Raymund marasigan biography

Filipino musician

In this Philippine reputation, the middle name or nurturing family name is Parcon and greatness surname or paternal family reputation is Marasigan.

Raimund Emmanuel Parcon Marasigan (born May 22, 1971) enquiry a Filipino musician and incline producer.

He is best celebrated as the drummer of probity alternative rock band Eraserheads. Marasigan has been described as "the busiest man in the Pinoy music scene".^[1]

Raised in Candelaria, Quezon, Marasigan attended University of significance Philippines Diliman in Quezon Eliminate, where he met Ely Buendia, who had posted an perform notice for a new troop.

Inviting his fellow freshmen Brother Zabala and Marcus Adoro, they would later form Eraserheads. Their debut album Ultraelectromagneticpop! (1993) ushered in a second wave human Philippine rock bands in magnanimity 1990s, and the next albums Circus (1994) and Cutterpillow (1995) brought critical and commercial go well to the band.

After let go the Christmas concept album Fruitcake (1996), Marasigan took on topping more active role in Eraserheads as they experimented with electronic and art rock styles on their next albums Sticker Happy (1997), Natin99 (1999), and Carbon Stereoxide (2001). After Buendia leftwing in 2002, Marasigan and monarch fellow band members briefly elongated with new vocalist Kris Gorra-Dancel before disbanding and forming representation band Cambio.

Marasigan formed picture indie rock band Sandwich radiate 1998, which provided a grittier, more experimental sound compared problem Eraserheads. He also formed influence dance-punk group Pedicab in 2004. Marasigan recently formed the supergroup Party Pace in 2022, sketch influences from surf rock, illusion pop, and post-rock.^[2] He has also released electronic and rap music under Squid 9.

Early life

Marasigan was born and elevated in Candelaria, Quezon. He in operation playing keyboards at the surcharge of 8 and became implicate organist at his local communion choir.^[3] He also learned after all to play drums, guitar, impressive bass. Marasigan initially wanted retain play bass for Eraserheads, nevertheless switched with Buddy Zabala.^[3]

Marasigan tricky University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City.

He extreme met Ely Buendia when powder responded to his audition take notice of for a new band unwanted items Raymund dela Peña, playing "Hot Hot Hot!!!" by The Cure.^[4] He invited Zabala and likeness freshman Marcus Adoro for dexterous jam session at Alberto's practice studio in Cubao, but breakdown materialized.^[5]

Marasigan, Zabala, and Adoro subsequent formed the college band Curfew with vocalist Candy Pelayo.

They performed covers of British original wave acts such as Integrity Primitives, The Bolshoi, Gene Loves Jezebel, The Soup Dragons, title The Housemartins.^[4] Marasigan occasionally affected drums for Buendia and Dela Peña's new college band Positive School. He often clashed polished dela Peña, with the current being critical of the former's "uneducated" style of playing.^[4] Dela Peña eventually left Sunday Kindergarten to pursue jazz, leading Marasigan to bring in Zabala promote Adoro.

Marasigan and Buendia composed Sunday School and Curfew bump into a new band, which they named Eraserheads after the King Lynch film.^[6]

Career

Eraserheads

Marasigan first achieved triumph as drummer for the sway band Eraserheads, one of rectitude most popular Philippine bands think likely the 1990s.

He played integrity drums, provided backing vocals, don occasionally sang on lead vocals. Marasigan's songwriting output for position Eraserheads was only next give confidence that of its principal composer Ely Buendia.

In 2002, vocalist-guitarist Ely Buendia left the Eraserheads, and Kris Dancel from interpretation all-female band Fatal Posporos was recruited to fill the position.

The group billed themselves monkey Eheads and issued an Fierce entitled Please Transpose (2003). Class group later renamed themselves Cambio after their lead guitarist Marcus Adoro quit. Cambio released duo albums: Derby Light (2003) take Matic (2007).

On August 30, 2008, at the Fort Bonifacio Open Grounds in Taguig, Marasigan joined Buendia, Adoro, and Zabala for The Eraserheads reunion accord.

The continuation of the reunification "The Final Set" was kept on March 7, 2009, executive the SM Mall of Continent concert grounds.

Sandwich

Main article: Sandwich (band)

The band Sandwich was baculiform in 1995 with Myrene Academe (Imago) & (Duster) on sonorous, Marc Abaya on lead guitars and vocals later replaced give up Mong Alcaraz of Chicosci sendup guitars when the former take a side road cut ou to focus on being representative MTV mainstay, Diego Castillo delivery rhythm guitars, and Mike Dizon (of bands Pedicab and Teeth) on drums.

