Formed : 2002
Members:
Henry Allen (Vocals),
Patrick Berganos (Guitars / Vocals), Trevor Bicknell (Bass),
Russell Manaloto (Guitars / Vocals), Pacco Manreal (Drums)
Label: Lighter Records
Official Website:
www.myspace.com/faspitch
AMP Address:
amp.channelv.com/faspitch
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Latest News
Dweller music video out now! (Sat, 28 Jul.)
The Dweller music video is doing the rounds on MTV and MYX (Philippines).
Help Dweller get more regular rotation by texting these codes to vote/request for Dweller on your favorite music channel:
Vote for Dweller on MYX by texting:
MYX VOTE DWELLER send to 2366
and on MTV by texting:
MTV VOTE DWELLER send to 2976
If these channels are unavailable to you in your country you can still check out Dweller on our myspace (myspace.com/faspitch). And we will be uploading it to AMP very soon.
Thanks guys.
- Henry
Back Home! (Mon, 11 Jun.)
We're back from INVASIA guys, it was an incredible thing for us to be touring with bands such as Chicosci, Love Me Butch, and furcurve! Thank you to all the amazing new people and bands we met in Malaysia and Singapore, your support and kindness is much appreciated and we hope to come back to your countries very soon.
Anyways, to all our fans in the Philippines, stay tuned for Dweller on MTV and MYX within the week (an official announcement will be released) and for our supporters in Cebu, get ready for SONIC BOOM in July with some surprises!
(Sat, 5 May.)
Watch out for "Dweller" on our AMP site, the music video, which is directed by Zig Marasigan, will be uploaded this month. Keep on visiting our page for more updates!
Hi,
We are pleased to invite you to send your nominations for the upcoming AVIMA 2009 indie music awards (Asia’s First Independent music awards) set to be held on March 21st 2009.(deadline for song submissions are on February 12th, 2009)
The awards event is looking to honor the top independent talents from across Asia in 4 major genres hip-hop/rap, Pop(R&B/Jazz/Reggae), Dance/Electronica and Rock.
The AVIMA 2009 is a unique awards event that may be held at a venue or if there are budgets or logistical shortages, will then be a global webcast show. The current venues being explored for the event to be held is Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Beijing or Singapore.
The event is open to any act that is geographically located in Asia and so far we have had more than 150 songs sent in for nominations from countries like Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, China, Hong Kong, Korea, India, the middle east and Taiwan.
Do email us your songs to music@voize.my (music at voize dot my)to be nominated in mp3 format or any readable format. You may also point us to your download sites at myspace, amp,youtube or even your own website.
AVIMA 2009 is organized by the Asian lifestyle and entertainment website Voize. my (www.voize. my). The company is based in Malaysia, and intends to champion the rights of independent bands all over Asia. We understand the plight and frustration of indie bands, and we wish to provide a platform for indie acts to showcase their true potential and how communities around the world are responding positively to fresh new sounds and genres.
If united, together, we can build the biggest indie music community in the world and get the due respect we deserve. We also intend to assist indie acts to cross-over into Europe and USA with regards to promotion,digital media platforms, mobile media, marketing, PR and concerts.
We hope to work with the media in each country to try and support the awards and provide create more awareness to the public. Please let us know who are the best radio stations, newspapers, TV stations, websites that we could write to, to help promote you and also the awards. Also let us know if there are any potential sponsors you feel that you may want us to contact from your respective country to be part of this event. We would be grateful if you could also get us the emails that we could write to.
Please refer to the attached Appendix (or scroll below) for the full list of award categories and awards criteria/regulations that can be considered for submission.
