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Different Lives Band
The Different Lives, sometimes abbreviated as D.L, is a Filipino Band formed in Balayan, Batangas in 2008. The grouped was originally consists of trio-female vocalists Jhen Magnaye, Mhacy Caraos-Gunay, Charize Aplon-Lasheras, Gutarists Arjay Caisip and Jeffrey Pilit and Drummer Fred Aplon.

The Classic Lineup:

In 2008, DL was formed in Brgy. Lucban with the recruitment of members, Arjay, Jeffrey and Fred. they asked Jhen, Mhacy and Chariz to joined the band as female vocalists. Henry Caringal played the bass along the middle formations. Arjay once called the band as Fire Crackers Band but eventually named as D.L, as the group already used it as group name. Their early music style was influenced by the 90’s bands like Asin and Aegis. Throughout all of this, the band members suffered from lack of instruments to sustain their passion in music. They started to play with two guitars, one for rhythm and the other one functions as bass and with Jeff’s inventions, they got thire first ever self-improvised drum kits made of rice sacks, rice cooker and bamboo sticks. their running barangay captain noticed them, a weeks later, he please their city mayor and about DL concerns. After a several months, Gov. Vilma Santos-Recto answered their financials and hand a funds for DL needs.

2nd-Lineup:

In 2009, guitarist Chester Cambalisa and Bassist Anjoe Macalalad from Brgy. Dao, joined the band. the band eventually changed their music genre, they begun to play pop, disco-pop or other millennial music. But due to musical differences, in late 2009 or early 2010, founder guitarist Arjay and Henry, left the band due to the personal and musical differences. Then guitarist Chester and bassist Anjoe filled in the space to keep the band playing. Jeffrey never announced about leaving but due to his work, he missed some band’s gigs.

DL spent most of their early part of 2011 in Lipa City under the management of brothers Arnold Abrenica as Band Manager and Giny Abrenica as Sound Manager. before the end of 2010, Jake Gunay joined the band as touring guitarist and bassist. the Abrenica Brothers managed the DL since mid-2010 after the band made an auditioned to them. The band got their very first own jamming studio owned by Abrenica. In 2013, Jhen went on haitus with the band due to personal reasons and time management conflict.

in early 2014, DL members contacted the original founder of the band Arjay to role the guitar in Lasheras’s Debut at Brgy. Taklang Anak due to Chester’s absence. Arjay played for the first time with his founded band after a several years. On April 2014, touring guitatist/basist Jake decided to left the band to work abroad (Taiwan), followed by Mhacy’s departure (Taiwan) in Nov 2015, making the beginning of DL fragments.

in June 2016, the DL briefly reunited in Jake & Mhacy’s wedding. A year after, in march 2017, the band members confirmed that Chester was leaving the band after receving his working visa (Dubai), the band dramatically decided that they were going to a very long break after losing several guitarists and unstable band members. Jake said, “DL done playing for almost 9 years and it’s healthy to take some rest.”

During the band’s haitus, in May 2018, Arjay and Jake formed a new band together with Fred. The band was guided by their Mentor Kuya Bisoy (Bladez Band’s Guitarist). Arjay named the band as “Bulutong Band”, he took it’s name when Gunay suffered from minor health condition.