Djordje Stijepovic (Serbian: Ђорђе Стијеповић, Đorđe Stijepović, pronounced [d͜ʑô̞ːrd͜ʑe̞ stijě̞ːpo̞ʋit͜ɕ]) is a Serbian-American double bass player, singer and composer.

He has also recorded and performed as a guest musician with Tommy Emmanuel,[5] Marco Beltrami,[6] Wanda Jackson,[7] Molotov,[8] Rachel Brice and Beats Antique among others.

[11][29][30] That same year, he played a concert with Joe Clay in Hollywood, and was noticed by Danny B. Harvey, who invited him to join him, Lemmy Kilmister and Slim Jim Phantom in the Head Cat.

[31] The band was joined by Guns N' Roses guitar player Slash at the 3rd Annual Sunset Strip Music Festival at the House of Blues in Hollywood.

In 2007 he also joined Fishtank Ensemble, an eclectic band that plays Gypsy music from all over the world (Balkan, Turkish, Flamenco ...) and hot jazz.

[36]In December 2013, Stijepovic received an invitation to play in Drake Bell's band as a guest at the Christmas concert of Brian Setzer Orchestra at the Dolby Theatre.

[38] In February 2020, Drake Bell released The Lost Album with Stijepovic playing double bass on songs "The Party" and "Pots & Pans".

[1] Besides heavy touring in the US, Europe, Australia, South and Central America, the band played festivals like Riot Fest Chicago in 2016.

[42] Full-length album Retrofuture was released on September 13, 2019, on Rise Records,[43] followed by 2 music videos "Devil That You Don’t Know"[44] and "Mi Amor La Luna".

[46] In January 2020, the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame updated their Right Here, Right Now exhibit, which focuses on current pop stars, with artifacts from Tiger Army, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Adam Lambert, and Kacey Musgraves, which included Stijepovic's custom made shirt, shoes and bass strings.

[49] Djordje Stijepovic's solo work is greatly influenced by traditional jazz and world music, especially from the Balkans and the Middle East.

[18] Stijepovic regularly performs in duos with world's leading bellydancers of tribal fusion genre including Rachel Brice and Mira Betz.

[51] On December 18, 2019, he was awarded the "Vojin Draskoci" statuette, for his contribution to the development of World music[52] and played another solo show with the same band members.

His session studio work includes Beats Antique (electronica),[54] Tina Guo[55](Classical crossover), Rupa and the April Fishes (reggae),[56] Kiosk (Persian), Marcelo (hip hop), Kal (Romani) and many others.

[57] Some other live collaborations include guitar virtuoso Tommy Emmanuel; rock'n'roll pioneers Donovan,[58] Wanda Jackson, Dale Hawkins, Scotty Moore band, DJ Fontana, Sonny Burgess, Joe Clay, Eddie Bond, Gene Summers; blues giants Billy Boy Arnold, Jody Williams; jazz legend Don Randi; swing sensation Squirrel Nut Zippers; pop star Aaron Carter[59] and many others.

[68]Stijepovic most often cites Stray Cats, Clash, Motörhead, Tom Waits and Charlie Mingus as his main musical inspirations.

The symbol that can be seen under the strings is Stijepovic's logo, which is a stylized combination of the first letter of his name (Ђ – DJ in Cyrillic) and bass clef, made by the artist Zeljko Gajic.

He has interviewed legends like Marshall Lytle, Ray Campi, James Kirkland and discovered new players like Nicolas Dubouchet, Ryan Gould, Beau Sample and others.

Solo With Tiger Army With Molotov With Drake Bell With Fishtank Ensemble With Atomic Sunset With Shira Utfila With Marsya With Havana Whisper With Balkan Music Club With the Blue Note Cats