Mitar Subotić, born June 23, 1961 in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia, was a Serbian musician, composer, and record producer who also worked under the pseudonyms Rex Ilusivii and Suba. After obtaining a university degree in composition and orchestration from the University of Novi Sad and studying electronic music in Belgrade, Subotić began recording experimental and ambient tracks in the early 1980s, gaining early exposure when his recordings were broadcast on Radio Novi Sad. In 1986, his fusion of electronic music and traditional lullabies, In The Mooncage, was awarded a UNESCO scholarship, which led to a three-month research trip to Brazil. Subotić emigrated to São Paulo on March 15, 1990. The debut studio album Disillusioned! was released in 1987, followed by the collaboration The Dreambird with Goran Vejvoda, which was recorded in Paris and released in 1994, and the album Angel's Breath with Milan Mladenović in 1994. Subotić produced and arranged works for numerous Brazilian artists, culminating in the studio album São Paulo Confessions, which was released in November 1999 by labels including Trama, Crammed Discs, Sony Records, and Island Records. The record received international acclaim and was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. On November 2, 1999, Subotić died at age 38 due to smoke inhalation during a studio fire while attempting to save his recordings with Bebel Gilberto. Posthumously, the non-profit organization The Suba Institute was founded in 2000, and a group of collaborators released the tribute album Tributo (2002).
