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Chicosci
Origin Manila, Philippines
Genre(s) Alternative Rock
Pop Punk
Indie Rock
Years active 1996 - present
Associated acts Sandwich (band)
Project 1
Website http://www.campchicosci.tk
Members
Miguel Chavez - Vocals
Mong Alcaraz - Guitars, back up vocals, Keyboards
Ariel Lumanlan - Guitars
Carlos Calderon - Bass, back up vocals
Joel Salvador - Drums
Former members
Eugene Esquivas - Percussions (2000 - 2007)
Sonny Baquisal - Guitars (2000 - 2007)

Chicosci is a 5 piece band based in Manila. The City of Manila The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Pop punk (also known as punk pop and other names is a Fusion genre that combines elements of Punk rock with Pop music, to varying Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene Sandwich is a Filipino Rock band founded in 1998 by Raimund Marasigan and Diego Castillo for the purpose of fulfilling their Raimund Emmanuel Parcon Marasigan (born May 22, 1971) is a rock Musician and record producer in the Philippines. The City of Manila The band is composed of Miggy Chavez, Carlos Calderon, Mong Alcaraz, Joel Salvador and Ariel Lumanlan. They found the newest member Ariel, on November 2007 to lead as a guitarist after Sonny Baquisal's departure as a guitarist.

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Background

Formation and early days

What started out as a group of young college kids from the Ateneo de Manila University, Chicosci was originally composed of Miguel Chavez, Mong Alcaraz, Carlos Calderon, and Joel Salvador. The Ateneo de Manila University (also called " Ateneo de Manila " or simply "the Ateneo " is a private University run The four enjoyed playing together so much that they decided to take their music seriously by recruiting guitarist Sonny Baquisal and long-time friend Eugene Esquivias to solidify the songwriting process. Chicosci won an interschool Battle of the Bands and spent the prize money in recording a demo - an investment that landed them a two-album record deal with EMI-Virgin Philippines. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in The band released the albums Revenge of the Giant Robot (2000) and Method of Breathing (2002). Revenge of the Giant Robot is the debut album of Chicosci released on 2000 under EMI Philippines. Method of Breathing is Chicosci 's second album released in 2002 under EMI Philippines.

Career as Chico Science

The highly-successful debut record established Chicosci as one of the forerunners of the new generation of rock. Revenge spawned hits such as Amen, Soopafly, and the MTV hit, Sink or Swim. This album was also nominated to the prestigious Awit Awards for Best Rock Recording. The Awit Awards is the longest-running award-giving body of the Philippines that gives recognition to Filipino musical talents performing artists and producers organized Their first-ever music video Sink or Swim, directed by Lyle Sacris, also won as the Best Directed Video for the 2001 MTV Pilipinas Awards.

Career as Chicosci

Never satisfied and always trying out new things, the band continued to work on redefining their sound. Shifting their musical direction to a more melodic style, they sought Raimund Marasigan (Eraserheads and Sandwich) for guidance in working with their second album. True enough, both audiences and critics embraced the new sound of Chicosci. Method of Breathing included several hits such as Glass is Broken, Rolento, and the highly-infectious Paris. Interestingly, Paris holds the record for the most number of weeks a song (foreign or local) has stayed in a countdown. It stayed in the NU107 Midnight Countdown for more than 52 weeks and giving Chicosci the Song of the Year award at the 2002 NU 107 Rock Awards.

In 2004, the band released their third album, Icarus, under Viva Records. The band again enlisted the help of Raimund Marasigan, who tagged along Buddy Zabala (Eraserheads and The Dawn), to produce the bands most experimental album. In May 2004, the band gained media recognition by becoming MTVs Lokal Artist of the Month. The songs Theme from Conversation with Fire, Shallow Graves, and An Argument, enjoyed media airtime, also went into the NU 107 Midnight Countdown and Year-end Countdown.

Last June 6, 2006, Chicosci released and launched their self-titled fourth album. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Having been in the studio for more than a year, the band boasts it as being their best work to date. A self-produced effort, the band again attempts to give listeners something new to look forward to. The self titled album features catchier melodies and more synth playing from Alcaraz. At the same time there is minimal screaming and more focus on Chavez's singing, the most obvious change on the self titled album. The album was met with mixed reactions. Chicosci was met with criticism about their new image and sound.

With the release of their carrier single A Promise, Chicosci gained more popularity as their market grew. Chicosci went on to play on Malaysia and Singapore as well as local hot spots like Saguijo's. To date the album has spawned four singles, "A Promise", "Seven Black Roses", "Chicosci Vampire Social Club" and "Last Look". The music video for "Chisosci Vampire Social Club" won the Favorite Rock Video at the 2008 Myx Music Awards. The band has often hinted at releasing a new album by the end of 2008.

They performed as front act for Fall Out Boy's Friends or Enemies Tour, Manila stop held at Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on September 20 and 21, 2007.

Discography

Main article: Chicosci Discography

Achievements

Nominations

Former members

External links

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