Croatian saxophonist and conductor Dragan Sremec is Professor of Saxophone at the Zagreb Academy of Music, where he has also served as Vice-Dean. He studied saxophone with Josip Nochta and conducting with Igor Gjadrov at the Zagreb Academy, later perfecting his artistry with Daniel Deffayet at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris and Eugene Rousseau at Indiana University in Bloomington as a Fulbright Scholar.

Founder of the Zagreb Saxophone Quartet, Sremec has been its long-time member and recording artist, earning numerous awards including several Porin prizes. He has appeared as soloist with leading orchestras such as the Zagreb Philharmonic, HRT Symphony Orchestra, Slovenian Philharmonic, U.S. Navy Band, and the French Republican Guard Band, performing under conductors including Kazushi Ono, Pavle Dešpalj, Nikša Bareza, and Vjekoslav Šutej. He has premiered more than fifty works, many written for him or his quartet, and has recorded extensively for radio, television, and on disc.

Sremec was Artistic Director and founder of the Josip Nochta International Saxophone Competition, and in 2018 served as Artistic Director of the 18th World Saxophone Congress in Zagreb, hosting over 1,900 participants from nearly 50 countries. He is a frequent jury member at international competitions and gives masterclasses throughout Europe, the USA, and beyond.