DAVAO CITY, The Philippines - A
five-member band using a combination of indigenous and electronic instruments would
shoot for the top spot in the search for new musical talents, confident about
its song about the environment with ethnic strain could bring them to the
spotlight in the finals this month.
Jad Montenegro, the band that took its name from its lead
vocalist, was currently doing the rounds of FM stations and gigs in hotels and
corporate functions, and promoting the music search alongside a call to also
vote online in its favor.
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| Jad Montenegro (center) lead vocals and songwriter of the band |
The group has been selected to vie for the P150,000 top
prize of the Converse Philippines Get Loud, which organizers said was a
“campaign to celebrate music, creativity and the talented Filipino artists”.
The contest would be strong in the songwriting skills and
artistry of Filipino music bands.
Four other brands were selected to represented their
respective city: Even of Baguio City, representing northern Luzon; Brisom of
Metro Manila representing the national capital region; Kissbone of Taytay,
Rizal, representing southern Luzon; and Bethany of Visayas representing the
whole central island group.
Jad Montenegro would perform The Escapist, a song about confronting
the ebb in a relationship, backed by haunting musical of electronic and
indigenous instruments.
Jad Montenegro penned the song, as with the rest of the
band’s songs.
Jad, performed solo here after she returned from college
in Manila, but later formed the band that carried her name. She had won Best Pop Artist in 2009 at the
Muzika Del Sur Awards and won Best Music Video in 2010 for her song The
Backyard.
The band released their first commercial songs on June 22
last year, and were sold out before their set started.
“Jad's haunting melodies, vocals, lyrics, soulful guitar
riffs and non-standard tunings are gaining for the band a reputation of being
different, wise beyond their years, and able to deeply connect with their
audience,” a commentary in their album bearing the band’s name, said.
The band, Even, describing its music as “dark and
melancholic”, would perform Luminary. Brisom would do the Waking Lives, written
along the lines of soulful indie rock. Kissbone, a hardcore and rock metal
band, would perform Distance and Motion. Bethany would do the Moving On, also
embodying the alternative rock music that the band has been doing.
Finals would be on November 9.
Aside from the top purse, the host would give P100,000 to
the first runner-up, and P60,000 and P40,000 to the next two runners up.
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