| HONG KONG HERE WE COME! |
[25 Feb 2007|08:20pm] |
Yes, we are all excited! It will be our first out-of-the-country gig! Ean will be visiting his family there too while the rest of us will be in our 'turista' mode. Haha.
Gig details:
Date Saturday, March 3
Time: Doors open at 9pm. Show Starts: 10pm.
Venue: Fringe Gallery and Economist Gallery, The Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Road, Central.
Tickets: $100 available in advance from The Fringe Club and $150 on the door.
Please click on the link to know more about the gig. Tell your HK friends about it!
HK LIVE!
We hope all is well with everyone!
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| The good and the BAD |
[27 Nov 2006|11:21pm] |
We had a great time at Outpost in Cebu. We love you people! Thank you thank you!!! That's the good side of things.
The bad side is this:
I honestly did not want to fan the flames by saying more things about these promoters but I can't hack the ill feelings. I really don't think I should hold back anyway. We will always give our best in a performance that we expect at least the treatment we deserve. For a balikbayan who wants to show how giving back to their country is done, I don't think they displayed anything that is Filipino for being unhospitable and unprofessional. The night before the flight, no phone calls from any of them to confirm anything, I thought they could've very well been flakes than just plain negligent.
The morning itself, it was a good thing we got to the airport (the wrong airport at that for their lack of coordination with us)early enough only to find out that Sherwin, our dear roadie who takes care of our gear, wasn't part of their list. Maybe an internet poltergeist took him out as he was part of OUR list, the list we sent them, including whatever else we need to be able to perform as expected, but that's that. I was starting to get really irked but Toti told me to keep it cool and give them the benefit of the doubt -- something which we all shouldn't have considered at any rate. So the good samaritan that is our manager paid for Sherwin's ticket. It surely was no skin off his back being that the people behind this would reimburse the expenses due to their faulty or shall I say ingenious business ethics that of course was a foolish presumption of ours.
The day after the gig, after waiting for more than half an hour at the lobby, we were given a signal by a man in his wifebeaters and a woman in her socks and told us that they cannot pay for the expenses because they have nothing on them. Why, ain't that sweet? The deal breaker here was the ultimatum that was given to them to wire the account lunchtime today or we break the good news to people that there are promoters like them who exist sick. The time right now would definitely pass for midnight lunch and well? We would rather have played for free than get that kind of treatment which I think nobody deserves, to think that one of them is in a band. For that I dont think they deserve to be spoken well about. We'd rather have a small gig in Manila with a glass of water and a warm welcome in exchange.
The second turn off is this: I personally wouldnt mind being in the same room with my brothers and my dad if you think about it. We can tell jokes and pillowfight till dawn and its not like we're apalled by each other's presence. I didn't want to send anyone a Supernova vibe by asking for more than what we need, but its more of enough or what is apt for us to have. I am a lady (fact, not fiction) and proper etiquette dictates something these people are unaware of. The rule is: you can only have another bathroom when you get another room and unfortunately these people dont want to spend for what is asked for in the first place. With all this said, I've come to the conclusion that if you are a new band, don't even think about doing business with these people. Nosaj Entertainment I think should just a. rename themselves or b. stay indoors and not move. Any form of transaction with these people will translate to a lot of time wasted. And for for them to ask us to get in the bus while our manager is trying his best to make a decent deal tells us what kind of people they are. Now I think I should stop talking or I might even be doing them a favor by promoting their company. They say any kind of publicity is good publicity so don't get me wrong, this is for bad publicity, and bad publicity to stick to their name.
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| Happy Girl and Happy Boys |
[15 Nov 2006|01:10pm] |
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Many thanks to those who voted for us. Up dharma Down is nominated in the ff categories:
BEST NEW ARTIST
- Updharmadown
VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
- ARMI MILLARE of Updharmadown
GUITARIST OF THE YEAR
- CARLOS TANADA of Updharmadown
BASSIST OF THE YEAR
- PAUL YAP of Updharmadown
RISING SUN AWARD
- Updharmadown
SONG OF THE YEAR
- "OO" by Updharmadown
BEST FEMALE AWARD
- ARMI MILLARE of Updharmadown
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- "FRAGMENTED" by Updharmadown
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
NOEL DE BRACKINGHE, SWEETSPOT, UPDHARMADOWN
(Fragmented - Updharmadown)
NU107 ROCK AWARDS 2006 -- The 13TH. FRIDAY.
December 1, 2006, Friday • World Trade Center, Pasay City
Gates open at 6PM • Show starts promptly at 9PM
Featuring performances by:
PUPIL • PARAMITA • UPDHARMADOWN • DICTA LICENSE • CHICOSCI
ITCHYWORMS • DONG ABAY • URBANDUB • PEDICAB • LOKOMOTIV
PAROKYA NI EDGAR • KAMIKAZEE • SANDWICH • THE DAWN
The 13th NU Rock Awards tickets are now available at all SM TicketNet outlets and at the Araneta Coliseum Box Office. For tickets and reservation, please call 911-5555 or visit www.ticketnet.com.ph . Tickets are at Php350.00 each and comes with
one free Red Horse beer and one free Pepsi Max.
