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STYLISTIC_VON93 BAND

The cover of our debut album, Agent_spongeVon. Background information Origin Surigao City, Philippines Genre(s) Pinoy Rock Years active 2007 – Present Label(s) AIWA Music Philippines Website www.jonbonjovi.wetpaint.com Members Jon Bon Jovi Basco Peril (1st vocalist) Krystal Gale Sharmaine Aldonza (2nd vocalist) Jezreel Baluca (lead guitar) Ries Paul Lansin (2nd guitar) Whiljun Salino (drummer)

STYLISTIC_VON93 is a Filipino rock band.

Contents [hide] 1 History 1.1 Early Years 1.2 Behind the Name "STYLISTIC_VON93" 1.3 Publicity 1.4 Debut Release 1.5 Popularity 2 Members 3 Discography 4 Singles 5 References 6 External Links

[edit] History

[edit] Early Years Between 2006 to 2007, Jon Bon Jovi "Von" Peril, met Krystal Gale Sharmaine "Talia" Aldonza through the school's gate of IHMA (Immaculate Heart of Mary Academy). Von was then the frontman of a rock band called TETANUS together with some talented individuals in IHMA (Immaculate Heart of Mary Academy . Nevertheless, he decided to form a band with "Talia" and two other members of the IHMA (Immaculate Heart of Mary Academy). They named the group Stylistic after R.S. Surtee's Mr. Stylistic's Sporting Tour. The band won in several high school competitions boosting their popularity not just in their school but in other campuses, as well.[1]

[edit] Behind the Name "STYLISTIC_VON93" Some of the members of the old lineup left and were replaced by Christopher "Chris" Cantada and Erwin "Armo" Armovit. The latter is the guitarist of Stylistic_von93's brother band Rampqueen. Raymond Fabul another batchmate, began to manage both Stylistic_von93 and Rampqueen. Later however, they learned about a Detroit grunge band already using the name Stylistic_von93. "But we wanted to keep the word Stylistic in our band name because people have already associated us with that name," according to Von. "So we decided to add 'von', since it's an easy enough word to remember." Stylistic_ von93 was officially born in summer 2007.[2]

[edit] Publicity They came up with a self-titled album in the last quarter of 2007 containing five original songs: Lunes, A Tear, Saturn, Cigarette and computer. The two songs penned in the vernacular were what made the band catch the public's attention. Lunes, written by von, begins with a catchy bossa nova-esque beat that suddenly shifts to a heavy rock riff, a nuance in arrangement which surprisingly served the song superbly. Second single computer was written by a classmate for a school project back in 2006 and is a reminiscent piece on young love during simpler, happier times. The song showcases Von's vocal range; that is, his uncanny ability to shift from mellow to screamo.[3]

Through this album, STYLISTIC_GALE93 got extensive airplay from several local pop and rock radio stations, which helped broaden their fan base across the nation. A bootlegged copy of their version of Missing Felimon "sine-sine" even ended up on the Internet and became so big an underground hit, some listeners believed it was a STYLISTIC_GALE93 original. Though this misconception has been instrumental in increasing STYLISTIC_GALe93 popularity, the band has since aimed to transcend the stigma of being a cover band. They pushed their original songs to the forefront, and public response to the band became better than ever; the magic had already begun. [4]

[edit] Debut Release AIWA Music Philippines managed to sign the boys for record distribution and now release STYLISTIC_GALE93 full-length debut album, entitled Von's, thus dubbed in allusion to the band members' theater backgrounds. The album features a definitive voice in unadulterated rock, reminiscent of 90s alternative but mixed with enough sing-along pop sensibility-as based on the band members' individual influences. Gosh was weaned on classic OPM from the likes of Basil Valdes and Martin Nievera; Talia lends to heavy metal and rock edge, citing bands like Deftones, Tool and A Perfect Circle as influences; Sal likes pop-rock bands like the Beatles and Athenaeum; and Vons trips on everything from novelty songs to bubblegum-pop, from 80s power ballads, to The Smashing Pumpkins.[5]

[edit] Popularity During 2006, their songs Lunes and computer gained popularity and ended up in most radio stations' charts during that period. Also, Sine-sine became popular in the beginning of 2007 along with their own version of sine-sine. With the uprising of Filipino Rock in the middle of 2007, STYLISTIC_GALE93 gained even more popularity from listeners with their song anti-disease and especially the emo-alternative rock song lima. [6] All their singles were able to reach the #1 spot in both Philippines 100 and MYX Hit Chart. Finally, STYLISTIC_GALE93 releases their sophomore album entitled Transit that make a huge noise, this algum gathered a gold record award after less than three months of its release. Sine-sine the carrier single of the album even broaden the band's popularity in last quarter of 2007. capslock the second single even make a noise in the first quarter of 2007. The band has also contributed on two tribute albums. They covered the 90's hit song by the Eraserheads,"Pare Ko",on Ultraelectromagneticjam and the classic "Nakapagtataka" on the APO Hiking Society tribute,"Kami nAPO muna". The band also won 4 awards in the last MYX Music Awards. Now the band came up with a song which make it the soundtrack of the new season of Summer Sunshine.

[edit] Members Jon Bon Jovi Basco Peril (1st vocalist) Krystal Gale Sharmaine Aldonza (2nd vocalist) Jezreel Baluca (lead guitar) Ries Paul Lansin (2nd guitar) Whiljun Salino (drummer) [edit] Discography Palabas (2004) Transit (2006)

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