In late 2005, from the faraway shores of the Philippines, Rafael (Raffy) Tragic joined Nassau, NY-based, catchy-rock band MSV (Sue Forte and Guy Forte, Joe Roze, and Renan Villegas) taking over bass duties. Having rounded out their line-up, MSV played their debut gig in Troy, NY in January 2006. Since then, MSV has performed at a number of venues around the New York Capital District, including Positively 4th Street, Valentine's, Red Square, Bayou Café, Cheers, and Jed's Place.