MARTIN ZAUJEC
is a musician, most of all.
He plays drums, guitar, synths (barely), and does vocals (meh).
But he really likes the drums.
And he likes to write about himself in the 3rd person.
How cool.
OKAY, WHO?
Martin was born in 1993 in Nitra, a not-too-big-not-too-small city in western Slovakia. He knew he liked music since the first time he heard his mom listening to Jethro Tull’s Aqualung on full blast. Solid move, mum. Anyway, he started playing drums when he was 14, and hasn’t stopped since (the neighbours hated him most of that time). He even attended the local art school for like 5 years, where he studied drums. But even before that, he used to fiddle around with his uncle’s old guitar which he accidentaly learned how to play, and everytime he went to grandma’s he played his granddad’s old organ. Quite a lot of noise for one kid. Who would have thought he’d make a living out of that.
Throughout the past 10 years he started taking music seriously. He has recorded drums for at least 15–20 bands, recorded and played live guitar for, like, maybe 5 I think, played live synths for 3 live electronic projects, sang vocals for around 7 live acts and recorded vocals for innumerable artists (I literally can’t remember all of them, but a lot since he works at a recording studio now) recorded bass guitar for a few artists AND played live bass guitar for two bands (he’s really proud of those because it was a lot of fun and bass is his guilty pleasure). Even though these sound vague, the author (yup, the same Martin) promises these were all real-life paid gigs or recording sessions, not just ‘let’s play guys’ jam sessions. Pinky promise.
RECORDINGS
Here are some of the recordings this guy has been a part of
(that he can remember, there’s probably more):
ADONXS – Age of Adonxs, 2022 (percussion, vocals on several songs)
Tomas Robin – Same Pages, 2022 (drums, percussion, vocals)
Purist – Intuition, Ladyboi, 2022 (percussion)
Peter Juhás – Pjøtrson, 2022 (percussion on several songs)
DIS IS MARKĒTA – hrajžemi, 2022 (percussion on several songs)
LUVVER – IT IS VVHAT IT IS, 2021 (drums, percussion, guitar, vocals)
Johni – The Bloom, 2021 (drums, percussion)
LUVVER – Vibes, 2020 (drums)
LUVVER – Risin, 2019 (drums, percussion)
LUVVER – Inureyes, Ocean, Sane, Castaway, 2018 (drums, percussion)
Fresh Out of the Bus – N.W.T.U.A., 2017 (drums, percussion)
Párovské Hlavy – Ratatuj, 2017 (drums, vocals)
Fresh Out of the Bus – Rats, 2016 (drums)
VeronikaS – Puzzle, 2016 (drums on ‘Old House’)
Lavagance – Halfway to the Grave, 2015 (drums, percussion on several songs)
Fresh Out of the Bus – freshoutofthebus, 2015 (drums, vocals)
Fresh Out of the Bus – Fresh Out of the Bus, 2015 (drums, percussion, vocals)
The Paranoid – Sedem, 2014 (drums, percussion, vocals on several songs)
Itcho & Jamestown – Nový deň, 2014 (percussion)
Párovské Hlavy – PH EP, 2012 (drums, percussion)
above: recording drums at LVGNC Studios in Bratislava, 2015
LIVE
As a live musician, Martin is (or has been) a part of these live acts (whoa calm down boi):
ADONXS [f.k.a. Adam Pavlovčin] (2022–now) – drums
Marhule (2020–now) – drums
Tuzex Orchestra (2020) – drums, guitar, bass, vocals
LUVVER (2018–now) – drums, vocals, synths, electronic percussion
LANNNE (2018–2020) – synths, vocals
Small Town Life (2019) – bass guitar
Bad Karma Boy (2017–now) – guitar, vocals, percussion
Purist (2015–2018) – electronic percussion, synths, vocals, drums
Horkýže Slíže (2014) – drums
Itcho Pčelár & Jamestown (2013–2017) – percussion
Ranná Nevolnosť (2013) – drums
Fresh Out of the Bus (2012–2018) – drums, vocals
Kýbel Mačiek (2011–2012) – drums
Párovské Hlavy (2009–2012, 2016) – drums, vocals
above: ADONXS – Age of Adonxs tour, sold-out show in Košice, 2022
OTHER
stuff he’s into or a part of
Since 2021, Martin has been a part of Beyond Music studio, a small recording/music production studio based in Nitra, Slovakia, where he works as an assistant audio engineer/music producer/manager. Take a look at the studio here.
Together with a group of friends, in 2014 he co-founded a boutique multi-genre festival in his hometown called Flaam Festival, which throughout the years has grown into one of the most interesting and unique international summer festivals in Slovakia.
‘this guy reeeally likes music, I get it’
– you, reading this
ANYWAY
you can follow him or be his friend here:
instagram.com/zzzartin
facebook.com/zzzartin
or get in touch and ask questions here:
martin@luvver.us
00421 907 236 230
okay baiii
above: pre-gig photoshoot with LUVVER at Pohoda Festival (cca 9000 people at the gig), 2019