NU_107_Rock_Awards
NU Rock Award
Former Filipino music award
The NU Rock Awards was an annual accolade presented from 1994 to 2010[1] by the Metro Manila-based radio station NU 107,[2][3] known for prominent performances by the most influential pinoy rock artists of each year.[4][5]
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Quick Facts Location, Country ...
| NU Rock Awards | |
|---|---|
| Location | Metro Manila |
| Country | Philippines |
| Presented by | NU 107 |
| First awarded | 1994 |
| Last awarded | 2010 |
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The first NU 107 Rock Awards was held at The Music Hall in Annapolis St., Greenhills on November 15, 1994.[6] Originally meant to be a small gathering to give recognition to the rock community, it slowly became a much anticipated annual event. Pepe Smith won the Rock Legend Award. and the Dawn won the Rock Achievement Award.[7]
The first "Song of the Year Award" was given to Alamid for "Your Love". The song went on to heavy airplay and was the first NU 107 exclusive to cross over to other formats. Afterimage was very first winner of the Artist of the Year award.[8] The first Album of the Year award was presented to the Eraserheads' first album Ultraelectromagneticpop!. The Eraserheads received the Album of the Year award in the following two years with their albums Circus (1995) and Cutterpillow (1996), making them the only artist to win in the same category three years in a row.
Pambansang Banda ng Pilipinas Parokya Ni Edgar also won their "Best New Artists" in 1996 and also won 8 times overall years later. "Producer of the Year" category The Dawn has performed in the Rock Awards eleven times.
The first "Video of the Year" awardwas given to "Ang Huling El Bimbo" by the Eraserheads.
In 1997, they added a new category "Producer of the Year".[9]
There has only been one tie in the history of the Rock Awards, in 1999, when the judges made Wolfgang's Serve in Silence and Sandwich's Grip Stand Throw joint Albums of the Year.
Raimund Marasigan has the most awards, for his work as a member of Eraserheads and Sandwich, and as an album producer for other bands.
The first band to win the Rock Awards’ "Raw Award" was Fatal Posporos. The Raw Award is given to the best unsigned artist of the year.
In 2000, Punk's Not Dead, an all-star tribute band made up of Myra Ruaro (Brownbeat All Stars), Louie Talan (Razorback), Diego Castillo (Sandwich), Raimund Marasigan (Sandwich), Zach Lucero and Aia de Leon (Imago), performed a medley of past Song of the Year winners in the style of The Ramones.
In 2004, NU 107, acknowledging the growing role of women in the local rock scene, made the first Female Rock Icon Award to Cynthia Alexander.[10]
Before it became a rock anthem of sorts, Bamboo's "Noypi" was first performed at the 2003 NU 107 Rock Awards, before their album As The Music Plays was released.
Despite being held during a typhoon, the 2004 Rock Awards ceremony was the best attended, with over 4,000 rock fans filling the World Trade Center.[citation needed]
In 2005, there were a record twelve nominees for the Song Of The Year Award.
The 17th and final Rock Awards was held on October 29, 2010.[11]
Best New Artist
More information Year, Winner ...
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1994[7] | Yano |
| 1995[12] | Put3ska |
| 1996[13] | Parokya Ni Edgar |
| 1997[14] | P.O.T. |
| 1998[15] | Orphan Lily |
| 1999[16] | Sandwich |
| 2000[17] | Slapshock |
| 2001[18] | Itchyworms |
| 2002[19] | Boldstar |
| 2003[20] | Sugarfree |
| 2004[10] | Orange and Lemons |
| 2005[21] | Pedicab |
| 2006[22] | Up Dharma Down |
| 2007[23] | Hilera |
| 2008 | The Out of Body Special |
| 2009[24] | Peryodiko |
| 2010[25] | Tanya Markova |
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Artist of the Year
More information Year, Winner ...
