Youth for Christ Praise Jam

Start:	Feb 9, '08 05:00a
Location:	Covered Court, Xavier University, Ateneo de Cagayan de Oro, Cagayan de Oro City

Praise Jam concert

It's been two years already!

Time sure flies by so fast! It's been two long years already. Two long years of riding the turbulent waves of the music scene in Cagayan de Oro. From our very first gig, a baptism of fire with no less than Bamboo sharing the stage with us, to our less stellar performances when the pressures of beating school related obligations would disrupt our practice sked right when a gig is scheduled. We have managed to survived. And I am still amazed that we have lasted this long. We already endured line up changes, lousy event organizers, harsh criticisms, and the likes, but we have indeed chosen to soldier on. And it makes me wonder how could this possibly happen? When we are in the right sanity to make the difficult but necessary decision to persevere despite the uphill climb. But as our story goes, this was no stroke of luck. The birth of the band was not to chase fame and to attain riches, the birth of the band came from something that is much bigger than all the material world could give. The birth of the band came from the burning passion to share the good news. And I guess that's what keeps the band going. Especially with God serving as it's ultimate band manager.

After two long years, has the flame lost it's flicker? To find out, come and join us as we celebrate our 2 year anniversary and thanksgiving celebration at the Lim Ket Kai Mall this Saturday, January 12 at 3pm. Our Victory is not just ours, but yours as well. For those who believed in our music, and for those who have supported us every step of the way, we are eternally thankful. See ya at the mall!   

Thoughts And Notions 2nd Year Anniversary Concert

Start:	Jan 12, '08 3:00p
Location:	2nd Level, Entertainment Hall, Lim Ket Kai Mall, Cagayan de Oro City

Thoughts And Notions Celebrates their second year anniversary concert at Lim Ket Kai Mall

Victory Alliance Church Praise Jam

Start:	Jan 11, '08 6:00p
Location:	Mindanao Polytechnic State College Gymnasium, Cagayan de Oro City

A Praise and Worship Concert featuring the Music Ministry of Victory Alliance Church with the Special Participation of Thoughts And Notions

The year that was...

It's been one great year for the band. This is our second year in the Music scene and below is a summary of our highlights for the year 2007.

January:

Thoughts And Notions released their third single from their album, In Awe of His Amazing Love, which is called Brand New Day over at various radio stations in Cagayan de Oro City. (We are willing to keep in touch to those who would want to help us release our songs over at your areas).

February

Homecoming concert with some of Cagayan de Oro's top local bands who are making their presence felt in Metro Manila and the nation with the release of their own albums. The band Drizzle for Love without Logic, and Fayeed Tan for Di na Nagiisa.

March
Started with new compositions for new materials for the upcoming album. We Managed to finish 8-9 songs of rough copies of the new songs.

April
Band Vacation!

May

We guested on ABS-CBN Cagayan de Oro's CHUY, a locally produced entertainment segment, where the band was interviewed about their story as well as performing live on local TV.

The band also went for a trip to Manila for a 4 night Salvation and Miracle Crusade Concert alongside another OPM Christian band, 23rd Psalm, at the Luneta Park presented by Contact TV.

June

Hillsong came to Cagayan de Oro for a 2 night concert and conducted a Music Workshop where Thoughts And Notions guested and shared their Music to the workshop attendees who came all over from Visayas and Mindanao. The band was also featured on the June Issue of Candy Magazine as they shared ther 5 band commandments. They were also named among the top 5 local bands from Cagayan de Oro through an online poll conducted by Rexona. Fliptunes.net also named them as Manager's choice of the week for the first week of June.

July

The band was lined up for a show at Volume 120db, at the SM CDO carpark building (the new home for original CDO music). The band also went to play at the SM carpark in a show presented by corridor music group in a skateboarding demonstration event. Samsung mobile phone also invited the band to play at their great samsung mobile sale event which was held at the Divisoria Night Cafe.

The Spirit Radio also interviewed the band online as the band shared their deeper story and purpose why they came to be.

August

The great Samsung Mobile sale event invited the band once more to play at the very same venue as they were impressed by their initial participation.

September

The band fronted for Sex Bomb Dancer Rochelle Panganiban in a Love Radio Anniversary Event at the Community Amphi Theater. A gig followed at SM Car Park building for a Car Show Event.

 

October

The band is named as among the Regional finalists of the Nescafe Soundskool Band Competitions which was held in SM Davao, Davao City. The band competed for the right to represent Mindanao in the National Finals only to lose out to the band's guitarist Erikson and Drummer Adonis' other band Nobelista Pasta. But Nevertheless, it was a tight battle from the beginning to the end.

 

November

The band has found a new partner in Ivory Records (the record label of MYMP) as they became the new Sub-Distributor of the band's debut album "In Awe of His Amazing Love." The role of Ivory Music is to distribute the album in Major Record bars like SM Record Bar, Oddyssey, and others all over the country. Praise Music still owns the exclusive distributor tag while Ivory Music is their Sub-distributor. This move will help expand the reach and availability of the album. It is still widely available at House of Praise.

 

December

The band once again for the third straight year joins other college bands in Celebrating the X.U. Days at Xavier University. This month also saw the band guesting at the RPN Radio Ronda's Bagong Kampeon Singing Competition and the Kevin and Keimart's Shop and Win Grand Raffle Draw. They also debuted a new jingle they wrote for Kevin Sardines... Perhaps a sign of things to come? The Chuy Interview was also showed again during the last sunday of the year.

 

2007 has been a good year for the band. But we are hoping that 2008 would even be a better year. We will be having our Anniversary concert at the Lim Ket Kai Mall Entertainment Hall this coming January 12, 2008. We are hoping to see you there as we celebrate our two year anniversary in the Music Scene. Thank you for all your support. Please support the whole of OPM-CCM! Take Care and God Bless!