After the split in the Sunstroke project - , former members and the authors created an alternative project - Offbeat orchestra, and some of Sunstroke's compositions rightfully passed to this project.
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For now - Creativity of Sunstroke continues by New Band -
Offbeat Orchestra – is a combination of a driving piano ,new music technology(Kaos pad, drum mashine etc.), a lively saxophone and a live quality vocal part in combination with modern rhythmic music.
This new and youthful orchestra “Offbeat” is credited with a number of performances both in the CIS - Ukraine, Russia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, etc. and Europe – Romania, Cyprus, Belgium, France, Latvia, Norway etc. The energetic guys from Offbeat orchestra take part in important festivals and open-air concerts; they perform together with such artists as Dj Tiesto , Yves larock, Fragma, Lexter, Mishel Shellers, Rio, Inna, Deep side Dj's etc.
Offbeat's music entered the top-hits lists of numerous radio stations and music collections (“Dance Paradise” (Russia) Metro Hits (Turkey) etc.) In addition to the writing their own music, the Offbeat Orchestra is also a club music show, where hit songs are combined with a live performance of the piano and saxophone, where music from the past gets a new club sound, and above all – where the original Live Performance takes place.
In 2010 the Offbeat orchestra will take part in one of the most popular Festival on Ibiza!!!
Our musicians are storming musical heights. Rybnitsa group "Doredos" reached the final " new wave”, and musicians from Tiraspol “SunStroke Project” conquered old Europe - third place at Eurovision. Formally, due to the non-recognition of Pridnestrovie, these historical achievements go to the treasury of Moldova. But our neighbors react differently to the successes of the Pridnestrovians. In Moldova, there are those who show a frank hostility to the Russian language. “This is only possible in Moldova. They are ready to break for a triumph in their homeland ”- these are the headlines of the media. And one more confirmation: political pressure on Pridnestrovie is exerted in all spheres of life. Even in music.
"Dreams Come True". At that moment, Pridnestrovie could be proud - SunStroke became the bronze medalists of Eurovision. But in Chisinau, the reaction was political. The soloist of the group Sergey Yalovitsky spoke about the realization of his dream in Russian. There was an explosion in the Moldovan media.
Elena Robu, Moldovan journalist: “I don't feel proud of these achievements. It's an unusual feeling when you can't be happy for artists who don't represent you. The guys from the SunStroke Project spoke only Russian. And now it does not matter that they come from the Transnistrian region, but it would be nice if they spoke the language of the country they represent.”
Here are the SunStroke musicians right at the Chisinau airport, on the eve of the next performance - this time in Moscow. Sergey Yalovitsky, and also Andrey Rogoza and Sergey Stepanov are graduates of the Tiraspol College of Music.
Sergey Stepanov, saxophonist of the SunStroke Project group: “This is an integral part of success, there will always be people who don’t like something: if they spoke Romanian or Moldovan, or if we were born in Chisinau, we would find something else to complain about.”
This dramatic moment divided the life of ordinary musicians from Tiraspol into "before" and "after". The song "Hey, Mamma" melted the heart of old Europe. Already having the experience of performing on the main European stage, the SunStroke Project did not dream big. We just moved forward step by step.
Sergey Stepanov, saxophonist of the SunStroke Project: “To be honest, our main task was to get to the final. Because this is the most difficult test, out of 18 countries, only 10 qualify for the first semi-final, and there are also 10 countries in the second semi-final. When countries are so powerful, with such huge budgets, it is very annoying, to be honest. As soon as the first task was completed, when we made it to the finals, we already started dreaming big.”
After the first semi-final "Hey, Mamma" was already sung not only on the stage.
In the final, the musicians would have considered fifth place as an incredible success. But the capricious Madame Fortune that evening decided not to trifle.
Anton Rogoza, violinist of the SunStroke Project group: “When we were sitting in G reinR oom, when the top four appeared on the screen, and there was a jury vote. And when the top four with the highest ratings appeared on the screen, that's when we thought about what's next.
