Milenko Milicev - Misko
vocal and bass
Misko - Born in Kikinda (Serbia - former Yugoslavia) long time ago.
He had begun to show interest in music when he was 14 years old - enrolled
in the classical guitar lessons in Kikinda. After some two years (the same
length of the classes) he converted his interest to playing songs of Beatles
and native YU rock bands.
He formed his first band with his best friend Zika (Zivko Ugrenovic). It
happened as Zika hit the doorknob at Misko's house with Misko's acoustic
Guitar and made a hole in its body..
Soon after Misko and Zika bought another guitar of the same brand and formed
band by the name of "Phoenix". With Music that was Misko and Zika's creation
and Poetry borrowed from Misko's girlfriend at that time, band started
working. Following band has changed drummer and bass players and got new
members, female vocalist, bass and keyboard player, and band has changed it
name to "5th dimension". In 5th Dimension, Misko was a lead singer and was
alternating playing bass, rhythm and solo guitars with Zika. The name 5th
Dimension sticked with Misko up to today's date.
Band 5th Dimension existed for some 3 years and was part of many concerts in
the town of Kikinda. The romantic connection happened between Misko and
keyboard player at that time, Gorana, and today they are married and very
much in love, but Gorana is not a member of 5th Dimension as it is today.
After serving in the army and two years of study (mechanical engineer),
Misko decides to Emigrate to Canada in 1991. Soon after and with his best
man Milos Cobanov (well known as one of good acoustic native music band
players of the Band "Mokas" from Mokrin) Misko starts to play in Toronto
Serbian restaurants and bars, playing everything popular at the time. Of
course Misko always tried to put some of his love into it, so concerts would
always finish with some rock & roll songs.
When the opportunity presented itself upon opening of the new Toronto
restaurant "Kostana", Misko & Milos (Coka) are forming a bend "Mokasi"
together with Milan Dmitrovic. They decided to play acoustic music
(tamburasi) for this occasion, where Misko played Bass, Coka rhythm section
and Milan solo. Mokasi earned themselves a good popularity but unfortunately
it was short lived.
Coka leaves Toronto to USA for work, and Misko enrolls in University of
Toronto.
In a year of 2000, Misko finished his Computer Science studies and moves to
USA to work. As his wife Gorana says, Misko was always a bore talking about
how he will forma a band again, his love for music and live performances
remained.
After Misko's return to Toronto, by happy coincidence Misko meets Franja and
so the story of 5th Dimension continues.
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