The Philippines has always been a music-loving nation and as OPM has risen over the past years, it’s not just the number of listeners that has risen with it — but the number of aspiring artists as well. For most of them, covering their favorite artists’ songs is how they started. As this has come to the attention of 6cyclemind, they had one message for them: Sige, i-cover mo lang!
6cyclemind lead guitarist, Herbert Hernandez, says, “Nakakaaliw na nakikita mo silang nagko-cover ng mga kanta ng 6cyclemind. Malaking bagay din yung mga fans na… ‘pag tumutugtog kami biglang, feel na feel nila yung pagkanta nila.”
This expanded into a project named after the message itself, ‘Sige, I-Cover Mo Lang,’ playing with the title of one of their hits, ‘Sige.’ Launched in May 2019, the band wanted to show their appreciation to their fans and invited them to cover their songs and submit them. From the roster of submissions, the band chose three winners (Bianca, Twenty Nine Eleven, and Payapa Project) and took them to the studio to record their covers.
After much anticipation, the covers will be out soon under Sony Music Philippines, with “Biglaan” releasing first on March 20, 2020.
