A little bleep on the radar, Jayson Fernandez joins the Voice of the Philippines Audition?

Yes this was Rivermaya after Rico's departure, Jayson is the third guy from the left

Jayson who? For the uninitiated, a few months after Rico Blanco's departure from Rivermaya, the remaining band members (namely Mark Escuete, Mike Elgar, and Japs Sergio) conducted a reality tv show like search for the next Rivermaya frontman. A guy named Jayson Fernandez emerged as the winner and spent four years and two studio albums with the band before surprisingly leaving the band to pursue a solo career. Details of the break up was sketchy, but it wasn't as high profile as Bamboo and Rico's departure. Nevertheless, Rivermaya (as expected) survives another break up and is now going strong with their current lineup.

Now, since the Rivermaya departure, Jayson was able to release one solo album (that's going to be a separate entry on this blog) that ended up on the clearance bins. His resurfacing in the Voice Philippines audition with no less than original Rivermaya front man Bamboo Manalac as one of the judges made me interested to watch the audition. To see the results of the blind audition, check out the video below:

Now if he'll actually win the competition or not remains to be seen. And it's APL (of Black Eyed Peas fame) job to coach Jayson to make it to the top. Too bad for him though that Bamboo didn't turn his chair.
 

Rico Blanco's partnership with Giordano goes full swing

 

As a teenager, one of the most highly popular clothing brand that I used to wear was the Giordano Classic. It was simple, yet fashionable to be seen with the Classic logo on the shirt's left chest. Currently, Rico Blanco is now a part of Giordano's efforts to relaunch the brand. Signed as Giordano's brand ambassador to their World Without Strangers campaign, Rico's transition from a Rockstar to become a multimedia icon has never felt an upswing. Giordano has also recently released The World Without Strangers music video as sand and written by Rico Blanco. Check it out below.

Rivermaya's Tayo Lang Dalawa music video is out!

The much awaited Music Video of Rivermaya's latest single "Tayo Lang Dalawa" is finally out and available for viewing via YouTube. The music video serves as a some sort of a Pre-Nuptial music video for Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera, both recently engaged to each other. The music video is currently climbing in the MYX Music Video charts. Check out the video below