MOJOFLY

MOJOFLY offers a more radio-friendly, pop-leaning alternative to the other Filipino rock bands of today.

Formed in '99 by bassist Ricci Gurango after his departure from Hungry Young Poets, MOJOFLY reeled in mainstream and alternative crowds alike with the debut album Birth Day (1999) and follow-up A Million Stories (2002), both released under Sony BMG Philippines. Then-lead singer Kitchie Nadal helped propel singles such as Another Day and Scooter Boy to national recognition. But in May 2003, Nadal left the group to embark on a solo career.

Undeterred, MOJOFLY didn’t skip a beat and introduced Lougee Basabas as the band’s new frontwoman in only a matter of days. By year’s end the group joined the “indie” bandwagon with their self-titled EP, sold-out despite being available only in gigs. Thanks to the comeback hit Mata and the revived, revv-ed up Lougee-version of Minamalas, MOJOFLY (EP) clearly defined the ambitious sound of the "new MOJOFLY".

The band went on to release an LP aptly entitled MOJOFLY Now (June, 2005), still under independent label luKas Music of artist manager and music publisher Karin Araneta. This time distributed nationwide by EMI Music Philippines, Lougee took over the reins in songwriting and gained MOJOFLY “street cred” through her novel, cutting-edge compositions. Currently promoting MOJOFLY Now Special Edition (August, 2006), the 2-disc package marries the original ‘05 full-length and an A-VCD featuring live tracks from their first major concert at the Music Museum (September, 2005) and the 3D-animated music video of Tumatakbo.

MOJOFLY is the first local artist to venture into full 3D animation in Philippine music video history. The work was previewed at the 19th Singapore International Film Festival (April, 2006) and won Best Animated Video and Favorite Indie Video at the MTV Pilipinas Video Music Awards 2006] (August, 2006).

Apart from once garnering the much-coveted slot for MTV Lokal Artist-of-the-Month (March, 2005), MOJOFLY also boasts a list of celebrity endorsements from Del Monte Pizza Sauce to Penshoppe and Cream Silk Conditioners. The theme song Choose and vast multi-media exposure from the Cream Silk “Girl Power, Pink Power” campaign brought MOJOFLY’s sound and Lougee’s vivid image into every household.

songs:
1/2 Wishing
2Tone Lady
A Million Stories and All the Promises Left Unsigned
Alright Without U
Bato
Bato
Choose (bonus)
Close To The End
Close To The End
Close To The End (live)
Confession
Dreamland
Even If...
Even If...
Even If... (live)
Hello
Her
Hold Me Down
I Don't Want You
I Don't Want You
I Don't Want You (live)
I've Been Here B4
Mata
Mata
Mata (live)
Mata 2
Mata 2
Minamalas
Pagkakamali
Peak
Pop Fiction Strange
Pretending
Puro Palusot
Runaway Angel
Sa Uulitin
Sa Uulitin
Sa Uulitin (live)
Say It
ScooterBoy
Sinusubukan
Something Worthwhile
Steady
Surrender
Teka Muna
Teka Muna
Thank You
Thank You
Thank You (live)
Tumatakbo
Tumatakbo
Tumatakbo (live)
Tumatakbo (video)
Turn
Turn
Turn (live)
Userfriendly$exy Star
Wake Up
Wake Up
Wake Up (live)
With U
source: lyricsfreak