UDD (band)

UDD, shortened for Up Dharma Down, is a Filipino band formed in Manila in 2004. They have released four albums Fragmented, Bipolar, Capacities and U D D released under independent record label Terno Recordings.

UDD
The band in 2010 (From L–R: Ean Mayor, Paul Yap, Carlos Tañada and Armi Millari
Background information
Also known as	Up Dharma Down (former name)
Origin	Manila, Philippines
Genres	Indie rock shoegaze jazz fusion indietronica
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Terno Recordings
Members	Carlos Tañada Ean Mayor Paul Yap
Past members	Armi Millare
Website	udd.ph

In 2005, the band won the coveted In the Raw Award at the NU 107 Rock Awards as well as Best New Artist and Best Female Award for vocalist and keyboardist, Armi Millare, in 2006.^[1] In 2008, they were awarded Favorite Indie Artist at the Myx Music Awards.^[2]

Mark Coles' BBC show tagged them as the Asian band to most likely cross over to North American shores,^[3] and has been featured in numerous regional shows together with bands such as Arcade Fire (Canada) and Bloc Party (UK). They have also been recognized by Paul Buchanan of The Blue Nile, Curt Smith of Tears for Fears and Tim Bowness of No-Man. They were featured in the July 2007 issue of Time magazine.^[4] The band has opened for acts such as Red Hot Chili Peppers, Incubus, Bloc Party, The XX, Tegan and Sara, Tahiti 80, and Cut Copy.

On January 1, 2017, the band officially renamed to its initials UDD.^[5]

On December 26, 2021, the band announced via Twitter that lead vocalist Armi Millare has left the band and will continue as a solo artist.^[6]

Band members

Current members

• Carlos Tañada - lead guitars, vocals (since 2004)
• Ean Mayor - drums, samplers (since 2004)
• Paul Yap - bass, synthesizers (since 2004)

Past members

• Armi Millare - keyboards, vocals (2004–2021)

Discography

Studio albums

• Fragmented (2006, Terno Recordings)
• Bipolar (2008, Terno Recordings)
• Capacities (2012, Terno Recordings)
• U D D (2019, Terno Recordings)

Singles

Song	Album
"Maybe"	Fragmented
"Pag-Agos" (played by the original drummer)
"Oo"
"Hiwaga"
"We Give in Sometimes"
"Every First Second"	Bipolar
"Sana"
"Taya"
"Turn It Well"	Capacities
"Tadhana"
"Indak"
"Luna"
"New World"	—
"All The Good Things"
"Sigurado"[5]	UDD
"Anino"[7][8][9]
"Stolen"[8][9][10]
"Crying Season"[8][9]
"Run Deep"	—
"Nanaman"
"Kapoy" (with ZOYA)
"Gtara" (with Just Hush)

Compilation Tracks

• Hopia Mani Popcorn (The Best of Manila Sound) - "Bitin sa'yo"
• Kami nAPO Muna Ulit (APO Hiking Society Tribute Album) - "Kaibigan"
• Today is T-shirt Day - "Malikmata (Side Sampler Remix)"
• Environmentally Sound: A Select Anthology of Songs Inspired by the Earth - "Maybe"
• "We Give In Sometimes" (from Fragmented)

Soundtrack

• Ang Pamana (The Inheritance) - "Flicker"
• Mayohan - "Hiwaga [Acoustic Version]"
• Ilumina (TV Series) - "Tadhana"
• Sana Dati (Cinemalaya 2013) - "Indak"
• That Thing Called Tadhana (Cinema One Originals 2014) - "Tadhana"
• Apocalypse Child - "Young Again (by Armi Millare)"
• Kung Paano Siya Nawala - "Anino"
• Trese (Netflix Anime) - "Paagi"
• Gaya Sa Pelikula (BL Web Series) - "Unti-Unti"

