Dejan started playing drums at the age of 14, and has since played in many bands and projects. He studied under Dirk Brand from 1998- 2008 before enrolling at Rock- Pop- Jazz Academy (RPJam) from where he graduated in 2011. In 2009 he was the winner of Germany's Roland V-Drum Contest (where the jury included Johnny Rabb), and has been a professional musician since 2010, performing as an independent drummer in different styles as well as touring internationally with his band Diary Of Dreams.