BRUNA MATIĆ

Bruna Matić (1995) was born in Zagreb and started playing the drums at the age of seven. She gained experience playing with various artists in her hometown such as the HGM A Band, Irena Žilić, The Frajle, Croatian TV-Radio Jazz Orchestra and many more.

 

In 2014 she got her Bachelor of Music degree in jazz drums from the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria. In 2020 she graduated with a Master’s degree from Codarts University in Rotterdam.

 

Upon returning to Croatia she started working with notable artists, such as Nela, Nika Turković and Gina Damjanović. She also works with the Croatian TV-Radio Jazz Orchestra as an arranger and works as a drum instructor.

 

As a bandleader she has released two albums. ‘’Two Weeks After Midnight’’ in 2019 and ‘’N O I S E’’ in 2022.

N O I S E is an audiovisual suite which, through a combination of jazz and electronic music, talks about the noise that we’re constantly surrounded by in our modern urban environment, as well as the noise within us. 

 

Bruna is a two time winner of the ‘’Status’’ award for jazz drums given by the Croatian Musicians’ Union and plays Yamaha drums.