Up Dharma Down is an award-winning Filipino rock band. Mark Cole's BBC show tagged them as the Asian band to most likely cross over to North American shores, and they’ve been featured in regional shows together with bands such as Arcade Fire (Canada) and Bloc Party (UK). The band was featured in the July 2007 issue of Time Magazine. In 2008, they received the Favorite Indie Artist award at the MYX Music  Awards.