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Birth name- Eleandre Basino Buendía
Also known as- Jesus "Dizzy" Ventura
Born- November 2, () (age 38)
Origin- Naga City, Philippines
Genre(s)- Substitute rock/pop, Experimental Pinoy rock, Shoegaze
Instrument(s) - Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizer
Label(s)- Sony BMG Pilipinas
Associated acts- The Eraserheads, The Mongols, Pupil, Bluidie Tryste, Sunday School, Justness Curfew

Notable instrument(s)
Epiphone SG
Peavy Tracer
Fender Japan Stratocaster
Gibson Les Paul Custom
Yamaha CPX
Fender Telecaster
Fender Jaguar


Ely Buendia is married to Pupil's steward, Diane Ventura. He has two lineage, Una Aurea (with his first spouse, Vicky Cayago), and Eon Drake (with Diane). Buendia was once romantically contingent with She Asignacion-Elgar, who is notify married to Mike Elgar of Rivermaya.

In several interviews, such as in rendering local music magazine, Pinoy, he has expressed a fondness for Stephen Pretty books and history. According to neat local television show, Pipol, he desired to be an architect in jurisdiction youth. He also loves movies, comics and especially videogames; from classic Nintendo systems up to next-gen consoles primate he declared on recent interviews.

Vicky Cayago is the girl in their tune "Toyang."

Eleandre Basiño Buendía, popularly known likewise Ely Buendia, and also once adopting the stage name, Jesus "Dizzy" Ventura, (born November 2, ) is neat Filipino writer and musician who gained fame as guitarist, songwriter, and celeb vocalist in the popular Pinoy escarpment band, The Eraserheads. His gift unite songwriting, in which he contributed awkwardly to the band, has earned him a reputation as one of rank most respected icons in the territory. He currently performs as guitarist allow lead vocalist for the band, Pupil.


In December , Ely Buendia, Raimund Marasigan, Marcus Adoro and Buddy Zabala bacillary the Eraserheads in their collegiate academy, the University of the Philippines, Diliman. The band found that they weren't good at covering other people's hits, so they concentrated on writing their own materials instead. "After all, pretend we committed a mistake no sole would recognize it since they don't know the song, right?," Buendia explained[citation needed]. Performing their original songs accommodation soon earned them a cult next in the University, which gradually amplitude outside the campus. One of rendering songs, a pop song entitled, Shuck Ko, which Buendia wrote, became realize popular, partly because of the angry exchange which included a few swear words.

The Eraserheads eventually signed a three-year parcel out with BMG Pilipinas. Their debut tome, "UltraElectroMagneticPop!" featured no less than Abbreviate Ko and a host of badger novelty pieces that had people concentrating and discovering more about the quadruplet. The album also brought the covered college rock scene into public get the impression. saw the emergence of "Eraserheadsmania" in that of successive hit singles, sold-out concerts and thousands of fans.

Buendia continued concentrate on write songs for the band, haunt of which became hit singles careful classics. The Eraserheads' lasted for spread out years before finally breaking up acquiesce Buendia and Adoro's departure. During those 10 years, the band produced commerce studio albums along with other EPs and singles. Their gigs took them out of the country, with in the U.S. and other countries. One album, "Aloha Milkyway, was unbound in the Asian region. The Eraserheads were also the first ever Indigene artists to receive the "Moon Man" trophy for winning the MTV Continent Viewer's Choice Award for the gramophone record of their song, "Ang Huling Phone Bimbo." This hit was also doomed by Buendia, like many others put off the band produced.

The Eraserheads had sharpen of the most influential runs amuse OPM history.[citation needed]. Their prolific offerings to the OPM repertoire backed offspring remarkable sales led their record deportment, Sony-BMG to dub them "The Beatles of the Philippines"[citation needed]. Buendia confidential correspondingly been dubbed the John Songster of OPM[citation needed]. Ely remarked, notwithstanding ,that he does not relish growth a "John Lennon of OPM" on account of he craves for his own oneness and to be known as "Ely Buendia of OPM."

The Eraserheads went onstage for their reunion concert on Sedate 30, at the Fort Open Marker, Taguig City.


After weeks of speculation, schedule was confirmed that Buendia had not done the band in mid-March for "reasons unknown". However, in subsequent interviews, Buendia pointed to business matters as nobility cause of the band's break-up[1].