Our musicians have been working towards this goal for nine years. The group appeared in 2008. Two years later, SunStroke entered the main European competition for the first time.
This was the first step towards success in 2017.
Sergey Yalovitsky, soloist of the SunStroke Project group: “We have already arrived with such a huge baggage of experience, we already knew what to do, what promotional tours to go on, and already directly at Eurovision, how to behave with journalists, how to behave at parties. Various moments. Not only were we in the top 10, we tried out four more times from Moldova, we have such an extended path from 2010 to 2017.”
Pavel Parfeniy, ex-soloist of the SunStroke Project: “This is a really cool startup. This is a great opportunity to express yourself, to see how rich and diverse the world is. How different views on music differ in different countries, how different strategies for PR and promotion of the project for Eurovision.
Pavel Parfeniy is the first soloist of the SunStroke Project. After he got up on a solo track. Together with Sergey Stepanov and Andrey Rogoza, he comprehended the basics of the world of music in the same Tiraspol College of Music. What is Eurovision, he knows himself. Twice he took part in the main European music competition. In 2012 as an artist. The following year, he already acted as a songwriter.
Pavel Parfeniy, ex-soloist of the SunStroke Project: “I was absolutely sure that the song would enter the chat rooms. The fact that it will be sold in digital form is, for many artists, perhaps even more important than the position itself on the list, who is the winner. But so that they rise high, I did not expect. And, to tell the truth, I kindly envy them.
Meet, for relatives, just Misha, in music world- DJ Michael Ra. It is he, a native of the village of Teya, Grigoriopol region, who wrote the music, without exaggeration, for the anthem of this summer.
DJ Michael RA: “I came to the studio with an idea. The guys listened, they said that it was a cool track. Let's make it a hit. Now this composition is in the world according to the charts in iTunes in 26th place, that is, it is higher than Lady Gaga, Timberlake.
Now Misha is only 20 years old, and he is sure that his main hit is yet to come. DJ Michael is working on new tracks for the SunStroke Project. The guys have plans to work together with famous artists. Their names are so thundering in the world of music that they are still kept secret.
Anton Rogoza, violinist of the SunStroke Project: “It's a secret for now. There are actually a lot of offers. We will not reveal all the cards yet. But the only thing I want to say is that we have prepared for the arrival after Eurovision. We wrote a couple of tracks before leaving there, which we prepared, which were completely finished. And now, while we do not have time for studio work, sit down to write new songs, and we already have two blanks in perfect condition. And now we will shoot clips for both tracks.”
But that's in the future. Now Tiraspol musicians have a marathon of concerts, flights, interviews, talk shows, official receptions. Andrei Malakhov also invited guests to the First Channel "SunStroke Project". Recognition, fame, success - Sergey Yalovitsky, Sergey Stepanov and Anton Rogoza went to this for a long time.
Sergey Stepanov, saxophonist of the SunStroke Project: “I really want to sleep. If we get at least four hours of sleep in the near future, it will be wonderful.”
Third place at Eurovision. These guys have come a long way to success. Millions of views, enthusiasm of the European public and real recognition. Formally for Moldova, but in Transnistria they know the truth.
Sun Stroke Project- group from Moldova. Together with Olea Tira, they represented the Republic of Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, which took place in Norway. The group with the song "Run Away" won the national selection, the final of which was held on March 6, 2010 in Chisinau.
Story
- The SunStroke Project group was founded in 2008 in the city of Tiraspol (Transnistria). The group included violinist Anton Ragoza and saxophonist Sergei Stepanov, who met while serving in the army.
- The name of the group appeared due to a curious situation, when Anton and Sergey served in the army (orchestra) and went to work in the field, Anton received a sunstroke. As a result, the guys decided to call their group "SunStroke Project".
- The band members met producer Alexei Myslitsky in one of the clubs in Odessa. Alexey suggested that the team come to Chisinau and try their hand at the Moldovan music market.
