Johnny Rankovic is a media composer, music producer, guitarist and songwriter based in London, UK. Originally from Belgrade, Serbia, he made his name there as the youngest author of a full rock album, which he released at only 12 years old in 2016 and frontman of the band Johnny Rankovic & The Churlians, with whom he performed in large venues and festivals across the country (EXIT Festival 2017, Belgrade Beer Fest 2019, Tasmajdan stadium 2016…). Alongside that, he had several notable solo performances, including being a special guest of 2Cellos in 2018.

In 2022, he shifted his career focus to music production and scoring for media and moved to London.

He graduated from BIMM University in London with distinction in Music & Sound Production, where he focused on composing and producing music for films, games and TV. Now, he is pursuing his Master’s degree in Composition for Screen. In addition, he holds a Copyright Law in the Music Business certificate from Berklee.
As a composer, Johnny is extremely passionate about utilising live performance, unconventional scoring methods and bespoke sounds in his scoring workflow rather than relying on commercial sample libraries, which is why his Master’s thesis focuses on using guitar, found sounds and custom sampled instruments to enhance sonic identity and emotional engagement in film music.

Johnny received multiple awards for his work, including the EXIT Youth Hero 2016, UK Songwriting Contest Semi-Finalist in 2015 and 2017 and was chosen as one of the personalities of the year twice in 2013 and 2016.

He has also been active in charity work since 2013, for which he has been awarded numerous times.