The history of "Off Beat" band is directly linked with its leader and inspirer Denis Mazhukov. In spring of 1994 drummer Igor Danilkin, bass guitar player Dmitry Gaidukov and piano player Denis Mazhukov (all of them former musicians of "[[Bravo" band) found out that Yevgeny Khavtan, the founder and the head of "Bravo" intended ]]to replace some of the band's players. Igor, Dmitry and Denis decided to form their own band within "Bravo" that would be unique in Russian show-biz. Igor Danilkin suggested naming it "Off Beat" bearing in mind the musical meaning of the term.

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