In septembrie 2008, Octav ii face cunostinta lui Paul cu Claudiu, un chitarist foarte talentat si ravnit de multe trupe, pentru o eventuala colaborare cu The Marker, iar baietii decid sa incerce, un pretext bun fiind inscrierea in concursul Global Battle of the Bands, cel mai mare concurs de muzica live din lume. Acum The Marker, completati de piesa lipsa, incepea sa sune mai inchegat iar Paul era mai relaxant si focalizat mai mult pe interpretare vocala. Cu curaj si incredere se inscriu in concurs (GBOB) si fac o impresie foarte buna si castiga Finala romaneasca. Ulterior participa la Marea finala, la Londra, unde fac si acolo e impresie buna fiind remarcati de foarte multa lume buna, printre care si Glam Matlock, basistul si liderul trupei Sex Pistols, care le inmaneaza trofeul de bronz “Cea mai buna trupa romaneasca noua”. Concursul GBOB avea sa impringa trupa mult in fata si in atentia presei si producatorilor muzicali.

In vara 2009 The Marker semneaza contract de productie cu casa de discuri Roton cu care vor produce primul album The Marker.
Dupa ce au reprezenat Romania la Londra, in cardul GBOB (Global Battle of Bands), baietii se prezinta la preselectia pentru Festivalul International Cerbul de Aur, preselectie de care reusesc sa treaca, iar acum stim cu totii deja, au adus Romaniei Cerbul de Argint la editia din 2009 a festivalului desfasurat in fiecare an in Piata Sfatului din Brasov.

Paul a inceput sa cante la chitara la varsta de 14 ani, iar la 15 ani s-a inscris la canto la Scoala Populara de Arte Brasov, la prof. Cristina Puia, pe care o absolveste dupa 4 ani.
Octav a inceput sa cante la 7 ani, inca din clasa I, la vioara, instrument care l-a studiat pana in liceu. Intre timp s-a indragostit de tobe si nu si-a continuat studiile in domeniul viorii.
Andrei a cantat primul cantec la 9 ani, la chitara acustica, iar de la 10 ani a inceut sa ia cursuri de chitara bass.

Claudiu a inceput sa studieze chitara la 10 ani, iar la 14 ani incepe sa studieze chitara electrica, fiind indrumat de unii din cei mai bine cotati chitaristi romani. In 2006,2007 si 2008 castiga premiul I in concursuri de chitara electrica, si tot in 2008 incepe studiile in cadrul Facultatii de Muzica Bucuresti.

English Version

It all started towards the end of 2007 when Paul Mates (lead vocals, guitar) began to dream of a band in which he could play in. Earlier, that same year, Paul, together with Andrei Prodan (backing vocals, Bass) quit the band in which they had been for 5 years.

In January 2008, Paul and Andrei put together a new band, but this time they decided on a new form and a different style.

Finding a good drummer wasn’t easy, but they had a rough idea of who they were looking for. They met Octav Capota about 2 years earlier, while he was performing at a concert alongside Claudiu Ursache. Claudiu had been invited by the organizers to perform a guitar solo.

To their joy, Octav responded positively to their invitation of joining the band. Thus The Marker was formed.
The response they got at their first concert, encouraged them to further pursue their dream and work harder on promoting The Marker. They started working on recording their first single, which they launched together with their website. The result was awesome, with around 4,000 hits, only in the first month.

This opens doors for them and in the upcoming months they will perform at different venues. Throughout this period the need for a second guitarist became obvious. When they decided to participate at the “Global Battle of the Bands,” they asked Octav ’s friend, Claudiu to join the band, and he did.

Their greatest accomplishment so far, came in October 2008, when they were declared the winners of Romania’s “Battle of the Bands” at the Hard Rock Café final in Bucharest.

In 2009 they signed a contract with Roton, a very well-known Record Company from Romania. In September 2009 they won The Silver Tag at The Golden Tag Festival, one of the most important festivals from south-estern Europe.

Band:

Paul – vocal and guitar
Octav – drums
Claudiu – guitar
Andrei – guitar

A inceput cu muzica inca din scoala generala cand a invatat sa cante la chitara la Scoala de arta din Craiova. Pe parcursul anilor a trecut prin toate genurile muzicale de la folk, rock, hip-hop, disco, industrial, rave, pop ceea ce l-a ajutat mult in productia muzicala.

Cosmin a absolvit liceul informatic din Craiova. Dupa terminarea liceu a venit in Bucuresti, unde a inceput sa lucreze ca DJ la un post de radio. A absolvit Facultatea de Drept insa nu a profesat niciodata.
In 2000, a plecat la Londra, unde a lucrat ca DJ si audio-producer la Plastik Fantastik. Tot la Londra a adoptat si numele de Tom Boxer: `Numele de Tom Boxer l-am luat in timp ce lucram in Londra, la Club Malibu Stacey. Am lucrat cativa ani in radio si ca DJ si pe productie, dar am renuntat pentru ca am inceput sa compun si sa produc muzica`. La Londra a avut ocazia sa mixeze la petreceri private pentru nume mari din showbiz-ul international ca Jamiraquai, Victoria Beckham .

Nici in Romania Cosmin nu a « scapat » de vedetele internationale asa ca in 2006 RMX-urile au fost ascultate pe iahtul lui Mike Tyson la Constanta. Intalnirea cu celebrul boxer a avut loc intamplator intr-un club unde Cosmin avea un concert alaturi de Marina, domnisoara cu care Cosmnin a lansat single-ul « Nopti de mai » . Sound-ul pieselor si mix-urile lui Cosmin i-au placut atat de tare lui Mike Tyson incat i-a invitat pe cei doi pe iahtul sau.

