Paul Yap, Carlos Tañada, and Ean Mayor make up the electronic outfit known first to local fans as Up Dharma Down, and more widely recognized today by its shortened moniker UDD, a group rooted in Manila’s vibrant music ecosystem that has redefined the reach of pop from the Philippines. Early in their career, Mark Coles of BBC Radio named UDD the Manila band most likely to cross over to the lucrative Anglophone market of North America, a prediction that has borne out as the group has racked up over 300 million streams on Spotify to date, building a global fanbase that extends far beyond their home country’s borders. Critics and fans alike have drawn consistent lines between UDD’s work and that of iconic electronic and pop acts including The Chemical Brothers, Junior Boys, Disclosure, and Caribou, framing their sound as part of a global conversation of forward-thinking pop that transcends regional boundaries to resonate with audiences across continents.