Rocca [Daniel Marius Stoicea] - vocals, piano, guitar, musical producer
Lama [Robert Enache] - lead and rhythm guitar
Sorin [Sorin Burcas] - keyboards
Erhan [Sorin Erhan] - bass
Praslea [Andrei Petrila] - drums
[contact the band :
rocca@band.ro
lama@band.ro
sorin@band.ro
erhan@band.ro
petra@band.ro]
..:.:: DISCOGRAPHY ::.:..
LA oRBIRE (2003)
01. nIMENi 02. dINTi dE lAPTE 03. tE pASTE 04. aM SA UIt 05. aLMa 06. iMPORTANt 07. cREDE iN Ei 08. pE mARGINEa pREPASTIEi 09. lA oRBIRE
- EXIT - (2007)
01. E Cineva Acolo
02. Baby Is Crying
03. Oglinda, Oglinjoara
04. Exit
05. Houston We Have A Problem
06. Nu-mi Da Pace
07. Last Night In Bucharest
08. Sunt Ceea Ce Sunt
09. Ultimul Dans
10. E Cineva Acolo ( UNU’ Restart Remix) - radio edit
11. E Cineva Acolo ( UNU’ Restart Remix) - extended dub edit
Official videos:
‘La Orbire’ – 2002
‘Nimeni’ - 2003
‘Important’ – 2004
‘Important/Rocca’s Nightmare’ – 2004
‘Te Paste’ – 2005
‘Never say never’ feat. Unu – 2005 live @ the MTV RMAs in Bucharest
‘Baby is Crying’ - 2007
the band is prepairing a national tour of live performances, for promoting the new album EXIT, so be ready for new concerts in your town soon... we will inform you of all the dates as they come up, so keep an eye out for the page to know when and where u can see the guyz perform ...
Any photos you have of the band playing live, send them to us, and we will put them up in the gallery :). Thanks.
..:.:: BIOGRAPHY ::.:..
FIRMA made its debut in 2001 with a song that became the name of their first album: “La Orbire”.
Shortly after having formed the band, Rocca and liX wrote the script and directed the video for “La Orbire”, which was played on heavy-rotation on Atomic, MCM & MTV Romania, reaching first places on national charts. This lead to a series of concerts in some of the better-known clubs in the country. The public’s positive reaction to the song’s airplay and to the band’s live concerts compelled the 5 artists (Lama – lead guitar, liX- rhythm guitar, Rocca – vocals, Sorin Burcas – keyboards and Erhan - bass) to have a go at recording their first album.
FIRMA spent most of 2002 in the studio, creating an album that landed the band a three-year record deal with Intercont Music at the beginning of 2003. Soon after having signed the contract, FIRMA was joined in its endeavours by another major creative force in the Romanian showbiz, Andreea Paduraru, who directed two of their videos: “Nimeni” and “Important”. The first video lead many to believe that they were watching a Western band as they seemed ill-fit for the low-quality Romanian music scene at the time, while the latter video - “Important” – was promoted by a nationwide tour.
FIRMA was one of the nominees at the 2004 MTV European Music Awards under the Best Romanian Act category, while in 2005 the band also earned a nomination at the MTV RMA as Best Rock Act.
“Te Paste”, the last video from their debut album was directed by Rocca and Bogdan Popoiag and aired in 2005. After taking some time off, the band went into the studio at the beginning of 2006 in order to record the follow-up to “La Orbire”.
FIRMA changed their record label in 2007 as they moved to MediaPro Music, which took on the challenge of bringing the band’s music to a broader audience. The band is currently preparing a tour and intend to release at least two videos from their latest effort: “Exit” which will appear in October.
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Orgasm Records si Matreatza Management prezinta: numarul 8 din revista Balamuc Zine!
Un fanzin demisec, singura gazeta care distreaza rockerii!
