The Unrelenting Urge Of The Unsigned (Part 2)
In 2004, Zack and Jeloh met through an internet gaming café, the infamous “Battle City” located at Campaner Street, Zamboanga City, where they spend countless hours playing computer games. Unbeknownst to the both of them is that they have far more something in common other than playing computer games and that is their love for music.
They decided to get together every afternoon and share their love for music by jamming. Together with Mark and Randy, they formed “COMIC RELIEF”. (A name which has been previously used by “Parokya Ni Edgar” back when they were just starting out.)
After a couple of months, they found themselves competing at different “Battle Of The Bands” in the area and eventually won first-place in a city-wide event band competition organized by Silsilah.
The band was quick to realize that they were capable of doing more and aspired to be part of the bigger picture. They decided to write their own music and hoped that people would be able to relate to the band and appreciate what they had to offer. They wrote songs in English & Tagalog but focus mainly on Chavacano. Thus, the song “CUANDO?” was conceived.
They uploaded their first video on YouTube showcasing mainly their Chavacano songs, thus, catching the attention of IFM and Tristan Climaco (former keyboardist of FRIO). Tristan Climaco helped the band record their songs in his recording studio at home in the late of 2007. IFM offered the band a free massive airplay of their songs. “NUAY MAS” was their first single. Then after a couple of months they released “CUANDO?”.
The band unfortunately has to make a different line up for some musical reasons. Thus, Marvin De Jesus and Mykel Tordecillas joined the band and made the band what we know to date.
And the rest, as they say, is history……
