An irresistible need to immerse himself in house music led Bosnian DJ Mladen Tomic to launch his career, playing clubs in his hometown of Banja Luka, since 1996. Two years later he had made a job of what started as a hobby, establishing a reputation for a sound that mixed deep, tech-house with more tribal rhythms.

That pulsing vein continues to be tapped to this day, with track releases and gigs from triple-decker Mladen presenting an infectious blend of deep, tech-house, techno and tribal with energy, variety and a harder sound.

Times took an upturn in 1999 when Mladen partnered with fellow Banja Lukan DJ Sinisa Tamamovic to set up Urban Beat, an organisation that has successfully promoted events and tours in their native Republika Srpska and throughout Bosnia (Banja Luka, Sarajevo, Tuzla, Doboj, Prijedor, Mostar, Bihac, Travnik, Zenica). Mladen has also played abroad numerous times, including Serbia and Montenegro (EXIT 04 and 08 festival NS, Belgrade, Nis, Sombor, Podgorica, H.Novi, Kotor), Croatia (Krizevci,Rovinj, S.Brod), Scotland (Glasgow, Edinburgh), Germany (Karlsruhe), Austria (Innsbruck), Slovenia (Sezana, Maribor, N.Gorica, Kranj) and Macedonia (Skopje, Ohrid)… so far!

Another milestone will be marked with the December launch of Night Light Records, the brainchild of Mladen and Sinisa, delivering a solid roster of releases into 2008 and beyond.

Mladen is a resident of Banja Luka’s Music Hall and had recently worked with leading lights in international DJing, including Marko Nastic, Umek, Pedro Delgardo, Trevor Rockliffe, Brenda Russel, Sven Vath, Jim Masters, Misjah, Oxia,Valentino Kanzyani, Antoine Clamaran, Jamie Anderson, Ade Fenton, Ladida, Cristian Varela, Space DJ’s, Deetron, Paul Hazendonk, Preach...).

In 2002, Mladen added production to his talents, releasing original tracks and remixes across some of Europe’s main techno and electronic labels such as MKT, Adult Records, Dolls, Relatives, Yin Yang, Recon Light, Fly Life... In June 06, he unveiled an original four-track EP ‘Neuro’ for Fly Life, ranking highly on download charts, then February 07 saw the release of a remix for Axel Karakasis' track ‘Moving Shadows’ on Adult Records. Also releases on MKT and Yin Yang was on top in big artists and shops music charts. Forthcoming releases are due on their own Night Light label, as well as from their previous stables.