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Hale resides in a small-but-fertile corner of the musical landscape.
This land is populated by men and women who spent most of their youth in
the rock scene, but who have recently discovered the simple beauty of a
haunting melody and a few honest words.The music emanates a very sad un
dertone which the band describes as “melodrama”. The lyrical content of
their songs are insightful, sad, angry, and earnest; producing music with
substance and that explores the full range of human emotions.
Band History:
The band is composed of Champ Lui-Pio(lead vocals, guitars), Roll Martinez
(guitars, vocals),Sheldon Gellada(bass, vocals) and Omnie Saroca(drums and
percussion).All of them are based in the southern area of metro manila(Las
Piñas, Alabang and Parañaque).
Your influences?
Their musical influences include a diverse eclectic group of musicians ran
ging from Dave Matthews, John Mayer, and Kurt Cobain for Champ; Muse, Dave
Grohl, Soundgarden, James Iha for Omnie; Sean Malone, P-Nut, Dirk Lance,
jaco Pastorius, John Myung, Bud Gough, VictorWooten, Buddy Zabala, Aston
Barret, and Stefan Lessard for Sheldon; Damien Rice, Switchfoot,Nina Gordon,
Vertical Horizon, Shades Apart, Feeder, Travis, Nine Days, Chris Carraba, and
The Corrs for Roll.
Equipment used:
Hale exclusively abuses Fender Guitars and Cables, Ibanez Guitars, Ovation
Acoustic Guitars,Yamaha Bass Guitars, Vox amps, Digitech, Boss Pedals, Korg
tuners, Tech 21 Sansamp, Neutrik Cables, Planet Waves Straps & Cables, GHS,
D'Addario Guitar & Bass Strings, Gator Cases, Tama Pedals, Zildjian Cymbals,
Pearl, Nokia, Toyota, and Tic Tac.
Anything else...?
The band’s goal is to reach out to the listening crowd and
make them understand the value of the band’s musical
sincerity. And sincerity is where Hale excels: Champ’s
heart-on-sleeve vocals and the group’s songwriting exude
feeling and melody, much to the delight of melancholy teens
in search of a like-minded voice. It’s still a long way for
Hale, but it’s obvious why so many people will take them to
heart.
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