Tomo Miličević
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 Miličević at the 2009 Buzz Baker Sale |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Tomislav Miličević |
| Born | September 3, 1979 |
| Origin | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, formerly Yugoslavia |
| Genres | Hard rock[1] |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar, Violin, Bass, Keyboards |
| Labels | Virgin Immortal |
| Associated acts | 30 Seconds to Mars |
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| Gibson Les Paul Fender Jaguar |
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Tomislav Miličević aka Tomo ([ˈtoːmo miˈlitʃevitɕ]) (born September 3, 1979, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina), the younger brother of model/actress Ivana Miličević, is currently the lead guitarist in the L.A.-based alternative rock band 30 Seconds to Mars. He is an ethnic Bosnian Croat. He lives in Los Angeles.
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Family
His parents, Tonka and Damir Miličević relocated when Tomo was in 3rd grade to Troy, Michigan in the hope of a better life. He is quoted as saying “...I would be in the army by 16, fighting in the front lines by age 17”[2]. By the time Tomo was 18 years of age, his parents had opened a restaurant in Los Angeles[2]. In his teenage years, Miličević was standing outside his father's Dunkin Donuts in Michigan when an errant bullet hit him in the leg. He's quoted by saying "I didn't feel it, I just looked down and saw I was bleeding and I laughed." He wanted to keep the bullet, but the hospital wouldn't let him. Tomo's sister is actress Ivana Miličević, he also has a brother, Fillip Miličević.
Musical history
Tomo practiced to become a concert violinist; he started to play when he was 3 years old until he turned 19[2]. Then he discovered heavy metal. He told his father that he wanted to play the guitar, so they made one together[2]. His uncle, Željko "Bill" Miličević, is a virtuoso violinist and orchestra teacher at Farmington High School in Farmington, Michigan and he has got the Ph.D[2]. Tomo has been playing guitar professionally for years. He started writing his own music by the age of 17[2].
Miličević describes his music as rock, and his influences include Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Metallica at the time of Kill 'Em All , The Who, Alice in Chains and Slayer[2].
He went to culinary school and finally graduated as an executive and pastry chef[2], but music stayed his true passion. He played for a time with a local band from Michigan, called Morphic[3].
He decided then to definitively leave the music business and to sell all his instruments. It is at that time that Shannon Leto, told him about an audition for 30 Seconds to Mars, because Solon Bixler left the band. Tomo was already one of their biggest fans since the beginning[2][4]. He was selected amongst 200 musicians, first for his talent, but also for his kindness and personality[4]. Five days later, February 3, 2003, he played with Jared Leto, Shannon Leto and Matt Wachter on the The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn.
The guitar that he made with his father was used on the 30 Seconds to Mars second album, titled A Beautiful Lie, in the song "A Modern Myth". He said in an interview that after recording, he called his father to tell him that he had used the guitar[2].
While 30 Seconds to Mars have just finished their Welcome To the Universe Tour, they are scheduled to be on the Taste of Chaos tour co-headlining with The Used, scheduled to start the 15 February 2007[5]. On January 28, 2007, the band began their World Tour, playing in Europe, Australia and Asia, until the 1 December 2007. In 2008, 30 Seconds to Mars began their European Tour, where, at the end, announced that they began working on the third album studio of the band[6]. The band released their third album This Is War, on December 4, 2009.[7] For the recording of This Is War, Tomo also tracked the bass, alternating with Jared Leto[8].
Instruments
- Guitars: Gibson Les Paul Custom Ebony, Fender Jazzmaster
- Pickups: 490R Alnico magnet humbucker, 498T Alnico magnet humbucker
- Tuners: Grover Keystone
- Amps: Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier with Mesa Boogie Cabinet
- Pedals: Boss Super Chorus SC1, Digitech Whammy, Boss DD20 Giga Delay, Boss FZ5 Fuzz Pedal, Digitech Bad Monkey, Boss Chromatic Tuner, Boss BF3 Flanger, Ernie Ball Volume Pedal, Boss RC20XL
Discography
- 2005 - A Beautiful Lie
- 2009 - This Is War
Trivia
- He is left-handed, but plays guitar right-handed[9].
- Attended Athens High School in Troy, Michigan[9].
- Besides his sister Ivana, he also has a brother named Filip[9].
- Is a certified executive chef and pastry chef. Despite this fact he has never cooked for his bandmates[2][9].
- He says that the first concert he attended was Nirvana but he has since said in interviews that is "truthfully not true...I think it was Paula Abdul and Living Colour"[4][9].
References
- ↑ Lisa Verrico (2007-09-19). "30 Seconds to Mars at Brixton Academy". The Times. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/live_reviews/article2482314.ece. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Philip Anderson (2006-04-19). "KAOS2000 Magazine interview with Tomo Milicevic and Matt Wachter". KAOS2000. http://kaos2000.net/interviews/30stm/tomomatt/. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
- ↑ "Morphic on SongPlanet". SongPlanet. http://www.songplanet.com/artists/bands/1554/. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Angel (2006-06-28). "Confront Magazine interview with Tomo Milicevic and Matt Wachter". Confront. http://www.confrontmagazine.com/main/09-2006/library/transcript3.html. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
- ↑ "Rockstar Taste of Chaos Tour - History". TasteOfChaos.com. http://tasteofchaos.com/admin/?page_id=5. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
- ↑ Chris Harris (2008-12-01). "30 Seconds To Mars In 'Good Spirits' Despite $30 Million Lawsuit". MTV Networks. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1600420/20081201/30_seconds_to_mars.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- ↑ Kara (2009-10-07). "30 Seconds To Mars - Kings & Queens / EMI Australia's Music". The In Sound From Way Out. http://www.theinsoundfromwayout.com/2009/10/30stm-kingsandqueens/. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
- ↑ "30 Seconds To Mars - Kerrang!". Kerrang!. http://community.livejournal.com/ontd_30stm/68520.html. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 "Tomo Milicevic - Biography". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2430595/bio. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
External links
- Tomo Miličević at the Internet Movie Database
- 30 Seconds to Mars Official Site
- 30 Seconds to Mars MySpace
- A Beautiful Lie Official Site
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