General Luna – what’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the name? Is that the general who fought for our country alongside other heroes a long time ago? Or is that the street in old Intramuros? If you say it’s none of the above mentioned, but indeed the name rings a bell, you’ve probably heard them on the radio, seen them on TV, or came across their video on the world wide web. To save some trouble of looking them up on google, General Luna is the newest all female, all Filipino rock band, a group of seriously gifted and drifted individuals who have both the looks and skills that kill.
During the infant days of General Luna, NU107 served as home to their music. With pure talent and a fresh take on rock music up each member’s sleeve, plus the pretty good response the band was getting from the listeners, NU107 made General Luna its first ever Rock Recruits for the month of April.
General Luna is composed of Alex Montemayor on bass, Audry Dionisio on rhythm guitar, Bea Lao on drums, Caren Mangaran on lead guitar and Nicole Asensio on lead vocals. The band was born, one may say, out of luck and perfect timing. Just as they were starting out, Warner Music was scouting for a group who can really rock out and at the same time, give a new face to the usual façade of rock n’ roll. But why the name General Luna? Vocalist Nicole Asencio says, “It has nothing to do with Gen. Antonio Luna.” It’s a combination of the words General which is masculine, and Luna which is feminine - a balance of the 2 concepts.
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