Jose Angelo Chua Gellada better known by his nickname "Sheldon", is the bassist of the former band, Hale

Hale (band)

Hale was an alternative rock band from Manila, Philippines. The group consisted of Champ Lui Pio, Roll Martinez, Sheldon Gellada, and Paolo Santiago.- Formation :...

. He currently resides in Parañaque.

Background

Jose was born on May 20, 1984. He studied at Manresa school for his elementary years and went to high school at the now defunct Philippine Christian's Montessori Village Inc. in Parañaque. He enrolled at the conservatory of music program of the University of Santo Tomas

University of Santo Tomas

The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines , is a private Roman Catholic university run by the Order of Preachers in Manila. Founded on April 28, 1611 by archbishop of Manila Miguel de Benavides, it has the oldest extant university charter in the...

 as a contrabass major for a year.

Further Notes

Aside from Hale

Hale (band)

Hale was an alternative rock band from Manila, Philippines. The group consisted of Champ Lui Pio, Roll Martinez, Sheldon Gellada, and Paolo Santiago.- Formation :...

, he plays for 5 Leaves Left, together with Hale's

Hale (band)

Hale was an alternative rock band from Manila, Philippines. The group consisted of Champ Lui Pio, Roll Martinez, Sheldon Gellada, and Paolo Santiago.- Formation :...

 former drummer Omnie and he has also a reggae

Reggae

Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...

 band called Washday.

Personal Style

Gellada's style of playing bass can be rooted from electronic, progressive and other rock players. However, when he himself is asked, you will probably get humorous and interesting answers such as Chucky Dreyfuss, Dranreb Villeza, and Dale Villar of the That's Entertainment fame.

Trivia

He has a fan club at friendster, called Sheldonistas.
At the succes of their first album, he was the only one to have a girlfriend.
He always give puzzling answers and misquotes if asked about his style of bass playing.

As a bassist of Hale

2005 – Hale

Hale (album)

- Credits :All songs written and performed by HaleExecutive Producer: Christopher SyProduced by Russell Eustaguio & Kiko GuevarraLabel Manager: Ethel CachaperoAll instruments recorded by Angee Rozul at Tracks Recording Studio...

2006 – Twilight

2008 – Above, Over And Beyond

Above, Over And Beyond

- References :...

2009 – Kundiman

Kundiman (Hale album)

-Track listing:...

For a full, detailed list, see: Hale discography