Bins is a producer and DJ immersed in Metro Manila’s underground music scene. Being a co-founder of the BuwanBuwan Collective and a former resident of the now defunct club XX XX, he’s accumulated a deep understanding of rhythm and mixing. A sonic chameleon, he uses this knowledge to traverse between genres, each track blending into the next, but maintaining a thumping through line that keeps minds and bodies moving on dance floors.

Born and raised in Manila, music has always been a part of his life, but only finding his place in it when he discovered electronic music. Frequenting events such as “Dubplate” and “Subflex,” cornerstones of the left-field music scene in the late aughts and early 2010s, he learned more about this new expansive world.

In 2012, he co-founded the BuwanBuwan Collective, an artist collective and record label. Their mission was to create a platform for other producers and DJs in the Philippines to connect and express themselves through their music. With their own long-running series of events called “Bakunawa,” they were able to expand the electronic music community and open doors for aspiring artists.

The opening of XX XX in 2016 marked a new chapter in Bins’ ongoing musical journey. As one of the club’s resident DJs, he continued to push the accessibility and appreciation of electronic music, further sharpening his skills in mixing in order to jump across the plethora of tastes that he’s since integrated into his own personal style.

May 2024 marked Bins’ debut single–and first release ever–on Twelve Points Records, a fresh imprint featuring local artists. Giving back something from himself to the community that had welcomed and nurtured him was something he so desired but eluded him to this point, and there was no better time than this to share what had been years in the making.

Since then, Bins has been entrenched in Manila’s still-growing underground music scene, being one of the selectors that continues to push for the growth of the community through the expansion of the city’s palette. And while his sound is ever-evolving, you will never find any of his sets incomplete or unfulfilled. As he puts together everything that he’s learned to this point, there will always be something for everyone, that everyone now shares. Just how music is supposed to be.