1994: Rivermaya, "Rivermaya" (Musiko/BMG)
This is the album that got me into the the music biz. It has some pretty good tunes and the guitar sounds I got were the best at the time. (Syempre! *lol*)
1996: Wolfgang, "SEMENELIN" (Epic/Sony Music Phils.)
This is my first album production for a major label. It went on to sell over double platinum in the Philippines alone. An all-English version of this album was also released internationally. It was a blast recording this and it remains as my most favorite Wolfgang album; sound, song and guitar-wise.
1997:Backdraft, "The Shadowland Deep" (Neo/Viva Records)
I got a call from the Viva people asking me to produce Backdraft's 2nd album. I accepted and this has been my heaviest project to date. I mean HEAVY!!! The recording dates were pretty intense since I had to juggle producer duties, engineering duties and gigs with Triaxis. I somehow pulled it off and finished production. Too bad Viva released this album in cassette format only, it doesn't give justice to the great sound this album has. Oh well.....
1998: Triaxis, "Who We Are" (Epic/Sony Music Phils.)
I learned from my mistakes during the recording of the 1st album, so I recorded all the tracks in my own project studio instead of them big, commercial ones. We camped in my studio for a whole month straight, recording every night. This was a great way to work since we didn't have to worry about the clock ticking, so we had all the time to nail the perfect part. And since we recorded the demos in the same studio, we lifted some tracks off them to use in the final product. It's also rife with "happy accidents" and the entire vibe of the recording somehow crept into this album's sound.
1999: Marc Velasco, "Marc Velasco" (Epic/Sony Music Phils.)
I've been known as a "rock" producer so people were surprised to learn that I sat in the producer's chair for this pop/folk album. Actually, I produced, engineered, played guitar, guitar synth, trap drums, percussion, sang backup vocals, mixed and mastered this baby! The fun factor for me was that I was able to play on record stuff I don't normally do, like the faux jazz of the cut "Angel" and the classical guitar in "Tanging Ikaw", which means I'M NOT JUST A ROCK GUY!!! *lol*.
The album sounds really good, the songs are great and I hear that it's selling really well all over the country.