Occupation(s) Musician Role Musician | Name Mark Escueta Years active 1990s-present Children Pele Inigo Escueta | |
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Birth name Mark Edward Penabella Escueta Born 9 January 1976 (age 48) ( 1976-01-09 ) Instruments Drums, Percussion, Rhythm guitar, Trumpet, Vocals Spouse Jolina Magdangal (m. 2011) | ||
Rivermaya jam bamboo sings rivermaya songs with mike elgar and mark escueta
Mark Edward Penabella Escueta (born 9 January 1976) is a Filipino musician and one of the original members of the Filipino rock band Rivermaya.
Contents
- Rivermaya jam bamboo sings rivermaya songs with mike elgar and mark escueta
- Mark escueta panahon na naman feat julianne live
- Early life
- Rivermaya 1994 present
- Other musical interests
- Personal life
- Discography
- References
Mark escueta panahon na naman feat julianne live
Early life
Escueta is the eldest of four siblings. He has two younger brothers and one sister. Escueta finished high school at De La Salle Santiago Zobel School and took Business Administration major in Computer at the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde. His family is from Tiaong, Quezon.
Rivermaya (1994-present)
Escueta began playing drums at the age of 13. He entered the Philippine music industry when he became the drummer of the band Bazurak where one of his bandmates, Nathan Azarcon was the bass player. Azarcon introduced Escueta to another band, Xaga, where Azarcon also played bass. In 1994, he replaced Rome Velayo as drummer and percussionist of Xaga which eventually disbanded and was renamed Rivermaya. He served as drummer of Rivermaya until 2011 when Ryan Peralta replaced him as the drummer. He gradually switch to guitars and also became of the lead vocalists of the band (along with Mike Elgar and later Nathan Azarcon).
On his birthday at January 9, 2016, he re-united with his former Rivermaya co-members, Perf de Castro, Nathan Azarcon and Rico Blanco for a "secret mini semi-reunion", following de Castro's gig at 19 East, Taguig City.
Other musical interests
Escueta is also the former drummer of the short-lived band, Planet Garapata formed by Eraserheads drummer, Raimund Marasigan in 1996.
Personal life
Escueta married singer-actress Jolina Magdangal on 21 November 2011. The two have son named Pele.