Raimund Marasigan

Raimund Emmanuel Parcon Marasigan (born May 22, 1971) is a Filipino rock musician and record producer.

His first name is often misspelled Raymond Or Raimond though he personally prefers to spell his name as Raymund.

The breadth of his projects has made him one of the most well-respected mainstays of the Philippine rock band scene.

He was the drummer, vocalist and lyricist alongside bandmate Ely Buendia of The Eraserheads, and the current keyboard/synths player for Pedicab, former rhythm guitarist and now frontman of Sandwich, former drummer of Cambio, vocalist of Project 1 and the man behind Squid 9.

Currently, he holds bass for his newest band, Gaijin.

Aside from writing songs and being a musician, he is also a record producer, voice actor, TV host and product endorser.

He first achieved fame as drummer for the rock band Eraserheads, one of the most popular Philippine bands of the 1990s.

He played the drums, provided backing vocals, and occasionally sang on lead vocals.

Marasigan's songwriting output for the Eraserheads was only next to that of its principal songwriter Ely Buendia.

The band Sandwich was formed in 1995 with Myrene Academia (Imago) & (Duster) on bass, Marc Abaya on lead guitars and vocals later replaced by Mong Alcaraz of Chicosci on guitars when the former quit to focus on being an MTV mainstay, Diego Castillo on rhythm guitars, and Mike Dizon (of bands Pedicab and Teeth) on drums.

Although existing simultaneously with the Eraserheads, Sandwich provided a heavier, grittier sound, and built up their own fan base.

Marasigan started Planet Garapata also in 1996, a short-lived hip-hop and electronica project that featured Eraserheads bassist Buddy Zabala, Rivermaya drummer Mark Escueta and Eraserheads sound engineer Mark Laccay and Jeng Tan.

The project debuted in Francis M.'s 1996 Happy Battle album and featured Marasigan's early rapping skills.

He is also part of Sun Valley Crew, a hip-hop/rap group with members Ryan Armamento and RJ Seneres on vocals, Uela Basco also on vocals, Mong Alcaraz on guitars, Dan Gil on Rhodes keyboards, Dex Aguila on Drums, Raimund Marasigan on samplers and Ryan Ventura on bass.

In 2002, vocalist-guitarist Ely Buendia left the Eraserheads, and Kris Dancel from the all-female band Fatal Posporos was recruited to fill the vacancy.

The group billed themselves as Eheads and issued an EP entitled Please Transpose (2003).

The group later renamed themselves Cambio after their lead guitarist Marcus Adoro quit.

Cambio released two albums: Derby Light (2003) and Matic (2007).

They have released three albums: Grip Stand Throw and 4-Track Mind (later reissued as a 2-in-1 by Sony BMG, and 2004's award-winning Thanks to the Moon's Gravitational Pull (initially an indie release; then later reissued by EMI Philippines with bonus tracks.

Marc Abaya left the band in 2005 to concentrate on his career as a VJ while frontlining for his other band Kjwan and Marasigan took over as the lead vocalist.

In early 2005, Marasigan once again formed Pedicab, another project band.

Composed of seasoned artists donning alter egos; Raymund (a.k.a. Sugarraims) is on synths and backup vocals; Mike Dizon (of Sandwich and Teeth) a.k.a. Masterbeat is on drums; Jason Caballa (of Twisted Halo and Blast Ople) a.k.a. J. Sonic is on guitar and backup vocals; Diego Mapa (of Monsterbot and Cambio) a.k.a. Daddy Maps is lead vocals; and acclaimed music video director RA Rivera a.k.a. Just Toni is on visuals and multimedia.

They call their music "dunk music" which is essentially their own version of Dance-punk.

They released a two-track sampler called "For Hire" with tracks "Bago Pa Mag Pasko" and "Pa-Experience".

Pedicab's first album Tugish Takish (the name coming from onomatopoeia of the sounds made by banging on drums) under Vicor music was released later that year.

Tugish Takish has spawned hits such as "Dito Tayo Sa Dilim", "Dizzy Boy", "Konti Na Lang" and "A Stormy Night".

Sandwich released further albums, entitled Five on the Floor (2006) which featured the phenomenal hit single, Sugod, and Marks the Spot (2008), with its hit single Procrastinator and Betamax.