STR!NG
BIOGRAPHY
The band was formed by guitarist Giorgi Marr and vocalist David Lomidze in 2000 in Tbilisi, Georgia. Band is comprised of five members. From the very beginning the band was formed by the following five members: David Lomidze – vocals, Giorgi Marr - lead guitar, David Gabelaia -rhythm guitar, Achiko Kelbakiani - bass and Sandro Chinchaladzem - drums. Soon three members changed: David Gabelaia was replaced by guitarist Levan Svanishvili, Achiko Kelbakiani was replaced by bass player Goga Kakulia and drummer Sandro Chinchaladze was replaced by Sandro Jgenti (Sani).
The band played almost at all festivals in Georgia every year also STR!NG had many solo concerts in all parts of Georgia. In 2004 Giorgi Marr played an acoustic version of some songs in Groningen, Holland on "Areals" festival. In 2005 track B 52 was taken as orginal soundtrack for the film "37 degree" and a video was shot which was shown on two Georgian music channels “1stereo” and “Georgian music box”. In 2006 string began to work with Georgian label "Step Records"and started to work on the material for the album. In summer 2006 drummer Sandro Jgenti left the band and was replaced by drummer Sandro Sakhamberidze. In 2007 the band began to record its first album in "step records" studio. The album is already complete and its name is “B52” . The band is working on cover design and the album will be released in late autumn. Exact date is not confirmed yet. The first single from the album is track "in my eyes" . the video premiere was shown on 22 june 2008.
String also has an unofficial sixth member Vazha Iaralishvili who plays keyboards.
SONGWRITING
String's music and lyrics are written by: David Lomidze and Giorgi Marr
MUSICAL STYLE AND INFLUENCES
Musically and lyrically String cites bands such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Oasis, Ian Brown, Coldplay as its major influence.
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