Here are the criteria and categories for AVIMA 2009:
a) 75% of band members must be of asian origin or born in Asia. In some instances, if the founder of the band is Asian, and the other members are not Asian, but reside in an Asian country, they are eligible too.The only exception is for the best college act category, where an act of any nationality may submit as long as they are from an Asian college/university
b) Songs submitted must have been released between December 1st 2007 and December 31st 2008.
c) Indie acts may submit unreleased songs for the awards. Even “live” sessions, concert songs or demos are eligible. We understand sometimes indie acts may not be able to afford to get into good studios to record.
d) Award winners are eligible to participate in the awards
e) All indie acts must not be attached to any of the major labels – Sony BMG, Warner-EMI or Universal Music. However if your song is distributed by the 4 major labels but they dont own the rights to your songs, and your song in itself is independent, then you may be eligible. The concept of the Independent awards is to honor songs and EP's and not albums.
f) Deadline to submit all songs will be on February 12th 2009.
Voize. my is also the organizer of VIMA indie music awards, Malaysia’s First Indie Music awards show
We look forward to having you nominated for this "KOOL" music awards. Do email me (editor@voize.my) should you need any clarification with regards to the awards.And check back often at www. voize. my for more details. Also, we would love to do any phone interviews, album reviews or host your video links on our site to give you more exposure in Asia. We want to help you and the independent music scene to grow.
Cheers!
(6 nominees in each main category and 3 awards to be given out- Gold, Silver and Bronze) :
1. Best Pop
- Best Pop Song
- Best Pop Act (Group, duo or individual)
2. Best Rock
- Best Rock Song
- Best Rock Act(Group, duo or individual)
3. Best Hip-Hop
- Best Hip-Hop Song
- Best Hip-Hop Act(Group, duo or individual)
4. Best Dance
- Best Dance Song
- Best Dance Act(Group, duo or individual)
The Fun sub-categories are as follows
5. Best Remix
6. Best Collaboration (between 2 acts or more)
7. Best Instrumental
8. Best Genre Bender (more than 2 genres in a song e.g alternative-jazz,ambient-rock,dance-rap)
9. Best Song To Play At Camp Fire and To Do Away With Monday Morning Blues (for all songs acoustic, ambient, folk or mellow)
10. Best Dance Dj (Club)
11. Best College Act (any college or university act can apply-it doesn’t matter what nationality)
12. Best Guitar "Goreng" Riff (best guitar riff)
13. Best Act In the Whole Universe (International Act)
14. Best Album/Single Cover Art
15. Best Freaking Act Of The Year (voted by the nominees on who they feel is their their favourite indie act in Asia)
17. Most Mind Blowing Music Video
Cheers..and Be [i]ndependent!
Siva Chandran
Managing Editor, Voize. my (editor@voize.my))
Founder of VIMA 2008/AVIMA 2009
Perhaps it may be too difficult to box them into a particular category but Faspitch is not one to be easily described. The band is oftentimes mistaken to be a bit of everything that falls under the current listener trend. Faspitch, however, is a band to be experienced, not just heard. Off-stage, the guys are constantly hacking over ideas on how to change their sound. On-stage, the experiment takes place, their presence always leaving an audience gaping in wonder about what just happened.
For those who are not so familiar with the band, however, the band released their first single, "Staying This Way" on the airwaves, later following it up with A "Day Before Pisces" which is gaining more ground and building up their music / fan community. This is what prompted the band to take a step further in releasing a full-length album. They inked a deal with Lighter Records on April 1, 2005.
The year 2006 was probably the most significant for the band.They released their debut album THE FUTURE OF EAR REPAIR and promoted it to the Philippines, particularly in the areas of Cebu and Manila.The band also caught the attention of many media outfits in print, radio and television.This helped to fuel their energy into another project at the time: The World Battle Of The Bands 2006.Faspitch joined the Philippine leg of the prestigious contest and finished in at third place, winning listeners from all parts of the Philippines and gaining them some attention from neighboring Southeast Asian nations.
By the 4th quarter of the year, Faspitch was invited in tours of other great artists in the Philippines such as Urbandub and The Ambassadors.Malaysia’s very own Love Me Butch also included the band in their album tour.It will only be a matter of time that Faspitch steps off shore to rock an audience even more unsuspecting than in the cities of the Philippines.
For Bookings, contact Lighter Press and Records Inc. c/o Alex "Phat Boy" Lim (+63) 09176236969 (+63) 0917501PHAT lighterrecords@gmail.com lighterrecords.multiply.com