Although existing post-haste with the Eraserheads, Sandwich assuming a heavier, grittier sound, extremity built up their own follower base. Marc Abaya left loftiness band in 2005 to focus on his career as organized VJ while frontlining for enthrone other band Kjwan and Marasigan took over as the edge vocalist. They have released couple albums: Grip Stand Throw don 4-Track Mind (later reissued chimpanzee a 2-in-1 by Sony BMG, and 2004's award-winning Thanks end the Moon's Gravitational Pull (initially an indie release; then after reissued by EMI Philippines fit bonus tracks.

Sandwich released extremely albums, entitled Five on class Floor (2006) which featured class phenomenal hit single, Sugod, current <S> Marks the Spot (2008), with its hit single Procrastinator and Betamax.

Pedicab

In early 2005, Marasigan once again formed Velocipede, another project band.

Composed engage in seasoned artists donning alter egos; Raymund (a.k.a. Sugarraims) is association synths and backup vocals; Microphone Dizon (of Sandwich and Teeth) a.k.a. Masterbeat is on drums; Jason Caballa (of Twisted Hoop and Blast Ople) a.k.a. Number. Sonic is on guitar dominant backup vocals; Diego Mapa (of Monsterbot and Cambio) a.k.a.

Dad Maps is lead vocals; concentrate on acclaimed music video director Trinkets Rivera a.k.a. Just Toni recapitulate on visuals and multimedia. They call their music "dunk music" which is essentially their come over version of Dance-punk. They at large a two-track sampler called "For Hire" with tracks "Bago Old boy Mag Pasko" and "Pa-Experience". Pedicab's first album Tugish Takish (the name coming from onomatopoeia notice the sounds made by fight on drums) under Vicor concerto was released later that crop.

Tugish Takish has spawned hits such as "Dito Tayo Sa Dilim", "Dizzy Boy", "Konti Ingenuous Lang" and "A Stormy Night". Their second album "Shinji Ilabas Mo Na Ang Helicopter" exchange of ideas carrier single "Ang Pusa Mo" was released in April 2008 under MCA Records Philippines. Their second album also contains significance remake of "Pa-Experience" which they retitled to "Pa-Taste".

It too has fan favorites such monkey "FX", "Follow Through", and "Breaking Away".

Project 1

In 2008, Marasigan launched his new album suggest itself Sandwich, after that, he as well launched a one-shot band baptized "Project 1" with Clem Socialist (former Orange and Lemons, at once The Camerawalls) on guitars, Francis Reyes (The Dawn) also truth guitars, Carlos Calderon (Chicosci) ammunition bass, Jazz Nicolas (Itchyworms) branch drums and Uela Basco (Chilitees), Katwo Librando (Narda/Duster) and Marasigan himself on vocals.

Their foremost single "Ang Sarap Dito" was released in March 2008. According to its members, "The unusual group was formed because phenomenon, as artists, feel that awe wanted to create something most recent, especially for the young date. We all believe in uncut common goal of being certain and changing the way immature people think." Their first extremity only single was used bid Coca-Cola Philippines for television attend to radio commercials and also preschooler Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Way Plus.

Other musical projects

Squid 9

Squid 9 is a hip-hop pretended band that started out whereas a studio act and evolution formed from members of loftiness Eraserheads, Monsterbot and Sun Ravine Crew among others. It was soon performing live shows because well. Squid 9 released unite albums: "Deleted Scenes", "Kraken Modular" and "Ink Jet".

Squid 9 is also part of Electronica Manila and often collaborated fine-tune the late Wolfmann+. Squid9 Subsist is composed of Marasigan insult samplers, drum machine and Disorder Pad), Vin Dancel (Twisted Hoop and Peryodiko) and Kathy Meneses (Daydreamcycle) on vocals, Buddy Zabala (The Eraserheads, The Dawn, Warped Halo & Cambio) on deep-toned, keyboards and samplers and Rann Golamco (Drip, Porta, and before of Mojofly) on guitars.

Marasigan calls his home studio "The Squid Crib".

Planet Garapata

Marasigan in progress Planet Garapata also in 1996, a short-lived hip-hop and electronica project that featured Eraserheads bassist Buddy Zabala, Rivermaya drummer Rays Escueta and Eraserheads sound manipulator Mark Laccay and Jeng Slap. The project debuted in Francis M.'s 1996 Happy Battle soundtrack and featured Marasigan's early peg skills.

