thespeaks_ph profile picture

thespeaks_ph

About Me

In a changing new world where music seems to be erasing any existing racial boundaries, TheSpeaks is poised to further prove that music is, indeed, the one true “universal language.” A young, talented, and charismatic 5-piece band from the Washington, DC area is dominating the mid-Atlantic area music scene and is completely redefining the global image of rock music today. ********** TheSpeaks was born around 1996 when Raf, Jerry, and Johnny started playing together and honing their skills as a cover band. Over the course of several years, while undergoing several line-up changes and experimenting with various styles of music while writing their own originals, they slowly started finding their identity. But it wasn’t until the addition of Sieg and Archie that the current and final line-up was complete and that’s when their musical career seriously took off. ********** TheSpeaks’ unique and unprecedented package has created a loyal and dedicated following, Friends as they call them, within the local, national, and international music scene. They’ve got street teams in these places helping them spread the word about TheSpeaks’ music. ********** The fact that they ended up an all-Pinoy rock band in the U.S. was just a coincidence-turned-defining characteristic. And now that they live so far from home, it has been difficult for them to keep up with the music scene in the Philippines and one of their lifelong dreams has been to bring their music back home and make their kababayans proud.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 24/06/2005
Band Website: www.thespeaks.com
Band Members: The five members are all from Virginia and Maryland. And though they are all American-born, they are very proud of their Filipino heritage. Raf Toledo (vocals), Jerry Delino (bass), and Archie Dela Cruz (guitars) are 100% full-blooded Pinoys, Sieg Fuster (guitars) is 50% Filipino and 50% Malaysian, while Johnny Abelende (drums) is 50% Filipino, 25% English, and 25% Irish.
Influences: Raf: anyone and everyone from Axl Rose to Stevie Wonder to Jimmy Hendrix to Prince ********** Jerry: Thelonious Monk, Mos Def, Bootsie Collins, John Coltrane ********** Johnny: Buddy Rich, Neil Peartt, Ju-Ju, Carter Beauford ********** Seig: Jimmy Hendrix, Nuno Bettencourt, Ritchie Blackmore, Eric Johnson ********** Archie: Nirvana, Beatles, Hendrix, Page, Slash, Asin, Chris Cornell
Sounds Like: .. width="425" height="350"From pure adrenaline-driven rock, to soulful and piercing rock ballads, TheSpeaks will take you through a roller-coaster range of emotions, with their catchy, hook-filled, Generation-Y anthems making you jump out of your skin with insatiable joy one minute and bringing you near tears the next, with their heartfelt, introspective songs about self-loathing and lost loves and overcoming adversity/hardship against all odds. With strong vocals, catchy melody, powerful chord progressions, addictive guitar solos and purely adrenaline/emotion-driven music – TheSpeaks take the rock genre to another level. They are destined to move you both physically and mentally and prove to the world that Pinoys definitely ROCK!
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

TheSpeaks Invade Iloilo City

TheSpeaks Invade Iloilo City By: Karen Guanco Groundmagazine November 2005Fresh from their huge wave of success in the US and the UK, TheSpeaks had enthusiasts raving about their music and how it is s...
Posted by on Sun, 20 Nov 2005 03:50:00 GMT