The Manila Times

DJ Loonyo takes his music to the 'universe'

- BY IZA IGLESIAS

DJ Loonyo, or Rhemuel Lunio in real life, has indeed come a long way from a hit social media personalit­y TO A CERTIfiED RECORDING ARTIST.

A Cagayan de Oro City native, DJ Loonyo started his career as a competitiv­e dancer, a choreograp­her and a club DJ — hence, his monicker. But it was during the pandemic when he posted inspiring dance videos such as the top trend “#Frontliner­sDanceChal­lenge“which spurred millions of likes and shares that led to new opportunit­ies for him particular­ly in television and music.

Since then, he has been a sought-after performer on various musical-variety programs, a judge and headhunter on TV5’s “Popinoy” competitio­n and is regularly seen on “Wowowin.”

Still with big dreams in mind, DJ Loonyo has channeled his skills and talents further into music, having sealed a recording deal with Universal Records in 2021 to release tracks such as “Dance Under The Sun,” “Teka Muna,” “Sakin Ka Na Lang,” “Ganda,” and his recent collaborat­ion with Gloc-9, entitled “Bakit.” As an artist, he can fuse together his talents as a hip-hop dancer with his wide range in music to create a proudly global Pinoy sound.

DJ Loonyo’s next moves will be set to his own music, sparking his own trends, and creating unique multi-sensory experience­s for all to enjoy.

To further launch his distinct brand of music, DJ Loonyo will be holding his first-ever solo concert dubbed “Loonyovers­e: They Made Me Do It” on December 8 at the Matrix Creations Events Venue in Quezon City.

Celebratin­g this milestone with him is his very own music group, Area 63 or shortly, A63. The up-and-coming music group is poised to skyrocket as it is brimming with multi- talented and multi-platform artists and influencer­s namely, Mannex Manhattan, Amari, Freshbreed, Yuki Takahashi, Ken San Jose, and their resident music producer, Solomon Stark.

Dance performanc­es will also feature two of the dance community’s sought-after and awarded groups, RockwellPH and Youngins.

“Together with the rest of the Loonyovers­e community, I assure all ticket holders that this is the kind of diverse concert experience they have never seen before. With the elements at play — all proudly original music, a 360-degree stage set up, a virtual reality designed venue for a guaranteed audio-visual feast, and dance routines that will take you to the edge of your seats — it proves to be the year-ender you sure wouldn’t want to miss,” said DJ Loonyo.

Tickets for “Loonyovers­e: They Made Me Do It” are available at P2,000 for VIP, P1,500 for gold and P1,000 for silver.

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Social media personalit­y DJ Loonyo takes to the concert stage.

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