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1994[7] | Afterimage |
| 1995[12] | Eraserheads |
| 1996[13] | Wolfgang |
| 1997[14] | Eraserheads |
| 1998[15] | Wolfgang |
| 1999[16] | Parokya ni Edgar |
| 2000[17] | Parokya ni Edgar |
| 2001[18] | Slapshock |
| 2002[19] | Slapshock |
| 2003[20] | Parokya ni Edgar |
| 2004[10] | Bamboo |
| 2005[21] | Orange and Lemons |
| 2006[22] | Kamikazee |
| 2007[23] | Bamboo |
| 2008 | Pupil |
| 2009[24] | Up Dharma Down |
| 2010[25] | Franco |
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Song of the Year
More information Year, Song ...
| Year | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1994[7] | "Your Love" | Alamid |
| 1995[12] | "Laklak" | Teeth |
| 1996[13] | "Ang Huling El Bimbo" | Eraserheads |
| 1997 | "Siesyatnebonsontneicostolim" | Sugar Hiccup |
| 1998[15] | "Don't Touch my Birdie" | Parokya ni Edgar |
| 1999[16] | "Butterfly Carnival" | Sandwich |
| 2000[17] | "Shooting Star" | Teeth |
| 2001[18] | "Motorbykle" | Cynthia Alexander |
| 2002[19] | "Paris" | Chicosci |
| 2003[20] | "Soul Searching" | Urbandub |
| 2004[10] | "Noypi" | Bamboo |
| 2005[21] | "Ako si M16" | Junior Kilat |
| 2006[22] | "Narda" | Kamikazee |
| 2007[23] | "Sala" | Pupil |
| 2008 | "Betamax" | Sandwich |
| 2009[24] | "Antukin" | Rico Blanco |
| 2010[25] | "This Gathering" | Franco |
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Album of the Year
More information Year, Album ...
| Year | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1994[7] | Ultraelectromagneticpop! | Eraserheads |
| 1995[12] | Circus | Eraserheads |
| 1996[13] | Cutterpillow | Eraserheads |
| 1997[14] | P.O.T. | P.O.T. |
| 1998[15] | The Jerks | The Jerks |
| 1999[16] | Grip Stand Throw | Sandwich |
| 2000[17] | Free | Rivermaya |
| 2001[18] | 4-Track Mind | Sandwich |
| 2002[19] | Pilipinas | Cheese |
| 2003[20] | Sa Wakas | Sugarfree |
| 2004[10] | Influence | Urbandub |
| 2005[21] | Light Peace Love | Bamboo |
| 2006[22] | Noon-Time Show | Itchyworms |
| 2007[23] | Moonlane Gardens | Orange and Lemons |
| 2008 | Wild Life | Pupil |
| 2009[24] | Bipolar | Up Dharma Down |
| 2010[25] | Franco | Franco |
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Best Live Act
Listener's Choice
More information Year, Winner ...
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1995[12] | Eraserheads |
| 1996[13] | Wolfgang |
| 1997[14] | Eraserheads |
| 1998[15] | Wolfgang |
| 1999[16] | Wolfgang |
| 2000[17] | Slapshock |
| 2001[18] | Slapshock |
| 2002[19] | Cheese |
| 2003[20] | Kamikazee |
| 2004[10] | Bamboo |
| 2005[21] | Bamboo |
| 2006[22] | Kamikazee |
| 2007[23] | Bamboo |
| 2008 | Urbandub |
| 2009[24] | Chicosci |
| 2010[25] | Franco |
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Best Album Packaging
More information Year, Album ...
| Year | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1995[12] | Dekada | Ethnic Faces |
| 1996[13] | Bawal | Yano |
| 1997[14] | Fruitcake | Eraserheads |
| 1998[15] | Buruguduystunstugudunstuy | Parokya ni Edgar |
| 1999[16] | Serve in Silence | Wolfgang |
| 2000[17] | Revenge of the Giant Robot | Chicosci |
| 2001[18] | Three Fates | Rayyn |
| 2002[19] | Edgar Edgar Musikahan | Parokya ni Edgar |
| 2003[20] | Parnaso ng Payaso | Pan |
| 2004[10] | Novena | Slapshock |
| 2005[21] | Strike Whilst the Iron is Hot | Orange and Lemons |
| 2006[22] | Five on the Floor | Sandwich |
| 2007[23] | Moonlane Gardens | Orange and Lemons |
| 2008 | <S> Marks the Spot | Sandwich |
| 2009[24] | Mornings and Airports | Sugarfree |
| 2010[25] | Great Secret Show | Sleepwalk Circus |
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Vocalist Of The Year
More information Year, Winner ...
