NU Rock Award

NU Rock Awards
Location	Metro Manila
Country	Philippines
Presented by	NU 107
First awarded	1994
Last awarded	2010

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]}

History

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]

List of winners

Best New Artist

Year	Winner
1994 [7]	Yano The Youth
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

Artist of the Year

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

Song of the Year

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]	"Will You Ever Learn"	Typecast
2008	"Betamax"	Sandwich
2009 [24]	"Antukin"	Rico Blanco
2010 [25]	"This Gathering"	Franco

Album of the Year

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 Serve in Silence	Sandwich Wolfgang
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

Best Live Act

Year	Winner
1994 [7]	The Dawn
1995 [12]	Put3ska
1996 [13]	Parokya ni Edgar
1997 [14]	Put3ska
2005 [21]	Kamikazee
2006 [22]	Kamikazee
2007 [23]	Bamboo
2008	Sandwich
2009 [24]	Hilera
2010 [25]	Tanya Markova

Listener's Choice

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

Best Album Packaging

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

Vocalist Of The Year

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

Guitarist Of The Year

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

Bassists Of The Year

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

Drummer Of The Year

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

Keyboardist of the Year

Year	Winner	Artist
1995 [12]	Arnold Cabalza	After Image
1996 [13]	Arnold Cabalza	After Image
1997 [14]	Bing Austria	Put3ska

Best Male

Year	Winner	Artist
2005 [21]	Yael Yuzon	Sponge Cola
2006 [22]	Mong Alcaraz	Sandwich & Chicosci

Best Female

Year	Winner	Artist
2005 [21]	Aia De Leon	Imago
2006 [22]	Armi Millare	Up Dharma Down

In The Raw Awards

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

Rising Sun Awards

Year	Winner
2004 [10]	Sponge Cola
2005 [21]	Orange & Lemons
2006 [22]	Itchyworms

Producer of the Year

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")

Music Video of the Year

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"

Hall of Famer

Year	Winner
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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See also

• NU 107
• Wish 107.5
• Wish 107.5 Music Awards