6cyclemind (sometimes spelled as "Six Cycle Mind", "6 Cycle Mind", "6CycleMind", or "6Cyclemind") is a Filipino rock band composed of Tito Fortunato "Tutti" Caringal II on

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, Ryan "Rye" Sarmiento on rhythm and lead guitars and backing vocals, Roberto "Bob" Cañamo on

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and backing vocals, Herbert Hernandez on

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, Vic Aquino on

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and behind-the-scene 6th member/chief songwriter/manager, Darwin Hernandez. The band's music is a fusion of

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and

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music. The band gained a mainstream exposure in the early 2000s and was a prominent fixture of the "Tunog Kalye" era.

History

The group has released five studio albums under

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: ''Permission to Shine'' (2003), ''Panorama'' (2005), ''Home'' (2007),'' Fiesta! Magsasaya Ang Lahat'' (2007), and ''Project: 6cyclemind'' (2009). They previously performed for the Tanduay's "First Five", along with

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(2009),

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and

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(2010). The band was the endorser of Suzuki for two consecutive years after 2010. Through the Suzuki Invasion tour, they performed their hits in different parts of the country in those years. In 2011, lead vocalist Ney Dimaculangan went on hiatus to pursue other musical endeavors but eventually pursued a solo career and later fronted his namesake band citing "burnout" as the primary reason. Drummer Tutti Caringal replaced him as the lead vocalist. In 2015, lead vocalist Tutti Caringal, who won as councilor in the 2013 elections in Cabuyao, Laguna, temporarily went on hiatus due to his candidacy as a candidate for the 2016 elections. He won the said elections and won again in the 2019 elections. He remains active in both his political and band duties. Caringal came from a military family. Lead guitarist Herbert Hernandez went on to become an award-winning Advertising Executive and Creative Director. He co-founded the agency GIGIL.

Name origin

The name "6cyclemind" comes from the five members plus their manager, Darwin Hernandez of Soupstar Entertainment. Collectively, they all contribute to composing, arranging, and brainstorming, which is a continuous cycle in their creation of music, hence 6cyclemind. Carlos "Chuck" Isidro was the former lead guitarist for

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. When Afterimage disbanded, Isidro worked in the recording company. During his stay, he signed up a group managed by Darwin Hernandez where he met Ryan "Rye" Sarmiento, Roberto "Bob" Cañamo, Gilbert “Gibbz” Magat (former drummer for Soft Pillow Kisses) and Rhoneil "Ney" Dimaculangan. Isidro and Hernandez agreed to form a band with them, which became 6cyclemind. In 2005, Gilbert Magat was replaced by Tutti Caringal of the band Protein Shake.

Band members

Current members

*Tutti Caringal –

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(2011–present); formerly drums and backing vocals (2005–2011) *Rye Sarmiento – rhythm and lead guitar,

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(2001–present) *Bob Cañamo –

(2001–present); backing vocals (2011–present) *Herbert Hernandez –

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(2010–present) *Vic Aquino –

(2011–present)

Regular touring members

* John Paul Bongat - keyboards, piano, backing vocals (2019–present)

Touring substitutes

* Berns Cuevas – rhythm and lead guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals * Raffy Bonifacio – drums

Early members

*Gilbert Magat – drums & percussions (2001–2005; ''currently hosting his namesake podcast show “The Gilbert Magat Podcast”, performing as drummer, singer songwriter, and music producer for Bandang Skwalado n hiatusand to his solo music project'') *Chuck Isidro – lead guitar (2001–2010) * Ney Dimaculangan – lead vocals (2001–2011; ''currently performing as vocalist of his namesake band and with Orient Pearl'')

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

*'' Ultraelectromagneticjam!: The Music Of The Eraserheads'' (Sony Music, 2005) *''The Best Of Manila Sound: Hopia Mani Popcorn'' (Viva Records, 2006) *''Gusto Ko Ng Rock'' (Sony Music, 2009) *''Tambayan 101.9'' (Star Music, 2009) *''Sakto Sa Pasko'' (Soupstar Music, 2009) *''The Reunion Soundtrack'' (Star Music, 2012) *''Araw, Buwan, Taon, Dekada'' (Sony Music, 2022)

Singles

*''Di Na Atin feat. Karla Estrada'' (Star Music, 2017) *''No Rewind, No Replay'' (Star Music, 2018) *''Kinsentenyal'' (Sony Music, 2021) *''Langit'' (Sony Music, 2021)

Soundtracks

*''When I Met U: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' (Sony Music, 2009) *''BFGF: Music From Original TV Soundtrack'' (Sony Music, 2010) *''Smart'' (Saludo, 2010)

Awards and nominations

References

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