Mymp juris biography

Filipino acoustic band

M.Y.M.P. (or MYMP, short for Make Your Momma Proud) is an acoustic band from Quezon City, Philippines. They released their first album, Soulful Acoustic in 2003 and a double album, Beyond Acoustic which was a number six charting album, and number two charting album Versions in 2005, the second album was the best-selling album by an acoustic band having sold 285,700 album sales.^[1]

Background

Origin (1996–2002)

Jacques "Chin" Alcantara founded the band in 1996 as an amateur rock band.^[2]

The band transitioned to pop music when they had a female vocalist, Nina in late 1997 .

When she left for a solo career a year later, Juris from Davao took her place.

Early career (2003–2004)

It was the trio of Alcantara, Juris Fernandez and percussionist Mike Manahan that established the beachhead for M.Y.M.P.’s frontal assault on the sales and radio charts.

Their recording career started when Raymund Ryan Santes, the sta