At twenty-seven, Čengić left his career as a guitarist to devote himself to the study of sound engineering and became a record producer. During the late 1980s, he produced records of several Sarajevo-based bands and musicians, such as LaBanda, Bombarder, Major, Elvis J. Kurtović &amp; His Meteors, and Milić Vukašinović. In 1990, he co-founded the Rasa Music Production, an independent record label that survived the siege of the city thanks to its anti-war efforts. At the same time, Čengić became a music producer on the Bosnia and Herzegovina Television and organized several light music festivals.