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toi the rehearsal '' show at route 196 , quezon city performing . band members shown , left to right , are at guitarist pat tirano , vocalist pauline diaz , bassist louie their talan , and drummer wendell garcia . not pictured are september bassist rommel sanchez and manager mei tayengco . 25 , 2010 `` pauline -rrb- mei tayengco -lrb- manager/creative director -rrb- romel sanchez -lrb- diaz guitar -rrb- louie talan -lrb- bass -rrb- wendell garcia -lrb- -lrb- drums -rrb- dj rodriguez -lrb- percussion -rrb- vocals -rrb- pat tirano -lrb- guitar -lsb- http://www.toikingdom.com website -rsb- pupil -lrb- band -rrb- , archipelago , turbogoth 2007 -- present unsigned/independent toi -lrb- band -rrb-
 group_or_band blues experimental , jazz , folk rock , electronic , toiroutegroup.jpg philippines '' ` toi '' '
toi -lrb- band -rrb-

toi , pronounced `` toy '' and sometimes mistakenly referred to by the name of its website '' `` toi kingdom '' '' , is a filipino indie musical group whose musical range includes folk rock , blues , jazz , and electronic music , often in some experimental combination .
conceived in 2007 by mei tayengco , pat tirano and pauline diaz , the group was named toi in acknowledgement of tayengco 's vision of the group as `` `` a plaything created by three minds . '' ''
tirano and diaz form the musical core of the band , with numerous other musicians contributing to the band 's sound over the years , while tayengco serves as the band 's artistic manager of sorts .
