Julius Dobos writes, arranges, performs, and usually orchestrates his music. No ghostwriters:) His frequent collaborators are:

Guitarist Arnold Antoni
was born in 1971. He started playing the guitar at the age of 6. He has participated as guest musician with several groups in different styles. Besides rock and other genres, he likes to play Irish songs. He has also demonstrated various acoustic and electric guitars for musicians and the music industry. He first worked with Julius Dobos on Connecting Images, and due to his particular (and musically excellent) performance, more collaboration followed.

László Kovács - Conductor of the North-Hungarian Symphony Orchestra
After his studies at the Franz Liszt Music Academy in Budapest, he made his conducting debut at the Hungarian State Opera in his early twenties. After graduation he studied at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow and at the Bolchoi Theater with Yuri Simonov. In 1986 he won the János Ferencsik Memorial Prize and was the guest of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in England. Since 1984 he has been the artistic director and principal conductor of the North-Hungarian Symphony Orchestra of Miskolc, and due to his mastership he raised them to the highest level of performance within Hungary. He made numerous recordings and CD's (with Pro Brass in London, at the Abbey Road Studio in 1993 and in different countries). He is regularly invited to several international conductors competitions as a jury member. He conducts an average of 70 concerts a year. Awards: Franz Liszt prize (1987), Bartók Prize (1993), Pro Urbe City of Miskolc (1996), eMeRTon prize (1998). László Kovács has conducted in 17 European countries, and also in Asia and South-America.

Singer Martha Sebestyén
Nowadays, one of the most well-known Hungarian singers abroad is not a pop star, but a folk singer, Martha Sebestyén. She has performed in five continents, and her recordings are available all over the world. She recorded two songs with the French group, Deep Forest, on the Boheme album in 1995, which sold millions of copies, and she won the Grammy Award in 1996. She is the voice of the film The English Patient, awarded with 9 Oscars in 1997, in which two of her songs can be heard with the reminiscences. Martha's awards and prizes: Young Master of the Folk Arts (1974), For the Hungarian Culture (1988), Franz Liszt Prize (1991), eMeRTon Prize (1993), the Officer's Cross of the Republic's Honor (1994), Grammy Award (1996), Golden Giraffe (1996), INter-Lyre Prize (1998), Pro Budapest Prize (1999), Kossuth Prize (1999).

Nokia
is a leading global company focused on the key growth areas of wireline and wireless telecommunications. As a pioneer in mobile telephony, Nokia is the world's leading developer of digital handsets and wireless data, the world's second largest manufacturer of all mobile phones, and one of the two leading supplier of GSM-based cellular networks. Nokia is also a significant supplier of advanced transmission systems and access networks, multimedia equipment, satellite and cable receivers and other telecom-related products. The company combines it's own special style with a very human-oriented approach. Nokia strongly supports the culture and arts all over the world.

The North Hungarian Symphony Orchestra
was founded in 1963. It plays a significant role in the Hungarian music life. Its repertoire extends from baroque music to contemporary works. The orchestra gives an average of 90 concerts a year. It is a regular guest in the largest concert halls and festivals, its performances are frequently broadcast by Hungarian Radio and Television. The North Hungarian Orchestra's high performance level is proved by the many concert invitations all over the world and the number of well-known conductors associated with it.

Peter Pejtsik - Orchestrator and Cellist
was born in 1968. He grew up in a family that had multiple roots in music. His first music teacher was his uncle who taught him how to play the cello and also started him in theory and music history. After finishing at the Bartók Conservatory in Budapest as a cellist, his main interest turned to contemporary music and composition. Peter started a group with a couple of friends in 1986, called After Crying, they have always performed their own compositions. "After Crying is still my main interest and field for most of my work. In 1996 when recording the fourth album, De Profundis, I first had the chance to score for a symphony orchestra. This had always been one of my dreams. Fortunately, ever since I have worked more and more on orchestral projects in different fields of music. Mountain Flying was a great experience and I had the opportunity of sharing some fine work with Julius Dobos, the composer."

Producer Zsolt Ménesi
is the producer of Connecting Images and the creator of the album's conception. With Connecting Images and its distribution he greatly contributed in making the music of Julius Dobos known in Central Europe.

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