This made me a shocking early in the morning and reads that Gary Ignacio, the vocalist of Alamid band already quit the band last May 2010 for personal matters, but the remaining band decided to go forward without Gary and look for a new vocalist. The last time I talked to Gary was last Arts and Music Festival in Megamall around February. As of today, they have sub vocalist, performed by Carl McFly of the Carl McFly Band and Pepeng Sison of Frio. Okay thats the hot news for today. More power to Gary and the band, I'm going to miss now the original set.
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The band will be conducting a search for its new frontman in the coming weeks.
Long-time Alamid vocalist Gary Ignacio has decided to leave band.
Gary’s last gig happened in Batangas last April 30 for the victory party of his cousin, Sen Ralph Recto. He did not join the band anymore in their gigs during the month of May.
But the remaining members of Alamid are refusing to fold up. Initially, they thought of disbanding but were convinced by the fans that they needed to move on. The group has also gathered a lot of the younger fan base since their resurgence in the local music scene that began in 2008.
“We were really sad about Gary’s decision to leave the band. He said he wanted to focus and give more time to his family. Siya kasi ang kasa-kasama ko sa pagawa ng magandang music ng Alamid nitong mga nagdaang taon,” Dexter Facelo said. Dex is the remaining original member of the band when it was formed in 1993 and discvored by Warner Music in November 1994.
The band has churned out hits like the anthemic “Sama-Sama”, “China Eyes”, and the all-time favorite from the band, the rock ballad “Your Love.”
The other remaining members of the band are Jun Pineda (bass), Gene Mitra (keyboards) and Jex Herradura (drums).
For the meantime, vocalist duties is being shared by the friends of the band – Carl McFly of the Carl McFly Band and Pepeng Sison of Frio.
Dex added, “The band is all about moving forward and exploring new things. The other members of the band have been here a long time, mga more than ten years na din, and have stepped up and given new energy to the band. At minamahal naman sila ng mga fans ng banda.”
The band just had a gig at Panama Jack in Makati last August 6. They will be playing at Dasmariñas, Cavite on August 13, August 14 at 10th Bar Restaurant in Malolos, Bulacan and at The Marketplace Mall, Mandaluyong City on August 16.
The band will begin a search for the new voice of the band. They will make the announcement in the coming weeks on details about the search.#
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