CHiCOSCi

Ateneo De Manila High School, Attended 1997 - 2000, Class of 2000

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chicosci vampire social club..

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Never satisfied and always trying out new things, the band continued to work on redefining their sound. Shifting their musical direction to a more melodic style, they sought Raimund Marasigan (Eraserheads and Sandwich) for guidance in working with their second album. True enough, both audiences and critics embraced the new sound of Chicosci. Method of Breathing included several hits such as Glass is Broken, Rolento, and the highly-infectious Paris. Interestingly, Paris holds the record for the most number of weeks a song (foreign or local) has stayed in a countdown. It stayed in the NU107 Midnight Countdown for more than 52 weeks and giving Chicosci the Song of the Year award at the 2002 NU 107 Rock Awards.

In 2004, the band released their third album, Icarus, under Viva Records. The band again enlisted the help of Raimund Marasigan, who tagged along Buddy Zabala (Eraserheads and The Dawn), to produce the bands most experimental album. In May 2004, the band gained media recognition by becoming MTVs Lokal Artist of the Month. The songs Theme from Conversation with Fire, Shallow Graves, and An Argument, enjoyed media airtime, also went into the NU 107 Midnight Countdown and Year-end Countdown.

Last June 6, 2006, Chicosci released and launched their self-titled fourth album. Having been in the studio for more than a year, the band boasts it as being their best work to date. A self-produced effort, the band again attempts to give listeners something new to look forward to. The self titled album features catchier melodies and more synth playing from Alcaraz. At the same time there is minimal screaming and more focus on Chavez's singing, the most obvious change on the self titled album. The album was met with mixed reactions. Chicosci was met with criticism about their new image and sound.

With the release of their carrier single A Promise, Chicosci gained more popularity as their market grew. Chicosci went on to play on Malaysia and Singapore as well as local hot spots like Saguijo's. To date the album has spawned four singles, "A Promise", "Seven Black Roses", "Chicosci Vampire Social Club" and "Last Look". The music video for "Chisosci Vampire Social Club" won the Favorite Rock Video at the 2008 Myx Music Awards. The band has often hinted at releasing a new album by the end of 2008.

They performed as front act for Fall Out Boy's Friends or Enemies Tour, Manila stop held at Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on September 20 and 21, 2007.

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Achievements:

* Favorite rock video- "Chicosci Vampire Social Club" - 2008 (Myx Music Awards)
* Song of the Year- "Paris", 2002 NU Rock Awards
* Guitarists of the Year- Mong Alcaraz (2002 & 2006 NU 107 Rock Awards) and Sonny Baquisal (2002 NU 107 Rock Awards)
* Album of the year- "Method Of Breathing" (2002 NU 107 Rock Awards)
* Best Director-Lyle Sacris "Sink or Swim", 2001 MTV Pilipinas Music Awards
* Best Designed Album Cover- "Revenge of the Giant Robot", 2001 NU 107 Rock Awards