NU Rock Awards

The NU Rock Awards was an annual recognition program sponsored from 1994 to 2010 by the defunct Metro Manila based radio station NU 107.

1. 1994 saw the birth of what is to become the biggest annual gathering of the finest rock musicians in the country—the NU 107 Rock Awards! The very first NU 107 Rock Awards was held in a place called The Music Hall in Annapolis St. Greenhills. What was meant to be a small gathering to give recognition to the finest people in the rock community has become the BIGGEST and most-anticipated rock event in the country.

2. The first ever Song of the Year Award was given to Alamid for the song “Your Love.” The song then went on to rule the airwaves and was in fact the very first NU 107 exclusive to cross over to other formats.

3. The Dawn is the perennial Rock Awards band having performed in 11 editions of the Rock Awards.

4. The first ever Video of the Year was given to “Ang Huling El Bimbo” by the Eraserheads.

5. In the whole history of the Rock Awards there has only been one tie. In 1999, the judges deemed both Wolfgang’s “Serve in Silence” and Sandwich’s “Grip Stand Throw” as that year’s Albums of the Year.

6. Raimund Marasigan is the individual with the most number of awards won at the NU Rock Awards, for his work as a member of Eraserheads and Sandwich, and as album producer for other several bands.

7. The first ever band to win the Rock Awards’ Raw Award was Fatal Posporos. The Raw Awards is given to the best unsigned artist of the year.

8. In 2000, the Rock Awards’ “Punk’s Not Dead” all-star tribute band performed a medley of past Song of the Year winners, of course in the style of The Ramones. It was composed of Myra Ruaro (Brownbeat All Stars), Louie Talan (Razorback), Diego Castillo (Sandwich), Raimund Marasigan (Sandwich), Zach Lucero and Aia de Leon (Imago (band)).

9. In 2004, NU107, acknowledging the growing role of females in the local rock scene, gave out the first ever 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, even before their album As The Music Plays came out.

11. Despite a typhoon, 2004’s Rock Awards was NU 107’s most attended yet, with over 4,000 rock fans filling the World Trade Center.

12. 2005's Rock Awards has already set a record of sorts, with the most ever nominees for Song Of The Year Award with 12.

13. Afterimage became the very first winner of the Artist of the Year award in 1994.

14. In 1994, the first-ever Album of the Year award was presented to the Eraserheads' debut album UltraElectroMagneticPop!. The Eraserheads also bagged the Album of the Year award for the next two years with their albums Circus (1995) and Cutterpillow (1996), making them the only artist in Rock Awards history to win in the same category three years in a row.

LIST OF WINNERS

"1994"
Best New Artist: Yano and The Youth
Artist of the Year: Afterimage
Song of the Year: Your Love Alamid
Album of the Year: Ultraelectromagneticpop Eraserheads
Best Live Act: The Dawn
Rock Achievement Award: Freddie Aguilar
Rock Legend Award: Joey "Pepe" Smith

"1995"
Best New Artist: Put3ska
Artist of The Year: Eraserheads
Song of the Year: Laklak Teeth
Album of the Year: Circus Eraserheads
Best Album Packaging: Dekada by Ethnic Faces
Vocalist of the Year: Myra Ruaro Put3ska
Guitarists of the Year: Mike Villegas Rizal Underground and Manuel Legarda Wolfgang
Bassist of the Year: Angelo Villegas Rizal Underground
Drummer of the Year: Harley Alarcon Rizal Underground
Keyboardist of the Year: Arnold Cabalza Afterimage
Listener's Choice: Eraserheads
Best Live Act: Put3ska

"1996"
Best New Artist: Parokya Ni Edgar
Artist of The Year: Wolfgang
Song of the Year: Huling El Bimbo Eraserheads
Album of the Year: Cutterpillow Eraserheads
Best Album Packaging: Metro by Yano
Vocalist of the Year: Basti Artadi Wolfgang
Guitarists of the Year: Jun Lopito
Bassist of the Year: Mon Legaspi Wolfgang
Drummer of the Year: Wolf Gemora Wolfgang
Keyboardist of the Year: Arnold Cabalza Afterimage
Listener's Choice: Wolfgang
Best Live Act: Parokya Ni Edgar

