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Artist
Off Beat
12+ albums
rockabillyrhythm and bluesrussianRock and Rollska
about
The history of "Off Beat" band is directly linked with its leader and inspirer Denis Mazhukov. In spring of 1994 drummer Igor Danilkin, bass guitar player Dmitry Gaidukov and piano player Denis Mazhukov (all of them former musicians of "[[Bravo" band) found out that Yevgeny Khavtan, the founder and the head of "Bravo" intended ]]to replace some of the band's players. Igor, Dmitry and Denis decided to form their own band within "Bravo" that would be unique in Russian show-biz. Igor Danilkin suggested naming it "Off Beat" bearing in mind the musical meaning of the term. After several rehearsals and arrival to the band of a veteran rock-n-roll guitar player, Valery Gelyuta, from the "Staraya Gvardiya" ("The Old Guard") band, "Off Beat" gives its first concert In the "Alyabyeff" club on August 12, 1994. Obviously the concert gave a start to a new age of rock-n-roll in Russia. The following autumn "Off Beat" appears in best night clubs and most prestigious venues in Moscow. It was the most pleasant surprise for old rock'n'roll fans of the 1960s generation, while the number of admirers kept increasing quickly among younger generations. The concerts were quite a success and soon the band releases its first album. In December 1994 "Off Beat" started working on their first album on "SNC Records" studio. The repertoire was rather original since besides 12 classical rock-n-roll and blues hits Denis Mazhukov suggested recording in his own version several songs composed by his father,
