The Beats presents Final Chapter of Month of Music with Awards Winning band from Manila "DRIP"

DRIP (Live | Manila)
Drip is an electronic music trio composed of Beng Calma-Alcazaren on vocals, Caliph8 on turntables, and Ian “morse” Magbanua on beats and loops. The diverse musical backgrounds of each member, from rock, hiphop, to drum n' bass, has made Drip what it is today: a group that bridges varied musical genres into one solid electronic music act.

The band has come a long way since its conception in 2003. To date, Drip has released 2 full-length albums, Far Side of the World in 2005 and Identity Theft in 2008, and has done varied collaborations: soundtracks of Filipino films, scored German Silent Movies, did a compilation album for the World Wildlife Fund, and a tribute album for an iconic Filipino group, the Apo Hiking Society.

They have also garnered several Awards and citations namely:

* MYX Music awards 2009 (Nominated) Favorite Independent Artist -Manila, Philippines
* QLE Awards 2008 - Best Album Of The Year (Awardee, for Identity Theft) -Manila, Philippines
* JunkSounds Awards 2008 - Best Electronic Music/ Fusion Act (Awardee) -Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
* NU107 Rock Awards 2008 (Nominated) Best Music Video -Manila, Philippines
* MTV Pilipinas 2006 (Awardee) Best Independent Music Video -Manila, Philippines

For more info, log on to:

www.myspace.com/dripmanila

CALIPH8
Caliph8, a.k.a. Arvin Nogueras, is a beat smith, graffiti purveyor, and soothsayer. For more than a decade now, he has been active in the music scene, the local hip-hop culture in particular. A graduate of the UP College of Fine Arts, his interests and activities also extend to the visual arts—celebrating hip-hop culture traditions by merging his influences with other art forms. As a sound collagist and vinyl archeologist, he has a background in true school hip-hop, funk, soul, break beats, rare grooves, exotica, kraut rock, jazz, and psychedelia. His audio production process entails a lot of note sampling, rhythm and texture manipulation, sequencing and drum programming. He is a founding member of the leftfield hip-hop collective A.M.P.O.N., electronica outfit Drip, and was part of Downearf back in 1997. He is also a member of the Gangan Orchestra (composed of 16 of the best local improvising sound artists, electronic DJs and musicians). Caliph8 has also collaborated with Rubber Inc, MoonFearMoon, Inconnu Ictu, Aurora Borealis, Nyabinghi, Blender, Lirio of Elemento, Je Bautista of Betrayed and Ugong. He has also done live film scoring excursions such as Golem with Drip, Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (in collaboration with electronica duo Rubber Inc and Blums Borres), and the 1926 animated silent film Die Abenteur des Prinzen Achmed (The Adventures of Prince Achmed) for the Goethe Institut with Drip. Recently he scored the epic Italian silent film La Cabiria with Matt Deegan on upright bass and Malek Lopez on synthesizers. Caliph8 has also performed for the National Commission for the Arts and Culture, curated by Tengal with SABAW Art Projects.

Graf piece by Caliph8

The Beats #4 is supported by:
DJ A.L.F (Australia)
CALIPH8 (Manila)
JASE (Vietnam)

entry: 100,000d (plus 1 drink)
a truely epic night.

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THE BEATS 4

Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 9:00pm
Vasco's

74/7D Hai Ba Trung st, D1

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam