Every musician remembers the first person who believed in them — not just in their skill, but in their place in something bigger. For Evredt, that person was Genesis. Or as he calls him, Gino.

Back in 2014, fresh out of high school and just starting his first year in college, Evredt took a chance. He made his way to Gino’s spot in Marilao, where Gino ran a small bigasan. It wasn’t a studio, but for Evredt, it was where the real music lessons began. He kept coming back, eager to learn how to play the guitar — to sit under someone he already looked up to, even if he didn’t fully know it yet.

Before Captain Jack PH, before the tight riffs and packed sets, there was Rediscovered — Evredt’s early 2000s band playing a sound deeply rooted in OPM grit and heart. One night, they played a gig, Gino watched. Evredt was still lead guitarist back then. He remembers it clearly: “Umupo siya sa harap ng stage. Leadista pa ako nun. Semplang semplang yung solo ko.” But Genesis didn’t laugh, didn’t walk out — he stayed. Watched. Listened.

A few weeks later, Genesis messaged him. Not to talk about that night, but to invite him in — to play bass for his next project.

Eventually, Gino asked him to join his band, BOD. But instead of putting Evredt on lead, he gave him a bass. “Para masundan ko yung mga ginagawa niya,” Evredt says now with a smile. That was how it started — tracking riffs, one string at a time.

The first song they worked on together was “Bisig,” a heavy, gripping track from what Evredt now fondly calls the BOD-era Slap days — raw, thick grooves, full of heart. He remembers the sessions well. The band was still forming its identity, and not everyone saw Gino’s vision. “May mga tumatawa pa nga noon sa riff niya sa ‘PROMDI,’” he shares, referencing the now-popular EP’s title track — a song that later racked up serious streams on Spotify. “Pero siya, tuloy lang.”

After BOD eventually disbanded, something new began to take shape. Gino called up Evredt again. This time, it wasn’t to revive the old — it was to start something fresh. That something was Captain Jack PH.

Evredt was the first person Genesis reached out to. No grand pitch. No guarantees. Just the same trust that had always been there — and a promise to build something real.

Today, Evredt still stands by Gino, both on and off stage. Sometimes he’s the internal push, the challenger in the group, even when it means being the voice against the grain. “Opposition ako minsan,” he admits, “pero para sa ikabubuti ng banda.” But one thing remains — Gino leads with quiet resolve, and Evredt follows with loyalty and belief.

“Captain Jack PH is always moving forward,” he says. “Mawala man ang isa sa amin, we know Gino will continue its legacy. Kung ano yung pangarap ni Gino para sa banda — pangarap na rin naming lahat. Masaya kami kung saan man papunta ang Captain Jack.”

For Evredt, it’s not about fame or solos anymore. It’s about playing beside the man who believed in him when it mattered. Gino didn’t just teach him how to play. He taught him what it means to belong.

And that — more than the riffs, more than the gigs — is the legacy that plays on.