Name: Junby “Beng” Gatmaitan
Age: 25
I've been a drummer since: October,2006
I play drums for: aral pa lang magdrums, pero I play percussions for 3rd Avenue for almost 3 years na
My favorite musical style/s: Madami, para tumaas ang musicality
My favorite drummer/s: Mar Dizon, Regalados, Mike Alba, Bagets (elibs ako di lang sa palo, pati sa boses!), Otep, Franklin, Rickson, Chado, Gary Lahoy, Vic Mercado, Mark Escueta, Vinci, Meynard. Pinoy syempre!
My musical influence/s: Dad, bandmates, my uncle Chado (at ang mga kwento niya tungkol sa mga malulupit na drummer tulad ni Bagets, Otep, Franklin, Rickson, etc.), Vic Mercado(isa sa mga impluwensya ko, kahit anong genre kaya, kahit flamenco sa kahon!),
My drum gear: Sonor 3005 full maple snare, Pearl Elims, 13" aax fusion hats, 10" hhx legacy splash, 17" hhx evolution crash, 22" k custom medium ride
other gears used (courstesy of bandmates): kahon (K-hon and Eraim), lp chimes, lp low and high pitch block, lp jingle sticks, lp vibra slap, lp super guiro, shakers, 12” paiste splash,
I'm a proud drummer because: life-giver… kumbaga, ikaw yung tibok ng puso, pulso ng banda.
Additional info about myself: nasali ako sa banda nung highschool til college as a vocalist but right now I’m a percussionist/vocalist in our vocal-acoustic group, 3rd Avenue. I’m also a bowler and a Daddy.