Darius Semaña

Darius Gerard L. Semaña (born June 30, 1973) is a Filipino lead guitarist for the band Parokya ni Edgar[1] and is the oldest member of the group.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Laluna and the surname or paternal family name is Semaña.
Darius Semaña
Birth nameDarius Gerard Laluna Semaña
Also known asDar, Darioken
Born (1973-06-30) June 30, 1973
Batangas, Philippines
OriginBatangas
GenresRock, Hard rock, Alternative rock, Funk
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsGuitar
Years active1993–present
LabelsUniversal Records
Associated actsParokya ni Edgar, Looney Tunes

Biography

Semaña grew up in Mataasnakahoy, Batangas and attended Fine Arts in the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City. He, along with Vinci Montaner, are the only members of Parokya ni Edgar who have earned a bachelor's degree. It is also publicly known that he is one of two band members who didn't attend Ateneo de Manila University, the other member being bassist Buwi Meneses who is lesser known as a non-Atenean graduate. Semaña is a high school alumnus of Ateneo's rival school, De La Salle (Lipa City, Batangas branch), which serves as material for many of the band's running jokes in their songs.

Semaña is mostly seen playing a Fender Stratocaster. He is a member of the Tau Gamma Phi fraternity in the Philippines along with bandmate Buwi Meneses.

Semaña is married to a make-up artist and they have a son.

Discography

With Parokya ni Edgar

References
  1. Sutton, Michael. "Biography: Parokya Ni Edgar". AMG. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
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