MANILA, Nov. 30 (PNA)– Seven new and promising rock bands rocked the stage in friendly competition for the best band at the Music Hall of the SM Mall of Asia over the weekend when they performed live in front of hundreds of viewers and a board of judges composed of MTV Philippines’ Georgette Tengco, MTV SEA and Greater China’s head of content, Sari Trisulo, rock singer Rico Blanco and actress/singer Karylle.

The judges voted “Faircatch,” barely a year old rock/experimental band that thrives by composing straightforward but catchy songs influenced by numerous artists from a mixture of different genres ranging from rock to alternative, as the winner among the competing bands.

Faircatch earned the judges’ nod because of their creativity, originality of their craft, their crowd appeal as live performers, innovativeness of their lyrics and melody.

The champions were also selected from the top-rated groups due to public votes.

Faircatch is composed of Lyndon Voltaire Banigued in vocals, Johan Stephen Salas in guitars, Vistor Lozano in drums and Arvie San Buenaventura in bass. The group was formed in October of 2008.

The seven bands who were also given the chance to break into the local and international music scene with a one-year recording contract with Jeepney Music and under the tutelage of world-renowned Fil-Am Apl.de.ap and the MTV Emerge.

They were sifted from among a total of 1,858 entries from unsigned musicians invited to present samples of their original music on the MTV Emerge website on October 5 to November 5 this year.

The lucky seven are Faircatch, DRP, Mid Nasty, the Pin-Up Girls, Soul Brothers, The Glenn (TBG) and Urbanation.

Their contract include artist management and promotion, digital distribution of three to six songs and strategic marketing plan for breaking into the local and international arena.

“The seven winners were really what we were looking for. Their unique talents very well characterize what MTV Emerge is all bout– homegrown talents trying to reach out to the world through their own kind of music while proudly representing the Philippines,” said Apl.de.ap who was also one of the judges.

The MTV Emerge winners wowed the audience with their respective music genre. The best-of-the best, Faircatch sat well with the crowd with their hard rock music.

The TBG utilized their awesome vocals and guitar skills, while Mid Nasty was a crowd pleaser with novel hip hop tunes.

The Pin-up Girls went all pop rock and Urbanation bouyed up the audience’s mood with their soulful pop and RnB sounds.

The MTV Emerge is a collaboration of MTV, Secretary Joseph “Ace” Durano of the Department of Tourism (DOT) and Jeepney Music.

It provides Filipino bands the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to showcase their group talents for local and international audience.

What’s more, MTV Emerge reaches out to the younger generation of world travelers, particularly those drawn to Filipino music and culture, even if they are in other countries as residents or overseas workers.

“The search highlighted the global appeal of up-and-coming Filipino artists and gave prominence to the Philippines’ musical heritage on the world stage,” said Ms. Trisulo.

The event was brightened by vacationing Fil-Am, US-based, former MTV DJ–KC Montero who is married to singer Geneva Cruz and the very efficient management personnel of EON,a stakeholder relations firm. (PNA)

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