Ad Campaigns

• Coca-Cola Philippines 2006 - "Buhay Coke, Sarap Mo"
• Lipton Tea Philippines 2007 - "Clarity"
• Belo Medical Group 2008 - "Taya"
• McDonald's Philippines 2008 - "Float Away"
• Globe Telecom Philippines 2014 - "New World"
• Singapore Tourism Board Singapore 2015 - "All The Good Things"
• Cadbury Dairy Milk Philippines 2015
• Oreo Asia 2015 - "Isang Lahat"
• Close-Up Philippines 2016 - "Just A Smile" - Originally sung by Barbie Almalbis
• Globe Studios Valentines 2017 "Unti-unti"
• Hyundai “Gusto Revolution” 2017 - "Gusto Ko (Pagsundo)"

Music videos

Year	Song	Director
2006	"Maybe"	Nicolo Reyes[11]
	"Pag-agos"	Marie Jamora
	"Hiwaga"	Nicolo Reyes[12]
2007	"Oo"	RA Rivera[13]
2008	"Every First Second"	Keith Tan[14]
2009	"Sana"	Pancho Esguerra[15]
2010	"We Give in Sometimes"	The Acid House[16]
2011	"Indak"	Carlo Perlas, Mike Babista, Boogs San Juan[17]
2012	"Turn It Well"	Caloy Soliongco[18]
2013	"Luna"	Nicolo Reyes & Pong Ignacio[18]
2014	"ルナ"	Nicolo Reyes & Pong Ignacio[18]
2015	"All The Good Things"	Johan Polhem
2017	"Sigurado"	Nicolo Reyes
2021	"Tambalan"	Nicolo Reyes & CJ Martin

Cover songs

• "Sana Dalawa ang Puso Ko" - Bodjie Dasig^[19]
• "One on One" - Hall and Oates
• "Here Comes the Rain Again" - Eurythmics
• "Kaibigan" - Apo Hiking Society (Kami nAPO Muna ULIT)
• "Just A Smile" - Barbie Almalbis
• "Tinseltown in the Rain" - The Blue Nile
• "Maikee's Letter" - Just Hush

Awards and nominations

Year	Award Giving Body	Category	Nominated Work	Results
2005	NU Rock Awards	In the Raw Award	—	Won
2006	MTV Video Music Awards	Best Video	"Pag-agos"	Nominated
		Best New Artist	—	Nominated
	NU Rock Awards	Best New Artist	—	Won
		Best Female Award	(for Armi Millare)	Won
		Vocalist of the Year	(for Armi Millare)	Nominated[20]
		Guitarist of the Year	(for Carlos Tañada)	Nominated[20]
		Bassist of the Year	(for Paul Yap)	Nominated[20]
		Rising Sun Award	—	Nominated[20]
		Song of the Year	"Oo"	Nominated[20]
		Album of the Year	"Fragmented"	Nominated[20]
		Producer of the Year	(with Noel de Brackinghe and Sweetspot)	Nominated[20]
2007	MYX Music Awards	Favorite Indie Artist	—	Nominated[21]
2008	MYX Music Awards	Favorite Indie Artist	—	Won[22]
2009	AVIMA	Best Overall Female Vocalist	(for Armi Millare)	Won[23]
	NU Rock Awards	Artist of the Year	—	Won[24]
		Album of the Year	"Bipolar"	Won[24]
		Vocalist of the Year	(for Armi Millare)	Won[24] shared with Ebe Dancel
		Bassist of the Year	(for Paul Yap)	Nominated
		Drummer of the Year	(for Ean Mayor)	Nominated
		Best Album Packaging	(Ean Mayor for "Bipolar"	Nominated
		Producer of the Year	(Toti Dalmacion & Terno Recordings for "Bipolar")	Nominated
2010	AVIMA	Best Overall Female Vocalist	(for Armi Millare)	Won
		Best Video	"Sana"	Won
2011	Globe Tatt Awards	The Indie Rocker	—	Won[25]
	Yahoo! OMG Awards	Coolest Band	—	Nominated

Recognitions

• First Filipino Band to be featured in MTV's “Advance Warning”, showcasing up-and-coming artists in the Asian region and worldwide.
• Featured in Mark Coles' BBC Radio Show as the "Manila band most likely to cross over to the lucrative Anglophone market of North America."
• Featured in July issue of Time magazine.^[4]
• Featured as one of Metromix USA's "Bands We Like."