7101 Music Nation Team

Julio D. Sy, Jr. Chief Executive Officer

Julio D. Sy, Jr., or Jun as he is fondly known, is the founder of Tao Corporation and is a self-confessed “wannabe music honcho”. He is an avid music fan and a pretty good musician to boot. He serves as President, CEO, and Chairman of the Corporation's subsidiaries and is one of the main inspirations and propagators of 7101 Music Nation.

Twinky D. Lagdameo Chief Operating Officer / Camp Director

An acknowledged music fanatic, Twinky has worked in various areas of the music industry. From music retail at Tower Records and marketing at EMI Philipines to artist management with Gary Valenciano and talent artist relations at MTV, she has certainly been around the block and then some. Now, as the “one woman band” of 7101 Music Nation, she gets to combine her love for working with artists with a passion for social development.

Ryan Cayabyab Artistic Director / Camp Content Director

Ryan Cayabyab is a highly acclaimed composer, conductor and accompanist. He has trained several performers and is currently running the The Music School of Ryan Cayabyab with his wife, Emmy. The “Mad Maestro” (Artistic Director) of 7101 Music Nation, Mr. C. always brings this positive energy with him and is a key figure in the company.

Kelley Mangahas Marketing Officer

The resident recording artist of 7101 Music Nation. Kelley is also the bass player of local rock band Kjwan. He has been in the music scene for 10 years and is extremely passionate about his craft. He takes up his new role as the Marketing Officer of the company, in charge of branding, partnerships.

Ysabel Yuzon Talent Coordinator

Ysab is a co-founder of Mary Moon and Blinding Light Productions. She participates in different areas of the arts such as film and theater production, artist management, and creative writing. She's the "babysitter" of 7101 Music Nation, in charge of talent coordination. She's the one the speakers and panelists go to.

Ga Mendoza Operations Assistant

She is a small girl, but has a really big heart for the arts, particularly music & theater. She dreams of traveling around the world to see all the broadway musicals & becoming a rock star one day. In this team, she takes on the role of Operations Assistant, being in charge of the logistics -- all travel bookings, enforcement of rules/regulations, and making sure that schedules are followed.

Production / Camp Staging Team

Jay Adlao Block Event Team Head

Don't mistake her for a guy or her husband will not be too happy about it. She heads the staging team.

CAMP SPEAKERS/PANELISTS/MENTORS

Gabby Alipe

Gabby is the vocalist and guitarist of Urbandub. He's also the guitarist of Franco.

Jimmy Antiporda

Award winning Cross Genre Composer, Arranger, Producer of all times. His music works are as diverse as his music skills which include Commercial Jingles, Film Scores, TV Theme songs, and Album Recordings produced locally and abroad.

Joey Ayala

Popular educator disguised as singer-songwriter Joey Ayala is as native as the export-only pineapples of Bukidnon where he was born.  His Ilokano-Chinese-Portuguese-Indian-poet-painter-fictionist genetics plus his folk-rock-jazz-broadway-classical-pop ears plus exposure to indigenous music is reflected

Noel Cabangon

With almost 20 years of being a performer, and an untold number of years as a lover of music, Noel is still doing what he does best – writing music, and singing about the things that matter most to him. Years from now there is no doubt that Noel will still be doing these, and doing them well.

JV Colayco

His frustrations as an artist led him to join the business side of the industry, with Sony Music in 1995 as Marketing Director, and then later on as head of EMI Philippines. He spent six years with Information Gateway, the largest content provider in the Philippines, where he was Chief Content Officer.

Ebe Dancel

These days, Ebe is busy writing songs for other musicians. He has had the honor of writing for Sinosikat, General Luna, and Nyoy Volante. He's also a member of bands Sugarfree and Cambio.

Lemuel Dela Cruz

Considered as one of the Philippines’ acclaimed tenors.   Lemuel dela Cruz graduated from the University of  Santo Tomas (UST) with a Bachelor of Music degree under Maestra Salvacion Oppus Yniguez.  He went to the Hongkong Academy for the Performing Arts and, having been given a grant from the Duchess of Kent International Scholarship fund, finished his professional diploma in Opera Studies (with distinction). 

