Formed only this year, reon (stylized as all lowercase) is a duo composed of singer-songwriters Noah Glynn Alejandre and Reanne Julia Borela. According to them, they got their name from Kanji characters (麗音) that mean "beautiful" and "sound" and describe their music as bedroom pop. Preferring to keep things simple…
When he began writing songs in 2017, Michael Catarina also became a staple of several songwriting competitions. This year, his persistence paid off when he was named as among the finalists from Visayas and Mindanao for his song, "Hinungdan." The unassuming young lad, however, still considers himself an amateur as…
Born and raised in Cebu City, singer-songwriter Jerika Teodorico is one of the early finalists for the 2020 edition of the PhilPop Songwriting Festival. Jerika has been joining songwriting competitions since she was 17. Most of her entries centered on the advocacy of uplifting Bisaya music. At the same time,…
Toronto-based artist Sabby Sousa is no longer a stranger to the digital music realm. Her effervescent pop smash “Cream n’ Frosting” from last year became a viral hit on both Spotify and iTunes Philippines and the rest of Asia. It charted inside the top 50 for weeks due to its…