After making a name in the local music scene (with performances in venues as Strumms, Bedrock Bar & Grill, Spicy Fingers), In Heat Band is now set to conquer the world.

Actually, they’ve started doing so as they have performed in the US Base in Okinawa, Japan, and also in Nagoya, as well as in Singapore and Malaysia.

The band is still in Okinawa for a series of shows that started in November.

In Heat Band – composed of Cecile H. Tiangco, Anna D. Brillantes, Loverine Jena C. Fermino, Julius B. Cawaling, Alexis Dasalla, Alfonso A. Ramos Jr., Peter Joshua L. Marquez and Ryan Jacob T. Policarpio – is managed by Rhyme, Rhythm, Concept Maker, Inc. (RRCM) with Vehnee Saturno and Ladine Roxas of Saturno Music Production & Promotions Guam USA as booking agent.

Saturno Music Production & Promotions also handles other bands such as Music Society and Music Power of Trio based in Shangri-La Hotel Makati, and Music @TS, based in Futian Shangri-La, SheZhen, China.

Locally, the In Heat Band is sought after for private shows. Their repertoire is wide and varied, consisting of well-loved songs from the ’70s to the ’90s.

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Little Lambs bags AsiaSpa Award

Congratulations to Little Lambs Kiddie Spa & Clinic which was awarded the Best Kiddie Spa in the recently concluded AsiaSpa Awards 2010 held at The Mira Hotel in Hong Kong. It’s the first time that the four-year-old company had competed in the Kids’ Spa category, besting six other contenders from India, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam – most of which are bigger and more established hotel and resort-based establishments.

The award cites the spa’s holistic approach (mind, body and spirit) which combines pediatric and alternative medicine in the promotion of children’s wellness. In addition, its comprehensive service menu (which includes organic products) as well as its top-of-the-line facilities also contributed largely to its winning edge. The spa is owned and managed by Carl and Lyne Balita, businessmen and medical practitioners. Little Lambs is just one of several successful ventures of this couple.

Lyne, a pediatrician and devoted mother of four, admits that her service philosophy reflects her intuitive motherly passion.

Little Lambs has also earned the trust of celebrity endorsers Paul Salas of ABS-CBN Star Magic, Mica dela Cruz of “Goin’ Bulilit,” Makisig Morales of “Shout Out” and Ella Guevarra of GMA-7.

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Joyful Noyze remakes carols in X’mas album

A group of youngsters called Joyful Noyze came up recently with “Cool Christmas,” an alternative Christmas album. The CD contains 10 traditional Christmas tunes arranged in the spirit of today’s melodic pop and rock beats. Opening track is a reggae make-over of “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” featuring the exuberant voice of seven-year-old wonder kid Athan Jaime.

Athan is supported by Sam Ayson, Erwin Marasigan, Lea Rianzares.

Other songs in the album are “Deck The Halls” and “Hark The Herald Angels Sing” which get a pop-rock treatment, “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,” a husked folk number, “O Little Town Of Bethlehem,” a tribute to boy band blues and harmonies; “Joy To The World,” which takes the Christmas fun to the street with a head-spinning beat combining ’70s R&B of “Kung Fu Fighting” and the more recent hip-hop backbeat of the Beastie Boys and Planet Rock.

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Tidbits: Happy b-day greetings for Dec. 23, go to Ms. Marichu Maceda, Cesar Sarino, Leonardo “Remy” Monteverde, Lorna Tolentino, Gilopez Kabuyao, Daniel “Bitay” Lacson, Portia Leuterio, Mrs. Zeny Tengco, Luciano Mangiafico, Louie R. Escano, Lito Nepomuceno, Mrs. Lourdes Sy, Joricel Carlynd Espiritu, Roxane Vivar, Jonas C. Cruz, Jenevive Louisse B. Castillo, Charito Corpuz-Doles, Eduardo Valentin Santos, Mary Jane Bacaron-Roldan of Tagum City, and Juan Ramesis P. Mayina... Happy wedding anniversary to Pablo and Loleng Panlilio… Letter Day Story is no flash in the pan. Their collaboration with acclaimed rap artist Gloc9, “Martilyo” earned them an Awit Award this year for Best Alternative Rock Recording. This year, the group came out with their full-length album “Sama-Sama” under Sony Music. They’ve been all over the country touring for the Mossimo Band Entourage campaign and now Letter Day Story is heading international as they were picked to sing the theme song of the movie “Niko- Journey to Magika.” Entitled “Hero Within,” the song is written by Ebe Dancel, Alex Castro and Jessie Lasaten…