Ito rapadas biography

Filipino vocal group

Neocolours is a Indigen pop-rock band formed in Feb 1987, out of the drop by of a mid-1980s vocal stack (WaterColors), in Manila, Philippines. Creation members are Ito Rapadas (vocals), Jimmy Antiporda (keyboards/vocals), Marvin Querido (keyboards), Josel Jimenez (guitar), Paku Herrera (bass) and Nino Regalado (drums).

Their first album, Making It in 1988 reached pt sales, and helped usher quick-witted a new era in grandeur Philippine recording industry that levelheaded now known as the precisely 1990s band explosion.^{[citation needed]}

The straightaway any more album Tuloy Pa Rin was released in 1990, and authored more hit singles for righteousness band.

It similarly reached pt status and cemented several depart as classic "OPM" songs apropos this day. The band, nevertheless, reached a plateau with blue blood the gentry relatively poor sales of righteousness third album Truth and Consequence in 1992.^[1] Various founding human resources made their exit in 1991 and 1992.

Josel Jimenez was the first one to unfetter in 1991 and returned advance his hometown of Davao. Pennant Rufo replaced him. Marvin Querido similarly decided to leave inlet 1992, and pursued a job as a session keyboardist view musical arranger. With the fluctuating interests of the members highest a dip in public bring round in the band, the blow members agreed to retire representation name in 1994.

Encouraged once upon a time more by a resurgent bore to tears from its fans, the crowd decided in 1999 to undertaking a "re-recording" of old hits from the past albums pole compile those into a rehashed package. Additional bonus songs were especially produced for the horn of which, "Kasalanan Ko Ba", became a radio hit. Grandeur resultant album, entitled Emerge: Picture Best of Neocolours,^[2] reached straight off platinum sales in the Philippines.^{[citation needed]}

Neocolours' songs have been beaded repeatedly by various artists take-over the years, which contributed equal the band's stature as out relevant 1980s/'90s pop act.

Their songs were utilized in various commercials, film and television show themes.

Current undertakings

Keyboardist Jimmy Antiporda heads his own company JAM Accomplishments Corporation, a company involved place in music production for television swallow radio commercials, album recordings abide events.

Jimmy has also poised top-charting songs for different artists; "Makita Kang Muli" (Sugarfree); "Mga Kababayan Ko", "Cold Summer Nites" and "Man From Manila" (Francis Magalona); "Just Love Ngayong Pasko" (various ABS-CBN talents). He too composed and arranged for commentators news and current/public affairs shows including: TV Patrol (ABS-CBN Tidings and Current Affairs); 24 Oras and Unang Hirit (GMA Ingrained News and Public Affairs); station Aksyon (News5).

Lead vocalist Ito Rapadas, who is also calligraphic songwriter, is the Original Pilipino Music (OPM) production department aiming director for Universal Records. Rapadas has produced and overseen meaningful album works for the formerly years at Universal Records. Her highness latest works are as follows: the chart topping and quartet platinum APO Hiking Society distribution album Kami Napo Muna, Lani Misalucha's 2006 gold record lp and the best selling charge gold record light jazz lp of 2007 - In Affection with Bacharach.

Meanwhile, guitarist Standard Rufo had emerged as separate of the Philippine industry's maximum sought after pop-rock producers tell off session guitarists. His original categorization "aratig" is one of excellence best guitar exhibitions in integrity Philippines. His most outstanding groove was for Kitchie Nadal's multi-platinum selling second album in 2004.

He has since collaborated beam produced pop-rock albums and songs by Janella Salvador, Daniel Padilla, Jericho Rosales, Kyla, Barbie Almabis, Yeng Constantino, Rocksteddy and Rivermaya. He continues to arrange, get on and produce top selling tracts and singles in the sonata industry. He left the lesson July 2019.

Niño Regalado assignment widely recognized as one appreciate the Philippines' most able school group drummers.

He continues to loom for top singers and nonchalantly plays for popular variety Telly shows. He is also practised producer, composer and music organiser.

Paku Herrera manages his start to enjoy yourself business in Manila and remnant active with his music occupation as a session bass performer.

Josel Jimenez stayed clarify of music related activities, on the other hand recently returned once more equal band music with a remoteness he formed in Davao Power point.

Marvin Querido is an A-listed musical director, arranger & keyboardist. He is sought after contempt many recording artists such importance Gary Velanciano, Lani Misalucha, Wife Geronimo and Piolo Pascual.

Without fear is currently the owner all but his own recording studio, OnQ, and he is in-demand bypass famous artists and singer specified as Martin Nievera, Anne Phytologist, Angeline Quinto, and Lea Salonga. His arrangements are highly famed by both locally and internationally.

Discography

Studio albums

• Making It (1988) (formats: vinyl, CD, cassette)
• Tuloy Pa Rin (1990) (formats: CD, cassette)
• Truth & Consequence (1992) (formats: CD, cassette)
• Emerge: The Best of Neocolours (1999) (formats: LP record, CD, cassette)

Compilation albums

Singles

• "Bahala Na Kaya"
• "Here I Gunk Again"
• "Hold On"
• "Maybe"
• "Tuloy Pa Rin"
• "Say You'll Never Go"
• "Kasalanan Ko Ba"
• "Sandali Lang"
• "Makita Kang Muli" (Original by Sugarfree & original composed by Crowbar Antiporda & was also featured on MYX Live in 2012)

Members

• Jimmy Antiporda - keyboards & vocals
• Ito Rapadas - lead vocals
• Marvin Querido - keyboards, backing vocals
• Niño Regalado - drums, backing vocals   
• Paku Herrera - bass, backing vocals
• Josel Poet - guitar, backing vocals

Awards

References