Wow Philippines/ Rivermaya – You`ll Be Safe Here

Abner Badion www.facebook.com Rivermaya was born in a new era of rock and roll in the Philippines. Rivermaya is composed of Rico Blanco, Nathan Azarcon, Mark Edward Escueta, and Bamboo (Francisco Manalac). Hmmm… guess you really want to know more about the Rivermaya, huh? Well, here are some infos about them. But I’m warning you that these were all based on what I have read and some, searched. If you would like to add, change or delete some infos, please do email me and clarify some things. Thank You! Bamboo, Mark and Nathan were group peers before (barkada). Then, they met Rico. Mark and Nathan were former members of the band called Bazurak. But the two decided to leave the band. When they all four joined together, they decided to give a shot to the music scene and form Rivermaya. One time, in Mark’s province (Quezon), they had a gig. They were new to facing the audience. They have mistakes while performing. Of course, you can’t expect everything to be perfect at the start, right? Then, when they returned again to that same town, they performed excellent and this was sort of their revenge. (well, that’s the way they decribed it!) They sent a demo tape to the BMG Records, Pilipinas with some song samples. This includes 214, Hate, Bring Me Down, and others. Good thing that they got a record and signed up immediately a contract. Their manager from then on were Lizza G. Nakpil and Chito Rono. They started recording afterwards and then released their self-titled album. It …
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Oliver Naylor formed his first band in 1923 and in 1924 he landed a contract to appear in New York’s famed Roseland Ballroom. The band also made their first recordings in 1924. After leaving Roseland, their next venue was the Knickerbocker Grill in New York and in 1925 Naylor returned to Roseland and subsequently toured as ‘Oliver Naylor’s Orchestra’. During 1924-25, he recorded 19 selections as ‘Naylor’s Seven Aces’. In 1925 the band recorded some tunes for the Victor label (as Oliver Naylor’s Orchestra) but were dropped by Victor due to an argument over royalties. in 1929, Naylor recorded two waltzes for the Okeh label. Naylor, himself a pianist, mostly stayed with directing the band. His pianist and best known sideman to ever appear with the band, was Bob Zurke, who later had a band of his own. All through the 1920’s, Naylor’s band toured the East Coast, without achieving national fame. Naylor never again recorded, but he did keep his band together into 1939 when he disbanded. For the next seven years, he managed a theatre, and subsequently (1948-60) worked as assistant general manager for the radio station WBRC-TV. Naylor’s Seven Aces – You (1924)