MATILDA is a name for a battleground maiden. It is taken from the names of different legendary women warriors of twelfth and thirteenth century England, who fought for their rights.
Like the femme fatale name, Matilda is an army herself as she confronts the local rock scene predominantly ruled by men. With the band’s erratic feminine stereotype mostly branded as androgynous, one can expect from this group an unconventional hybrid of music whose identity tears down the preconceived notions of girl bands.
Matilda, the clever, precocious and powerful character of the child protagonist of Roald Dahl’s book, “Matilda”, has qualities that mirror the individual traits of the band’s members as well as the whole group’s own aura.
Matilda’s music isn’t confined to a fixed genre but it acknowledges its heavy leanings on goth, grunge, heavy metal, rock, and, classical influences. With Charms Tianzon on vocals; Meryl Antonio on guitars; Yvette Tunguia on bass; Jovi Reyes on drums; and Maricor Reyes on the violin, all together they raise a following wherever their music takes a visit.
CHARMS – VOX, OCCASIONAL KEYBOARDS
- College of Arts and Letters, Major in Creative Writing, graduate, UP DILIMAN
- College Instructor, Freelance writer/ editor, MA student
MERYL – GUITARS
- College of Science, Major in Chemistry, graduate, UP DILIMAN
- Chemist
YVETTE – BASS
- College of Social Sciences, Major in Philosophy, graduate, UP DILIMAN
- Training Specialist
JOVI –DRUMS
- College of Social Sciences, Major in Philosophy, graduate, UP DILIMAN
- Pre-school Educator
MARICOR—VIOLIN
- College of Music, graduate, UP DILIMAN
- Member, Manila Symphony Orchestra
Achievements:
CDs released independently:
Matilda Limited Edition Christmas CD (3-track single released independently - Dec. 2009)
SINE CURA (3-track SINGLE released independently-September 2007)
MATILDA (6-track EP released independently-November 2003)
CD compilations involved in:
SILVER SHINY JEEPNEY (Alpha Records 2005)
UP UNDERGROUND MUSIC COMMUNITY VOL.1 (indie released 2005)
Nominations Earned:
Best Music for the film Huling Balyan ng Buhi, Gawad Urian 2006
Raw Award for Promising Independent Artist for 2004 NU Rock Awards
Contests joined:
- Finalist 2004 RX Band Breakout (Battle of the Bands)
- Finalist 2001 MYX Rock ‘n’ Sticks (Battle of the Bands)
- 3rd Place NCRUCI Songwriting Contest (1999)
Award-winning Independent Films Scored:
“HULING BALYAN NG BUHI” by Sherad Anthony Sanchez
-2007 Munich Film Festival One Future Prize Winner
-2007 Marseille Festival of Documentary Film Best First Work Winner -2006 Nominated for Best Direction and Best Screenplay Gawad Urian
“ROME & JULIET” by Connie Macatuno
-2007 Best Screenplay and Best Actor Gawad Urian
“BINYAG” by Mariami Tanangco feat. “Iyak Ni Maria”
-Best Film Thesis 2002, CMC UP DILIMAN
-People’s Choice Awards and Best Short Feature INYORAI VIDYO FESTIVAL 2002, Fine Arts,UP DILIMAN
-WINNER FOR BEST SHORT FILM -GAWAD URIAN AWARDS 2003
-ISHMAEL BERNAL AWARDEE- BEST SHORT FILM 2003
-SYLVIE AUZAS AWARDEE BEST SHORT FILM WITH A CAUSE FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL 2003 -the only winner from Asia
“ATSENG” by Madelynn Mandia feat. “Nadir”
-2nd Place: Short Film Category- Catholic Mass Media Awards 2002)
“AGIW” by Aileen Alcampado feat. “High”
-Best Film Thesis 2001, CMC UP Diliman
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