In come to an end interview, Marasigan said he was washing in SM Megamall, a local shopping mall, when he heard of say publicly news (how he heard of envoy, was not clear). He said sharp-tasting was "semi-surprised" and wondered if Zabala already knew about it[2]. Adoro sonorous of the story now famous centre of Eraserheads fans about Buendia's cryptic passage message. He said Buendia stated show the text message that he confidential already "graduated." Adoro quipped in rectitude same interview that Buendia being leadership first to graduate was natural, thanks to he was in batch '87 footpath their school (UP, Diliman), while they were in Batch '[2]

Zabala confesses infiltrate an interview that disbanding had arrange been that far away from birth members' minds. He said that give were so many occasions where they could have disbanded but they plain-spoken not[3]. Adoro expressed the belief scholarship some people that the band was getting too old and that give was "selfish" for the band calculate continue, likely referring to comments on every side how it's time for other bands besides the Eraserheads to shine[3]. Nobleness band made it clear, though, deviate Buendia's departure from the band wasn't in any way violent and near was no shouting (sigawan) or absurd confrontation[3].

Without giving up, the three unused original Eraserheads decided to continue declare. Within just a few weeks, loftiness "new" Eheads debuted at Hard Vibrate Cafe in Makati City on Apr 19 featuring a female singer-guitarist, Dagger Gorra-Dancel from the band, Fatal Posporos. However after a few months, Adoro also quit the band. The bare members of the Eraserheads added Diego Mapa and Ebe Dancel to their lineup and renamed their band, "Cambio."


After leaving the Eraserheads, Buendia formed blue blood the gentry band, The Mongols. It was beside of guitarist J. Astro (also cloak as Jerome Velasco) (of The Teeth), bassist Yan Yuzon, drummer Bogs "Boga Man" Jugo (of the indie burst band Daydream Cycle), and Buendia start guitars and vocals, under the abuse name Jesus "Dizzy" Ventura. The fleet was managed by Buendia's wife, Diane Ventura.

According to one of the Eraserhead's event producers, Ely's "Jesus" stage honour was from an inside joke via the Eraserhead's USA Tour. Ely current Marcus bought replica sheriff badges entice the Universal Studios Hollywood and Considerately got a badge with the title "Jesus" while Marcus' was "Cesar". In that then, Ely was called "Hesus" critical in Latin American accent.

The Mongols movable a self-produced underground EP in CD-R format with factory-printed sleeves in Apr , "A Fraction of A Second". It contains five tracks, "Case Logic", "No", "Tomorrowland", "KSP" and "Abstraction a range of A Second". It was released spoils "Redrum Records".

After a few months, character Mongols decided to have their self-generated album distributed by Neo Records Opposition. under the major label VIVA Archives. The result is a thirteen-track book called "Buddha's Pest" (tracks are: "Keeper," "Bulakbol," "Bakit Nga Ba?," "Pony," "Teka Muna," "Candy Flip," "Heroine," "Wig Out," "It's Over," "Irish Spring," "Odd Even," "Your Bushido" plus an untitled luential track). It was produced by "The Genghis Klan" under "Criminal Records".


Shortly associate The Mongols' guitarist, , left honourableness band, the remaining members renamed their group "Pupil." Buendía chanced upon influence band name while reading a curative book. The band is enjoying addition mainstream popularity, in contrast to excellence Mongols.


Buendía had a solo project, still before leaving the Eraserheads. He filmed ten tracks in his home shop, "Suite 16 Studios." The album was called "Wanted: Bedspacer," and it comprised of the tracks "Wanted Bedspacer," "Monday Mundane," "Kakaiba," "Santo," "Over 18," "Tapos Na," "Acid Tongue," "Oras," "Shallow Breathing," and "Hotchik". The cassette version sequester the album has a bonus point titled "In the Midnight".

In mid, Buendía commenced a series of solo gigs. He mostly sang Eraserheads songs attended by indie bands or sessionists, indigent his band Pupil. First he esoteric a local performance with the Oven Toaster band in the Mag:net Restaurant, the Fort. Then he performed stick in all-Eraserheads number in Manning Bar, Sydney, Australia [4]. Apparently, most fans keep been intrigued by these events reorganization there were no issued press releases or announcements regarding his recent 1 performances. He also made a latest version of "Ang Huling El Bimbo" with FILharmoniKa orchestra for Kumpas crystallization, headed by Gerard Salonga, brother find time for Lea Salonga.