UDD (band) explained

UDD
Alias:Up Dharma Down
Landscape:yes
Background:group_or_band
Origin:Manila, Philippines
Years Active:2004–present
Label:Terno Recordings

UDD, shortened for Up Dharma Down, is a Filipino band formed in Manila in 2004. They have released four albums Fragmented, Bipolar, Capacities and U D D released under independent record label Terno Recordings.

In 2005, the band won the coveted In the Raw Award at the NU 107 Rock Awards as well as Best New Artist and Best Female Award for vocalist and keyboardist, Armi Millare, in 2006.[1] In 2008, they were awarded Favorite Indie Artist at the Myx Music Awards.[2]

Mark Coles' BBC show tagged them as the Asian band to most likely cross over to North American shores,[3] and has been featured in numerous regional shows together with bands such as Arcade Fire (Canada) and Bloc Party (UK). They have also been recognized by Paul Buchanan of The Blue Nile, Curt Smith of Tears for Fears and Tim Bowness of No-Man. They were featured in the July 2007 issue of Time magazine. The band has opened for acts such as Red Hot Chili Peppers, Incubus, Bloc Party, The XX, Tegan and Sara, Tahiti 80, and Cut Copy.

On January 1, 2017, the band officially renamed to its initials UDD.[4]

On December 26, 2021, the band announced via Twitter that lead vocalist Armi Millare has left the band and will continue as a solo artist.[5]

Band members

Current members

Past members

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

SongAlbum
"Maybe"Fragmented
"Pag-Agos" (played by the original drummer)
"Oo"
"Hiwaga"
"We Give in Sometimes"
"Every First Second"Bipolar
"Sana"
"Taya"
"Turn It Well"Capacities
"Tadhana"
"Indak"
"Luna"
"New World"rowspan=2
"All The Good Things"
"Sigurado" UDD
"Anino"[6] [7]
"Stolen"[8]
"Crying Season"[9]
"Run Deep" rowspan=2
"Kapoy"

Compilation Tracks

Soundtrack

Ad Campaigns

Music videos

YearSongDirector
2006"Maybe"Nicolo Reyes[10]
"Pag-agos"Marie Jamora
"Hiwaga"Nicolo Reyes[11]
2007"Oo"RA Rivera[12]
2008"Every First Second"Keith Tan[13]
2009"Sana"Pancho Esguerra[14]
2010"We Give in Sometimes"The Acid House[15]
2011"Indak"Carlo Perlas, Mike Babista, Boogs San Juan[16]
2012"Turn It Well"Caloy Soliongco[17]
2013"Luna"Nicolo Reyes & Pong Ignacio
2014"ルナ"Nicolo Reyes & Pong Ignacio
2015"All The Good Things"Johan Polhem
2017"Sigurado"Nicolo Reyes

Cover songs

Awards and nominations

Year Award Giving Body Category Nominated Work Results
2005NU Rock AwardsIn the Raw Award
2006MTV Video Music AwardsBest Video"Pag-agos"
Best New Artist
NU Rock AwardsBest New Artist
Best Female Award(for Armi Millare)
Vocalist of the Year(for Armi Millare)[19]
Guitarist of the Year(for Carlos Tañada)
Bassist of the Year(for Paul Yap)
Rising Sun Award
Song of the Year"Oo"
Album of the Year"Fragmented"
Producer of the Year(with Noel de Brackinghe and Sweetspot)
2007MYX Music AwardsFavorite Indie Artist[20]
2008MYX Music AwardsFavorite Indie Artist[21]
2009AVIMABest Overall Female Vocalist(for Armi Millare)[22]
NU Rock AwardsArtist of the Year[23]
Album of the Year"Bipolar"
Vocalist of the Year(for Armi Millare)
Bassist of the Year(for Paul Yap)
Drummer of the Year(for Ean Mayor)
Best Album Packaging(Ean Mayor for "Bipolar"
Producer of the Year(Toti Dalmacion & Terno Recordings for "Bipolar")
2010AVIMABest Overall Female Vocalist(for Armi Millare)
Best Video"Sana"
2011Globe Tatt AwardsThe Indie Rocker[24]
Yahoo! OMG AwardsCoolest Band

