MilesExperience
# MilesExperience

Milesexperience (stylized as MilesExperience and sometimes shortened as Msex) is a Filipino rock band from Manila, Philippines. Formed in 2011, the band consists of Jose Thomas “Miles” Bondoc on vocals and guitars, Ian Lorenzo Diaz on bass, Justin Teaño on guitars, Guido Hizon on Keyboards and Timothy Dadivas (Odulio) on drums.

## History

### Formation (2011–2015)

The band was formed within the halls of the University of Santo Tomas - Conservatory of Music. The members were enrolled on different programs and was originally made up of four members: Miles Bondoc on vocals and guitar, Tim Dadivas (Odulio) on drums, Jonnel Pallasigui on bass, and Justin Teaño on guitar. The band started out as a blues rock outfit and played gigs around the metro. A year later, Guido Hizon joined the group to play the Keyboard. They competed on the First Philippine Blues Competition held on The Roadhouse Manila, year 2012.

Months later, Jonnel left the band for good and was replaced by Ian Diaz to play bass. The band, dissatisfied with their music, almost broke up but went on a hiatus from 2013 to early 2014 instead. Wishing to find and better express themselves through their music, they revamped their sound and image in 2014 into something unique, something barely heard of in the local music scene, something they felt was their own.

### Major label signing and debut album (2016–present)

In August 2016, the band was signed by MCA Music Philippines. Their debut album, Again and Against, re-released under MCA Music Records with the bonus song Anggulo.

On February 14, 2017, one of the Philippines' top TV networks, GMA Network announced via their official Twitter account that MilesExperience's song Anggulo was chosen as the main theme song for the Philippine broadcast of British-German fantasy teen drama television series, Wolfblood.

## Band members

### Current members

* Jose Thomas “Miles” Bondoc – lead vocals, guitar (2011–present)
* Timothy Dadivas (Odulio) – drums, percussion (2011–present)
* Justin Teaño – lead guitar (2011–present)
* Guido Hizon – keyboards (2012–present)
* Ian Diaz – bass guitar (2014–present)

### Past members

* Jonnel Pallasigui – bass guitar (2011–2013)

## Discography

* Again and Against (2016) (Re-released by MCA Music Inc. with one new song)
* Soberhaul (2017) by MCA Music Inc.
* Cyber World War (2019) by MilesExperience

## Singles

| Year | Title | Charting | Charting | Charting |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Title | Spotify Viral Top 50 Philippines | MYX Countdown Charts | Jam 88.3's 2015 Year-End Countdown |
| 2017 | Sunshine | 1 | 8 | - |
| 2017 | Love Supreme | - | - | - |
| 2017 | Silakbo | - | 13 | 8 |
| 2017 | Anggulo | - | 8 | - |

## Music videos

| Year | Title | Director |
| - | - | - |
| 2017 | Silakbo | Jiggy Gregorio |
| 2017 | Love Supreme | Jiggy Gregorio |
| 2017 | Anggulo | Jiggy Gregorio |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Notable Works | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2017 | MYX Music Awards 2017 | MYX Favorite New Artist | | Nominated |
| 2017 | 30th Awit Award | Best Performance by a Group Recording Artist | Love Supreme | Pending |
| 2017 | 30th Awit Award | Best Performance by a New Group Recording Artists | Silakbo | Pending |
| 2017 | 30th Awit Award | Best Rock/Alternative Recording | Love Supreme | Pending |
