It all started in 2005. Influenced by the New Orleans funk wizards the Meters as well as the contemporary groups like the New Mastersounds, the Poets of Rhythm and the Soul Investigators five funk enthusiasts including Anton Shustrov, Stas Rybochkin, Ivan Kurzakov, Alexander Shtykov and Sasha Gonzo decided to make a band to play their original stuff concentrating efforts on unsophisticated up-tempo dancers. Since then Wake&Bakers played gigs at different venues both in St. Petersburg and Moscow.