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FOLLOWING the beat of the family drum, Jonathan Nemesio Regalado III became a drummer as his brother and their father are. But there was no familial drum for Isaac De Alva III, who grew up with no musicians in the family. Still, he found the beat irresistible.
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sumali ako…
Hindi ko inakala na magugustuhan ko (When I was in high school, I was able to watch a marching band. I decided to join and didn’t realize that I would enjoy it),” Mr. De Alva III said.
Currently the Vice-President of the Percussive Arts Society Philippines (PAS PH), Mr. De Alva III pointed out that percussion is not limited to a drum set there are, after all, various types of mallet percussion instruments such as xylophones, the marimba, and glockenspiel.
Published May 12, 2021, 11:55 AM
True to his promise some years ago that he’ll “diversify,” hunk singer-actor Piolo Pascual is now trying his hand heading a new record label.
Just Music, a sub-unit of CS Music (Cornerstone Entertainment’s music label for big mainstream hitmakers and names such as Catriona’ Gray, Kyla, Jay R, Jason Dy, Richard Poon, Ian Pangilinan to name a few), will house yet-to-be-named singer-songwriters.
“With the abundance of talent that we have here in the Philippines, I guess, we’ve been seeing a lot of potential in these new artists and that’s where this all came up,” said Piolo in an article published on Cornerstone Entertainment. “When you see a lot of artists who could potentially make a change in the scene, you want to give them that platform, that chance.”