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UDD (band)

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Origin
  
Manila, Philippines

Years active
  
2004–present

Website
  
Official website

Record label
  
Terno Recordings

Genres
  
Alternative rock

Labels
  
Terno Recordings

Genre
  
Alternative rock


Also known as
  
Up Dharma Down (former name)

Members
  
Armi Millare, Ean Mayor, Paul Yap, Carlos Tanada

Albums
  
Capacities, Bipolar, Fragmented

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UDD, formerly known by its full name as Up Dharma Down, is a Filipino band formed in Manila in 2004. They have released three albums Fragmented, Bipolar and Capacities released under independent record label Terno Recordings.

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In 2005, the band won the coveted In the Raw Award at the NU 107 Rock Awards as well as Best New Artist and Best Female Award for vocalist and keyboardist, Armi Millare, in 2006. In 2008, they were awarded Favorite Indie Artist at the Myx Music Awards.

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Mark Cole's BBC show tagged them as the Asian band to most likely cross over to North American shores, and has been featured in numerous regional shows together with bands such as Arcade Fire (Canada) and Bloc Party (UK). They have also been recognized by Paul Buchanan of The Blue Nile, Curt Smith of Tears for Fears and Tim Bowness of No-Man. They were featured in the July 2007 issue of Time magazine. The band has opened for acts such as Red Hot Chili Peppers, Incubus, Bloc Party, The XX, Tegan and Sara, Tahiti 80, and Cut Copy.

UDD (band) UDD poses for FHM in a band kind of way

On January 1, 2017, the band officially renamed to its initials UDD.

Band members

Current members


  • Armi Millare - keyboards, vocals (since 2004)
  • Carlos Tañada - lead guitars, synthesizers (since 2004)
  • Ean Mayor - drums, samplers (since 2004)
  • Paul Yap - bass, synthesizers (since 2004)

    • Studio Albums

  • Fragmented (2006, Terno Recordings)
  • Bipolar (2008, Terno Recordings)
  • Capacities (2012, Terno Recordings)
  • UDD (TBA, Terno Recordings)

    • Compilation Tracks


  • Hopia Mani Popcorn (The Best of Manila Sound) - "Bitin sa'yo"
  • Kami nAPO Muna Ulit (APO Hiking Society Tribute Album) - "Kaibigan"
  • Today is T-shirt Day - "Malikmata (Side Sampler Remix)"
  • Environmentally Sound: A Select Anthology of Songs Inspired by the Earth - "Maybe"
  • "We Give In Sometimes" (from Fragmented)

    • Soundtrack

    UDD (band) PRESS Page 2

  • Ang Pamana (The Inheritance) - "Flicker"
  • Mayohan - "Hiwaga [Acoustic Version]"
  • Ilumina (TV Series) - "Tadhana"
  • Sana Dati (Cinemalaya 2013) - "Indak"
  • That Thing Called Tadhana (Cinema One Originals 2014) - "Tadhana"
  • Honor Thy Father - "Tao (by Armi Millare)"
  • Apocalypse Child - "Young Again (by Armi Millare)"

    • Ad Campaigns


  • Coca-Cola Philippines 2006 - "Buhay Coke, Sarap Mo"
  • Lipton Tea Philippines 2007 - "Clarity"
  • Belo Philippines 2008 - "Taya"
  • McDonald's Philippines 2008 - "Float Away"
  • Globe Telecom Philippines 2014 - "New World"
  • Singapore Tourism Board Singapore 2015 - "All The Good Things"
  • Cadbury Dairy Milk Philippines 2015
  • Oreo Asia 2015
  • Close-Up Philippines 2016 - "Just A Smile" - Originally sung by Barbie Almalbis
  • Globe Studios Valentines 2017 "Unti-unti"

    • Cover Songs

  • "Sana Dalawa ang Puso Ko" - Bodjie Dasig
  • "One on One" - Hall and Oates
  • "Here Comes the Rain Again" - Eurythmics
  • "Kaibigan" - Apo Hiking Society (Kami nAPO Muna ULIT)
  • "Just A Smile" - Barbie Almalbis

    • Globe Tatt Awards

    Globe Tattoo created the Tatt Awards which recognizes individuals who share Tattoo's fiery passion for greatness, founded on individuality and a sincere interest to lead by sharing with others.

    AVIMA

    The Asia Voice Indie Music Awards (AVIMA) has been dubbed the world's largest celebration of independent talent.

    NU Rock Awards

    The NU Rock Awards was an annual recognition program sponsored from 1994 to 2010 by the defunct Metro Manila based radio station NU 107.

    MYX Music Awards

    The MYX Music Awards is an accolade presented annually by the cable channel Myx to honor the biggest hitmakers in the Philippines.

    Recognitions

  • First Filipino Band to be featured in MTV's “Advance Warning”, showcasing up-and-coming artists in the Asian region and worldwide.
  • Featured in Mark Coles' BBC Radio Show as the "Manila band most likely to cross over to the lucrative Anglophone market of North America."
  • Featured in July issue of Time magazine
  • Featured as one of Metromix USA's "Bands We Like"

    • Songs

    TadhanaCapacities · 2012
    IndakCapacities · 2012
    Turn It WellCapacities · 2012

    References

    UDD (band) Wikipedia
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