The Defender band was founded in August 1996, in Târgu-Mureș, currently being one of the most famous rock bands in Transylvania.
The project is part of the national cultural programme "Timișoara – European Capital of Culture in 2023" and is funded through the Grow Timișoara 2023 programme, implemented by the Center for Projects Timișoara, with funds allocated from the state budget, through the budget of the Ministry of Culture.