As part of BusinessMirror’s campaign to promote everyone’s safety and well-being during the global health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, we have invited established and independent artists to perform at least one song in their own homes while urging everyone to stay indoors.
Formed in 2018 and composed of Fony Alfonso (vocals), Asumta Yusi (keys), Alexandre Abesamis (guitar), Gio Pamintuan (bass) and Jerell Co (drums), Twenty-Nine Eleven is a rockoustic band who recently made waves with their mesmerizing rendition of 6cyclemind’s “I,” which was selected as one of the winners of 6cyclemind’s Sige I-Cover Mo Lang Project.
Released by Sony Music Philippines, the remake serves as the second single of said online compilation project and is produced by 6cyclemind and their management Soupstar Music.
The band’s captivating take stands out with its earnest simplicity and delicate arrangements that provide the song with a refreshing spin while maintaining the original version’s timelessness and emotional appeal.
According to Fony, the song is already great on its own. “However, in order to make it sound like us, we wanted to rearrange the song and add more of our personality to it. As with all of the songs that we’ve done before, we experimented with it until we got the right ‘feel’ that we wanted to express as a band.”
Currently, Twenty-Nine Eleven is working on new material and experimenting with various sounds and techniques culled from their individual music influences. Drummer Jerell Co adds, “Ever since high school, we were subjected to various styles and genres of music from the most dramatic love songs to the heaviest rock songs. That alone has developed the kind of music we could make now.”
On the strength of “I” alone, which the band is performing for SoundStrip Live & in Quarantine, Twenty-Nine Eleven now averages nearly 52,000 monthly listeners on Spotify.