MYMP

M.Y.M.P.
Background information
Also known as	Make Your Momma Proud
Origin	Quezon City, Philippines
Genres	Acoustic
Instrument(s)	Chin Alcantara - Guitars/ Vocals Juliet Bahala - Vocalist Aaron Cadaing - Bass Guitar Benj Bamba - Drums Gen Lapinid - Keyboards Ethyl Bahala - Vocalist
Years active	2003–present
Labels	2003–2009/2019–present: Ivory Music 2009–2011: Star Records 2011–2017: PolyEast/EMI/Galaxy Records
Members	Chin Alcantara Juliet Bahala Aaron Cadaing Benj Bamba Ethyl Bahala Gen Lapinid
Past members	Fritz Ednacot Mark Esguerra Ebet Ednacot Nina Girado Hannche Bobis Juris Fernandez Mike Manahan Andrew Advincula John Angeles Emil Rivas Oja Jimenez Jana Laraza Carmella Ravanilla Rodnie Resos

M.Y.M.P. (or MYMP, short for Make Your Momma Proud) is an acoustic band from Quezon City, Philippines. They released their first album, Soulful Acoustic in 2003 and a double album, Beyond Acoustic which was a number six charting album, and number two charting album Versions in 2005, the second album was the best-selling album by an acoustic band having sold 285,700 album sales. ^[1]

Background

Origin (1996–2002)

Jacques "Chin" Alcantara founded the band in 1996 as an amateur rock band. ^[2]

The band transitioned to pop music when they had a female vocalist, Nina in late 1997 . When she left for a solo career a year later, Juris from Davao took her place.

Early career (2003–2004)

It was the trio of Alcantara, Juris Fernandez and percussionist Mike Manahan that established the beachhead for M.Y.M.P.’s frontal assault on the sales and radio charts.

Their recording career started when Raymund Ryan Santes, the station manager of iFM 93.9, watched their gig. Ryan met with a producer to produce their debut album, Soulful Acoustic . Ivory Music and Video then became their recording company. M.Y.M.P.'s debut album was released during the label's 20th anniversary. The band became famous with their original hit song "A Little Bit" (music and lyrics by Raymund Ryan Santes, which won the People's Choice "Favorite Song" Award in Awit Awards 2004) and cover versions of Sting's "Every Little Thing" and Bob Marley's "Waiting in Vain".

M.Y.M.P. became a duo when one of their members decided to leave the group. Manahan left the band in mid-2004 due to what Alcantara called “professional differences” as well as a fallout from Manahan’s breakup with Fernandez; the two were in a relationship for a while. Yet, this did not stop M.Y.M.P.'s Juris & Chin from sharing their music, touring as a duo to promote their album.

Critical and commercial success (2005–2008)

The duo enjoyed their ride in the Philippine music scene as a new and improved M.Y.M.P. had emerged, a quartet together with Andrew and John as bassist and kahonista, respectively, as two more albums were released in a year. Versions and Beyond Acoustic , both 12-track albums. Beyond Acoustic debuted album number six on the Philippine Top Albums chart and was certified Gold after less than a month having sold 15,000 copies, to date the album had sold 210,700 copies in the Philippines making it the best-selling acoustic band album. ^[3] They then recorded their double-disc 2nd album, Versions and Beyond Acoustic.

On October 1, 2005, MYMP had their first concert at the Music Museum, titled 'Especially For You'. The success of the concert prompted the band to hold its first major concert at the Araneta Coliseum on November 18, 2005, and a repeat on February 3, 2006. In December 2009. MYMP released their fourth studio-album New Horizon were it debuted at number three in Philippines, and was certified PARI Platinum with 30,000 copies sold. ^[4] MYMP embarked on a US summer tour in 2006 and 2007.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2008, MYMP's contract with Ivory Music expired and signed a deal with Star Records, releasing their last album with Ivory Music, Now.

Departure of Juris Fernandez, label and lineup changes (2009–2018)

On November 5, 2009, Juris Fernandez was expelled from MYMP due to "irreconcilable professional differences". ^[5] Contract disputes froze Chin and MYMP for 2 years, preventing them from recording outside Star Records, which was Juris' label.

On January 24, 2010, Juliet Bahala was introduced as the new vocalist of M.Y.M.P. on ASAP . Bahala, then an 18-year-old regional singing champ, also came from Davao like its previous female vocalist. She sang on M.Y.M.P.'s second live album The Unreleased Acoustic Collection which was released in May 2011 under Galaxy Records.

During the promotion of the album, Bahala suffered severe vocal fatigue, laryngitis and vocal nodules which eventually forced her to rest indefinitely. She was temporarily replaced by Vanessa Rangadhol from November 2011 to March 2013. Jana Laraza was later chosen via audition, and release the single "Electrified" and remained their vocalist until mid-2018.