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| long time no post! |
[20 Oct 2006|12:52pm] |
wow. the past months have been pretty wild. not in a 'girls gone wild' kind of way though. *shrugs*. but the band has been so busy with gigs and projects. here's a list of what the band has been doing since our last post :P
1. www.updharmadown.net is finally up! please join the forums there. it's updated almost weekly so yehey.
2. we're part of the 'Buksan Coke, Buhay mo' campaign. yes, we did a jingle! this was a fun project because they let 7 bands do a Coke jingle without asking them to change their sound. so we were very comfortable and happy with the project. props to the McCann Team! :P
3. new music video! "Flicker"! this is a new song which will be the carrier single of independent film "Ang Pamana" directed by Romeo Candido. this November!
4. ROCK AWARDS!!! you can vote online! you've got until next week :o please support us :) www.fliptunes.net/rockawards
5. next single is "Layag".
hmmmmmmmmmmmmm there you go. for now:)
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| Mtv Pilipinas Awards |
[31 Jul 2006|02:25pm] |
Hello everyone! We're nominated for this year's Mtv Pilipinas Awards. Kindly follow the directions to vote for us through your mobile phones.
Favorite Indie Video: Key in MTVVOTE FINDV PAG AGOS and send to 638 for Smart and 2219 for non-smart subscribers.
Favorite New Artist in a Video: Key in MTVVOTE FNA UP DHARMA DOWN and send to 638 for Smart and 2219 for non-smart subscribers.
Many thanks and see you around. Updates very soon!
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| No Date This Valentine's? |
[10 Feb 2006|11:54pm] |
Stay in and listen to Fragmented! :p
Hi all!!! We're glad to share with you some good news :) To those who have no clue, our debut album, "Fragmented" is now out and can be bought at your nearest Tower Records and M1 outlets!
Also, our second single, "Pag-Agos" just reached number 1 on NU 107's Midnight Countdown! So keep texting to get us to stick around a bit longer! :)
Updates to come very, very soon. In the meantime, Please do catch our gigs and buy yourselves a copy of the album!
Love,
Up dharma Down
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| Fragmented Updates! |
[15 Dec 2005|11:26am] |
I know, I know, we've been making updates on the album since September, but you must listen to this.
As we have told a select few, the album's projected release date was the 22nd of this month, from late November, coming from October, rooting out from September. The reason why we're moving it to YET another date is because the computer at Pipeline crashed last week. The last 2 drumtracks we've finished came along with it. Of course it's not anyone's fault, but we still have to make something out of what happened, tama?
And the only way to deal with it is to wait. Tadaaahh!
So yesterday, we went to Sweetspot to do some more mixing for tracks 5, 9 and 10 - sans the drumtracks. Noel (our sound engineer) said that the disk had to be sent to Singapore to get all the files retrieved. Cringing on that thought whilst going through track number 5, he gets a call and relays to us that the file recovery went from 75 percent to a full 100 percent - meaning our tracks are safe! Yun lang yun, actually. The news now is that the disk is now back in Manila, waiting to be brought back to Pipeline. Whew!
Include printing and CD pressing - which takes about two weeks, and we're all set. I have a feeling that our birthdays and the album launch will prophetically fall n the same month. *hint-hint*
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| :) |
[06 Dec 2005|12:22am] |
Its been one great year.
One more thing we need to see: Little boi called Fragmented on the shelves and we're good to go. One of 4 final mixing dates to go, tomorrow night before the Studio 23 Xmas party gig. MALAPIT NA!
Thanks to everyone who never fail to support us.
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Just dawned on me that we're all gonna go up one notch this January. January is for a fact, the official UdD month. Ean and I turn 22, Paul turns 24 and Carlos has to wait until June 3 to turn 24 but what the heck, hahaha!
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Such a great feeling seeing at least one person dancing to your song. But nothing beats hearing a big crowd sing along with you. :)
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[21 Nov 2005|02:48am] |
Since our last greatest disappointment, things so far have turned merry. :) It all evens out, dear friends.
Exciting news for you all:
We've finshed a side-project just this evening out next month. We'll divulge all we know about it once we get a go-signal from the bosses. :)
Our album Fragmented is almost complete. I personally am betting on only 2 days of recording the remaining vocal and keyboard parts before all the final mixes are done. Add one week for pressing and printing altogether and we're all set! Waiting does NOT compute any longer :)
Christmas Au Go Go is just around the corner. DECEMBER 3 at Cubao X (formerly Marikina Shoe Expo in Cubao)! EXCITEMENT FILLS THE AIR! See all the Terno acts, Radioactive Sago Project, Wahijuara, Drip, Giniling Festival, Up Dharma Down, Daydream Cycle and Juan Pablo Dream! With guest bands: Bagetsafonik, Urban Dub, The Late Isabel, Soul Connection, Blazing Bulalakaws, Death By Tampon, Endo, Narda, The Sleepyheads, Salindiwa, Paramita and Nyko Maca!!! OMG.
