Delfin Lazaro, Chris Dacoron, Carlo Ricafort, and Rich Gaddi all met during… Read Full Bio ↴Delfin Lazaro, Chris Dacoron, Carlo Ricafort, and Rich Gaddi all met during high school, singing in both school and church choir. They chose the name, “Next Phaze,” because of its meaning: a new stage of development. This represented their style and personality, and reminded them to constantly strive to become better artists and people.

With a group and a name, the next step, naturally, was to perform. Gigs came easily since each member had friends and family looking for musical entertainment. They slowly gained experience through these smaller performances and were eventually noticed by different producers who wanted to book them for larger venues.

For the next two years, Next Phaze performed in different cities throughout California: San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, Hayward, Milpitas, Cupertino, San Jose, and Stockton to name a few. Their performances ranged from birthday parties with two hundred people in attendance, to concerts in front of thousands. Every show came into play as Next Phaze raised enough money to start their label and fund the production of their debut EP album, Next Phaze.

They were also one of the contenders in the NBC show, Star Tomorrow.