The Ransom Collective

The Ransom Collective (also known as TRC and originally known as Kian Ransom) is a Filipino indie folk band based in Manila, Philippines. The band consists of Kian Ransom (vocals/guitars), Jermaine Choa Peck (vocals/percussion), sisters Lily (keyboards) and Muriel Gonzales (violin), Leah Halili (bass), and Redd Claudio (drums). The band is best known for winning the first place at Wanderland Music and Arts Festival's pre-event Wanderband competition last January 2014 and played at Wanderland 2014. The band released its self-titled EP in 2014, and featured hit singles "Fools", "Settled", and "Open Road". They also released their debut album "Traces" on May 20, 2017. 2History TRC was formed in August 2013 when Kian Ransom, then as an indie solo artist, came back to the Philippines after pursuing his college education in Los Angeles. He joined his high school friend Hunny Lee (the first drummer) and would later joined by Fine Arts students from U.P. Diliman, namely Jermaine Choa Peck and the Gonzales sisters (Lily and Muriel). Leah Halili, Peck's course mate, was later invited to join. The band was named after Ransom himself. Later, Lee left the band and returned to South Korea for his military service dutie