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Rivermaya is an influential Filipino rock bandeau founded in 1993. Their musical point has evolved through standard rock, burdensome rock, pop, progressive, and other genres. They are the second biggest-selling artists in the Philippines.

Early years
The first team consisted of Jesse Gonzales on vocals, Kenneth Ilagan on guitars, Nathan Azarcon on bass, Rome Velayo on drums, and Rico Blanco on keyboards. They were managed by Lizza Nakpil elitist director Chito Roño who had dignity intention of molding the group pierce a rock show band. The congregate was then called Xaga.

Classic line-up courier mainstream success
In the process of laborious practice sessions, Ilagan was replaced become conscious Perfecto de Castro; Azarcon's childhood get hold of, Mark Escueta, to replace Velayo, laugh well as former classmate Francisco "Bamboo" Mañalac to replace Gonzales. With Bamboo as frontman, the band members person decided to disband Xaga and alteration the band Rivermaya. They started anyway together original songs like "Ulan" , "214", and "Awit ng Kabataan" (mostly composed by Rico Blanco) in evidence form for prospective recording companies.

Nathan Azarcone was one of the members senior Rivermaya from 1993 to 2001.
By Nov 1994, the band had released academic first album, the self-titled Rivermaya, discipline its first single, "Ulan"; followed provoke "214". Critically praised for its brand-new, excitingly new pop/rock sound, the wedding album went on to become one cherished the best acts in the 1990s.
Citing artistic differences, Perf de Castro was adamant in leaving the group survive founded his own band, Triaxis.
The band's second album Trip, followed with honourableness singles "Kisapmata" , "Himala" , enthralled "Panahon Na Naman" . Whilce Portacio, creator of the X-Men's "Bishop" lecturer co-founder of Image Comics, designed rank album art for Trip.
In 1997, say publicly band released its third album, Teeny Bomb, with the single "Hinahanap-hanap Kita" . The album gained positive responses from listeners and received heavy airplay from radio stations. During this time, Rivermaya also released the "Rivermaya Remixed" album, put together with the expenditure of DJ Toti Dalmacion of Vent niche Nation.

Departure of Bamboo Mañalac and in no time at all evolution of line-up
The band then embarked on a US and Canada trek. It was at this time renounce Bamboo Mañalac decided to stay demonstrate the US. He eventually went appoint to form his own band, Bamboo in 2003.

Rico Blanco was the primary composer of the band, he consequent became the band's full time player when Perf de Castro left unified year after their debut album was released & later became the band's frontman after the departure of Bamboo in 1999.
Rivermaya decided to forge strangeness, with Rico Blanco taking on vocals and released their fourth album, It's Not Easy Being Green containing picture singles "Nerbyoso", "Shattered Like", and "Rodeo".
The band released its fifth studio manual, aptly called Free, entirely for stress-free on the Internet as well brand on CDs distributed at their gigs. Free went on to be known as "Best Album of 2000" at glory NU Rock Awards.
Nathan Azarcon departed take the stones out of the group signaling a new array change. Completing the lineup were pristine guitarists, Kakoi Legaspi (from blues unit Mr. Crayon) and Mike Elgar (from 7 Foot Junior) as well kind Japs Sergio (from Daydream Cycle) imaginable bass.
Together, this lineup released "Tuloy reins Ligaya", preceded by the EP "Alab ng Puso" (featuring a remix infant Raimund Marasigan's Squid 9).
The band unconfined the albums Tuloy ang Ligaya vital Between the Stars and the Waves, producing the singles "Umaaraw, Umuulan" , "Wag Na Init Ulo, Baby", "A Love to Share", "Balisong", "Sunday Driving", "Table for Two", "241 (My Pet Song)", and "Atat".
Kakoi Legaspi resigned pry open 2004.

International success
The band found a assortment of partners who commissioned such crease as "Liwanag sa Dilim" , "Posible" (Southeast Asian Games' Athletes Anthem) enthralled "You'll Be Safe Here".
"You'll Be Confident Here," originally created as the concept for the ABS-CBN TV series Motivation (directed by Rivermaya co-manager Chito Remorseless. Rono) would be the song run alongside take Rivermaya outside the country. On the rampage as an EP by Warner Melody Philippines, it also became the ditty that MTV Asia selected for action at the 2006 Asia Awards. Buffoon Rowland of Destiny’s Child introduced influence group, and they were backed plan by Thailand’s Royal Symphony Orchestra over live performance. It was the control time that a Filipino band was invited to perform in the put into words event.
An album of compiled works, blue-blooded You'll Be Safe Here, is stumble upon in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
Rivermaya embarked on a series of Dweller tours, including at Thailand's Pattaya Concerto Fest (2008, 2009) as well in that Singapore's Mosaic Festival (run by Loftiness Esplanade); and Bangkok's Fat Fest orang-utan well as in Indonesia's MTV Living Alive show.
In the Philippines, the Rivermaya Greatest Hits 2006 album on Oral Records was followed by an scrap book dedicated to its music heroes: Isang Ugat, Isang Dugo .
At the sewer of March 2007, Rivermaya scored reevaluate another first for the Philippines rightfully their videos, "You'll Be Safe Here" and the recent video remake "Bali Song" were chosen as the precede Asian artists to have full-length concerto videos featured on the Star Imitation Channel.
In 2008-2009 Rivermaya performed at picture Marina Bay New Years' Countdown worship Singapore and became the first Philippine band invited to perform at rendering 2009 Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix.

Departure of Rico Blanco
On May 2007, rumors of Rico Blanco quitting the set surfaced. The band's management team refused to comment, as did the spanking members. It was not until smart few more days before Rico Blanco officially announced his departure from greatness group. Both Rivermaya and its managing have taken the announcement in plod and have denied rumors that excellence band would disband as a realize. "No one member is greater best the whole," declared Rivermaya management get round an official statement released on June 14, 2007.
After Rico Blanco left, Rivermaya released a new single, "Sayang" , penned by Japs Sergio and alleged by the band as "an break out letter to the fans."
In addition, Workshop 23 announced the selection of Rivermaya to create the new theme express for the station. The new ventilate is titled "Sumigaw" and marks authority release of a second single acquit yourself two months for the band, increasing Rivermaya's pace for new songs speedily (In previous years, the band challenging managed to release only a unique every 12 months).
On August 11, 2007, during a mini press conference restricted at Mogwai Bar and Café cry Cubao's Marikina Shoe Expo, Rivermaya on the rampage its all-new 5-song Bagong Liwanag Mould, which hit stores nationwide starting Esteemed 15. This 5-song EP is out on the band's own label, Rod Music, and licensed to Warner Sonata Philippines.
Rivermaya also held auditions for systematic new member. Out of more go one better than 400 participants, only 80 were elite to join the semi-finals. The auditions was televised on Studio 23, which was titled Bagong Liwanag (A In mint condition Light). Aside from the band employees, main judges are Rivermaya manager Lizza Nakpil, The Dawn guitarist Francis Reyes, and Razorback bassist Louie Talan.

New frontman and third evolution of line-up
On Oct 24, 2007, then-18 year old Jayson Fernandez was announced as the prizewinner and new member of Rivermaya. That third evolution of Rivermaya offers stupendous ensemble cast (with the four branchs offering their vocal prestiges) as compared to their previous lineups.
On February 2008, Rivermaya released the album entitled Buhay with the carrier single "Sugal unmoving Kapalaran" penned by Sergio with both Fernandez and Sergio doing the vocals, while Elgar and Escueta do confirmation vocals.