We're also nominated for In The Raw Award at this year's NU Rock Awards happening on December 2 at The World Trade Center :) Many thanks to those who voted :)
Giving all the credit to ^.
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| Boholisms |
[12 Oct 2005|01:21am] |
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We just might not make it to Bohol.
Sadness in the city.
Sadness in the
Sadness in
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Sadness in
Sadness in the
Sadness in the city.
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| Ultragoodnews! |
[04 Oct 2005|11:17pm] |
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Maybe has just entered the Mtv Diyes charts! :D
*That tickles!*
We're currently at the number 9 spot...
Support us by voting, texting and requesting for the video if you like it! :D
*Blush*
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| Forced Birth |
[28 Sep 2005|07:56pm] |
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Our last decent entry was posted in May. Wow.
Can't deny the fact that we're having trouble with our schedules. If there isn't school, then there's work to consider--which means our weekdays are good as full. We're lucky enough that gigs don't start at 7pm sharp (unless its a mall tour) but as far as this kind of schedule is concerned, shoots, interviews and recordings are all squeezed in during the weekends.
Its fun in quite a crasy way, don't get me wrong. But at the advent of physical exhaustion, including personal ordeals (who doesn't have 'em?), you have pretty much nowhere to go but this one-stop shop I'd like to call, Anywhere In-Between Sets. Its quite a portable place, just got to find the strength to have a less-offensive fixated face. Its good practice for those who thought less of drama class.
So on to the few firsts after our first video (where someone wasn't present. AHEM), we had our first out-of-town gig in Dumaguete. I can't say any more about it, as I've articulated and dedicated more than a year's worth of raving even a month after the said trip. Its quite a taxing job to keep blabbing about how good chicken is in that side of the planet. Looking forward to the Bohol gig which should be in approximately 23 days. *drool*
Our second single should be heard on the radio in a few weeks' time, hopefully be able to shoot the accompanying video for it before the album is finished. Oh, pre-prod. I'm anticipating the pre-prod. See, if its a sponsored video, you get most of the good stuff and are told about it during the pre-prod. Theyre nothing like post prod where you discover how you could've done something differently to be cost-efficient, not even looking at the shots yet. :p
TV appearances and interviews from the past months are now being shown. We're also blessed enough to be having write-ups that have circulated from almost every month since May. There will be 2 other features for Preview in November and Meg in December as well. Also, part of the few firsts include the more accessible gigs. By that I mean a series of gigs at malls around the metro which should definitely get on any boss' ire being that it starts around the same time you should only be finishing up from work. Kawawa naman.
Butterflies at this point? Maybe a hawk or pterodactyl for a more pre-historic representation of things. Its all overwhelming and drives our acids, sweatglands and hormones nuts but at the end of the day, its all about being appreciated for what you do best that makes it all worth it.
You actually want more.
It doesn't stop.
Really doesn't.
Doesn't.
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| Au Go Gust! |
[03 Aug 2005|04:35pm] |
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For the month of AUGUST
Aug 12 - Racks, El Pueblo w/ Pedicab & The Bitter Pill
Aug 13 - Trish in the Morning Show 2nd yr Anniversary @ Dish QC
Aug 20 - Conspiracy w/ Radioactive Sago Project
Aug 22 - RX Concert series, 6pm, RX93.1 FM
Aug 26 - Dumaguete w/ Radioactive Sago Project (Yeabah!)
You can text NU or RT(space)message *Maybe by Up Dharma Down* and send to 2299. Check out Up Dharma Down's first video, "Maybe" on MTV!
Laizy Daisy (Ascolto Remix) snippet:
http://www.geocities.com/updharmadown
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[31 Jul 2005|02:25am] |
WOOHOO! The video is finally OUT! Many thanks to all those who've helped us put this all together. CATCH IT ON MTV, guys!
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
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| J-J-J-JULY... |
[04 Jul 2005|04:43pm] |
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For the month of JULY
July 01 - Eastwood
July 06 - UAAP launch event, Eastwood
July 08 - Music Museum w/ Agaw Agimat and more!(we're giving free tickets!! just leave a message.)
July 15 - Absinthe,Greenbelt with other bands
July 26 - Oh Inday! w/ Nancy Drool, Daydream Cycle, Olympic Smoker at Cafe Saguijo
You can text NU or RT(space)message *Maybe by Up Dharma Down* and send to 2299. The band will also be in the studio soon to complete their highly anticipated first album.
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| Delete old Friendster messages...NOT! |
[16 Jun 2005|12:22pm] |
From: Ean.
Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 7:52:00 PM
Subject: wer do we go from here.......
Message: so anona?
okei na folks mo?
kelan tyo jam?
gusto co magtry ng live set.
lets meet up nextweek pag uwi ni pol.
stay away from drugs.
Way back in 2003. No Carlos Tanada, no full sets, just a guitar, bass, k-hon and high hopes.
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