Members of Gracenote met at
St. Scholastica's College, Manila. As with many bands, they started with small gigs. They entered a number of band competitions, and were named first runner-up at the Sing for Cancer Battle of the Bands 2008, finalist in
Nescafe Soundskool 2008, and Grand Champion in DZUP: College Collision 2009. In 2009, the band's original bass player Rico Cristobal left and was replaced by lead vocalist Eunice Jorge's brother Jazz Jorge. In 2010, they performed at
ABS-CBN's Music Uplate Live, and later released an 8-track album entitled
First Movement under the management of Soupstar Entertainment. The single "Pwede Ako" topped the Pinoy
MYX Countdown. Their 8-track album
First Movement, produced by
6cyclemind’s Rye Sarmiento, with carrier single “Minsan Lang Naman”, highlights the band’s heartfelt lyrics and melody.
First Movement's “Minsan Lang Naman” has entered several music channels and radio programs’ hit charts. Their album “
Transparent” featured a sound which they categorized as electro-pop-rock. It features “I Will Wait”, “Two Four” and “Taciturn” as singles. They were part of the lineup of
Coke Studio PH and worked with rapper and flip-top artist
Abra to produce “Stargazer” with their Coke Studio episode, reaching 2.5 million views. The band also collaborated with Chito Miranda, vocalist of Parokya ni Edgar, through the song “Bakit Ganyan Ka?.” The song reached more than 800,000 views in less than 24 hours and 28,000 shares on Facebook. It has gone viral on Spotify’s Philippines Viral 50 (reached no. 3 spot). “
When In Manila” blog site calls it the newest original Philippine music love anthem. In 2013, Gracenote performed at the Converse Sneaker Clash. == Influences ==