In Romania, a devenit cunoscut pubicului larg in 2004, cand a lansat sub label-ul nrg !a/ROTON, albumul `Caciula p-o ureche`.. . Albumul si cele doua single-uri, « Cu caciula pe-o ureche » si « Nopti de mai » au fost bine primite de publicul din Romania atragand atentia asupra lui Cosmin.

In anul 2007 a avut loc intalnirea dintre Tom Boxer si Anca Parghel. Intalnirea celor doi nu poate fi pusa decat pe seama destinului. Cosmin a ascultat-o pe Anca in cadrul unui concert si i-a propus colaborarea pe o piesa. „Chimia” din studio a fost atat de puternica incat cei doi au realizat un material intreg impreuna, albumul Zamorena, lansat in martie 2008. Definitia cea mai potrivita pentru albumul Zamorena este: combinatie intre sound invovator, un beat de club si influente soul toate dublate de vocea inconfundabila a Ancai Parghel. Fara indoila “ZAMORENA”, semnat Tom Boxer si Anca Parghel este un album de colectie!

Primul single de pe acest album a fost piesa ZAMORENA, urmata de de BRASIL, incontestabil hitul verii 2008 in Romania. Piesa BRASIL a adus bucuria de trai nu numai in Romania ci si in numeroase tari europene unde a devenit hit. Piesa « Brasil » i-a adus lui Cosmin si cateva evenimente in Rusia ;fiecare evenimenta fost un real succes.

Succesul piesei BRASIL, l-a facut pe Tom Boxer sa ia o pauza de cateva luni din dorinta de a revenii cu o piesa cel putin la fel de buna. Astfel ca in decembrie 2008 Tom Boxer a lansat un nou single, in colaborare cu JAY, A Beautiful Day : piesa a devenit in cateva luni, una dintre cele mai difuzate piese romanesti si, din nou, un mare succes. Videoclipul, regizat chiar de Cosmin, filmat in Spania, a surprins prin simplitatea si culoarea sa, aducand caldura verii in plina iarna.

Muzica este nu pasiunea ci viata lui. Mai nou si cinematografia. Dupa ce a regizat si realizat cateva videoclipuri muzicale (FLY PROJECT – K-Tinne, FLY PROJECT – Tasha, DREAM CITY – Fly Away, TOM BOXER feat ANCA PARGHEL – Zamorena, TOM BOXER feat ANCA PARGHEL – Brasil) a descoperit o adevarata pasiune pentru film si acum lucreaza alaturi de cativa actori tineri la productia unui film de lung metraj de superactiune, pe care spera sa-l poata prezenta anul viitor la Festivalul de la Cannes – project movies. Atat scenariul, regia, filmarile, montajul si coloana sonora vor fi facute
integral de Cosmin.

In afara de muzica pentru el si altii, Cosmin este indragostit si de fotografie. Multe din fotografiile sale au fost folosite pentru proiecte grafice sau pentru materiale in reviste de profil.
Si asta nu e tot: acum cateva luni Cosmin si-a lansat propria linie vestimentara. Deci clar muzele au fost darnice cu el.

Cea mai mare dorinta este sa poata vedea toata lumea (sau cat mai mult din ea)
si sa compuna piese in care sa aduca cate ceva din fiecare loc..

English Version

Tom Boxer, or on his real name – Cosmin Simionica, worked as a DJ at many radio stations in Craiova and Bucharest. In 2000, he left for London where he also worked as a DJ and producer at Plastic Fantastik.
London is also the place where he changed his name : « I decided to call myself Tom Boxer while I was working in London, at Club Malibu Stacey. I worked both as a Radio DJ & a Club DJ for a few years, but i gave up in order to become a music producer, because I discovered I like composing music. » In London he had the chance to perform at some private parties for international stars like Victoria Beckham and Jamiroquai.

In 2005 ROTON released his first album « Caciula p’o ureche » and Cosmin became a star all over Romania.

Cosmin fell in love with music while he was still in school, when he discovered the guitar, and later on learned to play it at Craiova’s School of Arts. It’s important to say that Tom broadened his music horizon by experimenting with different music genres, from folk to rock, from disco to industrial, from hip-hop to rave and pop, a thing that helped him become the producer we all know today.
While attending one of Anca Parghel’s shows, Cosmin fell in love with her music and suggested a collaboration between the two of them. The chemistry in the studio was incredible, so they decided to record not only a song but an entire record. That’s how the album „Zamorena”, released in march 2008, was born. The record is a combination between soul and club music, blending some interesting and fresh beats with Anca Parghel’s amazing voice. The first single Zamorena was a real success, followed by Brasil, the song that we can definitely call the smash hit of the summer 2008 in Romania and not only.
“Brasil” became a huge hit in Romania reaching the no. 1 spot in the Romanian Top 100 Singles Airplay and crossing over to Rusia, Bulgaria, Spain and France.

The next singles “A Beautiful Day” and “Dancing” were also smash hits in Romania and over boarders.
In december 2009 Tom Boxer’s new single, “Morena“, hit the romanian charts and became an instant success.

DJ act + vocal, 90 – 120 min
Booking: concerts@roton.ro
+40 727 200 131