The Professors have been one of the hardest working live bands in the past years, taking to the stages at all manner of clubs, bars, venues and TV shows. Wacky Blues Professors

The beginnings of the band Wacky Blues Professors can be traced back to the year 2008, when Julijan Erič, a young blues rock guitarist and singer, met Miha Ribarič, who plays the bass guitar, and invited him to a jam session. Julijan and his high-school friend Zlatko Djogič, who plays the drums, had already been playing together in some bands, but at that time, they were looking for new musicians they could play and improvise with. Six months after their first meeting, Julijan, Miha and Zlatko began to regularly play and practice together. It was at that time that Julian’s brother, Miha Erič, an aspiring virtuoso on the harmonica despite his young age, joined the group as their newest member. Miha had already played with Julijan as a guest in previous ensembles. Inspired by Jimi Hendrix and old black blues artists, they slowly began to develop their own compositions. The main feature of their original music and various adaptations was improvisation, and this influence is still felt in their music today. Their first concert was held in 2009 at a small festival. Even though they did not have a fully completed repertoire, their concert was received with great enthusiasm, thus spawning new opportunities to play. They developed their own style, held as many concerts as possible and slowly made their way. The band was greeted with enthusiasm on almost every concert, for this type of music was not that common in Slovenia in those days, and on top of that, Miha spiced the music up with his energetic harmonica playing style, which made the listening experience even more magical. Zlatko catching thick-borne meningitis forced the group to take a break for a few months. When he got well, the Professors began to practice and play intensively. An important new feature of the band was introduced when Miha, the harmonica player, and Zlatko, the drummer, also took up songwriting and singing. Julijan was the only vocalist prior to this, and after this addition, the band gained two more very distinctive vocalists.

The name The Đipsiz (The Gypsies) was changed to The wacky professors of blues – the name that was previously used only as a slogan for a concert on the Academy of Fine Arts has now become the band's actual name. Being some sort of an eclectic consequence of different influences, their recognizable style was becoming more and more evident. Julijan’s major influences stem from the blues and rock tradition of the 60s, his brother Miha’s from blues and country music, Miha Ribarič’s from funk, rap and metal, and Zlatko’s from soul and rock and roll. But when these guys join forces, wonderful magic begins to unravel. The rhythm and energy they produce are so intense that the listener feels completely enchanted and mesmerized. In their own words, they often say that their music is a trance, some sort of meditation, which comes about through attentive listening and improvisation. The music is often dynamically brought to the climax, and when you get the feeling there is no more space left to lift the music even higher, they are able yet again to elevate it to unimaginable heights. Since 2013, they have been playing on practically every location in Slovenia, some places in Croatia and in Prague, Czech Republic. Their fanbase is growing rapidly and upon hearing them for the first time, one is immediately moved by the fullness of the sound. In 2016, they have recorded their first album titled Family. The keyboard player of the famous Yugoslavian band Buldožer, Borut Činč, was invited to participate in the making of Family that has 12 tracks, each one unique in terms of sound and style, which is a speciality of this album. Činč produced the album and his Hammond organ can be heard on 6 tracks. The album was published by the institute Zavod Orbita, established by Prismojeni profesorji bluesa and the versatile artist and manager Natalija Šepul. The album was very well received. They made a tour in Slovenia to present the album and after that they went to USA for three months on a tour, they were playing almost every day from East (New York) to West coast (San Francisco). In 2017 they started playing around Europe and they released a new double live CD recorded in Križanke, Ljubljana. Wacky Blues Professors are very hard working band, already recording a new studio album which will come out in beginning of 2018.