UDD (band)

UDD
The band in 2010 (From L–R: Ean Mayor, Paul Yap, Carlos Tañada and Armi Millari
The band in 2010 (From L–R: Ean Mayor, Paul Yap, Carlos Tañada and Armi Millari
Background information
Also known asUp Dharma Down (former name)
OriginManila, Philippines
Genres
Years active2004–present
LabelsTerno Recordings
Members
  • Carlos Tañada
  • Ean Mayor
  • Paul Yap
Past members
Websiteudd.ph Edit this at Wikidata

UDD, shortened for Up Dharma Down, is a Filipino band formed in Manila in 2004. They have released four albums Fragmented, Bipolar, Capacities and U D D released under independent record label Terno Recordings.

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.[1] In 2008, they were awarded Favorite Indie Artist at the Myx Music Awards.[2]

Mark Coles' BBC show tagged them as the Asian band to most likely cross over to North American shores,[3] 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.[4] 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.

On January 1, 2017, the band officially renamed to its initials UDD.[5]

On December 26, 2021, the band announced via Twitter that lead vocalist Armi Millare has left the band and will continue as a solo artist.[6]

Band members

Current members

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

Past members

Discography

Studio albums

  • Fragmented (2006, Terno Recordings)
  • Bipolar (2008, Terno Recordings)
  • Capacities (2012, Terno Recordings)
  • U D D (2019, Terno Recordings)

Singles

Song Album
"Maybe" Fragmented
"Pag-Agos" (played by the original drummer)
"Oo"
"Hiwaga"
"We Give in Sometimes"
"Every First Second" Bipolar
"Sana"
"Taya"
"Turn It Well" Capacities
"Tadhana"
"Indak"
"Luna"
"New World" —
"All The Good Things"
"Sigurado"[5] UDD
"Anino"[7][8][9]
"Stolen"[8][9][10]
"Crying Season"[8][9]
"Run Deep" —
"Kapoy" (with ZOYA)

Compilation Tracks

Soundtrack

  • 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"
  • Apocalypse Child - "Young Again (by Armi Millare)"
  • Kung Paano Siya Nawala - "Anino"
  • Trese (Netflix Anime) - "Paagi"
  • Gaya Sa Pelikula (BL Web Series) - "Unti-Unti"

Ad Campaigns

Music videos

Year Song Director
2006 "Maybe" Nicolo Reyes[11]
"Pag-agos" Marie Jamora
"Hiwaga" Nicolo Reyes[12]
2007 "Oo" RA Rivera[13]
2008 "Every First Second" Keith Tan[14]
2009 "Sana" Pancho Esguerra[15]
2010 "We Give in Sometimes" The Acid House[16]
2011 "Indak" Carlo Perlas, Mike Babista, Boogs San Juan[17]
2012 "Turn It Well" Caloy Soliongco[18]
2013 "Luna" Nicolo Reyes & Pong Ignacio[18]
2014 "ルナ" Nicolo Reyes & Pong Ignacio[18]
2015 "All The Good Things" Johan Polhem
2017 "Sigurado" Nicolo Reyes

Cover songs

  • "Sana Dalawa ang Puso Ko" - Bodjie Dasig[19]
  • "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
  • "Tinseltown in the Rain" - The Blue Nile
  • "Maikee's Letter" - Just Hush

Awards and nominations

Year Award Giving Body Category Nominated Work Results
2005 NU Rock Awards In the Raw Award — Won
2006 MTV Video Music Awards Best Video "Pag-agos" Nominated
Best New Artist — Nominated
NU Rock Awards Best New Artist — Won
Best Female Award (for Armi Millare) Won
Vocalist of the Year (for Armi Millare) Nominated[20]
Guitarist of the Year (for Carlos Tañada) Nominated[20]
Bassist of the Year (for Paul Yap) Nominated[20]
Rising Sun Award — Nominated[20]
Song of the Year "Oo" Nominated[20]
Album of the Year "Fragmented" Nominated[20]
Producer of the Year (with Noel de Brackinghe and Sweetspot) Nominated[20]
2007 MYX Music Awards Favorite Indie Artist — Nominated[21]
2008 MYX Music Awards Favorite Indie Artist — Won[22]
2009 AVIMA Best Overall Female Vocalist (for Armi Millare) Won[23]
NU Rock Awards Artist of the Year — Won[24]
Album of the Year "Bipolar" Won[24]
Vocalist of the Year (for Armi Millare) Won[24]