"1997"
Best New Artist: P.O.T.
Artist of The Year: Eraserheads
Song of the Year: Siesyatnebonsontneicostolim by Sugar Hiccup
Rock Video of the Year: Fruitcake Eraserheads directed by Mark Gary
Album of the Year: P.O.T. P.O.T.
Best Album Packaging: Fruitcake Eraserheads by Cynthia Bauzon
Vocalist of the Year: Melody Delmundo Sugar Hiccup
Guitarists of the Year: David Aguirre Razorback (band)
Bassist of the Year: Mally Paraguya P.O.T.
Drummer of the Year: Harley Alarcon P.O.T.
Keyboardist of the Year: Bing Austria Put3ska
Producer of the Year: Robin Rivera for the ((Eraserheads))
Listener's Choice: Eraserheads
Best Live Act: Put3ska

"1998"
Best New Artist: Orphan Lily
Artist of The Year: Wolfgang
Song of the Year: Don't Touch My Birdie by Parokya Ni Edgar
Rock Video of the Year: Tabi Po by Joey Ayala
Album of the Year: The Jerks by The Jerks
Best Album Packaging: Buruguduystunstugudunstuy Parokya Ni Edgar
Vocalist of the Year: Basti Artadi Wolfgang
Guitarists of the Year: Perf DeCastro Triaxis
Bassist of the Year: Louie Talan Razorback
Drummer of the Year: Wolf Gemora Wolfgang
Producer of the Year: Robert Javier
In The Raw Awards: Fatal Posporos
Listener's Choice: Wolfgang

"1999"
Best New Artist: Sandwich (band)
Artist of The Year: Parokya Ni Edgar
Song of the Year: Butterfly Carnival by Sandwich (band)
Rock Video of the Year: Voodoo Who Do by Razorback
Album of the Year: Grip Stand Throw Sandwich (band) and Serve In Silence Wolfgang
Best Album Packaging: Serve In Silence Wolfgang by Miguel Mari
Vocalist of the Year: Basti Artadi Wolfgang
Guitarists of the Year: Tirso Ripoll Razorback
Bassist of the Year: Buhawi Meneses Parokya Ni Edgar
Drummer of the Year: Raimund Marasigan Eraserheads
Producer of the Year: Maly Andres (Cheese)
In The Raw Awards: Bad Burn
Listener's Choice: Wolfgang

"2000"
Best New Artist: Slapshock
Artist of The Year: Parokya Ni Edgar
Song of the Year: Shooting Star by Teeth
Rock Video of the Year: Agent Orange by Slapshock by Lyle Sacris
Album of the Year: Free by Rivermaya
Best Album Packaging: Revenge of the Giant Robot Chicosci by Joseph Conde
Vocalist of the Year: Basti Artadi Wolfgang
Guitarists of the Year: Michael Turner Battery
Bassist of the Year: Russel dela Cruz Skychurch
Drummer of the Year: Mike Dizon Teeth
Producer of the Year: Rico Blanco Free by Rivermaya
In The Raw Awards: Sonnet LVII
Listener's Choice: Slapshock

"2001"
Best New Artist: Itchyworms
Artist of The Year: Slapshock
Song of the Year: Motorbykle by Cynthia Alexander
Rock Video of the Year: Money For Food Barbie's Cradle by Monty Parungao
Album of the Year: Four Track Mind Sandwich (band)
Best Album Packaging: Three Fates for Rayyn by Rayyn
Vocalist of the Year: Aia de Leon Imago
Guitarists of the Year: Manuel Legarda Wolfgang
Bassist of the Year: Lee Nadela Slapshock
Drummer of the Year: Zach Lucero Imago
Producer of the Year: Louie Talan Acoustica by Wolfgang
In The Raw Awards: Twisted Halo
Listener's Choice: Slapshock

