The Oktaves were a Filipino rock supergroup comprising Eraserheads and Pupil vocalist Ely Buendia (vocals), The Jerks guitarist Nitoy Adriano, and Hilera members Chris Padilla (vocals, guitars), Bobby Padilla (drums), and Ivan Garcia (bass). Formed in 2011, The Oktaves released a self-titled album in 2013.
Buendia had previously collaborated with Hilera on the 2010 album In Love and War, a collaboration with the late rapper Francis M.[1] In 2011, Buendia and Adriano collaborated on the song “Bungo sa Bangin” as part of Rock Rizal, a project by Rock Ed Philippines to commemorate Jose Rizal’s 150th birth anniversary.[1] Buendia and Hilera also contributed a Tagalog rendition of "La Paloma" as the theme song to the 2011 film Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story.[2]
Buendia, Adriano, and the members of Hilera first performed as The Oktaves at the inaugural ball of the Philippine edition of Esquire magazine in 2012.[3] Their live set included covers of Eraserheads, the Beatles, the Smiths, Elvis, and Bob Dylan.[3][4] They later signed a recording contract with MCA Music in October.[3]
