Angelo Jurkas is a writer, musician, publicist, novelist, essayist, lyricist and screenwriter.
Jurkas was born in Koprivnica, Croatia.
Grew up and brought up in the city of Rijeka and Podravina region, city of Ðurdevac.
He was educated in the cities of Zagreb and Rijeka.
He has LL.M.
(Master of Laws); Faculty of Law of the University of Zagreb and Master of Primary education; Faculty of Teacher Education of the University of Zagreb.
Regarding literature work he has published six solo literary publications; "Bez Rocka Trajanja/No Time Limits" (Znanje, 2010), "Soundtrack života/Soundtrack of Life" (Znanje, 2011), "Volim te/I Love You" (Produkcija, 2012), "Off The Record – stories from the brighter side" (DOP Produkcija 2012), "Veliki prasak: službena biografija 2 Cellos/A Big Bang: Official Biography by 2 Cellos” (Menart 2013), "Raspelo/The Crucifix" (DOP Produkcija, 2014.)., 15 September 2009.
Also, he started a solo music career together with producer Hrvoje Marjanovic Sett and he has recorded and published so far two solo albums "Soundtrack for Life" and "Off The Record"., Retrieved 12 March 2013.
Since 2000 to 2013 he has worked as a journalist/editor in all types of media; ranging from radio stations, foreign and domestic press (e.g.
HTV, Vecernji list, Heroina Nova, Ritam, Pitchfork, Teen generacija, Klik, Vip.hr, Net.hr)., Retrieved 24 March 2012.
In 2003 he founded the marketing and promotion company DOP Production/DOP Produkcija,.
an independent firm consisting of:
discograph label DOP Records (Ramirez, Svadbas, Lollobrigida, Djecaci, Quasarr, Pink Studio, Viva Glorio, Batida)
booking and concert agency A1 Booking Agency (Rokaj fest 2008, Terraneo 2011 – The Fall, La Roux, Raveonettes), Mudhoney, Wedding Present, Future of the Left, The Fall, These New Puritans, Datsuns, Dwarves, Wire, Lemonheads, New Bomb Turks, Nashville Pussy, E Z Rollers, Dub Syndicate, Guitar Wolf, Cedell Davis and many others
department specialized for video production – DOP ArtHe also initiated and organised the national music award Zlatna Koogla/Golden Bowl that lasted from 2003 to 2010 in which he had gathered more the one hundred national and regional artists and bands to play during the manifestation.