Marko Ivic is a Venezuelan-Croatian-Italian pianist, composer and sound designer, who creates explorative music around the human experience. Born into a vibrant cultural backdrop, Marko draws inspiration from everyday moments, his work shaped by classical piano education at the University of Zagreb and the Conservatory in Amsterdam.
Influenced by the likes of Philip Glass, Steve Reich and Brian Eno, Marko fosters a meditative focus, spanning genre and roles for an immersive experience.
Constantly vanishing into the mist but reappearing with more elegance, Marko Ivic’s debut album When I entered there was a room is the perfect culmination of the sound he has been forging with recent singles. His exploration of the piano’s darkest and most comforting traits allows the listener to skip through intricately curated worlds, each song a pocket of inspiration in its own right.
Whether part of the wistful joy continued in ‘Shimmer’ or ‘Vanishing Point’, the reflective self-romance of ‘Mudita’ or the beautiful openness of ‘Andromeda’, Marko brings a total emotional connection to his portrayal, the performance itself adding multiple layers of depth to the overall sound.
A talent and an artist in the truest sense, he shares, “This album explores the vast potential of a concert grand piano interacting with live audio processing. The result is a collection of pieces rich in rhythm, pulse and delays, but also full of colour, lyricism, and emotionally charged landscapes.
The idea behind the album title is to portray music as a space where you can connect with yourself—your inner reflections, thoughts, emotions, and what you want to express. The ‘when’ signals a possibility: if you choose to go inward, you will find a space that has room for you.”