Birth name Carlos Balcells Name Carlos Balcells Also known as Caloy Role Musical performer | Genres Alternative Rock Origin Manila, Philippines Years active 1985–present | |
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Occupation(s) Industrial Engineer/Musician Instruments Bass and Acoustic guitar Albums The Dawn, The Dawn: Live, Prodigal Sun, Iisang Bangka Tayo, Harapin Similar JB Leonor, Teodoro de Villa Diaz, Jett Pangan, Buddy Zabala | ||
“I Saw You Coming In” (feat. Carlos Balcells on bass)
Carlos Balcells is a Filipino bass guitar player, most notable for his work as the bass guitarist of Filipino rock band The Dawn.
Contents
- I Saw You Coming In feat Carlos Balcells on bass
- The Dawn Behind ShadowsEnveloped Ideas
- The Dawn
- Discography
- References
The Dawn: Behind Shadows/Enveloped Ideas
The Dawn
Balcells joined the band in 1985 after bassist Clay Luna left for the United States. He has performed on live rock concerts and he has been a part of seven studio albums, one live album and 2 compilation albums released by The Dawn within the 18 years that he was the bassist. The album releases include hit songs like Enveloped Ideas, Salamat, and Iisang Bangka Tayo. However, in 2003, he had to quit the band since he had to go back to his province to work in their family business. He was replaced by Mon Legaspi, bass player for Wolfgang.
On June 7, 2016, Balcells along with Francis Reyes rejoined after Buddy Zabala who left the band on the same day. Thus, making a quintet again for the first time since 2004.