Jayke Reyes Launches Self-Titled Debut Album Jayke Reyes

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Enjoying a wonderful world in the time of meeting one simple girl, singing one of songs in her new album. I really enjoy listening to the smoothness in her voice.  She has made those soaring high notes and i think she is more than capable of carrying a pop tune. Her voice is pure and beautiful.

Fast-rising singer Jayke Reyes launches her self-titled debut album "Jayke Reyes." The album which contains the carrier single Kay Palad Mo (a remake). Perry’s Will, Paano Na Kaya, Sana’y Pakaingatan Mo and We’re All in This Together comes with a minus one.

She shared us that she grew up listening to Broadway songs. Raised in the US, Jayke is a daughter of Filipino immigrant. It had always been Jayke’s dream to pursue a singing career so when the opportunity knocked at her doorstep, she didn’t hesitate to leave Los Angeles and flew all the way to Manila.

Trained by illustrious vocal coach Seth Riggs, the same star-maker behind heavy hitters like the late Michael Jackson, Natalie Cole, Anita Baker, Josh Groban, Luther Vandross, Stevie Wonder and James Ingram, did commercials and auditioned for shows on Nickelodeon and Disney. Jayke’s musical exposure is quite impressive.

The album’s concept is diverse. There are ballads meant to showcase her ability to hit the high notes and there are R&B dance hits. Jayke wants to be known as a versatile singer who can sing almost anything in her field.

“I think, there should be a mix para hindi magsawa nag tao. That’s why for me, I don’t want all birit. I don’t want people to say that’s the only thing I can do.”

Determined to make it big in the music industry that’s why she is learning hard to speak fluent Tagalog. She is also attending workshops and taking lessons in order to become a better singer.  She shared us that she used to practice reading even children's books.

“I know it will be hard. Success is not easy. But I believe in myself and I think I have good chance of making it. My family and I sacrificed for my dreams, so for my parents especially, I need to really push.”

“As a singer, I really think I give my all. I’m really dedicated. I know I can do anything. I’m really focused.”

Jayke is awesome in the first one,  I loved all of her songs on there. I hope she will make more. ♥

Check on You Tube and listen to her rendition of Kay Palad Mo

Backroom artist Jayke recently represented the country in the Asean Music Festival for the 80th Birthday of Thailand’s Queen Sirikit. The Event was sponsored by the Ministry of Culture of Thailand. The album is being distributed by Ivory Records.

Jayke is also busy with the following mall tour. 

October 27 (SM Baliwag)

October 28 (SM Fairview)

November 9 (SM Novaliches)

November 11 (Robinson Pulilan with JM De Guzman)

November 17 (SM Rosario), November 18 (SM Calamba)

November 24 (SM Masinag), November 25 (SM Dasmarinas)

December 9 (SM Clark) and January 6 (SM Bacoor)

For inquiries, call Backroom at 4351108 and 4351120 or email at backroominc@hotmail.com

Alternative Rock Band "She's Only Sixteen" Breaks into the OPM Ground , Releases Debut EP

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When  a friend told me to listen to the song "Dying to Meet You" by a new rock band, I looked for it in the youtube. Just hearing the song from my laptop while working on other site, I liked it, amazing sounds. When I replay it and watched the video, I am shocked that they are young teens,  Filipinos, I thought the voices are from the foreigner band! 

Alternative rock band She’s Only Sixteen has been creating buzz in the local music scene with the release of their self-titled debut EP, which contains four tracks and an acoustic version of their first single Dying To Meet You.

The band, composed of Roberto Sena (lead vocals, guitar), Anjo Silvoza (bass), Andrew Panopio (guitar), and King Puentespina (drums), has been hailed by Status Magazine as one of the most promising local bands of today.

Credited for their youthful energy and refreshing compositions, She’s Only Sixteen has been making a name in the independent music scene.

“We base our roots and influences from musicians like The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys, Phoenix, MGMT, Radiohead, among others, ” Roberto adds.

When asked about the band, the members quip, “She’s Only Sixteen is a mix of rock, pop, dance, folk, ear-grabbing hooks, good taste, bad jokes, alcohol, cigarettes, coffee, debauchery, kalandian, deep commentary on love and life, and a load of class.”

She's Only Sixteen "Dying To Meet You" Music Video

She’s Only Sixteen is being managed by Orion Entertainment. For inquiries and bookings, please call 0916-4140358 or email olrac1023@gmail.com.

