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Escueta began playing drums at the age of 13. He entered the
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Escueta is also the former drummer of the short-lived band, Planet
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for a "surprise mini semi-reunion", following de Castro's gig at 19 East,
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musician and one of the founding members of the
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269:(NAPOLCOM). Escueta's family originally hails from
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797:You'll Be Safe Here (compilation album)
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505:"Gretsch Drums: Artist, Mark Escueta"
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263:De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
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937:21st-century Filipino musicians
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88:The Heart and Soul of Rivermaya
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932:De La Salle University alumni
803:Rivermaya: Greatest Hits 2006
222:Mark Edward Penabella Escueta
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233:; born 9 January 1976) is a
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703:Closest Thing to Heaven
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325:Other musical interests
255:Business Administration
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226:Tagalog pronunciation:
66:Background information
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740:You'll Be Safe Here
421:You'll Be Safe Here
230:[ʔɛsˈkwɛtɐ]
780:Compilation albums
717:Sa Kabila ng Lahat
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461:Panatang Makabanda
257:major in Computer
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869:Related articles
814:18 Greatest Hits
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618:Jayson Fernandez
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947:1976 births
891:Eraserheads
876:Discography
762:Live albums
746:Makaaasa Ka
654:Atomic Bomb
621:Norby David
609:Japs Sergio
594:Rico Blanco
440:(EP) (2007)
424:(EP) (2005)
381:Atomic Bomb
353:Discography
331:Eraserheads
315:Rico Blanco
162:percussions
147:Instruments
31:family name
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579:Mike Elgar
477:References
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245:Early life
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125:Pinoy rock
101:1976-01-09
72:Birth name
901:Slapshock
838:Kisapmata
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365:Rivermaya
358:Rivermaya
337:in 1996.
333:drummer,
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253:and took
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35:Penabella
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235:Filipino
142:Musician
130:pop rock
21:In this
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823:Singles
787:Remixed
261:at the
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