Music festival goes virtual – and free
San Miguel Brewery Inc. (SMB) came up with an exciting and fun way to reach out despite the social limitations. Holding its first leg last Saturday, Oct. 17, Day 2 is happening on Oct. 31 with SMB bringing the Oktoberfest party to homes through its first-ever San Miguel Oktoberfest Beer and Music Virtual Festival.
With digital events becoming the new norm, SMB one-ups the typical by offering viewers a new and immersive virtual experience. The two-day festival, co-presented by Stream and in cooperation with Set & Stage and Network Rentals, offers plenty to the varying and evolving entertainment preferences of its target market through its multi-stage setup. Audiences can choose to rock out loud at the Band Stage, move to the beat at the Dance Stage, or hangout with the stars at the Backstage via Zoom.
Catch your favorite bands, artists, and celebrities live online including The Dawn, Razorback ft. Kevin Roy, Mayonnaise, Kylie Versoza, Alyssa Muhlach, and Cebuano PBA star June Mar Fajardo.
The best part of this is it’s all for free. Just visit the Facebook pages of San Miguel Oktoberfest and SMB brands to catch the live event. SMB also offers official merchandise for the San Miguel Oktoberfest Beer and Music Virtual Festival. **** Commercial-free streaming of MUP prelims, finals on KTX.PH
The search for the worthy successor to Gazini Ganados culminates in the coming Miss Universe Philippines preliminary and coronation nights on Oct. 23 and 25, respectively.
Pageant fans worldwide can watch the whole journey of the aspiring beauty queens with the commercial-free live stream of the two events on KTX.PH, the newest digital events platform.
Watch the candidates strut down the MUP stage in their swimsuit and evening gown during the preliminary night this Friday. Come Sunday (Oct. 25), fans can catch the crowning of the country’s next representative to the Miss Universe pageant.
Fans can buy tickets for P99 to watch each of the two separate events with no interruptions. Access to the livestream also comes with a chat feature, which allows viewers to interact with each other and voice their opinions about their bets as the pageant unfolds. ****
Music Production 101 with Raymund Marasigan
Music enthusiasts and budding music producers are in for a treat as MYX has enlisted one of the Philippines’ biggest rock icons, Raymund Marasigan, for the second leg of “MYX Musiclass,” happening this Saturday, Oct. 24.
More hopefuls will be given a chance to learn more about Music Production 101, as the slots for this leg have been upped to 500 from the initial 100 due to the success of the first leg on Songwriting 101 with twin brothers Paolo and Miguel Guico of Ben&Ben.
Participants are set to learn the ropes of musicmaking and record production from the frontman of the band Sandwich, known for hits like “Sugod,” “DVDX,” and “Betamax.”
Those who would like to take part in “MYX Musiclass: Music Production 101” webinar via Zoom need only to register on a first come, first served basis. For more details, follow MYX Philippines on Facebook (www.fb.com/ MYX.Philippines), Twitter (@MYXphilippines), and Instagram (@myxph).
MYX will hold the final leg of “MYX Musiclass” on Vocal Performance 101 in the coming weeks.
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GMA Network’s News and Public Affairs programs and personalities triumphed as National Winners in the prestigious Asian Academy Creative Awards (AAA’s) 2020, dominating the Philippine contingent in the news and documentary categories.
Besting other nominees from the country is Jessica Soho who won as Best News Anchor for GMA Network’s flagship newscast “24 Oras.” Her award-winning news magazine show “Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho: Denmark Special” emerged as Best Infotainment Program.
24 Oras’ “Lakad sa EDSA” news report was named Best Single News Story. GMA News reporter Raffy Tima walked the stretch of EDSA along with other workers who were traveling to their workplace by foot due to the lack of transportation amid the community quarantine.
The Atom Araullo Specials’ “COVID-19: Nang Tumigil ang Mundo,” was recognized as Best Documentary Program (Oneoff). It narrated the ongoing battle of the Philippines against COVID-19, with vignettes on how the pandemic has altered the lives not only of Filipinos but of the rest of the world.
Reel Time Exclusives’ (RTx) “Ang Huling Saklolo ni Marcelo” won Best Short Form Content. This online documentary featured an OFW in Saudi Arabia pleading for help on video days before he died of COVID-19.
Winning second time in a row as Best Lifestyle Host was Drew Arellano, who was recognized for the Biyahe ni Drew episode “Drew Hits the Road: Taiwan’s Secrets to Long Life.”
As National Winners, they will represent the Philippines in the Grand Awards and Gala Final on Dec. 3 and 4.