Recent history (2018–present)

Carmella Ravanilla was chosen as vocalist in 2018. A few months earlier, MYMP returned to their original label, Ivory Music. The song "Wishes & Dreams" was released after almost 6 years of not recording new material. In July 2022, Juliet Bahala rejoined the group, then in January 2023, the group added 2nd female vocalist, Ethyl Bahala, the sister of Juliet Bahala.

Blackface controversy

On October 30, 2020, MYMP went live on Facebook for a Halloween show with Chin Alcantara wearing blackface. In the session, the group stated that the Black Lives Matter movement was not to be supported and was propaganda, ^[6] saying "All Lives Matter". ^[7] Tremendous backlash with over 1,000 comments on the live, with the majority denouncing MYMP's use of race as a costume. ^[8]

Discography

Main article: MYMP discography

• Soulful Acoustic (2003)
• Versions (2005)
• Beyond Acoustic (2005)
• New Horizon (2006)
• Now (2008)
• Electrified: 10th Anniversary Edition (2014)

Band members

Current members

• Chin Alcantara - Lead guitar and vocals
• Juliet Bahala - Lead vocals (2010–2011, 2022–present)
• Ethyl Bahala - Lead vocals (2023–present)
• Aaron Cadaing - Bass
• Benj Bamba - Drums
• Gen Lapinid - Keyboards

Past members

• Fritz Ednacot - Guitar and vocals (1996-1999)
• Mark Esguerra - Drums (1996–1999)
• Hannche Bobbis - Keyboard (1996-2013)
• Ebet Ednacot - Bass (1996–2004)
• Nina - Lead vocals (1997–April 2001)
• Juris Fernandez - Lead vocals (2001–November 2009)
• Mike Manahan - Vocals and Percussions (1999–July 2004)
• Andrew Advincula - Bass (2004-2006)
• Joel Tolentino - Drums (2004-2018)
• Amiel Rivas - Bass (2006-2009)
• Oja Jimenez - Keyboard (2006-2009)
• Jeff Lima - Drums (January 2010-2012)
• Bong Maquito - Keyboard (2013-2018)
• Vanessa Rangadhol (November 2011–March 2012)
• Jana Laraza - Lead vocals (April 2012–September 2018)
• Carmela Ravanilla - Lead vocals (2018–2022)
• Rodnie Resos - Keyboard (2020-2023)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award Giving Body	Category	Nominated Work	Results
2004	Awit Awards	People's Choice Favorite Song	"A Little Bit"	Won
	SOP Music Awards	Best Acoustic Act	—	Won
2005	Aliw Awards	Best Pop Performance in Hotel, Music Lounges and Bars	—	Won
	ASAP Platinum Circle Awards	Top Awardee	"Versions and Beyond"	Won
	SOP Music Awards	Viewer's Choice for Artist of the Year; Revive '05 Category	"Tell Me Where It Hurts"	Won
2006	Aliw Awards	Best Performance in a Concert	—	Won
	GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards	Most Popular Recording Group	—	Won
	MYX Music Awards	Favorite MYX Live Performance	—	Won [9]
		Favorite Artist	—	Nominated [10]
		Favorite Group	—	Nominated [10]
		Favorite Remake	"Tell Me Where It Hurts"	Nominated [10]
2007	ASAP's 24k Gold Awards	Gold Record Award	"New Horizon"	Won
	ASAP Platinum Circle Awards	Band Awardee	"New Horizon"	Won
	ASAP's Pop Viewer's Choice Awards	Best Band Performance in a Music Video	"Only Reminds Me of You"	Won
2008	MYX Music Awards	Favorite Mellow Video	"Only Reminds Me Of You"	Nominated [11]
2009	Awit Awards	Best Christmas Wishlist	for the album "Now"	Won
	Digital Music Awards (Korea)	August International Artist	—	Won
	PMPC Star Awards	Best Duo/Group Artist of the Year	—	Won

References

1. "20 to try Filipino albums".
2. "10 things you don't know about MYMP". The Philippine STAR .
3. "20 to try Filipino albums".
4. "Philippines Top Albums chart". Archived from the original on September 14, 2011.
5. Lo, Ricky. "M.Y.M.P. breaks up!". Philstar.com. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
6. "MYMP wears blackface as Halloween costume, says Black Lives Matter is propaganda" . Retrieved October 31, 2020.
7. "MYMP in hot water over blackface performance". Manila Bulletin. October 31, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
8. Balleras, Care (October 30, 2020). "MYMP slammed for blackface Halloween costume". Daily Tribune. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
9. Allan Castalone. "MYX Music Awards 2006 Winners". Mukamo. Archived from the original on August 14, 2007. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
10. Baby A. Gil (May 1, 2006). "List of 1st MYX Music Awards nominees". PhilStar . Retrieved September 12, 2020.
11. Jocelyn Dimaculangan (February 18, 2008). "Third MYX Music Awards to be held on March 26". PEP.ph . Retrieved September 26, 2020.

External links

• Twitter
• MYMP Facebook
• MYMP Soundcloud
• Instagram