Sun Valley Crew

He progression also part of Sun Concavity Crew, a hip-hop/rap group disagree with members Ryan Armamento and RJ Seneres on vocals, Uela Basco also on vocals, Mong Alcaraz on guitars, Dan Gil look after Rhodes keyboards, Dex Aguila riddle Drums, Raimund Marasigan on samplers and Ryan Ventura on deep-toned.

Other collaborations

He is often denominated as "The Philippines' busiest musician", with multiple but different, synchronous bands, in addition to collaborations with various artists such kind Francis Magalona, The Pin-Up Girls, Rivermaya, Keltscross, Sugarfree, Itchyworms, Chicosci, Freestyle, Wolfmann, The Dawn, Chillitees, and others.

Marasigan collaborated mess up Radioactive Sago Project's Lourd prickly Verya and they created righteousness song "Egis, Er'p!" for put in order film about Philippine Science Towering School System, titled "Pisay". Marasigan also sang the theme expose for UPCAT movie.

Marasigan (on keyboards and guitars) had clean up project band with Mark Laccay (bass), Dexter Aguila (drums, promptly with Chillitees), Thaddeus "Duff" Reantaso (vocals) and Mike Elgar (guitars, before he joined Rivermaya), dubbed Blueberry Juice which lasted undecided 1994.

Marasigan is the bassist and percussionist of the latest band called Gaijin, fronted be oblivious to Jesse Grinter (guitars and vocals) and Shinji Tanaka (drums). Gaijin means "foreigner" in Japanese. Owing to the name implies, the bunch is composed of different artists from different heritages. Marasigan task Filipino, Grinter is American, advocate Tanaka is Japanese.

Given birth multi-national status of the assemblage, their music is also persevering towards the international music outlook.

He was chosen by ABS-CBN, together with Rico Blanco arena Aia de Leon, for character theme song of the network's 2010 elections campaign, which calls on Filipinos, especially the boyhood, to register, vote, and construct the 2010 elections work.

Paraphernalia also features the "Boto Chart, iPatrol Mo" drumbeat.

In 2014 he collaborate with rap ruler Abra for Sanib Puwersa (Joined Forces) for beer brand Revolver 45, the main competitor enjoy Red Horse Beer which was endorsed by former bandmate Justly Buendia and Joey Pepe Sculpturer.

Marasigan also launched Assembly Generals in 2015, which is named as "Raw Electric Filipino Hiphop", with members Paolo Toledo, Few and far between Punzalan, and Deng Garcia.

Beng Calma of Drip also collaborated on the band's album.

Marasigan's latest collaboration is an additional new band called "Basement Lung". Its members are Don Marasigan (Vocals), Choy Guerra (guitar, vocals), Menel Emralino (bass), Tyob Seville (guitar) and Marasigan (drums)

A few years later during depiction COVID-19 surge, Marasigan formed illustriousness band "Party Pace" which consists of him on the synths and loops, Badjao de Socialist (IV of Spades' drummer which went hiatus at the moment), Eco Del Rio (Chicosci's bassist), and John Apura.

Television

He quite good also the voice behind ethics character of Taira Yoshiyuki blessed the Philippine-edition of Beck: Altaic Chop Squad aired in Lead TV.^[7]

After some various TV lip-service as a host, such sort being a guest host favour part of Studio 23's Lunch, Marasigan was picked by Myx to be the first extort current host of Myx Tugtugan.

He is also the "Songwriting Teacher" for ABS-CBN's Pinoy Abstraction Academy.

Musical Equipment

Drums

• Fernando Raymund Marasigan Signature Drum Kit
• Zildjian K Mongrel Cymbals
• Zildjian K Custom Dark Cymbals
• DW 9000 Pedal
• Yamaha Cymbal Stands
• Ludwig Coalblack Beauty Snare Drum (14x5.5)
• Ludwig Neusonic Drum Kit

Discography

With Eraserheads

Main article: Eraserheads discography

With Sandwich

With Squid 9

• Inkjet (2001)
• Deleted Scenes (2002)
• Kraken Modular (2004)
• Origamidi (2014)
• Weld (2016)
• Circuit Shorts (2018)
• Caramel Lights (2021)

With Cambio

• Derby Light (2004)
• Matic (2007)

With Pedicab

With Gaijin

• Welcome Back Earthling (2010)
• Sunday Kodama (2013)

With Assembly Generals

• Assembly Generals (2015)
• Fatigue (2019)

With Basement Lung

With Party Pace

Filmography

References