It is so “cool” to be an SMB band. It is every band’s dream to become one. It seemed like a long shot at the start. But Stagecrew has become just that.

The Cebuano band, Stagecrew, first gained national recognition via the movie Jologs with the song “Next in Line.”

They called themselves Stagecrew because they started exactly that way: stagehands for a college cultural group, standing at the wings and taking care of jobs the audience would not notice. Nobody ever expected them to take center stage, not even themselves.

Stagecrew was formed during the heydays of the local "banda-banda” scene in Cebu. They were just a few of the faces in the crowd, wanting desperately to be in a rock band. They started out as any wannabe did. They lined up for a slot

at neighborhood fiesta concerts and performed at some local joints just for a few bottles of beer and a couple of handshakes. They mimicked their favorite Manila bands, sang their songs and lived a band-kinda-life. Now they perform alongside some of their idols and sing their own songs.

They have become one of the country's most esteemed bands as they have recently been signed up to join the very prestigious roster of SMB play bands in the capital to endorse the country's premiere beer brand, San Miguel Beer.

The band composed of Rommel Tuico (vocals), Jason Dacua (keyboards), George Castro(drums), Eduard Ceballos(guitar) and Joel Gabucan(bass), now shuttles around the country for gigs here and there sincerely winning hearts of crowds all over.