Aegis members hailed from different cities and provinces like Cagayan de Oro the Sunot sisters , Misamis Occidental Stella , Southern Leyte Rey , Pampanga Rowena , Vilma Manila , and previously belonged to other bands while working as entertainers and musicians in Japan.
Aegis never underwent a change in line-up let alone considered disbanding. It only saw the addition of Ken six years ago. Mercy said they are grateful to God for blessing them with career longevity. Kung wala lang nakakapansin, di rin namin naiisip na 20 years na kami. After successfully working in Japan, their management decided to bring them home in to record an album. However, they were not allowed to perform their original songs. The owner agreed to let them sing originals but on a Sunday, thinking it would be a slow day.
It turned out they were able to fill up the venue, with the audiences requesting for their song one after another. They also remembered agreeing to do a mall show for P80 just so they could sell their first album. They have also experienced performing in a rice field. And they used to lug around their equipment and packed them into taxis, even jeepneys. To promote the Halik album, friends would call up radio stations during the wee hours of the morning to request for their songs.
Radio deejays would decline requests because they found their songs too loud and noisy. Aegis also had some critics that dismissed their music as too masa or baduy. Baduy ang kanta or baduy ang personality or baduy yung pananamit namin? For example, it was his dream to hear his songs on the radio. Ngayon natupad na.
When he was still alive, he used to tag along to our gigs. Although at that time, di pa kami kasikatan. Ang brain damage niya, according to his doctor, di na kaya. He then returned home, bloodied and soaking wet because it was raining, Rey recalled. The next day, his brother penned the song as triggered by the incident:. The band credited the wildly-successful musical for expanding their audience base. When members were first informed that their music would be used in the musical in , they were both shocked and surprised.
You know why? Because me and my brother, we were always together. Sabi niya, gagawa ako ng music na balang araw matutupad ito sana. Naiyak talaga ako. In the said episode, the band talked about other dreams like holding a concert at the Araneta Coliseum. With your meaningful insights, help shape the stories that can shape the country. Sign up now!
Philstar Global Corp. All Rights Reserved. My Profile Sign Out. Nathalie Tomada - The Philippine Star. Aegis in an old music video. The band receiving a double platinum and quadruple record award for Halik.
Pandemic endgame and Gen Zs: A 4-point agenda to help unlock a better future. Take a peek inside newly opened Westin Show Suite at Ortigas. Juliet and Mercy Sunot, the lead vocalists, come all the way from Cagayan de Oro. Stella is from Misamis Occidental. The only male member, Rey Abenoja, hails from Leyte. To these Aegeans, having joined Aegis is the best thing that has happened to them. Sure, they had been playing their music with other groups before, but it was only when they got together as Aegis that they felt this strong bond, an unseen link that has been seeing them through all these years.
They decided to adapt this word as the name of their band, because it expresses what they want to share to their listeners, to feel when they listen to their songs, that of being "protected" and "shielded" from being lonely.
Most of the songs they chose for their album are love songs. They are hoping that lovers will find their songs as a protection from being lonely and broken-hearted. All of the songs Aegis recorded in their first album were written by Celso Abenoja, brother of Rey and manager Josie A. They were songs written 20 years ago, and were given new life by the group. Rey says his brother is a prolific songwriter and a former band player himself but was sidetracked by some sad personal circumstances.
His songs never got to be played in that long span of time until his band of music-makers from Japan came along. The success of Aegis and Celso's songs of sad, personal circumstances have revived the once dormant Celso, who's now more inspired than ever to write again.
After two hit albums of pop-rock and county rock music debut album "Halik" and sophomore album "Mahal na Mahal Kita" , Celso wants to go disco in Aegis' next album. Currently, the group is busy promoting their fourth album "Awit at Pag-ibig" whose songs revolve around love and the pain that comes with it.
One can easily relate to their songs because the songs are taken from real life experiences. Celso's deeply touched by the success of his songs and how Aegis has helped turn around those songs from oblivion. The band members are just as grateful to their composer, Celso Abenoja, and their managers, Mr.
Solito and Mrs. Josie Galindo. The couple runs the AGs Talent Development and Management, a management company that specializes in training, and managing local rock bands in the Philippines.
Mercy Sunot says they never planned on an active career in the Philippines, much less, dream of becoming recording artists and idols to the masses. To them, earning a living out of music and performing before foreigners in clubs and lounges all over Japan was enough. It was enough that they could earn a few lapad's, stay in nice hotels overseas, indulge in great food, and have some extra money left to send over hungry relatives in the Philippines. Aegis was also the name of a short-lived three piece rock act in Darien, CT.
Today, Will is working on his own pieces, sometimes working with friends, while Chris and Sean are attempting to work together under the name of Only Human. Will and Sean jam sometimes, but no recordings have been made. Aegis 4: Electronic music project formed in in San Francisco, California. Currently writing an album titled Reason For Insomnia.
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