SunStroke Project, history, line-up, discography, singles, videos, achievements and awards, interesting facts. SunStroke Project, history, line-up, discography, singles, videos, achievements and awards, interesting facts Members of the sunstroke project group
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SunStroke Project - it is a symbiosis of violin, saxophone, live vocals and fashionable chaos of music.
The project has existed for more than a year, but it already has several official remakes of world hits, and its own singles, which occupy the leading lines of the charts in Romania and Moldova…
Popular hits from the SunStroke Project
- run away
- epic sax
- Party
- Walking in the rain
- no crime
Command structure:
Anton Ragoza(Violin) - the composer of the team, until recently the conductor chamber orchestra, winner of a series of prestigious awards in the field of classical music. He is also a track arranger for many artists. It has great experience performances in the modern electronic genre team “SunStroke project” in many cities.
Sergey Stepanov(Saxophone) - is the author of parts for saxophone, also one of the best jazz musicians of his city and winner of 3 awards in this field… He has extensive experience in performing in the team of the modern electronic genre “SunStroke project”; in many cities …
Vocalist Sergey Yalovitsky(Bucharest - Chisinau) - is the most prominent representative new wave vocalists, this is evidenced by prizes - "Duet of the Year 2007, 2008" - first place, "Songs of the World" - 2nd place, "Eastern Bazaar" (Crimea) - 2nd place, "Faces of Friends" Festival (07) - Grand Prix , Golden voice (18 countries and 80 participants) - 2nd place, etc. Sings in all genres… SunStroke Project together with Olea Tira 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.
The bright performance of the "SunStroke Project" is built on modern instrumental processing of hits from world pop music, accompanied by live vocals. The group's repertoire includes a large block of Romanian pop hits by such performers as INNA, MoRandi, AKCENT, etc. All pensions are performed in Romanian, Moldovan and English. The main sound is electronic violin and saxophone.
The SunStroke Project group offers its listeners several options for a live show, which include not only hits that many people know, such as: Walking In The Rain, Run Away, Sax U Up, Epic Sax, Play With Me, Believe And More.. But also world dance works in the unique sound of the SunStroke Project, created in collaboration with the best club DJs in Europe. All covers are made in the signature style of the SunStroke Project Mix, with bright vocals, electronic violin and saxophone. All compositions are designed in the style of Commercial House, so the dance mood and positive mood are guaranteed!
Case of cover compositions in the style of SunStroke Mix:
1. Avicii - Sweet Dreams
2. BodyBangers - Sunshine Day
3. DJ Wayko - El Mariachi
4. Housebrothers - To The Moon & Back
5. Steve Angello vs. House Of Pain - Knas Around
6. Kurd Maverick - Ring Ring Ring
7. Andrew Steel - La Revolution In Paradise
8. Sid Templer press. SCAM - Club Belgrade
9. Spit - Falling
10 Eric Prydz - Pjanoo
"SunStroke Project" band/Still from YouTube-Eurovision Song Contest video
Participants of Eurovision 2017 from Moldova arranged a wedding right on the stage of the first semi-final of the contest
The group "SunStroke Project", representatives of Moldova at the song contest, passes in the results audience voting. The band's dossier and video of the performance in the first semi-final with the song "Hey Mamma" is on Styler.
Moldova at Eurovision 2017: "SunStroke Project" band
Representatives of Moldova with the incendiary song "Hey Mamma" captivated the audience and were able to go to the final of Eurovision 2017. It is noteworthy that this is the second song contest in the creative career of the "SunStroke Project" group. The artists made their Eurovision debut in 2010 when they represented their country in Oslo together with Olya Tira. Then they managed to take only 22nd place in the final, but this year the chances of success for the "SunStroke Project" may be much higher. After the first semi-final of Eurovision 2017, the representatives of Moldova got into the TOP-10 of the bookmaker rating.
The SunStroke Project was founded in 2008 by violinist Anton Ragoza and saxophonist Sergei Stepanov. The idea to play together came to the guys while serving in the army. A curious incident helped to come up with a name for the group, when, while working in the field, Anton happened to sunstroke.
On this moment the vocalist of the group is Sergey Yalovitsky. Together with Olya Tira "SunStroke Project" participated in Eurovision 2010. In 2015 they again tried their hand at the national selection for the contest, taking 3rd place. Luck smiled on the guys in 2017. They took part in the selection "O melodie pentru Europa 2017", became winners and got the opportunity to sing on the stage of Eurovision 2017 in Kyiv.
Group "SunStroke Project" with the song "Hey Mamma" entered the top ten best performers the first final of the competition and will perform in the final of Eurovision 2017, which will be held on May 13.
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!!!
"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 national stage. So in the history of the group opened new page- 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. Participates in numerous national and international competitions, receiving prizes in the field of 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 group "SpeX", 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 dance moves which he performs while playing the saxophone made him famous.
He has been playing with musical groups dreaming of becoming a famous saxophonist. In 2005 Sergey Stepanov graduated from the 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 in spite of it 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 was the Star Rain competition, after which Sergey was admitted to the Elat cultural and sports center, where he continues to perform on stage, participating in various concerts and competitions. Formed under the influence of the style and music of the groups: 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. Its program included productions worldwide 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
