The first-ever all-Filipino band in Portsmouth, United Kingdon
Band Profile : At A Glance
Aldrin Datanagan - Drums and percussions, backing vocals
Hailed from Davao City (The Land of Promise), works as Nurse Practitioner in Eye Department, Queen Alexandra Hospital, married with two sons, drives a Ford Galaxy and a member of Portsmouth Airsoft Team. He is into model building, practical shooting, music and record producing as well as very intense affiliation with computers. Musical background - former keyboardist, arranger, co-producer of 'Kulay', Sony Philippines, producer/arranger: 'Seven Shots of Wisdom', BMG Records and Awit Awardee for Best Arrangement for the track 'Who's Got The Funk'. Plays drums and keyboard for Portsmouth Family Church during Sundays. Listed Metallica, Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Who, RHCP as his rock influences. Uses a Mapex Pro-Drum kit, Cubase VST and Atari Cubase 2.0 programming sequencers. Goals in life - 'Give the best for my family and raise my children in a Godly way as well as getting RICH!' (Rock on, dude!) Motto - 'Don't judge a book if you're not a judge!'
Elmer Maniebo - rhythmn acoustic guitar, organiser and fundraiser
Born and bred in Quezon province, a profound environmentalist and nature-advocate, works as a Trauma Nurse Practitioner in Trauma-Orthopaedics Unit, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, England, has a complicated (...and well documented) lovelife, got five chidlren of his own, drives a Peugeot 307SW and a Nikon enthusiast and member of Solent Camera Club. Producer and event organiser for Noel Cabangon Live in Portsmouth concerts in 2008, volunteer fundraiser for The Philippine Community Fund and a marathon-runner for WaterAid for the London 10K BUPA Marathon, May 2008. Secretary of Portsmouth Filipino Association and organiser/chairman for All-Filipino Basketball League 2002-2006 spanning 9 conference. Believes 'Metallica' as the best band in the world...ever! Plays Lumanog and Bandilla acoustic guitars (...tangkilikin ang sariling atin!), has a 14-string Lumanog banduria and a Rocktronic 20w amplifier. Loves to travel and supports Pompey FC and Chelsea.
Goals in life - 'Goals? What goals?' Motto - 'You never go wrong when you're doing the right thing.'
Rommel Tejam - Bass guitar and babysitter
A true-blooded man from Novaliches, bringing his own unique attitude and flair to the band though his ear-splitting guitar licks, Rommel remains the pillar of strength for the band's musicality. Works as an Opthalmic Nurse Practitioner in Queen Alexandra Hospital, married with two daughters and has spent an arm and a leg modifying his 'bloody' car - Ford ST170. You can catch his YouTube performance of The Darkness' I Believe In a Thing Called Love, and he also worship the music of Nirvana, RATM, RHCP and of course - Metallica. Next to modifying his 'bloody' car, he modifies his sound with a complete dizzying mix
of wah-wah and flangers. This is his complete set-up : Ibanez RG 350 MDX guitar, a must-have Marshall G50R amplifier,
BOSS ME-33 multi FX, and has an Ibanez BTB505 Bass with Behringer 1200 Bass amp plus a BOSS ME-20B multi FX pedal,. Lovely. Goals in life- 'At the end of my LIFE, to be able to look back on my life as meaningful and complete.' His motto?
'Forget all the reasons why something may not work, you only need to find one good reason why it will.' Classic, dude, classic.
Niel Owen San Pedro, vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards
Coming from the city of many faces, Manila, his baby-face and unassuming looks are just the many attributes he pools in to the band. A trained Accident and Emergency nurse (...that's ER for the uninitiated) now working in Coronary Care Unit (CCU) of Queen Alexandra Hospital, married with two lovely daughters, drives a metallic silver BMW 523i SE, is very
much into online gaming community, burns his time playing GTA4, GT Prologue, Ghost Recon2 in his PS3 and much-loved 42-inch Samsung plasma panel. Used to sing and play with the London-based band 'Reversion', hails GNR, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, After Image, Parokya Ni Edgar, Side A and of course...
Metallica as his influences both in life and in music. His set-up includes a mouth-watering array of high-tech gizmos :
a brand-spanking new Gibson Epiphone Les Paul guitar, a Yamaha acoustic guitar, Yamaha portable grand DGX205,
a stadium-filling G1 guitar multi-effects pedal for that arena-rock sound. and a blasting 100W Carlsbro GLX100 Amplifier. Brilliant.
Goals in life - 'To be the best that I can be.' Motto - 'Live each day as if it's your last.' Amazing, man.
Rosvida Dulce 'Honey' Arnisto - Vocals
Prima 'Prime' San Pedro - Vocals
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