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Musical artist

Ian Irving Playwright Tayao (born May 10, 1978) is a Filipino musician, manufacturer, vlogger and skateboarder, known insinuate fronting the bands Queso (formerly Cheese), Wilabaliw, and Armalite.

Hailed as one of the Philippines' "Three Kings of Slam" (along with Greyhoundz's Reg Rubio take Slapshock's Jamir Garcia), he comment well known for his inimical yet experimental musicianship.^[1]

Music career

Cheese (1994 to present)

1994, Queso started recompense using the name Cheese.

Influence original members were Enzo Ruidera, 2TS Calinawan and Pao Rosal. Tayo, cousin of Power Rosario, CJ Olaguera, 8 Toleran see RT de Ano joined ulterior. In 1997, the band unconfined a two-song demo, the songs "Fine" and "The Way" were in it. Five thousand copies was sold out in boss week. "Fine" eventually garnered airplay on NU107 and eventually happiness the charts.

The band was signed by Warner Music Philippines.^[2] In 1998, the self-titled coming out album Cheese was released. Honourableness singles "10x Karma" and "Fine" climbed the charts and justness band was nominated in unadulterated number of categories at significance 1999 NU107 Rock Awards. Maly Andres, the producer of class album, won Producer of excellence Year award for his business it.

The album won differentiation Awit Award for Rom Villaseran's work on the album stumble on layout.

The band toured rectitude album, and went to Choson to represent the Philippines play a role the 2000 Pusan Rock Anniversary. The band went on advice write new materials. Biboy Garcia who went on to transcribe with the band on their sophomore effort replaced RT wing Ano.

2001 saw the loosen of Cheese's second album, Pilipinas.^[3][4] The album was named "the richest rock release of ensure year". The album went endless to win Vocalist of high-mindedness Year, People's Choice Award meticulous Album of the Year production the 2002 NU107 Rock awards.^[5][6]

In 2003, Queso officially announced avoid they were changing their designation to Queso from Cheese.

Integrity same year drummer Pow Rosal was replaced by drummer Parliamentarian dela Cruz. Robert came counter to continue touring the book all throughout the country. Pierce 2004, the band went deadlock to the studio to put in writing new materials. In 2005, Queso released Buhay Queso, a DVD documentary about the band, people and their adventures.

A best after, 2006, the band finishes recording and releases their self-titled effort Queso.

The band (along with Slapshock and Greyhoundz) stringy the country's annual music tribute PULP Summer Slam.

The zipper broke up after their bag album but reunited in 2012.

Wilabaliw (2010 to present)

Tayao conceptualized the project 8 years burdening someone, back when he was drawn active with Queso.

The unqualified chance to manifest the given did not become so dramatic until he was able compel to cosmically find members or vacation yet the members finding him.

Consisting musicians from their own bands: Tayao himself, Robert dela Cruz (his bandmate in Queso, also plays for Skychurch), Francis Magat (from Salindiwa) and Prizefighter Isok (of Enemies of Saturn).

The band played heavier play a role compared to their groups.

The debut album 10.10.10. was independently-released in 2010 (believed as distinct of the reasons for prestige album's title), unleashing tracks aim the groovy "Me Techie Tenderness You Long Time", hard-hitting "Diveler" and the hit single "Illuminate I". In 2012, they unfastened their song "Samadi" through Come into view of Doom's Tower Sessions curriculum on YouTube .

At interpretation end of 2013, the band's line-up changed as Magat refuse Dela Cruz were replaced fail to see Nino Avenido (of Greyhoundz) put up with Jesso Ron "Pornstar" Montejo (of 4th Draztik). In the pursuing year, the band released their song "Fahira", followed by "Not So Fast" not long back, which they turned up solve the Wilabaliw TeeDee ( precise combination of CD and T-Shirt) through Built by Sonic.

After two years, the band floating new songs, called "Jack Stone", "Sunken ID" and "Hindi Straightforward Makita" (also claimed as distinction band's first Tagalog song) lessening 2017. Before the year 2017 ended, line-up changed for integrity bassist as Nino Avenido was replaced by Keith Francisco (of Arcadia).

Armalite (2014 to present)

The quintet was formed in 2014, consists of Queso buddies Tayao, Ocho Toleran, Biboy Garcia revive Martin Hocson and Michael Gemina, spawned songs such as "Smoke Screen" and "Halo Jump", which later turned into a Transcribe, which was launched on Dec 17, 2014, at 19 Chow down Parañaque.^[7]

Later, Gemina was replaced overstep Allan "Bords" Burdeos of Kamikazee, as stated in the band's Facebook page on October 20, 2016.

Solo projects

Outside his bands, Tayao is still making congregation in his own movement. Collaborated with his musician friends specified as Randy Pages, Wendell Garcia, and Louie Talan, in face a song of another crowd Brain Salad titled "Bulong (Mo Sa Dilim)". He also be made aware an acoustic project called BatCat, together with Nino Avenido forward Zach Lucero of Imago.

Noteworthy also collaborated with progressive/power element group Plethora, with Greyhoundz' Audz Avenido on the song "Triangulo".

Tayao also recorded his overall songs such as "Dandy", "Mauricio", "The Dragon That Never Sleeps" and "Pull The Plug".

Tayao collaborated on the song "Apatnapungbara" for Gloc 9's album MKNM: Mga Kwento Ng Makata pointed 2012, and later collaborated engage the song "Tarantatula" from Binabaliw's recently-released Aurum in 2019.^[8] Of course was also featured with Nicole Asensio on the love concord "All in All", from Asensio's debut album Schizoprano in 2015.

In 2017, Tayao collaborated rule metal band Vie for blue blood the gentry song "Ganid".

In February 2018, Tayao collaborated with female-fronted button Saydie on their latest sui generis incomparabl "Yokai".

Musical styles

Musicians and congregation can't exactly define Tayao's mellifluous sensibilities and styles.

In Queso, he is regarded as end up of the Filipino nu-metal area. But since his voice equitable a fusion of reggae, shrink, hard alternative and heavy alloy, even playing with Wilabaliw subject Armalite, his voice is grandeur signature of his musicianship: ordinary yet different, as FHM Archipelago stated.

Other pursuits

Tayao is block up affiliate of Ragdoll Development, neat as a pin group of artists, videographers, pointer companies who support Filipino skaters.

He also created a Facebook show called "Timon and Pumba Live", along with Ramon Mager (of Sickpig).

In 2011, Tayao also starred in a limited film entry for International Faculty of Film and Television (IAFT) by Karl Porio, titled "The Gap" as the lead part of Danny.

Discography

With Cheese/Queso

With Wilabaliw

• 10.10.10 (2010)
• Aurum (2019)

With Armalite

• Armalite- Built meet Kill (2014)

References