Two years ago, PlayOne (Darko Juranovic D’Knock, DJ Fresh Jay and Zvonimir Dusper Dus) announced a collaboration with the legendary band Simple Minds, achieved through mediation of Andy Wright, a famous, Grammy-award winning music producer. In that period, PlayOne made 12 “extended” and “radio” versions of the re-arranged hits of Simple Minds, as well as several club remixes. (more…)

D’Knock has recently published a photo of his new image on his social networks, which has caused a number of positive reactions. D’Knock used to have a recognizable image for years – a baseball cap, a discrete “goatee style” beard and sportswear mostly in white or black.
As he has recently married his longtime partner Jelena Majic Juranovic (a member of the D’Knock & Jay duo and his collaborator on numerous projects), the change of his image also announces their new singles and a new music era.

Darko Juranovic D’Knock and his fiancée Jelena Majic Jay presented their second single “Ljubav Najbolje Zna” (“Love Knows Best”) which has reached over one million and 222 thousand views on YouTube in a very short time.

The song “Ljubav Najbolje Zna” is a logical continuation of their first single “Jedan dan” (“One Day”) and this official version, which comes with a music video, also follows its style. It is a strong hip hop beat combined with live instruments, pop/R&B singing and D’Knock’s rap.

The music and lyrics are written by D’Knock & Jay, D’Knock is in charge of arranging and production, with guest musicians and collaborators including: Tihomir Preradović (acoustic and electric guitar), Ivica Premelč (saxophone) and Robert Vrbančić (bass guitar).

The music video includes attractive scenes from their journey and recording in the Skansi studio. Jelena Majic and D’Knock (JMJ Factory) were in charge of directing and video editing, while Igor Ivanovic was responsible for color correction.

In the meantime, D’Knock has launched his own production company and music label “D’Knock Production” which, apart from their D’Knock & Jay project, aims to create and release other pop, r’n’b, hip hop and soul projects at the level of world standards. On his social networks D’Knock said: “We need to invest in something new, change the horizons, have more courage and lucidity, and not turn full circle constantly.”

Croatian music producer Darko Juranovic D’Knock, a member of the PlayOne production team, renowned for his collaboration with legendary British bands Simply Red and Simple Minds, American house diva Barbar Tucker and others, presents a new single called “One Day” with his girlfriend Jelena Majic Jay.

In addition to production and author’s role, D’Knock is back on the mic and raps in Croatian again, after almost 25 years, last time we had the opportunity to hear him while he was one of the original members of the megapopular Croatian group ET. His girlfriend, Jelena Majic Jay, has been on the music scene for many years: she used to be a backing vocal of many renowned Croatian and regional music stars, andtoday, she is engaged in studio and voice over work, as well as in video production, and she collaborates with D’Knock on several music projects as an author.

Their music video, directed and produced by DJ Fresh Jay, is a great combination of common, relaxing scenery and footage from their studio – their “dream factory” where music, love and work are perfectly merged.