| Ed Roque | Lead Guitar, Vocals |
| Sancho Camacho | Lead Vocals |
| Boy Espinosa | Drums |
| Rowell Sumobay | Keybards, Vocals |
| Ryan Cervantes | Bass Guitar |
March 1990 - The band was formed and was first known as "Ang Tunay Na Amo". In that same year they became the first "Pinoy" rock artist to be signed with the Philippines branch of BMG, BMG Pilipinas. They first, self titled album was recorded that year. This album produced two hit singles: Kung Alam Mo Lang" and "Running Away"
October 1991 - The band separates, with four of the six members regrouping after adding two new members.
January
16, 1992 - BOSS
was born at the Ozone Disco, Quezon City.
As a test of the group’s chemistry and tenacity, they decided to work in Singapore. This one-year stint proved successful that BOSS soon become the local favorite, proven by Singaporean press articles and guest appearances on major national Singaporean TV shows. During their Singaporean stay they spent some time writing songs and dreamed of returning home to the Philippines to record them. And they did! Once home they landed a contract with Viva subsidiary Neo Records. Their first album, “The BOSS: Kay Sarap” turned gold. It includes the album titled gold record hit and generated two more hits. “Love Is All There is” their English version of the original tagalog sound track for Robin Padilla’s movie, “Oo Na Sige Na” and “Para Sa ‘Yo”, the same recording used in the movie “Darna”.
1994 - The Boss played as opening act for International rock Star Sting
July 4, 1996 - Neo released Boss’s second album, “ Nakaukit Sa Langit”’ . The album generated 4 hit songs, “Tell Me Why", the Awit Award winning, “Ayoko Na” and Katha Award winning “Sorry” and “Waiting For You”.
1997 - The band were presented the 1997 Awit Award for “Best Rock Recording”. During the same awarding they were nominated for “Best Performance by a Duo or Group”. This coupled their nomination and win the 97 Katha award for “Best Philippine Top Traditional Composition.
At
the beginning of 1998 the group’s popularity is soaring evidenced by the
standing room only crowd at their 1,200 seating capacity, Kampo concert.
BOSS
has become the favorite live performing band
in bars, music lounges, concert hall and discos in Manila.
They’re
a featured favorite of the Gilbey’s tours and presented that company for 3
years.
BOSS is a recurring favorite of Kampo, Southern Bulls, Joekher, Sound Stage, Padis Point Citimall, Bedrock Malate and Makati, Music Warehouse, Quezon City’s inspot and now can fully express their love of Rock'n Roll in the newest Rock Club in Town, Live at Jools and always pleases the crowd with their energetic live performance.
MISSION
STATEMENT
We
believe the most important part and reason for our existence is our audience and
their pleasure measures our success. The more our audience is pleased the more
intense is our success and the greater our reward. For although we do what we do
as a living and for our existence, this only coincidental to the fact that, what
we do, we love and our greatest return, our greatest gain, is the positive
response we hope to always gain from our audience.
Therefore
it is our prime objective to combine our best musicianship, vocalization,
showmanship and rapport into a vehicle, which allows us to connect, if only for
a moment, with each individual. To allow that individual to forget the reality
of his or her surroundings and join us the beautiful fantasy of all human
emotions that our musical performance portrays.
To
allow each individual in our audience to forget the problems of day to day life,
to escape with us unto a state of consciousness that allows them to forget where
and who they are, to transform them into the beautiful fantasy world of music
and showmanship and to allow them to get lost in the surrealism we create.