Bands
Sandwich
Management
Darwin Hernandez at Soupstar Entertainment
0917-896-0108 02-4535803
HYPERLINK “mailto:soupstarent@yahoo.com/soupstarent@gmail.com” soupstarent@yahoo.com/soupstarent@gmail.com
website: HYPERLINK “http://www.soupstarentertainment.com” www.soupstarentertainment.com
Ingredients
Raymund Marasigan – Vocals, Guitar (Eraserheads,Cambio, Pedicab)
Diego Castillo – Guitars
Mike Dizon – Drums (Teeth, Pedicab)
Myrene Academia – Bass (Imago)
Mong Alcaraz – Guitars (Chicosci)
History
Sandwich’s story started in 1998 when Diego and Raymund decided they wanted to be together in a group. Diego’s former band mates Mike and Myrene are recruited. Raymund discovers Marc (Abaya) at a party while jamming to a Beastie Boys song. They land a recording deal with BMG Records on the same year and released their debut album, Grip Stand Throw on the same year. Sandwich was recognized by different award-giving bodies and received several nominations and awards on that very year.
After the success of their first album, Sandwich released their second album, Four Track Mind still under BMG Records. Four Track Mind was hailed Album of the Year on 2001 by Manila’s Rock FM Station – NU107.
After Sandwich’s record deal with BMG expired, the band continued to make music independently. On the year 2003, Sandwich began recording their third album. The said album was released January of 2004 with the title Thanks to the Moon’s Gravitational Pull. A year after the release of their third album, vocalist Marc Abaya decided to focus on a different career path. Guitarist Raymund Marasigan took over the vocals and to strengthen their sound, they asked Mong (guitars), who has already played for them for some time, to formally become a member of the band, thus leading to the present line-up
More than a year after working as an indie band, Sandwich was welcomed by EMI Music to be their recording artist. The booming music industry soon witnessed the redefinition of OPM Rock as the new material of Sandwich was released on their fourth album, Five on the Floor February of 2006.
In celebration of their 10th year in the music industry, Sandwich released their 5th and latest album entitled Marks the Spot. The album launched during the celebration of their 10th anniversary at the 2008 UP Fair in UP Diliman.
Music
Sandwich plays music which could be generally categorized as alternative to rock music. Sandwich has been making music for now and still continues to live up to their passion – a trademark of energetic performances.
FILLING the LISTENERS
Being composed of genuinely talented members comes in handy as Sandwich continues to experiment on new sounds which can be heard on the remixes they come up with for their singles and on their live performances as well.
In between recordings and gigs, Sandwich continues to do small projects here and there. They have done soundtracks for several shows and movies such as:
HUMANDA KA OST: NGINIIIG – a horror show by Philippine TV Channel
MASILUNGAN Theme for HARIBON’s TV As (Haribon is an Organization ABSCBN who aims to promote advocacy to conserve nature)
CLOSE ENCOUNTER Close-Up’s jingle for TV and Radio Ads
BUKSAN MO Coke’s jingle for TV and Radio Ads
SUPER NOYPI OST: SUPER NOYPI (The Movie)
BAKIT ANG BABAE Kami nAPO Muna (A tribute to the APO Hiking Society)
ZAIDO Theme for GMA7’s primetime sine-serye: ZAIDO
In live performances, Sandwich never fails to rev up the audience with their staple of hits Two Trick Pony, Butterfly Carnival, Sugod, Walang kadala-dala, DVDX, and Sunburn. Last September 2007, Sandwich has been invited to take part and represent Philippines in the first AYAF1 in Shenzen, China. On the said event, Sandwich was awarded Judges Choice Award alongside ten (10) other countries.
On the other news, Sandwich is also an effective endorser of various brands and campaigns. To date, they endorse Smart Bro, Frenzy, and Coca-Cola: Open Happiness Campaign.
In 2008, Sandwich reaped awards marking them the primary Pinoy band of the year. They received Band of the Year and Song of the Year—Betamax- RX 93.1’s Yearend Countdown and got NU Rock Awards’ Best Live Act, Song of the Year—Betamax, and Best Album Packaging– Marks the Spot.
Radio listeners and TV watchers are getting a full dose of Sandwich’s hit singles “Betamax”, “Procrastinator”, and now their latest, “Manila” which entered MYX Hit Charts and radio countdowns. These top-rated tracks are included in their latest album; Marks the Spot.
As long as there are ideas born and music to make, expect Sandwich to never cease making rounds in the entertainment industry and doing what they do best – making good music.