- From 2008 to 2009 Pavel Parfeniy was the vocalist of the group.
- In 2009, the group performed for the first time in the National Final of Eurovision 2009, where the group took third place with the song "No Crime".
- After Pasha Parthenia left the group, a casting was announced, thanks to which a new vocalist Sergey Yalovitsky appeared in the group.
Group composition
- Anton Ragoza - violin, composer
- Sergey Stepanov - saxophone
- Sergey Yalovitsky - vocals
Discography
- run away
- Summer
- no crime
- Sax You Up
- In your eyes
- Walking in the Rain
- Sax You Up
- Superman
- Scream
- Party (Official Audio)
- Go on
Singles
- Sunstroke project feat Pasha - No Crime (3:04)
- Sunstroke project - In your eyes (3:52)
- Sunstroke project - Scream (3:25)
- Sunstroke project - Walking in the rain (3:25)
- Sunstroke project
- Sunstroke project feat Olia Tira - Run away (2:59)
- Sunstroke project feat Jucătoru - Go on (3:28)
Clips
- Run Away (feat. [[Olia Tira|Olia Tira])]
- Sunstroke Project and Olia Tira - Superman (Live)
- Sunstroke Project - Set My Soul On
- Sunstroke Project - Walking in the rain (Official Video HD)
Achievements and awards
In 2010 SunStroke Project and Olea Tira represented Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 and finished 22nd.
In July 2012 SunStroke Project and Boris Koval were awarded gold medals at the international competition "World Star" in Hollywood
In January 2013, the song "Walking In The Rain" took 1st place in the Superchart Radio Record
After the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, Sergey Stepanov, thanks to his extravagant appearance and movements on stage, is known on the Internet under the pseudonym Epic Sax Guy. A lot of videos have been posted on YouTube, with a looped playback of a saxophone loss and a video sequence with Sergey dancing, parodies or remixes.
In 2012, Olya Tira and the Sunstroke Project with the song "Superman" were accused of plagiarizing the song "Mr. Originality" by the Romanian artist Simplu. As a result, the guys did not even go to the first stage of the national selection contest Eurovision 2012.
"Sun Stroke Project"- a musical group that combines in its work different musical genres: dance, pop, club music, house, representing a symbiosis of modern violin, saxophone, live vocals.
The group's current members are Sergey Yalovitsky, Anton Ragoza and Sergey Stepanov. Anton Ragoza is the band's violinist and main songwriter, Sergei Stepanov is the saxophonist, and Sergei Yalovitsky is the band's vocalist.
The group "SunStroke" was formed in 2007 by two young Tiraspol residents during their service in a military band. Initially, the group included only violinist Anton Ragoza and saxophonist Sergei Stepanov. The name of the group was chosen by Anton when one day he received a sunstroke on the parade ground. They began to remix popular songs, adding the sound of live instruments to them.
Then there was participation in the "Evolution Party" along with such celebrities as Lexter, Michell Shellers, Fragma, Yves La Rock.
After this performance, it was decided to combine the sound of two instruments with vocals. So a new member appeared in the group -. In November 2008, the SunStroke Project participated in the Dance 4 Life Festival, hosted by a star trance music DJ Tiesto.
Fame for the SunStroke Project group was brought by the release of the first single "No Crime", with which the group took part in the national selection for Eurovision, taking 3rd place. The group begins to appear the first fans. In July 2009, the tracks "In Your Eyes" and "Summer" were released, produced by Alex Brashovyan, who previously worked with the group. The tracks immediately got into the rotation of all radio stations in Moldova. In the same year, the group went on their first tour of the cities of Romania, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Russia. The group also creates remixes of compositions by Axwell, Yves La Rock, and other famous artists.
At the end of July 2009, the contract with Pasha Parfeni ended, who decided to start solo career and left the group. A casting was announced to fill the vacant position of the vocalist. Among the many candidates, Sergei Yalovitsky was chosen. He already took part in the preselection for Eurovision 2008 under the name Jay Mon with the track "Point of view". Immediately afterwards, the band recorded new version"In Your Eyes", and the first new single released with Yalovitsky is "Believe".