| Year | Winner | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1995[12] | Myra Ruaro | Put3ska |
| 1996[13] | Basti Artadi | Wolfgang |
| 1997[14] | Melody Del Mundo | Sugar Hiccup |
| 1998[15] | Basti Artadi | Wolfgang |
| 1999[16] | Basti Artadi | Wolfgang |
| 2000[17] | Basti Artadi | Wolfgang |
| 2001[18] | Aia De Leon | Imago |
| 2002[19] | Ian Tayao | Cheese |
| 2003[20] | Kevin Roy | Razorback |
| 2004[10] | Bamboo Mañalac | Bamboo |
| 2005[21] | Bamboo Mañalac | Bamboo |
| 2006[22] | Gabby Alipe | Urbandub |
| 2007[23] | Kat Agarrado | Sinosikat |
| 2008 | Rico Blanco | Rico Blanco |
| 2009[24] | Armi Millare, Ebe Dancel | Up Dharma Down, Sugarfree |
| 2010[25] | Gabby Alipe | Urbandub |
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Guitarist Of The Year
More information Year, Winner ...
| Year | Winner | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1995[12] | Manuel Legarda, Mike Villegas | Wolfgang, Rizal Underground |
| 1996[13] | Jun Lupito | Jun Lupito & The Bodhisattvas |
| 1997[14] | David Aguirre | Razorback |
| 1998[15] | Perf De Castro | TriAxis |
| 1999[16] | Tirso Ripoll | Razorback |
| 2000[17] | Michael Turner | Battery |
| 2001[18] | Manuel Legarda | Wolfgang |
| 2002[19] | Mong Alcaraz and Sonny Baquisal | Chicosci |
| 2003[20] | Ira Cruz | Kapatid |
| 2004[10] | Jerome Velasco | The Mongols |
| 2005[21] | Cynthia Alexander | Cynthia Alexander |
| 2006[22] | Mong Alcaraz | Chicosci & Sandwich |
| 2007[23] | Ira Cruz | Bamboo |
| 2008 | LC De Leon | Reklamo |
| 2009[24] | Kakoy Legaspi | Peryodiko |
| 2010[25] | Peavy "Sideshow" Nicolas & Fran Lorenzo | Sleepwalk Circus |
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Bassists Of The Year
More information Year, Winner ...
| Year | Winner | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1995[12] | Angelo Villegas | Rizal Underground |
| 1996[13] | Mon Legaspi | Wolfgang |
| 1997[14] | Mally Paraguya | P.O.T |
| 1998[15] | Louie Talan | Razorback |
| 1999[16] | Buhawi Meneses | Parokya ni Edgar |
| 2000[17] | Russell de la Cruz | Skychurch |
| 2001[18] | Lee Nadela | Slapshock |
| 2002[19] | Niño Avenido | Greyhoundz |
| 2003[20] | Rommel Dela Cruz | Barbie's Cradle |
| 2004[10] | Buddy Zabala | Cambio & Twisted Halo |
| 2005[21] | Niño Avenido | Greyhoundz |
| 2006[22] | Myrene Academia | Sandwich & Imago |
| 2007[23] | Nathan Azarcon | Bamboo |
| 2008 | Niño Avenido | The Out of Body Special |
| 2009[24] | Ivan Garcia | Hilera |
| 2010[25] | Lalay Lim | Urbandub |
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Drummer Of The Year
More information Year, Winner ...
| Year | Winner | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1995[12] | Harley Alarcon | Rizal Underground |
| 1996[13] | Wolf Gemora | Wolfgang |
| 1997[14] | Harley Alarcon | P.O.T |
| 1998[15] | Wolf Gemora | Wolfgang |
| 1999[16] | Raimund Marasigan | Eraserheads |
| 2000[17] | Mike Dizon | Teeth & Sandwich |
| 2001[18] | Zach Lucero | Imago |
| 2002[19] | Libyano | Badburn |
| 2003[20] | Allan Burdeos | Kamikazee |
| 2004[10] | Vic Mercado | Bamboo |
| 2005[21] | Jerros Dolino | Shiela and the Insects |
| 2006[22] | Jazz Nicolas | Itchyworms |
| 2007[23] | Vic Mercado, Mark Escueta | Bamboo, Rivermaya |
| 2008 | Wendell Garcia | Pupil |
| 2009[24] | Allan Burdeos | Kamikazee |
| 2010[25] | Otep Concepcion | Ozawa/In Love and War |
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Keyboardist of the Year
Best Male
Best Female
In The Raw Awards
More information Year, Winner ...
