Darius Semaña Explained

Darius Semaña
Birth Name:Darius Gerard Laluna Semaña
Alias:Dar, Darioken
Birth Date:1973 6, mf=yes
Birth Place:Batangas, Philippines
Origin:Batangas
Instrument:Guitar
Genre:Rock, Hard rock, Alternative rock, Funk
Occupation:Musician
Years Active:1993–present
Label:Universal Records
Associated Acts:Parokya ni Edgar, Looney Tunes

Darius Gerard Laluna Semaña (born June 30, 1973) is a Filipino musician. He is the lead guitarist of the band Parokya ni Edgar[1] and is the oldest member of the group.

Biography

Semaña grew up in Mataasnakahoy, Batangas and attended Fine Arts in the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City. He, along with Vinci Montaner, are the only members of Parokya ni Edgar who have earned a bachelor's degree. It is also publicly known that he is one of two band members who did not attend Ateneo de Manila University, the other member being bassist Buwi Meneses who is lesser known as a non-Atenean graduate and is a childhood friend of Chito Miranda instead. Semaña and Meneses were former bandmates before joining Parokya ni Edgar. Semaña is a high school alumnus of Ateneo's rival school, De La Salle (Lipa City, Batangas branch), which serves as material for many of the band's running jokes in their songs.

Semaña is mostly seen playing a Fender Stratocaster. He is a member of the Tau Gamma Phi fraternity in the Philippines along with bandmate Buwi Meneses.

Semaña is married to a make-up artist and they have a son.

Discography

With Parokya ni Edgar

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p410630/biography|pure_url=yes}} Biography: Parokya Ni Edgar]. Sutton. Michael. AMG. May 19, 2010.