Sergey Starostin is both musician and researcher, who dedicated his life to the ancient folk music of Russia. He is well known abroad, due to his collaboration with Moscow Art Trio, Huun Hur Tu, Inna Zhelannaya, Norwegian Mari Boine, Bulgarian Angelite Choir, and many others. In Russia, he was a member of famous new wave band Alyans. As a sideman, he appears on more than 40 albums. He also made educational programmes for TV, “World Village” (as the director), and “Wanderings of a Musician” (as the presenter). 

Sergey Filatov is a pianist, composer, creator of the Ethnosphere movement, successfully works in various ensemble formats. The famous composer Eduard Artemiev, describing his work, noted "an extremely convincing combination of modern rock and jazz techniques with the rhythm and energy of Russian folklore."