At the end of 2009 "SunStroke Project" again participate in the national selection of Eurovision. Together with Olya Tira, they present the track "Run Away", which brought them victory at the national stage. So in the history of the group a new page was opened - the Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo. The saxophone of Sergey Stepanov at the competition became known throughout the Internet as a meme "Epic Sax Guy". Remixes of his saxophone solo garnered millions of views on Youtube, despite the fact that the group took only 22nd place in the competition. The SunStroke Project build on their success with the release of the tracks "Sax U Up" and "Epic Sax". Other singles from this period were "Scream", "Listen" and "Play With Me".
In 2011, the SunStroke Project signed a contract with Lavina Digital, then held about 200 concerts throughout Europe. The group re-applied for participation in Eurovision 2012 with the song "Superman", but did not pass the pre-selection. In the summer of 2012, the SunStroke Project won gold medal at the WCOPA competition in Los Angeles as the best vocal-instrumental project. At the end of 2012, the songs "Walking in the rain" and "Epic Sax" take first place in the charts of the largest radio stations in Russia - DFM and Radio Record. The band's tracks are used on various TV shows in Russia.
In 2015 "SunStroke Project" take part in Moldovan preselection for Eurovision with two songs - "Lonely" and "Day After Day" (with Michael Ra), where they took third place with "Day After Day". The band visited Eurovision 2015 in Vienna together with Lydia Isak as video bloggers.
In 2011-2014, the tracks "Sunshine Day", "Set My Soul On", "Party" and "Amore" were released. The group's most recent singles are "Dam Dam Dam", "Home" and "Maria Juana".
"Hey Mamma" was released digitally in 2017. The song was created by DJ Michael Ra and the SunStroke Project. Alina Galetskaya wrote the text, she also wrote the text of “Run Away” in 2010. Yuri Rybak, well-known from the show “Dancing” on TNT and his participation in Eurovision 2013 and 2016, worked on the production of the number.
The SunStroke Project's performance at Eurovision 2017 was very spectacular, which brought them third place in this music competition - an excellent result for both the group and the country.
Below is short biographies each member of the SunStroke Project.
Anton Ragoza- violinist, founder of the SunStroke Project group, author of the group name and author of most of the group's songs, composer, arranger.
Born in 1986 in Tiraspol, Republic of Moldova. He inherited his love for music and violin from his father. At some point, I realized that music is his life, everything he wants to do. enrolled in music school quite late - at the age of 13, which did not prevent successful studies. Then he studies at the College of Music in, becoming a violinist, violist and conductor. Takes part in numerous national and international competitions, receiving prizes in the field classical music. However, Anton's musical tastes are multilateral, they are formed under the influence of the albums "Scooter", "The Prodigy", "Moby", etc.
While living in Tiraspol, Anton wrote a lot of music for the SpeX band, which performs trance-instrumental music. Anton has accumulated rich experience of performing in the bands performing modern electronic music.
He went to serve in the army, where he plays in a military band. There he met Sergei Stepanov. Trying to give a new sound to the instruments, they began to experiment. Their duet was becoming more and more popular, and they decided to come up with a name for it. Anton once got a sunstroke on the parade ground and suggested the name "SunStroke". Without wasting much time, they released their first album, called "Don" t word more ...".
After military service, the musicians decided to turn the SunStroke Project into a trio, the duet was joined by singer Pasha Parfeni. They sang in clubs, mainly in Tiraspol and Odessa. One day in Odessa, they met with MC Mislea, who invited them to come to and try their hand at the music market in Moldova. For some time Anton worked as a conductor in one of the Chisinau orchestras. Anton never aspired to popularity, always preferring to stay in the background, and only composing music that touches people's hearts.
