Chicosci (officially stylized as ChicoSci) is a Filipino rock band
based in Manila. The band is currently composed of Miggy Chavez, Mong
Alcaraz, Eco del Rio and Victor Guison. The group's musical style
primarily consists of rock with an emphasis of experimentation from nu
metal and rap metal to pop punk, post-hardcore and emo.ChicoSci
(previously Chico Science) was originally composed of Miguel "Miggy"
Chavez, Miguel "Mong" Alcaraz, Carlos "Calde" Calderon, and Joel
Salvador from the Ateneo de Manila University. They later recruited
guitarist Sonny Baquisal, long-time friend Eugene "Yug" Esquivias, and
turntablist Bboy Garcia to solidify the songwriting process. The band
won an inter-school Battle of the Bands and spent the prize money
recording a demo â€" an investment that landed them a two-album record
deal with EMI Philippines as A&R'ed by three executives for the EMI
Local Label Bob Guzman, Larry Chua, and Darrell James Laxamana. The
band released the albums Revenge of the Giant Robot and Method of
Breathing.The highly successful debut record established Chico Science
Support as one of the forerunners of the new generation of rock.
Revenge of the Giant Robot spawned hits such as "Amen", "Soopafly",
and the MTV hit, "Sink or Swim". This album was also nominated to the
prestigious Awit Awards for Best Rock Recording. Their first-ever
music video "Sink or Swim", directed by Lyle Sacris, also won as the
Best Directed Video for the 2001 MTV Pilipinas Awards. Later on, they
decided to change the name Chico Science to ChicoSci, in order not to
be confused with the Brazilian singer.Always trying out new things,
but the band continued to work on redefining their sound. Shifting
their musical direction to a more melodic style, they sought Raimund
Marasigan for guidance in working with their second album. True
enough, both audiences and critics embraced the new sound of ChicoSci.
Method Of Breathing included several hits such as "Glass is Broken",
"Rolento", and "Paris". The latter holds the record for the most
number of weeks a song (foreign or local) has stayed in a countdown.
It stayed in the NU107 Midnight Countdown for more than 52 weeks and
gave Chicosci the Song of the Year award at the 2002 NU 107 Rock
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