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This would be my last installment of the band shoot I had offered for local bands here in Cagayan de Oro City.  It is very difficult for a musician to break into the music business here in the Philippines especially when you’re in Mindanao. The usual situation for an artist here in Mindanao to have that break is for them to go to Manila and try its slimmest chance to be scouted. There are a lot of good artists here who aims to really spread their music. But because of a just a few venues for them to play their music and also no record label to sign them up, being a musician here is really a struggle. It is nice to know that recently, these bands are getting airplay already in local radio stations, and I personally hope that these bands get their limelight someday.

Doing these photoshoots with local bands was my way of sharing my talent to help my fellow artists here in Mindanao.  This shoots was for free and I do hope that this bands will also do the same in the future. I am very happy with the blessings God gave me recently and this was my way of paying it forward. Unfortunately, I can only accommodate three bands for now and hopefully I can squeeze more photoshoot with local artisans. Portraits of different artists who, even with the heavy struggle of getting attention of their works, still stayed here in Mindanao and continues to create beautiful art from Music to Visual arts.

And just currently, a few more artists are doing what I’m doing. Having band shoots of their own too. Cool!

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photographed by: BON ASERIOS

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group shot with Eskilera

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to hear their songs, click this link: ESKILERA

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photographed by: BON ASERIOS

location: XAVIER UNIVERSITY ( ATENEO DE CAGAYAN )

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First of Three sets…

NOVELISTA PASTA: ADAM, JAPS, ADONIS, ERICKSON

photographed/concept by: BON ASERIOS

funkyTV are:

Katrina

Gary

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These photos were taken during the ROCK THE VOTE ( register and vote ) rock concert held last July 30, 2009 at the Xavier University Ateneo de Cagayan Gym. Sen. Kiko Pangilinan, Fr. Jet Villarin and some politicians where there to talk about the youth to register to exercise their right to vote. Bands who performed to rock the night were: UPSTART,TWIN CHICKEN, TABULARAZA, DAHONG PALAY, LUKE MEJARES, SPONGE COLA AND HALE.
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here are last rock the vote concert photos, please do credit the photographer if you want to copy or post in anywhere…:)
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photographed by: BON ASERIOS www.bonaserios.com
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-upstart

-tabularaza & twin chicken

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-k9

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-dahong palay

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-luke mejares

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-fr. jet villarin

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-sen. kiko pangilinan

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-sponge cola

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-hale

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-SOME CRAZY PEOPLE bon aserios, maxine monasterio, tj monterde

band shots. Kaa:pin band is based here in Cagayan de Oro city. There music is more like experimental, just search their music on imeem.com..:)
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