STandART started its gradual formation in 2001-2002, with the transforming of the experimental music band “Skrīveri” and its moving from Riga to Jelgava. March 1, 2002 is considered to be the foundation date of STandART (ironically, “Skrīveri” were founded also on March 1 (1998)).

At the first couple of events, only the team of organizers had the name STandART – the musical part was called “Marta Ausma” after a self-made film; however, soon all activities were united under the name of STandART.

It was more a project, not a band, because the musicians were changing at every concert. The founder of STandART was Kalvis Kluburs. At the beginning STandART regularly organized small audio visual events with works from in unusual places like joinery, gardens, bath-houses, uninhabited houses. Only later STandART began to perform outside these events, focusing more on music and rehearsals.

In February 2003, in collaboration with “Penguin Video” and DJ Wickiss STandART organized an audio-visual project “Klusais Siltums” (“Silent Warmth”) in the church of St.Anna in Jelgava.  The project was very well received. When repeating this project in Madona on July 2003 during the Latvian Catholic youth days, STandART saw a mockering attitude from the organizers at the planned time of performance.

The first concert outside STandART parties took place in Rainis park, Jelgava, on May 9, 2003 as a part of youth action “Sprādziens” (Explosion).

In August 2003, STandART went onto the stage of the New Rock Music Festival, on the Post Island, Jelgava.  This time as 4 young people under 16 were among STandART members, thus starting rumours that STandART was a techno-pop / new wave band of little children or even dwarfs.

The festival, however, turned to be one of the turning points in the band’s career. A post-punk / folk-rock band “Pasaules Gaisma” (The Light of the World) was also playing at the festival. Both bands noticed each other and got in touch soon after. It should also be noticed that STandART played at one night with the rock-band “Dzelzs Vilks” for the first time during this festival.

Next, STandART played in the House of Culture in a famous village called Nākotne (Future – in Latvian), on October 19, 2003. Metallic percussion and guitar was played by Juris Tipa – the bass player from “Pasaules Gaisma”, which also participated in the event.

A month later, STandART and “Pasaules Gaisma” both played at the LLU Students Theatre in Jelgava. This was a presentation of STandART’s first self-released single “Tālbraucēja Šofera Sapnis” (Fernfahrertraum 2003). The single was recorded in Jelgava in collaboration with Gatis Priekulis who had previously worked, for example, with the band “Oceanfall”.

Kalvis and Juris had become the leading duo behind the name of STandART, and they started to develop the band’s sound and fix the band’s ever-changing lineup. In December 2003, Vladislav Belsky was invited to join the band.