Another Filipino artist is slowly making his name in New York! He is Luis Villanueva, a Filipino producer, multi-instrumentalist, and filmmaker based in Columbia University, New York who was formally educated in video production and music theory. Initially, Luis’ style of production was influenced by US, Canadian, and UK R&B and electronic music. His first two singles “Selfish” and "Cloud 9" from his EP VOL 1 have together accumulated 1.3 million streams on Spotify alone, while “Cloud 9” is featured on multiple international playlists.
For his most recent project “Pécho,” Villanueva explores new, disco-centric influences from his residency in New York City. “Pécho” taps into the resurgence in 2020-2021 of a taste for disco, techno, and electronic music with references to 70s discotheque culture from Paris and New York. “Pécho” is part of the Nu-Disco movement – a musical movement representing the modern expression and resurgence of disco music, along with its associated iconographical and musical motifs. The movement isn’t strictly geographically tied to a single origin, though the scene is centered in New York and Paris and the rest of Europe.
Likewise, the music video for “Pécho” is an international award winner at the IMDB qualifying film festivals in New York, Paris, Cannes, Napoli, Rome, and London among others.
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Celebrity beauty expert Anne Barretto has shared her fearless forecast on beauty trends for 2022. According to Anne, with the pandemic still around, beauty-conscious Filipinos will choose the safer and more practical way of staying beautiful while inside the safety of their homes-that is using skincare and beauty products that are easy to use, within the budget, and are easily available online.
Anne also revealed plans to hire personalities (actors, beauty queens, and icons) as ambassadors for her growing "Hey Pretty Skin" beauty line, which recently signed popular distributor Sultan Faizal Benaning Bansao.
Barretto describes herself as very hands-on when it comes to business. “Most of the time, you’ll see me in my office or in a meeting with my staff. I am very much hands-on with my business ever since I started it in 2018. I always like to think of new ways to improve my business, be it new marketing strategies or planning or new designs and whatnot. Oftentimes, you’ll also see me brainstorming with my team about innovations we can apply to the clinic."
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Our media friends are thankful for real-life angels who opened their doors and extended their arms to help during the pandemic.
A popular hotel chain was a godsend to TV networks that required rooms for their crew members whenever they had to shoot for several days. During those times, crew members were able to stay in a “bubble” without having to return to their homes until the taping is finished.
"We are thankful for the unwavering service of the frontliners to our country. We are proud that we were given an opportunity to help and be the aid to them including the media people whom we consider also as frontliners, as they are risking their lives to provide accurate news and information about the situation of the country," said Sue Geminiano, Corporate Marketing Head for Hotel Sogo.