Booch and the Boom Yezzurs

Booch and the Boom Yezzurs, usually referred to as Boom!, is a Filipino indie rock/pop band composed of Butch Ramiro on vocals, Mark Perez on lead guitar, Pam Laxamana on rhythm guitar, Gino Vergel de Dios on bass guitar, Ian Drilon on drums, Francis de Guzman on tambourine, Victor Anastacio on twin lead and Marco Tanjutco on bass synth They describe their sound as versatile, varying their songs from power ballads to indie rock. They recently released their album, Zing!, which went gold last June 24, 2008. They are under an independent record label and they financed their distribution with the help of Pitpit Music.

History

Formation and beginning(2006–2008)

Ramiro, Perez, Vergel de Dios and Drilon, all college seniors who have been very good friends since High School, decided to form their band during their sophomore year at Ateneo de Manila University .Upon formation, they jammed and practiced in Vergel de Dios' house. When they realized they needed to add more members in order to sound more complete, they added Tanjutco, Laxamana, Anastacio and de Guzman, all friends of the initial band members. They got Chingkee Lim who was very experienced in the music industry, as their manager. In an interview with the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Vergel de Dios stated that they only wanted to be a studio band first since they weren't very good with instruments (only Vergel de Dios and Perez were well-versed in their respective instruments). But with the addition of Tanjutco, Laxamana, Anastacio and de Guzman, they realized that with more practice, they can actually make waves in the music industry. They won the Ateneo de Manila University Battle of the Bands on June 28, 2007 and this is where they got discovered by Agapito Manansala, owner of Pitpit Music Philippines, an independent label. Pitpit then signed them to a distribution deal. They were crowd favorites because of their stage antics, chemistry and creative cover songs. Their favorite bands include Parokya ni Edgar, Phantom Planet, Giniling Festival, Hansom, Tonight We Sleep, Aegis and Backstreet Boys

Zing! (2008-Present)

Their debut album, Zing! (which was coined by their good friend, Mikko "General of Men" Mendoza) very surprisingly took Gold in its initial release here in the Philippines. Though, it was not flawlessly produced and well-distributed, die-hard fans of the band were very supportive and so were the ones who got to know them through their gigs at Mag:net High Street and Kublai's Katipunan, prominent Gig places in Metro Manila. Their album was not received very warmly by critics because of its penchant for playfulness and its covers of mainstream songs. Raimund Marasigan, singer of Sandwich, commented that "though they have the potential to garner the success of Parokya ni Edgar with their silly antics and generally funny overtones, they must come to terms with what their genre really is" Their song, Katipunan, a cover of Phantom Planet's California, is their best hit so far as it captured the hearts of the graduates of the schools along Katipunan Avenue in Quezon City. Also, their medley of Quit Playing Games with My Heart, Mmbop! and I'll Be There For You by Backstreet Boys, Hanson and Moffats respectively, is also another crowd favorite.

Discography

External links

• Boom! at Multiply
• [http://amp.channelv.com/boom! Boom! at Channel V's AMP]
• [http://www.odysseylive.net/boom! Booch and the Boom Yezzurs! at OdysseyLive.net]
• Booch and the Boom Yezzurs at Yahoo! Groups