ŽIVOJIN KUZMANOVIĆ je diplomirao gitaru na Akademiji Umetnosti u Novom Sadu a usavršavao se na specialističkim studijama kod prof. Vere  Ogrizović na FMU u Beogradu. Pohađao je seminare kod eminentnih domaćih i svetskih gitarista i pedagoga kao što su: L. Trier, A. Desiderio, Z. Dukić, C. Cotsiolis, G. Nunez, S. Assad, C. Marchione, G. Bandini, S. Tošić, M. Tadić i mnogi drugi. Višestruko nagrađivan kao takmičar i kao profesor. Od priznanja izdvajaju se Prva nagrada na Republičkom takmičnju gitarista 2001. godne kao i Prva nagrada na Saveznom takmičenju gitarista iste godine. Dobitnik je i „Priznanja grada Novog Sada za izuzetna dostignuća na polju muzičke pedagogije“ kao i „Priznanje Autonomne pokrajine Vojvodine za vrhunske rezultate na polju umetnosti – muzike“. Nastupao je širom Vojvodine kao solista i kao član Novosadskog gitarskog tria. Pedagoškim radom bavi se od 2000. godine a učenici u njegovoj klasi osvajači su prvih nagrada na svim najznačajnijim takmičenjima u zemlji i regionu kao što su: Vojvodina Guitar Fest (Novi Sad), Republičko takmičenje (Beograd), Guitar Art Festival (Beograd), Gitar fest (Banja Luka, BIH) , Split Guitar Festival (HR), Nikšić Guitar Fest (Crna Gora), Međunarodni Guitar Festival Leskovac, Festival muzičkih i baletskih škola Srbije i mnoga druga. Na istim redovno gostuje i kao član žirija i predavač na seminarima. Licenciran je i kao instruktor za gitaru britanske akademije ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music) za jugoistočnu Evropu.
Podpredsednik je i jedan od osnivača Asocijacije Gitarista Vojvodine (www.agv.org.rs) kao i koordinator i izvršni član organizacionog tima Vojvodina Guitar Festa i World Guitar Competition (worldguitarcompetition.com).
Koautor je priručnika za gitaru „Lestvice i etide za učenike niže muzičke škole“ koji se primenjuje kao neizostavan udžbenik za učenike gitare širom Srbije i regiona. Radi kao profesor gitare u SMŠ „Isidor Bajić“ u Novom Sadu.

ZIVOJIN KUZMANOVIC graduated at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad in the class of prof. Z. Krajišnika. He studied at seminars with eminent domestic and world guitarists and pedagogues such as L. Trier, A. Desiderio, Z. Dukic, C. Cotsiolis, G. Nunez, S. Assad, C. Marchione, G. Bandini, V. Ogrizović, S.Tošić, M. Tadić many others. He was awarded as a competitor and as a professor. Some of his most memorable prizes are the First prize at the National Competition for Guitarists in 2001, as well as the First Prize at the Federal Guitar Competition of the same year. He is also awarded the „Recognition of the city of Novi Sad for outstanding achievements in the field of music pedagogy“, as well as „Recognition of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina for the top results in the field of art – music“. He performed throughout Vojvodina as a soloist and as a member of the Novi Sad Guitar Trio. He has been teaching since 2000 and students in his class are the winners on all of the most relevant competitions in the country and region, such as: Vojvodina Guitar Fest (Novi Sad), National Competition (Belgrade), Guitar Art Festival (Belgrade), Guitar Fest (Banja Luka, BiH), Split Guitar Festival (HR), Niksic Guitar Fest (Montenegro), International Guitar Festival Leskovac, Festival of Music and Ballet Schools of Serbia and many others. He is frequently invited to them as a jury member and as a lecturer at the seminars. He is also licensed as an ABRSM guitar instructor for South East Europe.
Živojin is a Vice President and one of the founders of the Guitarists Association of Vojvodina (wwa.agv.org.rs), as well as the coordinator and executive member of the Vojvodina Guitar Fest and the World Guitar Competition (worldguitarcompetition.com).
He is a co-author of Guitar Guides „Scales and Etudes for Students in the Junior Music School“, which is used as an indispensable textbook for guitar students throughout Serbia and the region. He works as a guitar teacher at the „Isidor Bajic“ Music Highschool in Novi Sad.