Juan Pablo Dreamin'

It’s a fuzzy feeling we get whenever a band this good gets their music video played on music channels. Funky, funny, and snappily dressed, the Juan Pablo Dream is set to win hearts one hepcat soul at a time. Here’s what they have to say about themselves.

Who is Juan Pablo and why should we care about his dream?
Nobody in particular. It could be you, me, the man on the street. Other than that, Juan is the quintessential Pinoy name for males. Pablo is for Picasso, because half of the band are visual artists. The dream is for the Filipino dream so we should care about "the dream".

Who are the members of the band, what instruments does each play, and what is unique about each member?
Bing! – Vocals
Alexander dumlao – bass
Aue Castro – guitar
Igor carpio - trumpet
Eman tabojara - saxophone.

Bing’s fashion plate motto: sacrifice comfort for style.
Alexander races cars in his spare time.
Aue paints and does graphic design,
Igor closely resembles Bruce Lee and is the lady killer of the group.
Eman has fine set of lungs and a pair of fangs!

What is the Juan Pablo Dream sound? Please describe it.
It's Soul. 60's soul when R&B was really rhythm and blues unlike the way it is now. It doesn't mean though that we totally box ourselves in with that sound but it's the main foundation to the overall outcome of the material we end up making. We can sound very 60's pop too, at times. Very MOD. Simply, we prefer to call it "good' music really.

What emotions or reactions would you like to get from your audience?
Of course we want positive reactions. Though we know that we cannot please everyone and yet, during gigs, we’ve had everyone groovin' and movin' so far...so good.

Who exactly does your music speak to?
People who know how to have a good time.

What's with the clothes? Is that a statement?
That's the MOD narcissistic angle kicking in high gear. We're very much influenced by the 60's MOD culture and we like to be well dressed. We always want to look clean and proper. It's inevitable we're into looking sharp.

What was it like working with the great Tony Ferrer?
Syempre ang galing!!! Matinik pa din hanggang ngayon...he da man!

What’s the scene like in Bulacan?
As far as clubs, bad! But there are a lot of good bands in the underground. In fact some underground bands from manila even go all the way to Bulacan to play in underground Bulacan gigs cause the bands and (underground) audience in Bulacan are more open to different sorts of new music.

What should we expect from Juan Pablo Dream in the next few months?
LOVE and more groovy tunes.

Now that Benedict is pope, will you consider changing your name?
Hmmm we don't think so, unless he can sing Percy Sledge's "when a man loves a woman" really well...