Recognitions

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Kamikazee is grand winner in 13th NU Rock Awards. Dimaculangan. Jocelyn. PEP.ph. December 5, 2006. November 28, 2018.
  2. News: Karen . dela Cruz . Up dharma Down turns "Bipolar" . November 11, 2008 . Philippine Entertainment Portal . November 14, 2008 .
  3. News: Up Dharma Down and the perks of being wallflowers. December 10, 2012. Evangelista. Patricia. Rappler. March 30, 2019.
  4. News: Up Dharma Down set to premiere first single off new album on Spotify at midnight . December 31, 2016 . Bandwagon . January 2, 2017 .
  5. Web site: https://twitter.com/UDDph/status/1474982300945649665?t=abrkwI7PCNTn_2stRGbw3g&s=19 . UDDph on X. Hi Everyone, we wanted to let you know that Armi has left UDD. We thank her for sharing her talent and artistry in the songs we created together. We'll never forget how the four of us started out, how thrilled we were in 2004 to finally be playing at Saguijo to a crowd of twenty.. 2023-05-23. 2021-12-26 . . en.
  6. Web site: New Year surprise: UDD releases 3 new tracks. ABS-CBN News. January 3, 2019.
  7. Web site: Up Dharma Down's "Anino," "Stolen," and "Crying Season" are here to break your heart. Losa. Rogin. Scout. January 3, 2019. January 11, 2019.
  8. Web site: Happy New Year! Starting 2019 with 3 new songs from our 4th album. Twitter. @UDDph. en. January 1, 2019. January 11, 2019.
  9. Web site: UDD welcome 2019 with new releases 'Anino,' 'Stolen,' 'Crying Season' – listen. Bodegon. Kara. January 2, 2019. Bandwagon Asia. January 11, 2019.
  10. News: Tongson. Tomas. October 1, 2014. Maui Mauricio YouTube Channel.
  11. News: Tongson. Tomas. October 1, 2014. YouTube.
  12. News: Tongson. Tomas. October 1, 2014. RA Rivera YouTube Channel .
  13. News: Tongson. Tomas. October 1, 2014. Keith Tan YouTube Channel .
  14. News: Tongson. Tomas. October 1, 2014. Toti Dalmacion YouTube Channel .
  15. News: Tongson. Tomas. October 1, 2014. Acid House Official Site .
  16. News: Tongson. Tomas. October 1, 2014. Tower Of Doom YouTube Channel .
  17. News: Tongson. Tomas. October 1, 2014. UDDTV YouTube Channel .
  18. Web site: Up Dharma Down - Sana + Sana Dalawa Ang Puso Ko (Live at Terno Inferno). August 2, 2023. YouTube.
  19. News: NU 107 Rock Awards nominees. Gil. Baby A.. PhilStar.com. November 24, 2006. November 28, 2018.
  20. News: 2nd Myx Music Awards to take place tonight, March 15. Dimaculangan. Jocelyn. PEP.ph. March 15, 2007. November 28, 2018.
  21. News: Sarah is big winner at MYX Awards. Gil. Baby A.. PhilStar.com. March 28, 2008. November 28, 2018.
  22. News: October 1, 2014 . AVIMA 2009: And the winners are... . Malaysiakini. March 30, 2009.
  23. News: Up Dharma Down, FrancisM tribute rule NU 107 Rock Awards. Sisante. Jam. GMA News Online. October 31, 2009. November 28, 2018.
  24. News: October 1, 2014 . Winners of the Globe Tatt Awards 2011 – Awards Night . When in Manila. August 28, 2011.
  25. News: The Way of Dharma . Lara . Day . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930024449/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1644902,00.html . dead . September 30, 2007 . . July 19, 2007 . May 27, 2017.

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