanters]]''), and later joined Med.<ref name="janjatović166"/> In 1971, the brothers started composing music for theatre plays, films, radio and TV shows.<ref name="janjatović166"/> They debuted with music for [[Karpo Godina]]'s 1971 short film ''Zdravi ljudi za razonodu'' (''Healthy People for Recreation''), composed on the lyrics of [[poet]] and musician Branko Andrić.<ref name="janjatović166"/> For the music they were awarded on the Belgrade Festival of Short and Documentary Film, which motivated them to continue composing.<ref name="janjatović166"/> During the years, they wrote music for over 150 films, most prominently for Karpo Godina's ''The Medusa Raft'' and ''[[Artificial Paradise (film)|Artificial Paradise]]'', [[Dragan Kresoja]]'s ''One Last Time'', ''[[The End of the War]]'', ''[[Oktoberfest (1987 film)|Oktoberfest]]'', ''[[The Original of the Forgery]]'', ''Full Moon Over Belgrade'', and numerous [[TV show]]s, including popular [[children's show]]s ''Poletarac'' (''Nestling''), ''Priče iz Nepričave'' (''Stories from [[Nepričava]]''), ''Fore i fazoni'' (''Jokes and Gags'') and ''Čik pogodi ko sam'' (''Guess Who I Am'').<ref name="janjatović166"/> They wrote music for plays by [[National Theatre in Belgrade|Belgrade National Theatre]], [[Sarajevo National Theatre]], [[Belgrade Drama Theatre]], Duško Radović Theatre and other Yugoslav theatres.<ref name="rts"/> For their work they received several awards in Yugoslavia and abroad.<ref name="janjatović166"/> In 1975, they started their own recording studio.<ref name="mijatović148">{{cite book|last=Mijatović|first=Bogomir|title=NS rockopedija 1963-2003|year=2005|publisher=Switch|location=Novi Sad|page=148}}</ref>