Techy Romantics and Cooky Chua at the Go Gear Launch

Techy Romantics is one of the bands you SHOULD be listening to, like right now! Even though their album is still to come out (soon! soon! soon!), the hype is slowly rising. And fortunately for us, we were able to get them last June 6, 2009 at the Philips GoGear launch. Check out their myspace here, add them on Facebook, then check out their performance below

These songs have LSS written all over them

Cooky Chua is inarguably the queen of Pinoy rock. Her voice hasn't changed a bit and dare I say it, has gotten better and better as years go by. And of course, Mike Villegas is a guitar god! Check it out in the videos below

Covering Blood Sweat and Tears...

Come Together has never sounded so sexy....

Mo Twister and Grace Lee beg Cooky and Mike to sing the national anthem of farewell songs "Paglisan"

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Videos from Philips GoGear Launch

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PHILIPS GOGEAR ROCKS BONIFACIO HIGHSTREET

Last Saturday was a blast! Though it was raining hard, that didn’t keep the crowds from the launching of Philips Go Gear at Bonifacio High Street. It turned out to be one heck of an event! As soon as we opened our doors for the booths, people flocked at the registration area to get a chance to win cool Philips prizes for the raffle and to experience what it is that Philips Go Gear is bragging about.

We invited bloggers to be part of the event, and out of 40 invites I sent out, 31 came which was great! I finally got a chance to meet the online community which for me is a very important part of the event with the upcoming virtual battle of the bands and besides, BLOGGERS WILL RULE THE EARTH.

We started the program at around 3pm with DJ Suzie of Magic 89.9 as the host. I found her to be real nice, a cool gal. I asked her if I have what it takes to become a DJ and showed off my callcenter-ish, English saying “how may I help you?...Yah…Ah hah…” She just laughed… The sad part was, I wasn’t joking!

(Dj Suzie of Magic 89.9 Photos by: Luke Almond)

The launch was a whole day affair, and the first part of the program was the raffling off of minor Philips prizes and games. Some of the bloggers were cool enough to join in the fun. It was great to watch the bloggers get their groove on, priceless!

(Photo by: Luke Almond)

The dance group “Unschooled”, who started off the main program, brought the house down with their cool as ice dance moves. But it was a group of ladies armed with banners and sashes with “Bachelorette Party” written who stole the show, asking every guy inside to kiss the bride to be. I was one of the lucky the guy who congratulated the bride and then gave her a smack on the cheek.

(Unschooled Dance group Photos by: Luke Almond)

I was put in-charge to look after the bloggers area so at around 6pm, I went back to Seattle’s Best (thanks to the wonderful staff who allowed us to take over their coffee shop for that day) to see if some of the bloggers needed anything. 3 or more bloggers asked for drinks and on top of that, 4 more bloggers came in so I had to introduce myself and offered them refreshments. It was chaotic and by the time I got the drinks, I forgot who ordered what so I just took the tray filled with cold coffee treats and started giving them their drinks. So if Seattle’s Best would ever need a barista, I think I have enough experience already

After awhile, Arlene the Account Executive of Magic 89.9 tapped me on the back and told me that I just took Mo twisters’ Coffee brownie something drink and gave it to someone else! It was one of those moments where I wish a car would hit right then and there. I apologized to both Arlene and Mo twister and ordered another tall coffee brownie something drink, with no cream and personally delivered it to Mo, who just laughed it off. Mo is a great guy, he didn’t B!@$ slapped me or anything.


Later that night, Mo twister joined Grace Lee as they took the stage to host the event. They introduced the consumer lifestyle manager of Philips, Vidyut Kaul, who talked about the exciting new line of Go Gear and the benefit this gives users: superior sound quality. Also guesting on stage was one of the mentors of Bandwidth Virtual Battle of the Bands, NU107’s Francis Reyes, to invite amateur bands to join the competition

The highlight of the event was when the bands started playing! Techy Romantics opened the show singing 3 of their original songs. I just love the sound of their music…I can’t believe they have no album yet! After their set, I scrambled for a piece of bond paper and a ballpen and asked for their autographs. That’s one of the best things about being an organizer of an event, you get to rub elbows with the bands.


Cooky Chua then took center stage with Mike Villegas on the guitar and delivered a performance that rocked the house! It was raining outside but in the concert area, it was totally hot! Cooky Chua is so pretty in person and you get that uhmm…natural high hearing and watching her perform with local guitar god Mike Villegas.

The last band to perform was TAKEN BY CARS, one of the HOTTEST bands in the country right now. The first time I saw them perform live was during the anniversary of Saguijo (where Philips was a sponsor) and they totally blew my mind! I love, love, love, love them! I love them so much, I even asked my officemate to loan me money so I can buy their CD so I can ask for an autograph-I’m such a groupie! It’s so cool how these bands are so accommodating and they didn’t think that I was a freak (I think...at least not on m face).

