I want to share an incredible story here, about how music has this outstanding power in such a way that it can turn a life around in a dramatic way. This story is about Mitar Subotic a.k.a Suba wich was a serbian-born musician an composer who definitely open a new world on how electronic music could be fluid and organic, but at the same time rhytmic and futuristic.I’m going to resume some of the most imporant facts of a document written by Brazzil Magazine a long time ago, keep reading for the brief version or you can read the detailed document here.

Suba grew up in a home where both parents were jouranlist. His father, a well known TV journalist receveid the Villa Lobos Award for promotion of Brazilian culture, hence Suba early ties with Brazil, in addition Suba’s childhood was full of music studies, from music theory to orchestation.

He moved to Paris in 1986 where he composed music for theater, ballet, elite fashion shows, film and television, one of his electronic pieces that was based on Yugosalvian folk lullabies, In the Mooncage, received the international Fund for Promotion of Culture award from UNESCO, which included a three month scholarship to research indigenous music and Afro-Brazilian rhythms.

After his scolarship, he stayed totally in love with Brazil and their people, a year later he made good friends with some of the the most respected musicians and singers in Brazil: João Parahyba, Cibelle Cavalli, and Katia B, he shared with them his uncovencional way to create music, they then created a perfect complement. They composed tracks such as Sereia, Você Gosta, Tantos Desejos to merge on Suba’s debut album São Paulo Confessions which is a masterpiece.

He had planned to travel to Belgium on November 3rd, 1999, to promote São Paulo Confessions unfortunately the night of November 2nd, 1999, some smoke was detected coming from Suba’s appartment, in fact the building custodian called him through the intercom, and Suba who had been sleeping told him that he was unable to open his door. The custodian battered down the door and found Suba on his feet, very disoriented, inside the burning studio, later he died from smoke asphyxiation.

It appears that Suba reentered to his studio, his friends believe, he was going to recover a small case containing the original audio files and backups for the then new Bebel Gilberto album Tanto Tempo that was in the final stage of production.

I think Suba’s work goes beyond his studio and that he created a new path for musicians in Brazil, In conclution I believe that this story is not a sad story after all, as Suba said sometime “Life can be understood backwards; but it most be lived fowards” and yes, Suba is deeply sleeping inside everyone of us.

Here are some samples of his music.