New music from the group “Third Generation,” comprised of three artists who connected as creative kindred spirits, will premiere at a concert held at the Public Room on April 3 at 9 p.m. The band features Dejan Petrović – Chape on vocals and guitar, Dejan Markovski – Deki on vocals and guitar, and Pece Trajkovski – Brada on percussion and harmonica. Their sound, a fusion of awakened dreams, offers a fresh instrumental-vocal kaleidoscope from the foot of Pelister.
The concert will feature 20 compositions, offering the audience a unique opportunity to experience a different concert atmosphere. Attendees can read the lyrics from the stage, diving into the band’s new musical story.
“Third Generation’s” music reflects the members’ mirrored experiences, creating a “perfect circle of the dream,” blending past, present, and future. Chape’s dystopian refrains, Deki’s dreamy surrealism, and Brada’s polytactile drive contribute to a contemporary meaning, like twilight stories.
Dejan Petrović – Chape (born in Bitola, Macedonia, 1986) holds degrees in History and sound design. He works as a freelance producer of ambient and meditative music, audio for film, video games, educational applications, commercials, corporate videos, and audiobooks. He founded the multimedia ensemble Sweet Rapscallions and the art collective “Collegium” from Bitola, which organizes the annual festival for audiovisual arts and literature – “300 things, Three Hundred” – and the project “Live Literary Performance” (2012-2014). He has also worked as a copywriter, script collaborator, sound assistant, and radio show host.
Dejan Markovski has been a musical performer and author for about 15 years, playing in cover bands and original projects. He has worked on “kuli” – an ambient-melodic ensemble, and “nine weeks” – a mixture of blues, funk and rock music. Currently, he is working on a solo project, “Dejanie,” and has been a traveler and street performer throughout Europe.
Pece Trajkovski (born in Bitola, Macedonia, May 27, 1981) is a musician, member, and co-author of the groups Foltin and Pijan Slavej. He is a composer of theatrical and film music, an actor, and the conceptual creator and program manager of NU Manifestacija Smilevski Kongres. He has 11 studio albums, original music and stage participation in over 30 theater performances, original music and acting participation in 13 films, and numerous performances in the country and abroad.