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The DawnThe Story of The DawnThe Dawn is a famous Filipino band during 1980’s. It disbanded on 1995 and was gathered together again on 1997. Its name was derived from the cross given to Teddy named The Dawning of the Holy Spirit. The band was considered one of the gorgeous and most enduring band in the Philippines having its line-up changed from time to time. The band was formed on 1985 by Teddy Diaz on vocals & guitars, Jett Pangan as the lead vocalist, Clay Luna on bass and JB Leonor on drums. Initially, the group of three (Diaz, Luna and Leonor) wanted a female vocalist until Jett auditioned and bagged the trio’s nod. They got their name from the portrait of the Holy Spirit symbolizing the dawn of a new day. The quarter started performing in clubs and submitted a demo of “Enveloped Ideas” to DWXB 102.7, an extinct Metro Manila-based FM radio station playing Alternative Rock and New Wave music. In 1996, the song topped the charts of the station and helped the band to gain recognition among public. Luna left the band and migrated to U.S. while the band was looking for a label for their songs. Carlos “Caloy” Balcells, bassist of Cicada Band replaced him. The new band’s generation signed with OctoArts International in 1986 and released their debut album bearing the band’s name. In 1988, the band released its second album entitled I Stand With You. However, in the peak of their success, Teddy was assassinated by two bystanders allegedly under the influences of drugs and alcohol at the front of his girlfriend’s house. In spite of Teddy’s absence, the band courageously moved on employing for one time a masked guitarist named Zorro by fans. In replacement of Teddy, a Japanese guitarist Atsushi Matsuura was introduced to the band to perform Teddy’s responsibilities on January 1989 and released the album Beyond The Bend and The Dawn-Live, both under OctoArts International. In 1990, Heart’s Thunder was released followed Iisang Bangka Greatest Hits and The Dawn (compilation). Francis Reyes happened to be a close friend of Teddy and a former guitarist of Afterimage replaced Atsushi and Millete Saldejeno joined the band as keyboardist in late 1990 which was later replaced by Isidore Fernandez in 1992. On the same year, Abot Kamay album was also released. Prior to the band’s split up, they released Puno’t Dulo in 1994. On 1995, due the Jett’s desire to pursue another career, the band members took their own career paths. Jett eventually formed his own group, Jett Pangan Group. In 1997, the band’s reunion took place at the ULTRA including Atsushi on stage and jammed with two guitarists. Another reunion show was held in now- defunct ABG’s along Pasong Tamo. On the same year, the band’s compilation was released entitled The Dawn: OPM Timeless Collection under OctoArts International/EMI. In 2000, the band performed on GMA Networks’ today Global Millennium Day Broadcast held at Ayala Avenue, Makati City with Francis and Matsuura. They also released their album Prodigal Sun under the new label, Sony Music Philippines. In 2001, they embarked on an 8-city tour and was present in New York during the collapse of the World Trade Center. Caloy Balcells left the band on 2004 in order to carry out his responsibilities as a city councillor and was replaced by former Wolfgang member, Mon Legaspi. A few months later, Matsuura eventually left the band and became a 4-some band again. Harapin album was released on 2005 under Warner Music Philippines. It featured songs as “Tulad Ng Dati” and “Laging Narito”. On the same year, Legaspi left the band and was substituted by former Eraserheads, Buddy Zabala. Recently, the band contributed to the tribute album, Kami nAPO Muna album covering the song “Bawat Bata”. Their songs “Enveloped Ideas”, “Salamat”, “Iisang Bangka” and “Tulad Ng Dati” remained immortal and constantly played by many radio stations nationwide. On 2006, the highlighted the release of their indie movie, Tulad Ng Dati- The Movie and grabbed several awards. It was followed by a 20th anniversary album entitled Tulad Ng Dati which was released on October under Warner Music Philippines. It contained carrier single, “Ang Iyong Paalam”. Albums
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