UDD, short for Up Dharma Down, is a Filipino band formed in Manila in 2004. They have released four albums: Fragmented, Bipolar, Capacities and U D D released under independent label Terno Recordings.
In 2005, the band won the In the Raw Award at the NU 107 Rock Awards, as well as Best New Artist and Best Female Award for vocalist and keyboardist Armi Millare in 2006. In 2008, they were awarded Favorite Indie Artist at the Myx Music Awards.
Mark Coles' BBC radio show named them the Asian band most likely to cross over to North America. They have been featured in numerous regional shows together with bands such as Arcade Fire and Bloc Party. They have also been recognized by Paul Buchanan of the Blue Nile, Curt Smith of Tears for Fears and Tim Bowness of No-Man, and were featured in the July 2007 issue of Time magazine. The band has opened for acts such as Red Hot Chili Peppers, Incubus, Bloc Party, the xx, Tegan and Sara, Tahiti 80, and Cut Copy.
On January 1, 2017, the band officially renamed to its initials UDD.
On December 26, 2021, the band announced via Twitter that lead vocalist Armi Millare had left the band and would continue as a solo artist.
In February 2026, the band's song "Tadhana" became the first OPM track to surpass half a billion streams on Spotify.
Band members Current members Carlos Tañada – lead guitar, vocals (2004–present) Ean Mayor – drums, sampler (2004–present) Paul Yap – bass, synthesizer (2004–present)
Former members Armi Millare – keyboards, vocals (2004–2021)
Discography Studio albums Fragmented (2006, Terno Recordings) Bipolar (2008, Terno Recordings) Capacities (2012, Terno Recordings) U D D (2019, Terno Recordings)
Singles + List of singles as lead artist, showing year released, selected chart positions, and associated albums Year Title Peak chart positions Album PHLPeak chart positions for: "Tadhana": "Unti-Unti": TPSPeak chart positions for: "Tadhana": "Unti-Unti": 2006"Maybe"––Fragmented"Pag-Agos"––"Oo"––"Hiwaga"––"We Give In Sometimes"––2008"Every First Second"––Bipolar"Sana"––"Taya"––2012"Turn It Well"––Capacities"Tadhana" 15 6"Indak"––2013"Luna"––2014"New World"––rowspan=2 2015"All the Good Things" ––2016"Anino"––UDD2017"Sigurado"––"Unti-Unti" 16 92019"Stolen"––"Crying Season"––2024"Run Deep" ––rowspan=5 "Nanaman"––"Kapoy" ––"Gtara" ––
Year-end charts Chart (2025)TitlePositionRef Philippines Hot 100"Tadhana" 21"Unti-unti"36
Compilation appearances Hopia Mani Popcorn (The Best of Manila Sound) - "Bitin Sa'yo" Kami nAPO Muna Ulit (APO Hiking Society Tribute Album) - "Kaibigan" Today Is T-shirt Day - "Malikmata (Side Sampler remix)" Environmentally Sound: A Select Anthology of Songs Inspired by the Earth - "Maybe"
Soundtrack appearances Ang Pamana (The Inheritance) - "Flicker" Mayohan - "Hiwaga (acoustic version)" Ilumina - "Tadhana" Sana Dati (Cinemalaya 2013) - "Indak" That Thing Called Tadhana (Cinema One Originals 2014) - "Tadhana" Apocalypse Child - "Young Again" (by Armi Millare) Kung Paano Siya Nawala - "Anino" Trese (Netflix Anime) - "Paagi" Gaya sa Pelikula (BL Web Series) - "Unti-Unti"
Ad campaigns Coca-Cola Philippines 2006 - "Buhay Coke, Sarap Mo" Lipton Tea Philippines 2007 - "Clarity" Belo Medical Group 2008 - "Taya" McDonald's Philippines 2008 - "Float Away" Globe Telecom Philippines 2014 - "New World" Singapore Tourism Board Singapore 2015 - "All the Good Things" Cadbury Dairy Milk Philippines 2015 Oreo Asia 2015 - "Isang Lahat" Close-Up Philippines 2016 - "Just a Smile" (originally by Barbie Almalbis) Globe Studios Valentines 2017 "Unti-unti" Hyundai “Gusto Revolution” 2017 - "Gusto Ko (Pagsundo)"
Music videos YearSongDirector2006"Maybe"Nicolo Reyes"Pag-agos"Marie Jamora"Hiwaga"Nicolo Reyes2007"Oo"RA Rivera2008"Every First Second"Keith Tan2009"Sana"Pancho Esguerra2010"We Give In Sometimes"The Acid House2011"Indak"Carlo Perlas, Mike Babista, Boogs San Juan2012"Turn It Well"Caloy Soliongco2013"Luna"Nicolo Reyes & Pong Ignacio2014"ルナ"Nicolo Reyes & Pong Ignacio2015"All the Good Things"Johan Polhem2017"Sigurado"Nicolo Reyes2021"Tambalan"Nicolo Reyes & CJ Martin
Cover songs "Sana Dalawa ang Puso Ko" - Bodjie Dasig "One on One" - Hall and Oates "Here Comes the Rain Again" - Eurythmics "Kaibigan" - Apo Hiking Society "Just a Smile" - Barbie Almalbis "Tinseltown in the Rain" - The Blue Nile "Maikee's Letter" - Just Hush
Awards and nominations Year Award giving body Category Nominated work Result2005NU Rock AwardsIn the Raw Award2006MTV Video Music AwardsBest Video"Pag-agos"Best New ArtistNU Rock AwardsBest New ArtistBest Female Award(for Armi Millare)Vocalist of the Year(for Armi Millare)Guitarist of the Year(for Carlos Tañada)Bassist of the Year(for Paul Yap)Rising Sun AwardSong of the Year"Oo"Album of the YearFragmentedProducer of the Year(with Noel de Brackinghe and Sweetspot)2007MYX Music AwardsFavorite Indie Artist2008MYX Music AwardsFavorite Indie Artist2009AVIMABest Overall Female Vocalist(for Armi Millare)NU Rock AwardsArtist of the YearAlbum of the YearBipolarVocalist of the Year(for Armi Millare)Bassist of the Year(for Paul Yap)Drummer of the Year(for Ean Mayor)Best Album Packaging(Ean Mayor for Bipolar)Producer of the Year(Toti Dalmacion & Terno Recordings for Bipolar)2010AVIMABest Overall Female Vocalist(for Armi Millare)Best Video"Sana"2011Globe Tatt AwardsThe Indie RockerYahoo! OMG AwardsCoolest Band
Recognitions First Filipino band to be featured on MTV's Advance Warning, showcasing up-and-coming artists in the Asian region and worldwide. Featured on Mark Coles' BBC radio show as the "Manila band most likely to cross over to the lucrative Anglophone market of North America". Featured in the July issue of Time magazine. Featured as one of Metromix USA's "Bands We Like".
References
External links Official site