From.UZ

FROMUZ was formed in the summer of 2004 in the city of Tashkent. The band's history is very simple. Session guitarist, Vitaly Popeloff, and his buddy, bass player (and novice producer), Andrew Mara-Novik, decided to play music together. They wanted to compose music that would bring the greatest pleasure to themselves, which could help to splash out emotions, to express their ideas and feelings. The first experiments, with just two of them playing, did not suit their expectations. However, the search for like-minded people did not take too much time. Old friends, such as drummer, Vladimir Badirov, and composer/arranger (and actor), Albert Khalmurzayev (keyboards), came to support the new project. Everyone had his own experience, own taste and zeal, a personal vision of the world. The common connection was a sincere love of complex music, with high demands towards creativity and performance. The band agreed that the music would be instrumental and come from the heart, without aim for commercial viability. Their goal was to raise the level of quality of instrumental music. This only confirmed their wish to continue their collaboration. This is the birth of the band. It was through this experience (and experiment) that Fromuz has gauged their music against an audience in their homeland. Now, they are ready to share their music with audiences outside Uzbekistan, ready for other stages and the next step.