Dušan Kranjc joined 2CELLOS in 2011. As a 21 year old drummer and percussionist from Croatia, he stood out and impressed wide audience with high-energy characteristic playing, versatility and showmanship.
He tours the world, plays sold out shows and is by the words of many one of the most promising young musicians in the industry.

 

His first official studio recording is a rock classic single “Highway to Hell” featuring Steve Vai on guitar which can be found on the second album by 2CELLOS and was released by Sony.
Flexibility of his style can also be seen in pop, fusion, progressive and metal projects along with countless jazz concerts with George Cables (Dexter Gordon, Art Blakey), Dennis Rowland (Count Basie), Nicholas Bearde (Bobby McFerrin), Oleg Kireyev (Russian Grammy nomination), Eddie Henderson (Herbie Hancock), Roy Young, Sharon Clark and many more.
Performing with 2CELLOS all over the world from shows with Red Hot Chili Peppers, Offspring, Skrillex to VH1, FOX News and crowds of 50 000 people, he brings each one of their shows to the very peak of performance and is getting busier each day…

 

Interview with Dusan Kranjc:

 

1 One word that describes you best.
Unpredictable!
2 Who is your inspiration?
Mirror.
3 Do you prefer Beatles or Rolling Stones? What is your favorite band?
Rolling Stones soundwise, Beatles songwriting… 2CELLOS is my current favourite band. I actually listen to it.
4 What are your favorite genres?
iPod says: Metal, Hip Hop and Jazz. But I don’t trust machines!
5 What’s your favorite song right now?
California Dreaming by The Mamas & The Papas.
6 Where do you stay when you’re not on tour? Are you moving to LA?
Yes, probably! Now I’m back home just till the end of this month and than we’re back on tour so I couldn’t really think about where to go to in the near future.
7 How much time do you practice every day?
I’m sad to say that my days of practicing 24 hours a day are gone. Still my whole day is music oriented and I always make progress. On tour I don’t practice at all but I’m living a life and it somehow makes the music better
8 When 2CELLOS are on tour in the US and they’re playin in Vegas with EJ, what do you do when the boys are on stage? Do you stay at the same place as the boys, and what’s your favorite place to hang out in Vegas?
If Elton’s shows are inbetween our tour, I stay in the backstage area and eat! I’m to lazy to take flights home. If I’m home I do lots of jazz concerts and watching awkward movies. And I love Vegas so much, I’d just get a steady gig there and not move for a while. It’s my Amusement Park. I stay at Caesars Palace and it is one of my favourite spots. Sometimes I just get lost, me and Stjepan love to take long walks out of town until all the shiny lights disappear.
9 Would you like to change something in your life?
Yes, I’d like to be on the longest tour ever right now because the last movie I’ve seen was just so bad…
10 Do you plan to stay with 2CELLOS for the rest of their career?
I’m with 2CELLOS always. These guys are my priority, my favourite musicians and I’m there for them! I feel like we could put on a show wherever on earth and there’s still so many styles we could explore together because it clicks and it’s always unique.