Branko Trajkov (born 9 October 1966), also known by his stage name Trak, is a Croatian musician and record producer who is most notable as the drummer of rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje. Also, he organizes creative and music therapy drum workshops for children and adults. Music career As a child, Trajkov was a fan of Bijelo Dugme. His father took him to the 1976 album Eto! Baš hoću! promotion concert in Dom Sportova, Zagreb. There he got motivation for a future occupation. In 1979, he graduated from a lower music school where he had got piano lessons. Later, he self-learned to play a guitar. In 1983, Trajkov joined a band Karavele, which was a support tour band of rock bands Električni Orgazam and Idoli. After that, in the late 1980s he was member of several rock bands such as Mačke and the Rocket Stars. In 1990, he became a drummer of then established a rockabilly teen bend Fantomi. He left the band after their breakup in 1994. In 1994, Trajkov got a job at Croatian Radiotelevision, and the next year at the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall. He worked there as a record producer until 1997. In the early 2000s, he joined the 7/8 band, a pit orchestra of Ezerki, a Zagreb-based women's choir that performs traditional Macedonian folk songs. At the same time, he worked with Lidija Bajuk on her four studio albums and perform on some concerts. In 2011, Trajkov got mandate from Native American tribe Picuris Pueblo to perform their ceremonial dance; the "Sun-Moon Dance". Also, he is a member of the Croatian Freelance Artists' Association. Zabranjeno pušenje (1996–present) Trajkov joined Zabranjeno Pušenje in the fall of 1996. His first performance came on the band concerts in Zagreb and Sarajevo when recordings for the live album Hapsi sve! (1998) happened. After that, he participated in the recording of the sixth studio album Agent tajne sile (1999), as well as all the later ones; Bog vozi Mercedes (2001), Live in St. Louis (2004), Hodi da ti čiko nešto da (2006), Muzej revolucije (2009), Radovi na cesti (2013), Šok i nevjerica (2018), and Karamba! (2022). Alongside with the Zabranjeno pušenje members Sejo Sexon and Robert Boldižar, Trajkov is a member of the Shaderwan Code. It is a joint group of Zabranjeno pušenje and Zagreb Mosque Choir Arabeske. Trajkov worked on their albums Kad procvatu behari (2011) and Ah, što ćemo