Aiza Seguerra
Updates
18 Oct 2011 09:32 AM
Haven’t posted anything since June! I’ll try to
summarize the highlights from the months that passed.
July
- was busy with album arrangements for Juris, Erik Santos, Kate Torralba, and Bamboo. Here’s the first single from Juris’s album, “Forevermore” (produced by Jonathan Manalo)
August
- rehearsals and more arrangements for Bamboo’s first album as a solo artist
- finalized the arrangements for Erik Santos’s album. I arranged the first single too, “Kulang Ako Kung Wala Ka”
- my trip to Sydney! I was crazy busy working on the arrangements for Sitti’s upcoming major concert, but I’m glad I made the trip to Sydney to be with my relatives, and to sing and play for my cousin Trisha’s wedding. It was a really really awesome 10 days.
I brought work there...
Had fun rehearsing with Paolo for the wedding.
Went around the city
It was a lovely wedding!
September
- I was Music Director for Sitti’s 10th anniversary all-OPM show at the Music Museum. Did most of the arrangements (17 numbers including medleys). Had so much fun. Props to Sitti for spearheading a brilliant show - and an excellent performance of the songs that we played around with. Won’t post the details here, as there are plans of a repeat.
My arrangement for Aiza Seguerra’s Rock Rizal track came out
Aiza Seguerra (feat. Radha) - "Lupang Pinangako" by Rock Ed Philippines
That’s it for now! October updates coming up this week.
July
- was busy with album arrangements for Juris, Erik Santos, Kate Torralba, and Bamboo. Here’s the first single from Juris’s album, “Forevermore” (produced by Jonathan Manalo)
August
- rehearsals and more arrangements for Bamboo’s first album as a solo artist
- finalized the arrangements for Erik Santos’s album. I arranged the first single too, “Kulang Ako Kung Wala Ka”
- my trip to Sydney! I was crazy busy working on the arrangements for Sitti’s upcoming major concert, but I’m glad I made the trip to Sydney to be with my relatives, and to sing and play for my cousin Trisha’s wedding. It was a really really awesome 10 days.
I brought work there...
Had fun rehearsing with Paolo for the wedding.
Went around the city
It was a lovely wedding!
September
- I was Music Director for Sitti’s 10th anniversary all-OPM show at the Music Museum. Did most of the arrangements (17 numbers including medleys). Had so much fun. Props to Sitti for spearheading a brilliant show - and an excellent performance of the songs that we played around with. Won’t post the details here, as there are plans of a repeat.
My arrangement for Aiza Seguerra’s Rock Rizal track came out
Aiza Seguerra (feat. Radha) - "Lupang Pinangako" by Rock Ed Philippines
That’s it for now! October updates coming up this week.
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ABSCBN Station ID "Sukob Na"
07 Jul 2010 04:41 PM
Here’s a station ID from ABS CBN, perfect for the
rainy season. This was arranged by Mike Villegas. I
wrote the string parts. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzoIX_CrjDs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzoIX_CrjDs
Arranging Muscles
24 May 2008 01:20 PM
Whew! The past month was a total whirl. All in all
these were stuff I did (from mid-April till May 21):
- an arrangement for the Philippine Youth Symphonic Band (will post it here soon as I get a copy of the performance)
- approximately 20 songs for Singing Bee each week
- 6 orchestra arrangements for Lea’s My Life On Stage concert, some of which were original compositions/themes
- 2 string quartet arrangements for Aiza Seguerra’s album (Singapore release), which were started on a few hours before the recording
- a theme song for the Breast Cancer foundation, fully orchestrated
- the foreword for a friend’s upcoming book
- a recording of my vocals for a friend
- a theme song for a popular milk brand (don’t know yet if it’ll get approved)
- running to and from various rehearsals and recordings for the projects above
As I look at the list, I am wondering how it all fit in that span of time. But I do did learn something here... When the task list, or the project, seemed impossible within the given time, that's because it probably was. I knew my own pacing and capabilities, and I knew I've never done this before. So it was to my benefit that at those moments, I forgot about timetables, time management, and such. At that particular point, making timetables would only make the impossible seem more impossible. So I went into it with a "just finish it" kind of mentality. What I got out from it was I was pushed to do things I could not do before.
Am certainly not complaining, but I could use a break. The past weeks felt like a total workout for my arranging and songwriting muscles. It gave me a good high, but as with seasons, there is a time to go all out, and there is a time to lie back and savor the sweet summer air. (What? Summer's over? Hmm. Must've passed by while my nose was buried in the computer)
- - - -
My Life On Stage, Lea Salonga’s 30th anniversary concert, will be running on its last night tonight. Last night was a success. I’ve been enjoying playing the synth part to double the orchestra strings (since we only have 3 first violins and 3 second violins). The tricky part is to blend in with the real strings, using the expression pedal at the right times and making sure the attacks are smooth, and swelling at the right moments. Of course I also had a wayward note here and there – when I wasn’t too careful about my attacks, a note would stick out. Oops!
Lea is one of the most talented people on earth. Of course, I needn't say that here, most Pinoy musicians already know that. It's such a joy to witness it firsthand.
- an arrangement for the Philippine Youth Symphonic Band (will post it here soon as I get a copy of the performance)
- approximately 20 songs for Singing Bee each week
- 6 orchestra arrangements for Lea’s My Life On Stage concert, some of which were original compositions/themes
- 2 string quartet arrangements for Aiza Seguerra’s album (Singapore release), which were started on a few hours before the recording
- a theme song for the Breast Cancer foundation, fully orchestrated
- the foreword for a friend’s upcoming book
- a recording of my vocals for a friend
- a theme song for a popular milk brand (don’t know yet if it’ll get approved)
- running to and from various rehearsals and recordings for the projects above
As I look at the list, I am wondering how it all fit in that span of time. But I do did learn something here... When the task list, or the project, seemed impossible within the given time, that's because it probably was. I knew my own pacing and capabilities, and I knew I've never done this before. So it was to my benefit that at those moments, I forgot about timetables, time management, and such. At that particular point, making timetables would only make the impossible seem more impossible. So I went into it with a "just finish it" kind of mentality. What I got out from it was I was pushed to do things I could not do before.
Am certainly not complaining, but I could use a break. The past weeks felt like a total workout for my arranging and songwriting muscles. It gave me a good high, but as with seasons, there is a time to go all out, and there is a time to lie back and savor the sweet summer air. (What? Summer's over? Hmm. Must've passed by while my nose was buried in the computer)
- - - -
My Life On Stage, Lea Salonga’s 30th anniversary concert, will be running on its last night tonight. Last night was a success. I’ve been enjoying playing the synth part to double the orchestra strings (since we only have 3 first violins and 3 second violins). The tricky part is to blend in with the real strings, using the expression pedal at the right times and making sure the attacks are smooth, and swelling at the right moments. Of course I also had a wayward note here and there – when I wasn’t too careful about my attacks, a note would stick out. Oops!
Lea is one of the most talented people on earth. Of course, I needn't say that here, most Pinoy musicians already know that. It's such a joy to witness it firsthand.
