Get Xcited with the Music of XLR8!

Monday, 22 March 2010 12:29 administrator

Make way for the newest boy group that will change the sound and refresh our outlook

on Philippine pop music in one exhilarating sweep!Meet XLR8, composed of eight appealing teenage guys – KIKO, AKI, CALEB, twins MM and MJ, ARKIN, AJ and CARLO - who can all sing and dance exceptionally. Together, they form a group that is sure to be the next big thing in the local and eventually, international music scene.
The group’s name is derived from the word ACCELERATE which means to move or go faster, to progress or develop faster. That is exactly what the group is all about. With their innate talent and undeniable charisma, in no time XLR8 will surely be speeding up the race of our country’s music towards greater horizons!

XLR8’s self-titled debut album is released under P-POP, a new music label under Viva Music Group. The dominant sound of this label is young, fresh, modern, and upbeat, very much in tune with the current Asian music trend. The album features twelve cuts, including the upbeat and contagious carrier single “You’re So Hot”. The single is currently being played massively in the airwaves and its music video has already captured the viewers’ fascination via various music channels".

Aside from “You’re So Hot”, there are a lot more attention-worthy songs such as “I Love You Girl” “Ms. Beautiful” and “Dance With Me”, "all composed by one of the members of XLR8, MJ.".. Also in the album are several to-swoon-for ballads which showcase the guys’ strong vocals such as “For You” and “I’ll Be There”.

With a promising debut album and more to go, and throngs of followers even at this early stage of their budding career, for KIKO, AKI, CALEB, twins MM and MJ, ARKIN, AJ and CARLO, collectively known as XLR8, there’s definitely no way to go but forward.

With a promising debut album and more to go, and throngs of followers even at this early stage of their budding career, for KIKO, AKI, CALEB, twins MM and MJ, ARKIN, AJ and CARLO, collectively known as XLR8, there’s definitely no way to go but forward. Listen to the music, steal the style. Get excited with XLR8!

Newest Girl Group: Pop Girls

Wednesday, 25 November 2009 11:30 administrator

Philippine pop music goes through a refreshing rebirth with the emergence of the newest girl group of five teenage scene with compelling charm, striking style and total talent.

Aptly, christened Pop Girls, the group is an outcome of the collaboration of two of the most influential names in the music industry-recording magnate Boss Vic del Rosario who was responsible for creating the biggest multimedia stars of the country such as Sharon Cuneta, Regine Velasquez, Ogie Alcasid, Sarah Geronimo, among others; and topnotch dancer/choreographer Geleen Eugenio who honed the dancing skills of celebrities like Vilma Santos, Nora Aunor and brought Universal Motion Dancers to the peak of the their career.

Seeing the young as consistently plausible target, Boss Vic challenges Geleen to form a group of appealing young girls who are all exceptional in singing and dancing. Though she was set to leave for the US then, Geleen decided to forgo her initial plan to accept the project and called for an audition.

There were more than fifty hopefuls but only five passed the rigid screening. But the final decision came about when Boss Vic actually saw the chosen girls perform. He was swyaed right away with each of the girls that they were immediately awarded both management and recording contracts.

The fabulous five who make up POP GIRLS are twins Lai and Mar, both aged 16 and half Lebanese; Half Filipino, half Dutch Rose, 13 years old; Half Filipino, half Swiss Schai, 14 years old; the only pure Filipino in the group.

Though coming from various lineages, the girls perfectly jive together to form a melodic clique that is POP GIRLS. This impression is also very much in tune with the album the girls are now working on. Boss Vic has gathered renowed international producers Christian de Walden and Marcus Davis, along with local producer Civ Fontanilla, to pitch in their expertise to create one world class debut album.

The debut album echoes the sound that is distinctly POP GIRLS- youthful, sweet, light, infections... with catchy beat that would make everyone groove and uncomplicated lyrics that would make everyone sing along. The songs mirror the colorful life of the young with themes such as puppy love, shopping, dancing, and basically having fun!

Now nearing its final stage of completion, the album is composed of 13 tracks, mostly original ones such as Crazy For You, and upbeat song by Marcus and Amber Davis and Crushy, written by Geleen Eugenio herself. Also included are covers of hits such as Urong-Sulong and Kapag Tumibok Ang Puso.

POP GIRLS indeed is the new face of music and sound of Philippine Pop Music. The teenage group is undoubtedly at par,
or even better than the rest of the Asian groups which continue to invaded the music scene today. POP GIRLS seals the country's rightful claim to P-POP as the new nickname for Philippine Pop Music to reflect the youthful flair of the group and the music, very much in the tradition of Korea's K-Pop and Japan's J-POP.

And as for LAi, Mar, Rose, Schai, and Nadine, these girls now become the new wholesome and well- educated trendsetters of the youth in the country, not only in terms of song, dance, and music but in personality and lifestyle as well.