Relive Sugarfree Live! With the Manila Symphony Orchestra

September 10, 2008

The three lads who brought us the hits Hari Ng Sablay, Mariposa, Kwarto, Wag Ka Nang Umiyak and Dear Kuya comprise SUGARFREE — one of the most anticipated rock bands in the country. They kicked off their 90 minute concert at the Music Museum with the Manila Symphony Orchestra last September 29, 2007. To celebrate their 9th year in the music scene and to share their first major concert with fans, EMI Phils and Sugarfree release the album SUGARFREE LIVE! with The Manila Symphony Orchestra.

Sugarfree Live! started out with their stellar production team that paved way to the concert’s sold out crowd. The director for both the live show and the video documentation was headed by Treb Montreras (who worked with the band on the music video of “Tulog Na”). Chino David of the band Silent Sanctuary served as Musical Arranger and Orchestra Conductor. Angee Rozul of Tracks Studio (who engineered their latest album “Tala-Arawan”) was in charge of the multi-track audio recording and Shari Villa worked her magic on the lights. This 2-disc album is Sugarfree’s first live album since they started in 2003.

The power trio is composed of Ebe Dancel on lead vocals and guitar, Jal Taguibao on bass and back-up vocals, and newcomer Kaka Quisumbing on drums.

As the small-yet-mighty rock trio played heartily at the center stage to the fans, their families, friends and people from the media, Sugarfree proudly gained more assurance that they still remain as one of the top rock performers in the land today. The magical experience was graced by the Manila Symphony Orchestra (MSO) with the band’s set list which leaned heavily on material from the band’s 2003 breakthrough album Sa Wakas (2003) to Dramachine (2004) to Tala-Arawan (2006).

Ebe, Jal and Kaka displayed their flair of up-tempo numbers to their heartfelt lyrical passages which were as close to their recorded versions as a live performance could allow. That’s why the band is offering this special package of this much-talked-about performance and returns the favor to their fans. Sugarfree is set to release their forthcoming album soon.

The album also comes with a PUGAD DENCIO’S Premium AVCD which contains the band’s new single – PUGAD, the Pugad Dencio’s jingles, and behind the scenes footage of the video shoot and launch.

“Pugad”,is the song the band composed aptly for Dencio’s avid customers. Ebe Dancel, who also gave the song Pugad’s music in synch with cartoonist Pol Medina’s idea of a happy Filipino family. Pol Medina is the creator of the famed and best-selling Pugad Baboy comic book series. Sugarfree also is responsible in doing a rendition of a classic APO hit for ALACTAGROW TV commercial. Sugarfree was also tapped to do render the theme song for one of the lead programs of TV5 entitled TALENTADONG PINOY, the show that features the many talents of the Filipinos being hosted by Ryan Agoncillo.

Sugarfree’s true passion and energy of their tunes truly live on stage so get your copy of the album SUGARFREE LIVE! With the Manila Symphony Orchestra now and get impressed all over again. SUGARFREE LIVE! with the Manila Symphony Orchestra released by EMI Philippine and special thanks to Dencio’s.

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