Follow She’s Only Sixteen:

On Twitter: @dyingtotweetyou

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shesonlysixteen

On Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/shesonlysixteen (where you will hear the demo recording of the single Dying To Meet You)

She’s Only Sixteen Media Conference is supported by LionhearTV, Pinoy Magazine, BANDS Mag and Centerstage KTV Tomas Morato.

Zonta Club of Muntinlupa & Environs Presents: Bollywood Madness Bazaar

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Excusive women’s club holds annual fundraising bazaar in Ayala Alabang

The Zonta Club of Muntinlupa & Environs (ZCME) is holding its annual fundraising event on November 3 and 4, 2012 (Saturday and Sunday), from 8AM to 8PM at the Cuenca Covered Court in Ayala Alabang Village, Muntinlupa City. Featuring a festive Indian theme, the Bollywood Madness Bazaar is inspired by India’s vibrant colors, attractive ethnicity, exotic cuisine, and the global emergence of Bollywood movies.

“After the highly successful Moroccan bazaar last year, we want to reinforce the iconic branding of our annual fundraiser,” explains Nancy Harel, Public Relations Officer of ZCME. “A different theme each year allows us to differentiate our bazaar from all the others.”

Established in 1988, ZCME is composed of professional women working together to elevate the state of marginalized women and children in the city of Muntinlupa. Through the organization’s various projects, issues such as education, politics, health, and economics are addressed, thereby empowering women to become contributing and productive members of the society.

The annual 2-day bazaar aims to raise funds needed for the Club’s numerous community service projects. Two major beneficiaries of this event are SAGIP (Saklolo at Gabay ng Ina at Pamilya), a 24-hour crisis response center for abused women and children of Muntinlupa and TDZ (Tulong Dunong ng Zonta), a high school scholarship program granted to underprivileged but intelligent young girls in the city.

Participating at the bazaar is Republiq of Asia, who will offer its selection of handmade clothes, jewelry, accessories, and home furnishing. Some of these fair trade products are directly sourced from all over Asia, Australia, and Europe.Another participant to look out for is Silnag, a local company that sells native hand-crafted jewelry made from sustainable indigenous materials.

The Bollywood Madness Bazaar is made possible through the generosity of YKK Philippines, Pioneer Insurance, Hans Brumann Jewelry, Bay &HecSenares Gasoline Station (PHOENIX), Graman Fashion, EJ Litton Foundation, and Crocs Philippines.

World Food Day Brings Boost to School Children in Central Mindanao -Thanks to Unilever and WFP

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As part of this year’s World Food Day celebrations, Unilever Philippines has again renewed its commitment to help improve the health and well-being of Filipino children by donating Php6 million to support the United Nations World Food Programme’s (WFP) school feeding programme in remote and conflict-affected areas of Central Mindanao.

The amount is being donated through Unilever’s number one food brand, Knorr, and will be used to provide 600,000 hot nutritious school meals to 100,000 public elementary school children in the provinces of Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, and Lanao del Norte. WFP will be carrying out the programme in partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development, and the Department of Education.

“We would like to thank Unilever for its consistent and valuable support to WFP in the Philippines. Over the years, Unilever has mobilized its different brands to come up with innovative and creative ways to help raise awareness of, and mobilize resources for, the fight against hunger – they are true champions of the cause,” said WFP Philippines Representative and Country Director Stephen Anderson.

“The support that we give to school feeding is just one part of the overall sustainable living plan of Unilever to help improve the nutrition levels of Filipino children and contribute to the Philippines’ effort to meets its Millennium Development Goal targets. But we cannot do this alone. We are privileged to have as a global partner such as the World Food Programme to help us in achieving this goal,” added Unilever Philippines Foods and Customer Development Director Carl Cruz.

Unilever has contributed to WFP and its fight against hunger in the Philippines since 2008, through the global event “Walk the World,” organised in collaboration with TNT Express and DSM to raise funds and awareness for WFP’s work. In the Philippines, Walk the World has generated over PhP13.8 million to fund school meals.Globally, Unilever has been a WFP corporate partner since December 2006, donating a total of US$18.7 million to support WFP’s work around the world.

About WFP

WFP is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. Each year, on average, WFP feeds more than 90 million people in more than 70 countries.

WFP now provides RSS feeds to help journalists keep up with the latest press releases, videos and photos as they are published on WFP.org. For more details see: http://www.wfp.org/rss.

