Buddy Zabala

Hector "Buddy" Avanceña Zabala is a Filipino musician who gained prominence as the bassist of Eraserheads. He also plays with Hilera, Moonstar88, Cambio, and previously The Dawn.

Biography
Zabala was born Zamboanga City on November 13, 1971.

Zabala was a freshman at the University of the Philippines Diliman enrolled at the Library and Information Science program when he became a member of The Curfew with other freshmen Raimund Marasigan, a Mass Communication student; and Marcus Adoro a Philosophy student. Zabala was roommates with Raimund Marasigan during their entire college years, as they were the only ones in the band who did not smoke. Shortly after The Curfew's vocalist left, Zabala and the other two answered an ad posted on their dorm room at Kalayaan Residence Hall by Ely Buendia, a Mass Communication sophomore.

Post-Eraserheads
Shortly before the band's break-up, Zabala became a session player for Cambio (with Marasigan) and The Dawn. He also became a producer for other bands.

Personality
Buendia has described Zabala as the "bridge" between his bandmates and recognizes him as the most talented musically out of all four of them.