Among the members of the group, he is distinguished by his original style, constant mobility and crazy behavior on stage. Anton is very active, always on the move, he has a thousand plans and ideas, but at the same time he loves to spend time with his family, play football and travel. He is afraid to fly on airplanes.
Sergey Stepanov- saxophonist and founder of the SunStroke Project, aka Epic Sax Guy (named after entering the Guinness Book Eurovision-2010).
Born in 1984 in Tiraspol, Republic of Moldova. He admits that from an early age he fell in love with music, and the desire to express his feelings through music was so great that he constantly worked in this direction. He entered a music school in Tiraspol, and since his mother insisted that he also study dancing, he followed her advice, even if he did not like it. Now he admits that, although he has been playing the saxophone for a long time and achieved great success in this, it was the dance moves that he performs while playing the saxophone that made him famous.
He has been playing with musical groups dreaming of becoming a famous saxophonist. In 2005 Sergei Stepanov graduated College of Music in Tiraspol. After college followed military service in , where he met with Anton Ragoza, with whom they created the SunStroke group, known today as the SunStroke Project.
His musical taste was formed under the influence of the albums of Leonid Agutin and Valery Syutkin, he studies the saxophone, listens and performs a lot jazz music David Sanborn and Erik Marienthal, and later contemporary DJs David Guetta, David Vendetta and Tiesto, who left a significant imprint on his style and musical thinking, were added to the list.
For Sergey, it is important that the music he performs contains the breath of life that inspires and gives him creative energy. Professional performance and stage movements made him famous.
On the Internet, he is known as the Epic Sax Guy. There are many videos on YouTube with his performances of remixes and parodies of Sergey's dances.
In 2014, Sergey was included in the Eurovision 2010 Book of Records, which includes the most spectacular moments of the song contest in different years. In 2017, the group sang again at the Eurovision Song Contest, where they took third place with the song "Hey Mamma". Many tabloids of the world wrote "Epic Sax Guy is back", and new videos of him dancing appeared on the Internet.
At the same time, he admits that sometimes he feels awkward on stage, but his graceful movements delight the audience. In 2011, he married Olga Deliu, they had a son, Mikhail, who is the best achievement in their lives. He loves movies and food, the gym and table tennis. And, despite his manly appearance, he is afraid of dentists.
Sergey Stepanov loves his country, because his family and friends are here, he can create high-quality work here, there are growth prospects.
He sincerely believes that in order to achieve success in life and on stage, courage is needed, an insane love for life, music and everything you do, because the public loves courageous artists, enthusiasts of their work. So he follows his dream, to the delight of his fans.
Sergei Yalovitsky- lead singer of the group "Sun Stroke Project".
Born in 1987 in Chisinau in a family of musicians, which determined his fate from early childhood.
As a child, he successfully participates in music competitions, performs on the school stage and at other events. The decisive factor in the development of his career is the competition " star Rain", after which Sergey was accepted to the Elat cultural and sports center, where he continues to perform on stage, participating in various concerts and competitions. It was formed under the influence of the style and music of the bands: Prodigy, The Offspring, Linkin Park. Later he became interested in the work of Stevie Wonder, George Benson.
During this time, he gained the experience necessary for professional singing, and becomes a singer on sea cruises. His program included productions of world famous musicals such as "Cats", "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat", "Amazing Grace", "Phantom of the Opera", etc. In three years he visited 35 countries on four continents - South America, Africa, Europe and even Antarctica.
He is truly proud of the music the band plays and especially that it is so highly acclaimed by the public.
Like the other two members of the group, he is a good family man and enjoys spending time with his loved ones. During the tour, he likes to travel, meet new people, enjoy the band's music. He believes that he has chosen the most beautiful profession, does it with soul and enjoys the fact that the public understands and appreciates it.
Today we can say that the group "Sun Stroke Project" defined by such concepts as music, friendship, passion, success. The members of the group are three young, dynamic, active and full of life people who have already won the audience both in Moldova and abroad, becoming famous.