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1998[15] | Fatal Posporos |
| 1999[16] | Bad Burn |
| 2000[17] | Sonnet 58 |
| 2001[18] | Twisted Halo |
| 2002[19] | Popular Days |
| 2003[20] | Narda |
| 2004[10] | The Late Isabel |
| 2005[21] | Up Dharma Down |
| 2006[22] | Silent Sanctuary |
| 2007[23] | Reklamo |
| 2008 | Bembol Rockers |
| 2009[24] | Dimmerswitch |
| 2010[25] | The Flying Ipis |
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Rising Sun Awards
Producer of the Year
More information Year, Winner ...
| Year | Winner | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Robin Rivera | (for Eraserheads "Fruitcake") |
| 1998[17] | Robert Javier | (for "Parokya ni Edgar - Buruguduystunstugudunstuy, Erratics - In Stereo, Teeth - Time Machine") |
| 1999[16] | Maly Andres | (for Cheese "Cheese" album) |
| 2000[17] | Rico Blanco | (for Rivermaya "Free" & Teeth "I was a Teenage Tree") |
| 2001[18] | Louie Talan | (for Wolfgang "Acoustica") |
| 2002[19] | Raimund Marasigan | (for Monsterbot "Destroy, Destroy", Boldstar "Boldstar" & Chicosci "Method of Breathing") |
| 2003[20] | Barbie's Cradle & Angee Rozul | (for Barbie's Cradle "Playing in the Fields") |
| 2004[10] | Sandwich | (for Sandwich "Thanks to the Moon's Gravitational Pull") |
| 2005[21] | Cynthia Alexander & Angee Rozul | (for Cynthia Alexander "Comet's Tail") |
| 2006[22] | Raimund Marasigan, Buddy Zabala | (for Itchyworms "Noontime Show") |
| 2007[23] | Lourd and Francis de Veyra | (for Radioactive Sago Project "Tangina Mo Ang Daming Nagugutom sa Mundo Fashionista Ka Pa Rin") |
| 2008 | Pupil & Jerome Velasco | (for Pupil “Wildlife”) |
| 2009[24] | Robin Rivera | (for Peryodiko "Peryodiko") |
| 2010[25] | Ely Buendia & Francis Magalona | (for Ely Buendia & Francis Magalona "In Love and War") |
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Music Video of the Year
More information Year, Winner ...
| Year | Winner | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1996[13] | Eraserheads | "Ang Huling El Bimbo" |
| 1997 | Eraserheads | "Fruitcake" |
| 1998[15] | Joey Ayala | "Tabi Po" |
| 1999[16] | Razorback | "Voodoo, Who Do?" |
| 2000[17] | Slapshock | "Agent Orange" |
| 2001[18] | Barbie's Cradle | "Money For Food" |
| 2002[19] | The Pin Up Girls | "Down" |
| 2003[20] | 7 Foot Junior | "Daisy" |
| 2004[10] | Radioactive Sago Project | "Astro" |
| 2005[21] | Imago | "Akap" |
| 2006[22] | Sandwich | "Sugod" |
| 2007[23] | Sandwich | "DVD-X" |
| 2008 | Pupil | "Monobloc" |
| 2009[24] | Bamboo | "Last Day on a Cruise Ship" |
| 2010[25] | Tanya Markova | "Disney" |
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Hall of Famer
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| Year | Winner |
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| 1994[7] | Freddie Aguilar |
| 1995[12] | Joey "Pepe" Smith |
| 1996[13] | Mike Hanopol |
| 1997[14] | Sampaguita |
| 1998[15] | Club Dredd (Patrick Reidenbach) |
| 1999[16] | Edmund Fortuno |
| 2000[17] | Jingle Magazine |
| 2001[18] | Dante David aka "Howling Dave" of DZRJ's Pinoy Rock N' Rhythm |
| 2002[19] | Wally Gonzales |
| 2003[20] | Eraserheads |
| 2004[10] | The Jerks |
| 2005[21] | Mayric's |
| 2006[22] | DJs of the Rock of Manila (DZRJ) |
| 2007[23] | Angelo Villegas & Mike Villegas |
| 2008 | San Miguel Corporation |
| 2009[24] | Francis Magalona |
| 2010[25] | Angelo "Angie" Rozul |
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