Patrick Darroles Tirano, best known simply as "Pat Tirano", is a Filipino musician and, notably, an audio engineer and record producer. He plays music with numerous acts in the Philippine music scene, including Monkeyspank, Archipelago, Soaked in Scissors, and TOI.[1] As a producer, his most notable works include albums by Sponge Cola, Mayonnaise, Cover Me Quick!, and Pupil's "Beautiful Machines" album, for which he was nominated as "Producer of the Year" in the 2006 NU Rock Awards.[2]
Patrick Tirano | |
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| Born | 18 June 1983 Quezon City, Philippines |
| Genres | Rock, blues, world music, jazz, pop, trip hop, pop rock |
| Occupation(s) | musician, producer |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, drums, bass |
TOI and other projects
editIn 2007, Patrick Tirano, singer/writer/host Pauline Diaz, and interior designer/visual artist, Mei Tayengco collaborated to form the project TOI, calling it a "plaything created by three minds". Tayengco acted as manager, Tirano did guitars and Diaz supplied the vocals.[1]
Writer Gabrielle De La Rama-Talan,[3] called TOI's music "a compelling, strange and heady mix of blues and jazz." All of the duo's collaboration efforts took place in Wombworks, a record studio founded by bassist Louie Talan, where TOI recorded the album "Fortune's Fool"
Tirano and Diaz eventually got Salamin bassist Miks Bersales and drummer Archie Asistores, and became Toi's "The Goonies".[4] The foursome began to draw the attention of indie fans, while playing actively in local bars like Route 196, Saguijo, Magnet, and 70s Bistro. Soon, the new band recorded a live session at Wombworks aptly called "Toi and The Goonies Live @ The Womb".
In 2008, Tirano became busy engineering and producing Sponge Cola's third record. He is also still currently working with his bands Monkeyspank, TOI and Archipelago in doing other producing stints.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Espina, Cristina C. "TOI: TOI-ing Around" (PDF). Fully Booked (February–March 2009). Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Philippines: Sketch Books, Inc.: 8, 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- ^ "'Rakenroll' is here to stay". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 24 November 2006. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- ^ de la Rama – Talan, Gabrielle (17 June 2008). "Your next favorite plaything". Manila Times. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- ^ "Manila Genesis: Salamin Launches Self-Titled Debut Album". Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
- ^ "Unknown".[permanent dead link]