shared with Ebe Dancel

Bassist of the Year (for Paul Yap) Nominated
Drummer of the Year (for Ean Mayor) Nominated
Best Album Packaging (Ean Mayor for "Bipolar" Nominated
Producer of the Year (Toti Dalmacion & Terno Recordings for "Bipolar") Nominated
2010 AVIMA Best Overall Female Vocalist (for Armi Millare) Won
Best Video "Sana" Won
2011 Globe Tatt Awards The Indie Rocker — Won[25]
Yahoo! OMG Awards Coolest Band — Nominated

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.[4]
  • Featured as one of Metromix USA's "Bands We Like."

References

  1. ^ Dimaculangan, Jocelyn (December 5, 2006). "Kamikazee is grand winner in 13th NU Rock Awards". PEP.ph. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  2. ^ dela Cruz, Karen (November 11, 2008). "Up dharma Down turns "Bipolar"". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  3. ^ Evangelista, Patricia (December 10, 2012). "Up Dharma Down and the perks of being wallflowers". Rappler. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Day, Lara (July 19, 2007). "The Way of Dharma". Time. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Up Dharma Down set to premiere first single off new album on Spotify at midnight". Bandwagon. December 31, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  6. ^ "UDDph on X". Twitter. December 26, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2023. Hi Everyone, we wanted to let you know that Armi has left UDD. We thank her for sharing her talent and artistry in the songs we created together. We'll never forget how the four of us started out, how thrilled we were in 2004 to finally be playing at Saguijo to a crowd of twenty.
  7. ^ "New Year surprise: UDD releases 3 new tracks". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  8. ^ a b c Bodegon, Kara (January 2, 2019). "UDD welcome 2019 with new releases 'Anino,' 'Stolen,' 'Crying Season' – listen". Bandwagon Asia. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  9. ^ a b c Losa, Rogin (January 3, 2019). "Up Dharma Down's "Anino," "Stolen," and "Crying Season" are here to break your heart". Scout. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  10. ^ "Happy New Year! Starting 2019 with 3 new songs from our 4th album". @UDDph. Twitter. January 1, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  11. ^ Tongson, Tomas (October 1, 2014). "Maui Mauricio YouTube Channel".
  12. ^ Tongson, Tomas (October 1, 2014). "YouTube".
  13. ^ Tongson, Tomas (October 1, 2014). "RA Rivera YouTube Channel".
  14. ^ Tongson, Tomas (October 1, 2014). "Keith Tan YouTube Channel".
  15. ^ Tongson, Tomas (October 1, 2014). "Toti Dalmacion YouTube Channel".
  16. ^ Tongson, Tomas (October 1, 2014). "Acid House Official Site".
  17. ^ Tongson, Tomas (October 1, 2014). "Tower Of Doom YouTube Channel".
  18. ^ a b c Tongson, Tomas (October 1, 2014). "UDDTV YouTube Channel".
  19. ^ "Up Dharma Down - Sana + Sana Dalawa Ang Puso Ko (Live at Terno Inferno)". Retrieved August 2, 2023 – via YouTube.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g Gil, Baby A. (November 24, 2006). "NU 107 Rock Awards nominees". PhilStar.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  21. ^ Dimaculangan, Jocelyn (March 15, 2007). "2nd Myx Music Awards to take place tonight, March 15". PEP.ph. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  22. ^ Gil, Baby A. (March 28, 2008). "Sarah is big winner at MYX Awards". PhilStar.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  23. ^ "AVIMA 2009: And the winners are..." Malaysiakini. October 1, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2009.
  24. ^ a b c Sisante, Jam (October 31, 2009). "Up Dharma Down, FrancisM tribute rule NU 107 Rock Awards". GMA News Online. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  25. ^ "Winners of the Globe Tatt Awards 2011 – Awards Night". When in Manila. October 1, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2011.