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Japs Sergio
John Paul "Japs" Ricafranca Sergio (born August 20, 1979) is a former bassist/vocalist/ guitarist/songwriter of the Filipino band Rivermaya and the current guitarist/vocalist/frontman for the band Peso Movement. Career Sergio joined the band in April 2001 as a session member when he took over the role of Nathan Azarcon, who left the band in February 2001. When Kakoy Legaspi and Mike Elgar joined in May 2001, Sergio was officially absorbed and the band began recording for "Tuloy ang Ligaya". Their first performance under their new lineup was at NU Pocket Concerts in Alabang Town Center on June 2, 2001. Known to many as Japs, Japsuki, and JP, is actually a drummer. Furthermore, he is also one of the founders of the band Daydream Cycle and is the guitarist and co-songwriter of the said band. He went on hiatus some time in 2011 in Rivermaya as he was focusing with Daydream Cycle. On December 19, 2011, Sergio released his project solo album titled "Monologue Whispers" under the mono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parañaque
Parañaque, officially the City of Parañaque ( fil, Lungsod ng Parañaque, ), is a first class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 689,992 people. It is bordered to the north by Pasay, to the northeast by Taguig, to the southeast by Muntinlupa, to the southwest by Las Piñas, and to the west by Manila Bay. Like the rest of Metro Manila, Parañaque experiences a tropical climate with only two distinct seasons, wet (July to September) and dry (October to June). The city enjoys an annual rainfall of and an average daily maximum temperature of . Parañaque is the home of the PAGCOR Entertainment City, a gaming and entertainment complex under development by the state owned Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation spanning an area of in Bay City, where four large integrated resorts are based namely Solaire Resort & Casino, City of Dreams Manila, Okada Manila, and the soon to be compl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pupil (band)
Pupil are a Filipino rock band consisting of singer and rhythm guitarist Ely Buendia, lead guitarist Jerome Velasco, bassist Dok Sergio and drummer Wendell Garcia. History Early years and formation (2004–2005) Pupil was formed when former Teeth bassist Dok Sergio joined The Mongols' line-up in late 2004. The Mongols' bassist Yan "Yanni" Yuzon moved to third guitar duties while Sergio handled bass. The transitional five-man line-up was witnessed in The Mongols’ last single and music video entitled “Heroine”. In May 2005, guitarist Jerome Velasco, a.k.a. J. Astro, left to pursue a career in producing, recording and studio engineering. The group's last gig under the name "The Mongols" was on July 7, 2005. Velasco’s departure shook things up for the group as they were trapped into the decision of whether to stay as a band or not. As they decided to continue and as they progressed, the band noticed that they were producing a different sound without Velasco on the le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Parañaque
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21st-century Filipino Male Singers
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Living People
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1979 Births
Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song '' Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. ** The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's European operations, which are based in Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 7 – Cambodian–Vietnamese War: The People's Army of Vietnam and Vietnamese-backed Cambodian insurgents announce the fall of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and the collapse of the Pol Pot regime. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge retreat west to an area along the Thai border, ending large-scale fighting. * January 8 – Whiddy Island Disaster: The Frenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Closest Thing To Heaven
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Buhay (Rivermaya Album)
''Buhay'' (Filipino, "Life") is the ninth studio album of the Filipino rock band, Rivermaya. It contains 16 tracks and was released under Warner Music Philippines on January 21, 2008. This album is the first of Rivermaya without Rico Blanco as the band's vocalist. He is replaced by then 18-year-old Jayson Fernandez, who won the search for a new vocalist in a series of reality TV auditions. The band members took turns on vocals with the arrangement that whoever wrote the song, will be the one to sing it. The band has released four singles from this album, ''"Sugal ng Kapalaran"'', ''"Maskara"'', ''"Sleep"'' and ''"Ligawan Stage (Nerbyoso Part 2)"''. Track listing Personnel * Japs Sergio – lead vocals , bass, guitar , backing vocals * Jayson Fernandez – lead vocals , guitar, backing vocals * Mike Elgar – lead vocals , guitar, keyboards, backing vocals * Mark Escueta Mark Edward Penabella Escueta (; born 9 January 1976) is a Filipino musician and one of the found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bagong Liwanag
''Bagong Liwanag'' ( Tagalog for "New Light") is an EP and the 11th overall album of the Filipino pop rock band, Rivermaya. It has 5 main tracks, 5 instrumental tracks and 2 audio messages which also included demos of songs from their upcoming album. It was released under Warner Music Philippines and released on August 15, 2007. The carrier single "Sayang" was released weeks after the departure of Rico Blanco from the band after serving as the band's chief songwriter, keyboardist, guitarist and vocalist for 13 years. Track listing Personnel * Japs Sergio – lead vocals , bass, backing vocals *Mark Escueta Mark Edward Penabella Escueta (; born 9 January 1976) is a Filipino musician and one of the founding members of the Filipino rock band Rivermaya. Escueta has been the only constant member of Rivermaya since its inception in 1994. Early life ... – lead vocals , drums & percussion, backing vocals * Mike Elgar – lead vocals , guitar, keyboards, backing vocals A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isang Ugat, Isang Dugo
''Isang Ugat, Isang Dugo'' (Filipino: "One Vein, One Blood") is the eighth studio album by Filipino rock band Rivermaya, released on October 10, 2006, through Viva Records. Except for original track "Isang Bandila (One Flag)", it is a covers album featuring songs by Filipino artists in the 1980s, including The Jerks, Joey Ayala, and Wuds. ''Isang Ugat, Isang Dugo'' was the final album recorded featuring Rico Blanco as founding member and songwriter. "Isang Bandila" was used as the theme song for ABS-CBN's late-night television program ''Bandila'' from 2006 to 2018. The album went platinum in March 2007. Track listing Personnel * Rico Blanco – lead vocals, keyboards, guitar, synths * Mark Escueta – drums, percussion, backing vocals, trumpet * Mike Elgar – guitar, backing vocals * Japs Sergio – bass Additional musicians: * Kitchie Nadal – additional vocals on ''"Ilog"'' * Raimund Marasigan – additional vocals on ''"Inosente Lang Ang Nagtataka"'' * Junji Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You'll Be Safe Here
''You'll Be Safe Here'' is an EP by OPM rock band Rivermaya that features the eponymous song first used as the theme song of the 2004 ABS-CBN TV horror-drama series ''Spirits''. The CD of the EP includes two music videos for "You'll Be Safe Here", where the second video used an advanced technology that translates the song's lyrics into Filipino. The song was performed by the band at the 2006 MTV Asia Awards, where Rivermaya was the only Filipino band to perform. The song reached #1 on the Philippine music charts during its release. Two years after its release, it gained popularity in Asia and was thereafter slated for a European release. The song "Liwanag Sa Dilim (Kaya mo 'to)" was previously released as a single on the Repackaged version of the band's album '' Between the Stars and Waves''. It was also used as a jingle in a Pepsi advertisement and later on in an LBC Express advertisement that had the tagline "''Basta Abot ng Araw, Abot ng LBC Remit Express''". The song "Imbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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