Party Makers, who last year introduced themselves to the Montenegrin audience with the song "O živjelo nam Zabjelo", at the Zabjelo Culture Festival, recently released a track with a strong message in the title itself - "Stop peer violence" in anticipation of the start of the new school year. .
On this occasion, he spoke for "Vijesti". Saša Jovetić, better known as "old man Šurda", who used the opportunity to announce the album, which will contain more socially engaged tracks, and he recalled last year's "most fiery and fierce debut performance in Montenegro", citing "some rock'n' veterans roll music".
"This is evidenced by numerous videos on the YouTube platform, along with the other few thousand visitors who had fun that summer evening at the Zabjelo Culture Festival", recalled Jovetić, and then revealed how he came up with the idea that the Party Makers, who in addition to him, also Ivan Jokanović (bass) and Filip Trojanović (guitar), record and publish a song dealing with the topic of peer violence.
"As a parent of two children, one of whom is now an adult, I have often thought about how I would feel if they, like many other cases, had to go through the trauma of this social problem, which, according to frightening statistics, is increasing year by year. I was wondering how to help a distressed young soul?", answers Jovetić, and reveals what inspired him.
"The inspiration came after listening to the song from 2021 'Ne predaj se', also dedicated to peer violence in the interpretation of young people Sara Asanović i Drazen Baković. "Stop peer violence" is a continuation of their story and the struggle in which we must all persevere together. If we manage to spare the tears of even one victim, we have succeeded in our mission", he is sure.
Given that "Stop Peer Violence" was released ten days ago, the musician also reveals how satisfied he is with the audience's reaction to the song.
"Many new followers on our Facebook page, positive comments and support from young people, as well as individuals from the fields of music, culture and education, show that we are on the right track. The campaign has just started and it resonated on many social networks", concludes Jovetić, who is the author of this track.
"Our standard line-up with Ivan Jokanović on bass and Filip Trojanović on guitar, in the absence of another guitar and drummer, was joined by masters from the studio 'Stivi' (where the song was recorded and produced) - Stefan Pantović i Ivan Ivanovic. All the songs, for now 12 of them, which will be on the album '3D' (Društvene Deviciacije Dasnašnica), musically and lyrically are the fruit of my imagination, arranged mostly in a punk style which, as we know, itself arose from rebellion. This is our expression of indignation with which we raise our voice and stand at the service of the most vulnerable layer of society - OUR CHILDREN!", says the interlocutor of "Vijesti".
Although there was no lack of inspiration during the work on the song, the recording was not easy, because, as Jovetić confirms, there was a lack of support from many.
"In the search for patrons of this socially engaged project of ours, which personally relates to issues related to our children, after extensive and detailed explanation in which direction these funds would be used, we encountered a wall of silence and ignoring. Out of a total of 15 addresses (including five ministries and many NGOs) that I contacted, only a few of them responded politely, while the rest did not even deign to respond to the email, which leads to the question of who are the people employed in state institutions, which obviously do not perform dutifully the work for which they are paid", asks the musician.
"PAM (Music Authors' Rights) of Montenegro is the only one that recognized the importance of this cry of ours and partially helped, for which we are very grateful", pointed out Jovetić, who will soon publish more songs that can be said to be socially engaged .
"On the 'A' side of the album, there will be songs dedicated to selective sex selection, forced abortion, pedophilia, street violence, obesity and problems caused by unhealthy diet and lack of physical activity, laziness and unemployment. Apart from these, there will also be songs with a humorous tone, stories from the life of a fifty-two-year-old citizen of Tito", he hints.
"As a joke, I often think that if we continue at this pace and with pockets, one of which is shallow and the other hollow, we can realistically hope that the entire album will see the light of day in the spring of 2029," adds Jovetić jokingly.
Asked how generally musicians can influence social anomalies with their work, the interlocutor of "Vijesti" answers.
"Guided by the fact that each song is a story in itself, I am convinced that our songs, which carry strong messages and lessons, will find their way to the ears of those to whom they are dedicated. Both the victim and the perpetrators of these heinous crimes".
The musician adds that the video for "Stop peer violence" was planned, but "for the reasons mentioned, everything was paused".
"We invite those interested to meet us and help in the realization of this plan. Thank you to previous and new followers, the media, your unreserved support, your fight and the hope that we will come out of this story as winners. Sincere thanks also to my greatest support, my friend of many decades Bož Bulatović for all the advice, belief and insistence to start my flight in rock'n'roll heaven. All that means a lot...", he points out.
"I will end with the lyrics from the song "Don't give up": All the people of the world, listen to me, make children smile, everyone should understand this song, because young hearts should not suffer", said the member of the band Party Makers.
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