Enrico Luis Victor "Paco" Santos Arespacochaga (born 21 July 1971) is a musician and songwriter. He is the drummer of the Filipino pop-rock band

Introvoys INTRoVOYS is a Filipino pop rock band formed in 1986 by 3rd-G Cristobal, Paco Arespacochaga and Jonathan Buencamino. The band is now based in Los Angeles, California. History Formation and early years: 1986-1988 INTRoVOYS was formed in Manila, ...

. Aside from receiving numerous Gold and Multi-Platinum awards, he also received the Guillermo Mendoza Award. Since 1995, he has been a Zildjian endorser.

Introvoys (1986-1996)

Arespacochaga was one of the founding members of Introvoys along with 3rd-G Cristobal and Jonathan Buencamino. Introvoys albums shot to quadruple platinum status earning the band the label “the No. 1 Band in the Land!”. In 1994 they released an album, ''Line to Heaven'', in which Paco sang the title song which he had composed after losing both his parents. In 1996, Arespacochaga left the band.

Mystery (1997-2000)

Arespacochaga formed Mystery in 1997. The line up was Marvin Yrastorza on vocals, Joseph Cruz on keyboards,

G3 Misa Guillermo Vicente Misa III, nicknamed "G3" is a Filipino singer/songwriter and recording artist based in Los Angeles. He is also the former lead guitarist of the band Introvoys. He is known for the song "Habangbuhay", his carrier single from his ...

on guitar, Mark Cruz on bass and Paco on drums. They released the album ''Jigsaw'' under Star Records.

Skin (2000-2001)

Arespacochaga formed Skin in 2000. The line up was Norby David on vocals, Jonathan Manuel on guitar, Henry Abesamis on keyboards, and Paco on drums.

Solo Album (2000)

In 2000, Arespacochaga released his solo album entitle
''Rebirth''

Introvoys (2001-present)

Arespacochaga reunited with Introvoys and they had a US tour. After the tour, he decided to migrate to

Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...

as did the rest of the band. Their single "Nasaan Ka?" was released in June 2014.

Personal life

Arespacochaga is married to Janelle Aguirre and currently reside in California with their children.

References

External links

Paco's Facebook Page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Arespacochaga, Paco 1971 births Filipino rock musicians Living people Musicians from Manila De La Salle University alumni Filipino songwriters Filipino expatriates in the United States Filipino people of Basque descent