Florin Catalin Romascu (Phlo) was born on April 21^st, 1980  in Constanta (sign of Taurus). In 1999, he graduated from The Art High School in Constanta, being at present a third year student at The “Gheorghe Dima” Music Academy of Cluj-Napoca. He started studying the piano at the age of 5. After 8 years of intense study, in 1993 he began to feel interested in percussion. Since 1993, he has attended many competitions, contests and national and international recitals. As a result, he has also been awarded many prizes, among which: the 1st Prize in  the “George Georgescu” Contest, Tulcea, 1994; the “Spring Of Arts” Contest, Bacau; the 1st Prize in The Instrument Performing Contest, Brasov, 1995 and also Constanta, 1997. Between 1989 -1994 he had over 50 concerts and recitals all over the country. In March 1995, together with other music students, he performed in Germany and Holland in a few concerts of great success. In June 1996, as a response to the official invitation addressed by the French Minister of Youth, he, together with the Folklore Group from his Art High School in Constanta, joined a project and took part in many shows all over France. In 1997 he performed in a radio broadcast concert with The “Black Sea” Philarmonic Orchestra, conducted by Aurelian Octav Popa, and in 1998 he performed in a concert on the “Black Sea” Philarmonic stage, in a trio percussion show, with other two professional percussionists.  His first solo percussion recital occured in 1999, at The “Gheorghe Dima” Music Academy of Cluj-Napoca.