Raimund Marasigan
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Raimund Emmanuel Parcon Marasigan aka "Lemon" "Sugar Raims" (born May 22, 1971) is a rock musician and record producer in the Philippines. The breadth of his projects has made him one of the most well-respected mainstays of the Philippine rock band scene. He also plays guitar,bass,keyboards,and percussions
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[edit] Eraserheads Days
He first achieved fame as drummer for the rock band the Eraserheads, one of the most popular Philippine bands of the 1990s. He played the drums, provided backing vocals, and occasionally sang on lead vocals. In terms of contributions when it came to songwriting, Marasigan was next to Buendia.
[edit] Eraserheads Split-Up
In 2002, vocalist Ely Buendia left the band and was replaced by Kris Dancel from the all-girl band Fatal Posporos. The group was later renamed Cambio after lead guitarist Marcus Adoro quit. Cambio released an album called Derby Light.
[edit] Sandwich
The band Sandwich was formed in 1996 with his wife Myrene Academia (Imago) on bass, Marc Abaya on lead guitars and vocals later replaced by Mong Alcaraz of Chicosci when the former quit to focus on his other band, Kjwan, Diego Castillo on rhythm guitars, and Mike Dizon (Pedicab and Teeth) on drums. Although existing simultaneously with the Eraserheads, Sandwich provided a heavier, grittier sound, and built up their own fan base. Marc Abaya left the band in 2005 to concentrate on his own band Kjwan and Raimund Marasigan has since taken over as the lead vocalist. They have released three albums: Grip Stand Throw, Four-track Mind and 2004's award-winning Thanks to the Moon's Gravitational Pull. Currently, they have a new album entitled Five On The Floor which produced its first hit single Sugod.
[edit] Other Projects
Other of his projects include Squid 9. A hip-hop influenced band, Squid 9 started out as a studio act, formed from members of the Eraserheads, Monsterbot and Sun Valley Crew among others. It was soon performing live shows as well.
[edit] Pedicab
In early 2005, Marasigan once again formed another project band: Pedicab. Composed of seasoned artists donning alter egos; Raimund (a.k.a Sugarraims) is on synths and backup vocals; Mike Dizon (of Sandwich and Teeth) a.k.a. Masterbeat is on drums; Jason Caballa (of Twisted Halo and Blast Ople) a.k.a J. Sonic is on guitar and backup vocals; Diego Mapa (of Monsterbot and Cambio) a.k.a. Daddy Maps is lead vocals; and interestingly, acclaimed music video director RA Rivera a.k.a. Just Toni is on visuals and multimedia. They call their music "dance-punk" or humorously called "dunk music". Pedicab’s first album Tugish Takish (the name coming from onomatopoeia of the sounds made by banging on drums) under Vicor music was released later that year.
[edit] Personal Life
He married Sandwich and Imago bassist Myrene Academia. They have a daughter named Atari.