Spicuiri din acest numar: interviu cu Metalistul Putza, primele doua episoade din rubrica "Si eu sunt rocker ca si tine" - cu Sturionul (singurul rocker pescar din Romania care a vorbit cu presedintele George Bush) si cu Corbul (care ne explica de ce Behemoth sunt cam dusi cu pasarica), interviu cu Rotting Christ (singurul serios din numarul asta), rezultatele concursului Miss Balamuc 2007, reportajele "Asadar si prin urmare, grecii dau cantare mare - Inactive Messiah in Romania (episodul 5)", ce-au facut Obituary la Titus acasa, cum era sa fie arestat Paul Grigoriu (vocalul de la Rising Shadow) in Rusia, Premiile Oligofrenia (partea a treia), "Daca dragoste nu e, asta e!" (matrimoniale rockeresti), Rubrica de limbi straine (I): azi invatam ce e aia "pulika" in maghiara si "koi" in finlandeza, "Baiatul de la pagina 6" (unde Ionut din Ploiesti ne arata colectia lui de 1200 CDuri originale black metal), teste de inteligentza pentru rockeri (grila), "In contact cu pletosii", "Asta intrece orice masura!", culinare cu trupetzi straini!
Nr. 8 are 56 pagini, costa 4 lei (pentru pletosi), 5 lei (nepletosii), respectiv 10 lei (editzia roz bombon de colectzie, limitata la 69 de exemplare).
- Masa, felicitarile, dansul si cumparaturile: 21 iunie 2008, ora 19,37, Live Metal Club Bucuresti. Intrarea libera!
Rockerul Sturionul din Fetesti, singurul metalist pescar din Romania care s-a plimbat cu OZNul, cel care in octombrie va aduce "Metalica, Canibal Cors si Neituish" la Fetesti este primul invitat de onoare al serii!
Lumina si caldura Sfintelor Pasti sa iti incalzeasca sufletul, sa iti lumineze calea si sa te bucuri din plin de frumusetea tuturor lucrurilor care te inconjoara! Sarbatori Fericite pline de iubire si sanatate alaturi de cei dragi !
Intr-o tara tot mai claustrata in propria-i nefericire, muzica pe care ne-o daruia Cornel Chiriac reprezenta unul din putinele orizonturi deschise, una din rarele adieri de speranta" (fragment din "Blinda Insurectie a lui Cornel Chiriac", text difuzat la Radio "Europa Libera" in anul 2000, in cadrul seriei de emisiunii dedicate memoriei lui Cornel Chiriac si semnat de Virgil Mihaiu, poet, eseist, critic de jazz, actualmente directorul Institutului Cultural Roman de la Lisabona).
Incepand de joi, 17 aprilie, seara, dupa 10 si 10, Radio Europa Libera iti aduce la Radio Alternativ emisiunea lui Cornel Chiriac "Metronom". Emisiune difuzata in reluare duminica de la ora 5.
Cornel Chiriac (1942-1975), critic si muzician de jazz, producator, realizator de emisiuni radio TV, co-fondator al Federatiei Europene de Jazz, este cel care a descoperit si promovat formatia Phoenix, la mijlocul anilor 60.
Emisiunea a avut o audienta iesita din comun, ea era ascultata nu numai in Romania, ci si in alte tari ale fostului bloc sovietic (in Bulgaria sint oameni care isi amintesc si in zilele noastre de Cornel Chiriac si "Metronom"), era ascultata in Ungaria, Cehoslovacia, URSS, si chiar si in Occident. Noel Bernard, fostul director al sectiei romane a "Europei Libere", a povestit cum Cornel Chiriac primea scrisori si cereri de difuzare a unor cintece din Italia, Olanda, Anglia si din alte tari occidentale. Continuare, aici...
Intr-o tara tot mai claustrata in propria-i nefericire, muzica pe care ne-o daruia Cornel Chiriac reprezenta unul din putinele orizonturi deschise, una din rarele adieri de speranta" (fragment din "Blinda Insurectie a lui Cornel Chiriac", text difuzat la Radio "Europa Libera" in anul 2000, in cadrul seriei de emisiunii dedicate memoriei lui Cornel Chiriac si semnat de Virgil Mihaiu, poet, eseist, critic de jazz, actualmente directorul Institutului Cultural Roman de la Lisabona).