Twitter: @wfp_asia and @wfp_philippines and @wfp_media Facebook: WFP Philippines

About Unilever

Unilever works to create a better future every day. We help people feel good, look good and get more out of life with brands and services that are good for them and good for others. We are one of the world’s leading suppliers of fast moving consumer goods with strong local roots in more than 100 countries. Consumers buy 170 billion Unilever packs around the world every year, and our products are used over two billion times a day. Our portfolio includes some of the world’s best known brands such as Knorr, Lipton, Dove, Sunsilk, Surf and Rexona.

Our ambition is to double the size of our business, while reducing our overall environmental impact (including sourcing, consumer use and disposal). We are also committed to doing what we can to improve health, nutrition and hygiene, with goals to help more than a billion people take action to improve their health and well-being, as well as to source all our agricultural raw materials sustainably by 2020. Supporting our three big goals are more than 50 time-based targets in the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan.

For more information about Unilever and its brands, please visit www.unilever.com. 

For more information, please contact:

World Food Programme - Philippines (Email: charlene.tordesillas@wfp.org): Charlene Tordesillas, WFP/Manila, Tel: +63 2 7502561 Mobile: +639178809368

Unilever Philippines (Email: liza.vengco@unilever.com): Liza Vengco, Communications Manager, Tel: +63 2 5887342 Mobile: +639088805776

Hundreds Join The Songwriting with the Maestro Tours

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Hundreds more are inspired to write Pilipino songs and are being taught by no less than Maestro Ryan Cayabyab (Mr. C.) through the well-received and highly successful “Song Writing with the Maestro” nationwide tour.

After its successful launch in Manila and second leg in Davao, over 400 more have had the exceptional experience to be schooled by Mr. C whose workshop includes lectures on Pilipino music history, songwriting as a tool for nation building, self-expression, entertainment, social commentary and the like, tips and guidelines on writing songs, and musical presentations by the known and respected personalities aimed to encourage the attendees to make their own music.

The foundation is behind the Philippine Popular Music Festival

The PhilPop MusicFest Foundation (PhilPop) with its thrust is to enrich original Pilipino music and educate this and future generations on its uniqueness and importance; to resound and preserve the vanishing perhaps forgotten musical gems from the rural areas; to empower Filipino songwriters whose music can inspire and motivate a nation.

The foundation has come up with a program that uplifts this challenged industry, with its Executive Director Maestro Ryan Cayabyab and Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan at the helm.

 

With the assistance of the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), PhilPop has launched its nationwide tour in key cities, holding a workshop with Maestro Cayabyab and several music industry veterans and Philippine Popular Music Festival finalists.

San Beda College, Ermita campus was the first stop of this unique program, with its College of Arts and Science students and its SBC Symphony Singers were amongst the hundreds in attendance, along with students from La Consolacion College, and the University of Sto. Tomas. 

Philpop 1^st placer Toto Sorioso who wrote “Tayo Tayo Lang” led the cast of other budding songwriters like Krist Melecio (“Piso”), Noah Zuniga (“Dulo ng Dila”), Keiko Necesario (“3am”), Thyro Alfaro (“Himig ng Panahon”), Kennard Faraon (“Slowdancing”) and Smart People’s Choice winner James Leyte (“Brown”) who all shared their experiences, and performed their winning songs.

“The outcome was very encouraging and the students were really engaged and captivated by the lecture”, shared Maestro Cayabyab.  “More than that, they had fun!  Through this tour, we are doing our part to ensure that this generation and future generations will have a real appreciation of our Pilipino music.”

The second stop of the tour was in Abreeza Mall in Davao where local partner Phoenix Fuels gathered hundreds of students from several schools, and members of different music organizations in the region where they interacted with the Maestro, award-winning R&B duo Thyro and Yumi, and one of the industry’s best Trina Belamide.

With the tour’s official airline Cebu Pacific, the “Songwriting with the Maestro” tour will be headed to Cebu (Benedicto College on October 12), Puerto Princesa (Palawan State University on October 16) Naga (with the Francis Padua Papica Foundation on November 24), Baguio (University of Baguio on December 17) and other key cities.

The project is supported by Maynilad, Smart, Meralco, PLDT, Resorts World Manila, TV5, Metro Pacific Investments, North Luzon Expressway, Sun Cellular, First Pacific Leadership Academy, PICC, Philex Mining, the official airline Cebu Pacific and official food sponsor McDonald’s.