"2002"
Best New Artist: Boldstar
Artist of The Year: Slapshock
Song of the Year: Paris by Chicosci
Rock Video of the Year: Down Pin-Up Girls by Quark Henares
Album of the Year: Edgar Edgar Musikahan Parokya Ni Edgar by Flying House and Agimat Studios
Best Album Packaging: Buruguduystunstugudunstuy Parokya Ni Edgar
Vocalist of the Year: Ian Tayao Cheese
Guitarists of the Year: Mong Alcaraz and Sonny Baquisal Chicosci
Bassist of the Year: Nino Avenido Greyhoundz
Drummer of the Year: Libyano Badburn
Producer of the Year: Raimund Marasigan Destroy, Destroy by Monsterbot
In The Raw Awards: Fatal Popular Days
Listener's Choice: Cheese

"2003"
Best New Artist: Sugarfree
Artist of The Year: Parokya Ni Edgar
Song of the Year: Soul Searching by Urbandub
Rock Video of the Year: Daisy by 7 Foot Jr. by Pedring Lopez and Kioko Po
Album of the Year: Sa Wakas Sugarfree
Best Album Packaging: Parnaso ng Payaso by Pan design by Ulysses Veloso
Vocalist of the Year: Kevin Roy Razorback
Guitarists of the Year: Ira Cruz Bamboo
Bassist of the Year: Rommel Dela Cruz Barbie's Cradle
Drummer of the Year: Allan Burdeos Kamikazee
Producer of the Year: Barbie's Cradle and Angee Rozul for Playing In The Fields
In The Raw Awards: Narda
Listener's Choice: Kamikazee

"2004"
Hall of Fame:Eraserheads
Best New Artist: Orange and Lemons
Best Album Packaging: Novena Slapshock
Rock Video of the Year: Astro Radioactive Sago Project
Album of the Year: Influence Urbandub
Guitarist of the Year: Jerome Velasco Mongols
Bassist of the Year: Buddy Zabala Cambio/Twisted Halo
Producer of the Year: Sandwich (band) Thanks To The Moon's Gravitational Pull
Raw Award: The Late Isabel
Rock Female Icon: Cynthia Alexander
Rising Sun Award: Spongecola
Listener's Choice: Bamboo
Song of the Year: Noypi by Bamboo
Best Drummer: Vic Mercado of Bamboo
Best Vocalist: Bamboo Manalac of Bamboo
Hall of Fame: The Jerks
Band of the Year: Bamboo

"2005"
Best New Artist: Pedicab
Artist of the year: Orange and Lemons
Album of the Year: Light, Peace & Love by Bamboo
Song of the year: Ako si M16 by Junior Kilat
Vocalist of the year: Bamboo Manalac of Bamboo
Drummer of the year: Jerros Dolino of Sheila and the Insects
Bassist of the year: Niño Avenido of Greyhoundz
Guitarist of the year: Cynthia Alexander
Best Male: Yael Yuzon of Spongecola
Best Female: Aia de Leon of Imago
Rising Sun Award: Orange and Lemons
In The Raw: UpDharmaDown
Best Album Packaging: Claude Rodrigo for Orange and Lemons’ Strike Whilst The Iron Is Hot
Producer of the Year: Cynthia Alexander and Angee Rozul for Cynthia Alexander’s Comet Tail
Hall of Fame: Mayric’s
Video of the Year: Akap by Imago (Directed by Marie Jamora)
Best Live Act: Kamikazee
Listeners’ Choice Award: Bamboo

"2006"
Best New Artist : Updharmadown
Vocalist Of The Year : Gabby Alipe, (Urbandub)
Guitarist Of The Year : Mong Alcaraz, Sandwich & (Chicosci)
Bassist Of The Year : Myrene Academia, Sandwich & (Imago)
Drummer Of The Year : Jazz Nicolas, (Itchyworms)
Best Live Act : (Kamikazee)
Rising Sun Award : The Itchyworms
in the raw awardee : Silent Sanctuary
Song Of The Year : Narda by Kamikazee
Artist / Band Of The Year : Kamikazee
Best Male Award : Mong Alcaraz, Sandwich & Chicosci
Best Female Award : Armi Millari, Updharmadown
Album Of The Year : Noon Time Show by The Itchyworms
Best Album Packaging : Inksurge.Com, "Five On The Floor" Of Sandwich
Best Music Video : Sugod by Sandwich (Directed By Marie Jamora)
Producer Of The Year : Raimund Marasigan, (Buddy Zabala), The Itchyworms - Noon Time Show
Listener's Choice :Kamikazee
Hall Of Fame : Djs Of The Heart Of Manila

