Koolade

In the past few years he's been also putting out a lot of his own music mostly single releases, featuring other artists, such as his 2016 single "Say Nothing" featuring Rah Digga, Sean Price and Tony Touch, which came out on April 8 on Duck Down Music.

Koolade also has a stream of instrumental EP's, singels and albums, genre wise ranging from beats, alternative hip-hop, electronic beats to future funk. Since 2016, he's been affiliated with a US label Blvnt Records. His music got picked up and played by many international podcasts and radio shows such as Soulection, Voyage Funktastique and WeFunk.

The vocalist to finally join the band was Sasha Alexandra Danilova. Koolade eventually started singing, becoming the other lead vocal of the band. They eventually renamed the band to Zebra Dots due to problems involving web search engines for London. The name Zebra Dots characterised their music well as being something that does not exist yet. Eventually, local and regional Universal Music offices started showing an interest to sign the band, which eventually happened in spring 2012. In fall 2012 they released their debut single Walking On A Chance, soon followed by the debut album named after the first single.

In 2010 he met a Slovene drummer Ivo Rimc, and they decided to do sessions together. Koolade found the idea of recording and sampling live drums fascinating, and they continued doing sessions inviting other local Slovene musicians. The first one to join was a bass player Jernej Kržič, followed by a jazz pianist Erik Marenče, and a guitar player Andraž Mazi. The five eventually formed a band with the work title London, and continued doing sessions making funk instrumental breaks. Koolade being the producer of the band and their frontman playing talkbox. Later on they decided to take the band further by starting to do a unique combination of soul with a twist of indie music, inviting vocalists and songwriting, practicing and recording.

In 2007, Los Angeles-based URB magazine named Koolade one of the top 100 best up-and-coming urban artists, alongside with artists like M.I.A. and Block Party.

As Hip Hop scene would start resonating more and more with the local kids in Croatia during the early/mid 1990s he starts hangin around clubs and people playing, promoting and making Hip Hop music. Hearing the local artist's demoes being played on Blackout Rap Show, he wasn't overwhelmed with the production on those, and decides he wants to contribute to the scene with his musical talent as a beat-maker and producer. Eventually he focuses on beat-making and production, and gets embraced by the local scene very quickly, due to the quality of his material. Very soon he becomes a member of the Blackout Project, the DJ's, MC's and beat-makers revolving and evolving around the Blackout Rap Show. In 1998, his 1st production credit release, which marked the start of his professional career, were two tracks by Tram 11 "Des Mozges" & "Kog je briga za vas", on Blackout Project's "Project Impossible" album. He collaborates with many soon to be renowned local and regional hip hop artists like Tram 11, Sick Rhyme Sayazz aka Bolesna Braća, El Bahattee, Nered & Stoka, Edo Maajka, Frenkie, Shorty, Elemental etc... Meaning, they all make history together, rockin the charts and sales on a mainstream level. In the following years, he gains respect not just in the hip hop scene, but throughout the local, regional, and European urban music scene. In the Balkans region he enjoys a legendary status. He and his manager Phat Phillie continue to work up to date, having a strong bond as partners in crime, and continue shopping and delivering the world music scene with some of that Koolade, placing his music worldwide. His probably most renowned production would be "Beautiful" by Masta Ace

In the years 1989/1990 his sister introduces him to Hip Hop music which he initially hates, but after a year or so, Hip Hop music becomes his obsession. Artists like Run-DMC, Public Enemy, N.W.A., Ice Cube, EPMD would very soon take over his tape deck. Due to a few shows like MTV's Yo! MTV Raps, Rap Attack, and his future manager Phat Philly's own Blackout Rap Show on Radio 101, he keeps track of the international scene and all the fresh new releases. Soon enough he starts forming his first high school demo bands of pretty much no significance like G-Style and Ill Behavior. Having interest in both rapping and beatmaking he makes his first tracks. Although those would end up being just tries and attempts, but a good practice for his later work.

Born on 1 June 1978 in Zagreb, Croatia, he showed great interest in music from his early days. Growing up in the 1980s he listened to artists like Queen (being a fan since age of 6), Michael Jackson, U2, Depeche Mode, New Order, Human League, Dire Straits etc. In 5th and 6th grade he took piano lessons, but quit after two years due to a lack of interest in classical music education. He did not play the piano again, until the start of his professional music career in the mid/late 1990s.

Koolade (born Matko Šašek) is a Croatian hip-hop, electronic, and urban music producer. Born in Zagreb, Croatia in the late 1970s, he began his music career in the late 1990s. Along with other members of the Blackout family he played a major role in establishing hip-hop genre in the Croatian and regional (Balkans) music scene, rocking charts, record sales and winning a few national music awards (local equivalent to Grammy's) in Croatia and Bosnia.