Tayo-Tayo
Lang’s Music Video Shoot
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| LJ Lee and Ebe Dancel |
One
of the songs that stood out during the Philippine Popular Music Festival 2012 (PhilPop)
was Tayo-Tayo Lang, composed by
singer/songwriter Toto Sorioso. This song ended up in 2nd place right
behind grand prize winner Bawat Hakbang
by Karl Villuga. Former Sugarfree frontman Ebe Dancel recorded this song for
the PhilPop album (now certified platinum) and Ebe also showed what a trooper
he is when interpreted it during the finals despite almost having no voice.
Right
after the launch of the Philippine Popular Music Festival 2013, the music video
for Tayo-Tayo Lang was shot and I found myself having a bit part in it. The
song talks about a singer performing on stage to almost a non existing
audience. And the music video tried to depict that scenario at the Genting Club
over at Maxim's Hotel in Resorts World Manila with Ebe Dancel as the lonely singer and me as one
of the patrons who threaten to leave the pleading Ebe alone on stage.
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| Patricia Hizon |
The
music video was directed by LJ Lee whom I think was the youngest person at the entire shoot which was really impressive. He shot Ebe and the rest of us while
playing a sped up music track. This in turn would result in a slower and more fluid
movement by everyone when the video is shown with the song playing in its normal speed. In between
takes, Ebe would jokingly make comments at the microphone using a lot slower
and much deeper voice just to balance things out. Patricia Hizon, one of the
producers of the video, was the “jill of all trades” during the shoot shuffling
from being Ebe’s stand in while the lights were getting set up, relaying the
director’s instructions to the extras and keeping the energy and morale high
throughout the whole shoot.
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| LJ Lee, Ebe Dancel and Toto Sorioso |
I
was very surprised by how the music video turned out. I wasn’t even aware
during the actual shoot that it would be in black and white. I might have had
very limited screen time but that is fine with me. I still do find it awesome
to be one of the extras at an Ebe Dancel music video. And this music video
shoot did make my PhilPop experience a lot more special. Thanks once again to
the music video’s producers Girlie Rodis and Patricia Hizon for letting me join
in this fun shoot.
Before
I forget, the deadline for submission of entries for the Philippine Popular Music Festival 2013 has been extended to March 31, 2013 and we are now a
week into the month. I do hope that songwriters will not pass up this chance
for their song to win a cool P1,000,000 in cash and be part of OPM history.
The Philippine Popular Music Festival 2012 album, distributed by Ivory Music & Video, is still available in record stores nationwide. Tayo-Tayo Lang and the
rest of the tracks are also available in digital format over at MyMusicStore Philippines .
Philippine
Popular Music Festival 2012
Tracks:
1. 3 AM
2.
Bawat Hakbang
3.
Bigtime
4.
Brown
5.
Dulo ng Dila
6.
Himig ng Panahon
7.
Kesa
8.
Kontrabida
9.
Minsa'y Isang Bansa
10.
Negastar
11.
Piso
12.
Slowdancing
13.
Takusa
14.
Tayo-Tayo Lang
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| Toto Sorioso |
Toto
Sorioso also has released an album entitled Totoismo under MCA Music that features the songs Gupit and Himala ay Nawala. The album Totoismo
is available in record stores nationwide and Gupit, Himala ay Nawala and
the rest of the tracks are also available in digital format over at
MyMusicStore Philippines .
Totoismo
Tracks:
1. Kawawang
Baga Ko
2. Gupit
3. Oweeyowee
4. Window
Relationship
5. Himala
ay Nawala
6. Tingnan
Mo
7. Di
Namalayan
8. Di
Alam
9. We
Made Noise to Make Some Sense
10. Laging
Nandiyan
11. Gupit
(Acoustic Version)