"2007"
Best New Artist:Hilera
Vocalist Of The Year: Kat Agarrado of Sinosikat?
Guitarist Of The Year: Ira Cruz of Bamboo
Bassist Of The Year: Nathan Azarcon of Bamboo
Drummer Of The Year: Vic Mercado of Bamboo, Mark Escueta of Rivermaya
Best Live Act: Bamboo
In The Raw Award: Reklamo
Song Of The Year: Will You Ever Learn by Typecast
Artist Of The Year: Bamboo
Album Of The Year: Moonlane Gardens by Orange and Lemons
Best Album Packaging: Sarah Gaugler and Clementine for Moonlane Gardens of Orange and Lemons
Producer Of The Year: Lourd and Francis De Veyra for Tangina Mo Ang Dami Nagugutom Sa Mundo Fashionista Ka Pa Rin by Radioactive Sago
Project Best Music Video: "DVD-X" of Sandwich (Directed by Marie Jamora)

"2008"
Best New Artist THE OUT OF BODY SPECIAL
Vocalist of the Year RICO BLANCO
Guitarist of the Year LC DE LEON of REKLAMO
Bassist of the Year NIÑO AVENIDO for THE OUT OF BODY SPECIAL
Drummer of the Year WENDELL GARCIA of PUPIL
Best Live Act SANDWICH
In the Raw Award BEMBOL ROCKERS
Song of the Year “BETAMAX” of Sandwich
Album of the Year “WILDLIFE” by PUPIL
Artist of the Year PUPIL
Best Music Video “MONOBLOC” of PUPIL
Best Album Packaging INKSURGE.COM for “S MARKS THE SPOT” of Sandwich
Producer of the Year PUPIL & JEROME VELASCO for “WILDLIFE” of PUPIL
Listener's Choice Award URBANDUB
Hall of Fame SAN MIGUEL CORPORATION
Smart / U Rock College Band of the Year TWIN LOBSTER from ST. SCHOLASTICA’S COLLEGE
Nokia IAC Award FASPITCH

"2009"
Best New Artist: Peryodiko
Vocalist of the Year: Armi Millare (Up Dharma Down) and Ebe Dancel (Sugarfree)
Guitarist of the Year: Kakoy Legaspi (Peryodiko)
Bassist of the Year: Ivan Garcia (Hilera)
Drummer of the Year: Allan Bordeos (Kamikazee)
Best Live Act: Hilera
Song of the Year: Antukin (Rico Blanco)
Album of the Year: Bipolar (Up Dharma Down)
Artist of the Year: Up Dharma Down
Best Music Video: Pancho Esguera (Last Days on a Cruise Ship by Bamboo)
In the Raw Award: Dimmerswitch
Best Album Packaging: Inksurge (Mornings and Airports by Sugarfree)
Producer of the Year: Robin Rivera (Peryodiko)
Listener’s Choice Award: Chicosci
Hall of Fame: Francis M.
Smart/URock Colloge Band of the Year: The Charms

"2010"
Hall of Fame: Angelo "Angie" Rozul
Best New Artist: Tanya Markova
Artist of The Year: Franco (band)
Song of the Year: This Gathering by Franco (band)
Rock Video of the Year: Disney Tanya Markova
Album of the Year: Franco Franco (band)
Best Album Packaging: Great Secret Show Sleepwalk Circus
Vocalist of the Year: Gabby Alipe Urbandub
Guitarists of the Year: Peavy "Sideshow" Nicolas and Fran Lorenzo Sleepwalk Circus
Bassist of the Year: Lalay Lim Urbandub
Drummer of the Year: Otep Concepcion Ozawa
Producer of the Year: Ely Buendia, Angie Rozul and Robert Javier for In Love and War
In The Raw Awards: Flying Ipis
Listener's Choice: Franco
Best Live Act: Tanya Markova
Urock College Band of the Year: Reese and Vica (Ateneo)