Dejan Milic      Sheila-Marie Berg      Nenad Tomic      Paul Wilby

vilby’s heroes - the band

Dejan Milic - drums
Born Banja Luka, 12 June 1972

Although destined to become a drummer from an early age, family acquired first drum kit when he was 17 – he was offered a choice between the kit or a vacation in Greece. No contest!

After National Service in Yugoslavia he joined his first band Grey, playing funk-rock. In 1996 he joined the band Balkan Express (a well known rock band in the region), playing at least 3 gigs a week through til March 1999, at which point he migrated towards jazz, playing with both Castra Combo and Smooth Groove Band.  Freelancing since 2003, Dejan joined up with Paul in late 2005 to work on the album BLMF.

Dejan plays a Yamaha Beech Custom set with Zildjian K Custom symbols.

Sheila-Marie Berg - vocals
Born Cincinnati, Ohio 19 September 1978.

Resident Banja Luka for 5 years. Vocal performer since the age of 7 and has been driving force of local BL band ORT for last 4 years. Plays some guitar and writes and sings for ORT. Involvement with Vilby’s Heroes since Feb 2006. Influenced heavily by the band Indigo Girls: Listening to them taught me the beauty of the harmony of female vocals, now my favourite thing.

 

Nenad Tomic
Born Paracin,Serbia in 1974, Nenad moved to Banja Luka in 2000.

He started playing clarinet at the age of 10 then moved onto guitar, drums and bass guitar. In Serbia he played in a number of local rock cover bands including Ghostbusters; Scandel; Rumpel Stinskin; and also played Serbian country music, touring widely.

Since his move to Banja Luka he played in Chick & Gang; and Hot Stuff, whilst keeping a covers band to meet local demand at weddings and parties, etc. Tomic was introduced to Paul in early 2006 and his thoughts are:

Milica Grahovac - violin
Born Sisak, Croatia 1984, Milica was forced to move to Banja Luka by regional politics in 1991.

A mechanical and energy engineer by trade, Milica first played violin in public aged 10 but, before that, she danced with a theatre from the age of 5. She is a founder member of the BL band Ort, having played with them for 6 years now and where she was to eventually meet Sheila who, in turn, introduced her to Paul in the summer of 2006.  Milica currently freelances for a number of bands.

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banja luka metal factory
“It is the strangest, but best thing I have ever recorded in my studio. Something unique for Banja Luka.”
Boris -  Owner Studio Pacifik, Banja Luka

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Band Comments About the Recording

Boris -  Owner Studio Pacifik, Banja Luka:
“When he started to record his bass lines, I was thinking what the fuck is he going to sing to this!!  It is the strangest but best thing I have ever recorded in my studio.  Something unique for Banja Luka.”

Dejan:
“This is an important happening for Banja Luka. There are only a few CDs recorded here every year and to have an international to do this album here is very special for us.  But I think he is a mad Englishman. And the music is great man!”

Nenad:
“For me it was a great thing to make something new. It was unusual to have the space to play on top of just bass, drums and vocals – it’s been great.”

Sheila:
“The album is full of surprisingly catchy songs that you’ll find yourself singing for the rest of the day.”

Milica:
“Because I recorded for the CD immediately after an accident that broke my jaw, it was a memorable experience for me.  I thought that the CD would be derivative but I like that there are melodies that run through many songs that appear in different forms. The production makes it interesting to listen to. It sounds fresh.”