Paco Arespacochaga

Enrico Luis Victor "Paco" Santos Arespacochaga (born 21 July 1971) is a musician and songwriter. He is the drummer of the Filipino pop-rock band Introvoys. Aside from receiving numerous Gold and Multi-Platinum awards, he also received the Guillermo Mendoza Award.[1] Since 1995, he has been a Zildjian endorser.[2]

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Santos and the surname or paternal family name is Arespacochaga.
Paco Arespacochaga
Born(1971-07-21)21 July 1971
OriginManila, Philippines
GenresOPM, rock, pop
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
InstrumentsDrums, guitar, vocals
Years active1986–present
Labels2Heaven Music
Associated actsIntrovoys, Mystery, Skin

Introvoys (1986-1996)

Arespacochaga was one of the founding members of Introvoys along with 3rd-G Cristobal and Jonathan Buencamino. Introvoys albums shot to quadruple platinum status earning the band the label “the No. 1 Band in the Land!”. In 1994 they released an album, Line to Heaven, in which Paco sang the title song which he had composed after losing both his parents. In 1996, Arespacochaga left the band.[3]

Mystery (1997-2000)

Arespacochaga formed Mystery in 1997. The line up was Marvin Yrastorza on vocals, Joseph Cruz on keyboards, G3 Misa on guitar, Mark Cruz on bass and Paco on drums. They released the album Jigsaw under Star Records.

Skin (2000-2001)

Arespacochaga formed Skin in 2000. The line up was Norby David on vocals, Jonathan Manuel on guitar, Henry Abesamis on keyboards, and Paco on drums.

Solo Album (2000)

In 2000, Arespacochaga released his solo album entitled Rebirth.

Introvoys (2001-present)

Arespacochaga reunited with Introvoys and they had a US tour. After the tour, he decided to migrate to Los Angeles, California as did the rest of the band. Their single "Nasaan Ka?" was released in June 2014.[4]

Personal life

Arespacochaga is married to Janelle Aguirre and currently reside in California with their children.

See also

References
  1. Profile Archived 2014-11-26 at Archive.today, introvoys.com; accessed 25 September 2015.
  2. Profile, zildjian.com; accessed 25 September 2015.
  3. Profile, hollywoodflip.com; accessed 25 September 2015.
  4. "INTRoVOYS continues musical journey with GMA International". GMA News Online. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
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