They have great plans for the future, they plan to launch an album recorded in a completely new way.
Discography:
In your eyes
- Rain
- Summer
- Run Away (feat. Olia Tira)
- No Crime
- Sax You Up
- Walking in the Rain
- Sax You Up
- Rain Scream
Sunstroke Project is the group that will represent Moldova at the upcoming Eurovision 2017. This is a musical trio, which consists of three talented young people. Learn more about the team.
Sunstroke Project - line-up and band history
Sunstroke Project is Sergey Yalovitsky, Anton Ragoza and Sergey Stepanov. Anton is a talented violinist and composer all rolled into one, creating songs for the band. Prior to that, he was for some time a conductor in the Chisinau Orchestra in Moldova, and also won several significant awards for performing classical music. But despite this, he is an experienced musician working in the fashionable genre of electronic music. Stepanov is a phenomenal saxophonist, and Yalovitsky is the voice of the band.
At first, Anton Ragoz and Sergey Stepanov wrote their songs for a couple of their instruments. In 2007, the musicians decided to create a duet and called it Sunstroke (" Sunstroke"). Their repertoire consisted of remixes of popular songs using live instruments.
The next step to fame was the Evolution Party project. The Sunstroke group participated in it along with such stars of the European scene as Lexter, the German trance group Fragma, music producer Yves La Rock and Michell Shellers. In 2008, the duo decided to complement the symbiosis of two musical instruments vocals - and another member appeared in the team, Pasha Parfeniy. In the autumn of the same year, the updated line-up of the group with an updated name - Sunstroke Project - participated in the Dance 4 Life competition, which is held famous musician in the world of trance DJ Tiesto.
The group won its first real fans when they participated in the national selection for Eurovision with a song called No Crime. Then they took only third place, but this test was an important step in the career ladder.
In the summer of 2009 the band released two official singles - In Your Eyes and Summer. The release of new tracks was handled by fashionable sound producer Alex Brashovean, who previously collaborated with the band O-Zone. They immediately found themselves in the rotation of major radio stations in the country, and a little later the first concert tour took place, in which they visited the countries former CIS and Russian cities. In addition, they released remixes of compositions by some European stars.
When Pasha's contract with the group ended in the summer of 2009, he decided not to renew it, but to take up solo career. After that, a casting was announced for a new vocalist, and of all the contenders, Sergey Yalovitsky turned out to be the most worthy. The first track presented by the new line-up was Believe.
In 2011, the Sunstroke Project entered into a cooperation agreement with a small Ukrainian music holding Lavina Digital, and soon played more than two hundred concerts in different countries Europe.
The following year brought them the gold of the WCOPA (International Talent Olympiad) as the best instrumental and vocal group in the world. In addition, the singles Walking in the rain (“Walking in the rain”) and Epic Sax (“Epic saxophone”) took pride of place in the rotations of the largest Russian radio stations.
Participation in Eurovision
About the first attempt to pass qualifying round we told above. For the second time, the musicians went to try their luck in 2009 with the single Run Away. It turned out to be victorious, and the group went to Oslo to represent Moldova at international competition songs with singer Olya Tira.
The audience of the show especially remembered the saxophone solo from Sergey Stepanov: they began to call him Epic Sax Guy, and remixes of this melody gained several million views on YouTube. That year, the musicians managed to win only twenty-second place - between the Norwegian Didrik Solli-Tangen and the team from Cyprus, John Liligrin with by The islanders.
The next time, in 2012, the team of musicians - Sunstroke Project and Olea Tira - were again chosen as representatives from Moldova, but did not pass the selection.
In 2015, the team again participated in the local preselection, but at the event itself they acted as bloggers together with Lydia Isak. This year, the group will again represent their country at. This time with the song Hey Mamma.
A stylish melody in a modern electronic style, a saxophone theme and groovy male voices - that's what the audience should expect from the performance of the guys. Sunstroke Project are experienced Eurovision participants, so let's wish them good luck.