After the last set, they announced the winner of the last raffle which was a brand spankin’ new 32inch LCD plasma TV. Too bad I wasn’t eligible to participate in any contest!

The event ended with me wanting more, but that’s alright, there’s still the Philips Bandwidth Battle of the Bands to Catch. Cheers guys! Read more!

Raimund Invites Amateur Bands to Join

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COME ON OVER TO BONIFACIO HIGH STREET AND GET THE CHANCE TO WIN GO GEAR MP3 PLAYERS, A PHILIPS HOME THEATER SYSTEM AND LCD TV

WE'LL BE HERE WAITING FOR YOU UNTIL 10PM

PERFORMANCES START AT 7PM
UNSCHOOLED
TECHY ROMANTICS
TAKEN BY CARS
COOKY CHUA AND MIKE VILLEGAS

SO COME ON OVER AT BONIFACIO HIGH STREET FOR THE PHILIPS GO GEAR LAUNCH!


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Philips interview at Good Times Magic 89.9

Philips executives Vidyut Kaul and Vic Caindec being interviewed by Mo Twister, Mojo Jojo and Grace Lee during the Good Times show at Magic 89.9, June 4, 2009 (audio with pictures of Go Gear products) Read more!

Mag:Net 2nd Anniversary Night 2 Photos

Salamin gives the crowd their own brand of rock

Faspitch never ran out of energy and passion during their entire set

Greyhoundz proves why they're the hardest rocking band in the industry

Always a crowd favorite, Taken By Cars had everyone up and dancing

Go Gear Winners all in a row

Congratulations to all the winners of spanking new Philips Go Gear MP3 players for Mag:Net's 2nd Anniversary

Ruby Ann Bondoc

Nep-C Ledesma

Trevor Bicknell

Andy Maligalig

Via Arban

OJ Anonas

Carlo Kasala

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Philips Go Gear Press Launch

Philips unveiled its latest line of Go Gear MP3 players to the distinguished members of the press last May 27, 2009 at Mag:Net High Street

 

Philips is this year challenging music lovers to let their ears decide with the release of new portable music players under the GoGear brand. The new line comprises several fully-featured portable multimedia devices specified to meet the demands of discerning listeners

 

The higher end GoGear players feature TrueSound, a new digital decoding technology that restores sonic details that are lost when audio clips are compressed to mp3 format. Philips is confident that TrueSound can match up with, and even surpass, the sound quality offered by competing brands.

 

Philips Go Gear Ambassador proudly displays her Luxe

Philips representatives expressed excitement about how the new GoGear devices would be received by consumers. “We’ve conducted intensive research about what exactly people look for in an mp3/mp4 player. We wanted to design something that truly delivers on the basic promise of a portable music device, and that is top notch sound quality. The new GoGear players are the result of all our hard work. ”, said Vidyut Kaul, Consumer Marketing Manager for Philips Consumer Lifestyle  

 

Vidyut Kaul gives the press a preview of what Go Gear is all about

Iconic rock legends Cooky Chua and Mike Villegas captivated the members of the press with their awesome renditions of High and Dry and Come Together. Cooky represented the trio of rock icons, including Francis Reyes and Raimund Marasigan, who will be the featured mentors for Bandwidth Virtual Battle of the Bands, an online competition for unsigned rock bands. Participants will be required to upload performance videos of original songs which will be judged by the distinguished mentors and judges

 

Cooky and Mike show them how it's done

Since being introduced in 2005, the Philips GoGear brand has established itself as a strong player in the mobile music player industry, coming in a strong second to the Apple iPod in terms of market share.

 

Members of the press try out Go Gear's True Sound

“We’ve made great strides in the past few years in terms of the features and design of GoGear, and this reflects in our strong performance in the market. While we might have been held back in the past by a lack of public awareness about GoGear, this year we are going all out with new promotions and activities that will let people know about these great devices. We want to reach the people who truly care about of the music and how they enjoy it,” said Kaul.

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Saguijo's 5th Year Anniversary

All roads lead to Guijo Street this coming May 29 and 30, as Saguijo turns 5

May 29

Radioactive Sago Project, Swissy, Us-2-Evil-0, The Ronnie's, Musical O, Valley Of Chrome. Faspitch, Salamin, Peryodiko, Spongecola, Hansom, Join the Club, Pedicab, and Greyhoundz

May 30

Up Dharma Down, Paramita, Sleepwalk Circus, Razorback, Taken By Cars, Techy Romantics, Angulo, Out Of Body Special, Drip, The Dorques, Camerawalls, Imago, and Good Morning High Fives

See you there!!!

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