The Petting Blues Band (TPBB) was formed in 2008 in the Serbian city of Novi Sad by Milovan Đuđić – “Jimi” and Dejan Zec. Their idea was to promote the music genre which is not so popular amongst the young people in their country, and they both hoped that they will help put the blues back on the scene.
After several member changes, the band appeared for the first time in 2009, playing blues hits and standards. After that moment they started playing even more intensively in clubs, on festivals and in pubs across Serbia with the same repertoire. During 2010 TPBB became a trio, with Milovan Đuđić on the guitar, Nikola Vučetić on the drums and Dejan Zec on the bass guitar. As a trio, they appeared several times as a “Tribute to Jimi Hendrix” and “Tribute to Cream”. In addition to that, their repertoire became enriched with more blues and jazz standards. At the same time, the band started working on their original songs.
In 2012 the band got its newest member, Aljoša Molnar – “Yoko Zuna” and they began making and promoting their original songs even more intensively. In October 2012 TPBB makes the first recording of their live concert, held in famous “Studio M” in Novi Sad.
The Petting Blues Band shared a stage with many famous Serbian musicians and bands such as: Pera Joe, Texas Flood, Blaža i Kljunovi, Sale Sedlar, Last Station Band, Šinobusi, Riblja Čorba. Today, they play both their own songs as well as those of other bands, and they currently intensively work on the material for their first album.
