Judges for the Artist of the Year
Nino Avenido
- Original member of Greyhoundz (bassist)
- Bassist of Out of Body Special (OBS) – One of TIME Magazine’s: 5 Asian acts to watch in 2008.
- Pro Musician since 1998
- 2008 NU Rock Awards Bassist of the Year
- 2002 NU Rock Awards Bassist of the Year
- 2001 NU Rock Awards nomination for Bassist of the year
- 2000 NU Rock Awards nomination for Bassist of the year
- Producer (Greyhoundz execution style)
- Owner and Sound Engineer of Circus Studios
Francis Brew
- NU107 Chief Announcer/Music Director
- Host of In the Raw, Sundays, 6to8pm @ NU105.5 fm
- Roadrunner Network Inc staff composer/arranger
- Professional musician since 1988; has played guitar live and/or recorded with The Dawn, POT, Joey Ayala, Kulay, Razorback, Garlic, Rico Blanco, Ely Buendia.
- Co-produced albums by Slapshock, Chicosci, Kinta, and Generaluna
- freelance writer/photographer. has interviewed and/or shot Muse, Trent Reznor, Scott Weiland, Franz Ferdinand, Raygun, Kasabian, BoysLikeGirls, Incubus etc
- 2009 Cinemalaya Cinco Awardee: Best Musical Score, for the film 'Dinig Sana Kita'
Pat Jalbuena
- Owner and Chief Audio Engineer of Kerplunk! Studios and Productions Inc.
- Graduate of The Ateneo de Manila University and went on to further his studies in London at The School of Audio Engineering.
- CoProducer of Kjwan’s “13 second to Love” album
- Worked on and helped release the albums of Kjwan, Up Dharma Down, The Ambassadors, Menaya, Angulo, Maryzark and Menaya.
- Worked on projects with Urbandub, Dicta License, Kala, Sound and Eintein Chakras.
- Heads Kerplunk Production events that has featured the likes of Sandwich, Chicosci, Kamikazee, Greyhounds, Quezo, Typecast, Shiela and the Insects, Ciudad, Pedicab, and other indie giants in the music industry.
