Bassist Nenad Zdjelar is the newest member of the Paris To Kyiv project. He began his musical education at an early age in his native Yugoslavia, playing accordion. He then studied double-bass at the Academy of Fine Arts and Music in Novi Sad, and from 1991-1998, before emigrating to Winnipeg, was a member of the orchestra of the National Theatre of Yugoslavia in Belgrade. He has also toured extensively with the Opera House of the National Theatre, performing at numerous festivals including the annual opera festival at the Acropolis in Athens.