JB Leonor, born Domingo Leonor III is a Filipino drummer and songwriter, best known as the co-founder of the

Filipino Filipino may refer to: * Something from or related to the Philippines ** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines. ** Filipinos, people who are citizens of th ...

rock/ new wave band The Dawn. Leonor formed the band along with guitarist

Teddy Diaz Teodoro "Teddy" de Villa Diaz (1 April 1963 – 21 August 1988) was a Filipino people, Filipino musician and composer, best known as the founder and original guitarist of The Dawn (band), The Dawn. As a composer, he co-wrote the band's first ...

in 1986. As a songwriter, he wrote "I Stand With You" and co-wrote "Give Me the Night" with

Jett Pangan Jett Pangan (born Reginald Pangan on June 21, 1968) is a Filipino actor, singer and guitarist best known for fronting the Filipino rock bands the Dawn, and the now defunct Jett Pangan Group. He is also an actor, appearing in several theater pla ...

Personal life

Leonor is married to Gina Ocampo. They have two children; Anika and Adriel Martin.

Studio albums

;The Dawn *'' The Dawn'' (1986) *'' I Stand With You'' (1988) *'' Beyond the Bend'' (1989) *'' Heart's Thunder'' (1990) *'' Abot Kamay'' (1992) *'' Puno't Dulo'' (1994) *'' Prodigal Sun'' (2000) *''

Harapin ''Harapin'' ( Filipino, "To Face") is the eighth studio album by The Dawn, released in 2004. and the last album to feature guitarist Atsushi Matsuura who left the band a month before the album release. and the only album to feature Bassist Mon ...

'' (2004) *'' Tulad ng Dati'' (2006) *''

The Later Half of Day The Dawn is a Filipino Pinoy rock, rock band which first achieved commercial success during the late 1980s in the Philippines. The band broke up in 1995 with lead vocalist Jett Pangan forming another band, the Jett Pangan Group. The Dawn reuni ...

'' (2008) *'' Sound the Alarm'' (2009)

References

Living people Filipino drummers Year of birth missing (living people) {{Philippines-musician-stub