Bio:
1990 I started to play guitar. In the left pic you can see me with my very first guitar which was a gift from a friend and certainly I would like to mention his name: 
Mircea "Bebe" Savu

 

1992 I made my first band, "Abandon", with 2 other guys. We were playing some sort of teenage heavy punk. Although we never get signed or something like that, it was a great experience for everyone. We also enjoyed being popular in our town. :-)
Abandon were:
Florin Huluba drums
Dan "Șușu" Șugar lead guitar
Călin bass, vocals
Other temporary members:
Titus Gonțea rhythm guitar
Cătălin lead guitar

1993 I left Abandon and started my own band, "Hodoronc Tronc". I intended to play 60's style songs with this new band. That time I also left the bass for the guitar. I found Marius Ghinea on bass and the band sound turned into an experimental one. I found rapper Cassanova for vocals and the band became more experimental.

1994 Finally I found a drums player (Octavian Munteanu) and the band was ready. We recorded a demo called Hodoronc M/F Tronc and I can say it was successful since we've got on the national television with 2 songs. All the music was made by me while the lyrics were made by Cassanova.
Hodoronc Tronc were:
Cassanova vocals
Marius Ghinea bass
Tavi Munteanu drums
Călin lead guitar, bass

1996 Each Hodoronc Tronc member took his own way and the band collapsed. Anyway, the sound wasn't so fresh and new anymore. I moved to Bucharest and tried to make a blues band. When the band was complete we called our selves "BrushOff Blues Band". We made some successful concerts in Bucharest's blues clubs.
BrushOff Blues Band were:
Costin Mihai vocals
Mihai Munteanu harmonica
George Nica bass
Bogdan Rusu drums
Călin lead guitar

1999 After I prepared my own computer based recording studio I tried an act with vocalist  Eugen Nagy.  We made a demo and put it on the web. You can find it at The Echoes site
The Echoes are:
Eugen Nagy vocals
Călin everything else

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