Dulce

Powerful singing legend Dulce began at age two (2) in Cebu, and hasn’t stopped since. Dulce got her stage name (real: Maria Teresa Abellare Llamedo) from her very first theme song for the Lorna Tolentino starrer (Crown Seven Productions) “Miss Dulce Amor - Ina” composed by George Canseco in 1977. After this, Dulce started a virtual conquest of the theme song arena, earning for herself the monicker of “THEME SONG QUEEN” with a total of 29 movie theme songs.

Jay Durias

A multi-awarded songwriter, Jay is your one-stop shop guy when it comes to music. He's not just a composer. He's also an arranger, record producer, film scorer and a singer with a voice that's distinctly his.

Debbie Gaite

Debbie Perez Gaite was appointed as General Manager of the Filipino Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers, Inc. (FILSCAP) in May 2006.

Gary Granada

Gary Granada is an 'old school' songwriter whose works include two full-length musicals, Lean and Rizal, and half a dozen albums, notably Gary Granada Live, Saranggola sa Ulan, Invitation to a Chapel Wedding, Children's Songs for Peace Education and Basurero ng Luneta.

Christina Luna

Christina Luna is the Owner/Manager to The Luna Co., an artist management and entertainment service company based out of San Francisco, California USA. Brought up by the Filipino American community, Christina works to prepare top Fil-Am music artists to be the forefront of a new emerging market in the US. A technology fan herself, social media has become both a hobby and a platform for her work. Christina is also in the graduate program at Notre Dame de Namur University studying for her Masters of Science in Management.

Kitchy Molina

Prof. Katherine Frances Valdellon Molina, more popularly known professionally as Kitchy Molina is currently the Chairman of the Department of Voice, Music Theater and Dance at the University of the Philippines College of Music where she has been teaching for 18 years. She has also served as part-time faculty in the graduate program of the Philippine Women’s University College of Music.

Jungee Marcelo

Music producer – songwriter / jinglewriter, composer & arranger.
His song styles vary from contemporary gospel to pop ballad to R&B / Hiphop dance to pop rock alternative to jazz fusion --- practically all pop music genre.

Raymund Marasigan

Raymund Marasigan is one of Philippine music’s most successful and prolific musicians.  His love for playing and performing began when he started taking organ lessons at the age of 8.  By the time he hit high school he was a regular church organist and was also giving music lessons on the side.  At this point Marasigan had also picked up the guitar and was beginning to play in bands with older friends.  In 1989 as a student at the UP College of Mass Communication he met the members of what is widely considered to be the most popular rock band in Filipino history – The Eraserheads.  

Jed Madela

Jed Madela is currently enjoying sell-out solo concerts in the country and abroad with raving reviews from the press after each performance in many countries. In the Philippines today, Jed Madela remains the “singer’s singer” as our senior performers and concert artist verbally express their admiration of his performance.

Louie Ocampo

Louie O has produced long playing albums and cds for local and international artists. He has worked as musical director for the top performers of the country. He has toured extensively with singers around the world. He has scored films and won awards for them. He composed and arranged countless jingles for television and radio commercials.

Jett Pangan

Jett Pangan is the frontman of the country's longest-running rock band, The Dawn. The legendary multi-awarded rock band currently has 14 albums under its belt and is responsible for undying anthems such as Enveloped Ideas, Iisang Bangka, Tulad Ng Dati and Salamat. The Dawn is celebrating their 25th anniversary in the music industry.

Jim Paredes

Jim Paredes, singer-songwriter, teacher, photographer, writer, workshop designer and facilitator, husband, father, grandfather, brother, son, migrant, and a wonderful Filipino and human being.

Aiza Seguerra

Cariza Yamson Seguerra was born on September 17, 1983. Aiza Seguerra is also a Record Producer, Diver, Frustrated Crime Scene Investigator.

Angeli Valenciano

Angeli is currently the President of Manila Genesis Entertainment & Management, Inc., GV Productions, Inc. and Manila Alpha Genesis Publishing.  She is also the Director of Manna Entertainment Productions Inc. and The Master’s Library, a member, Board of Trustees/Founder of CBN-Asia and Operation Blessing Foundation and a consultant for Soundcheck, Inc.

Gary Valenciano

Born to a Puerto Rican mother and Filipino father, singer/songwriter/ musician/actor Gary V has consistently kept himself in the public’s eye since 1983. He first burst into the Philippine music scene as a lean and lanky 18-year-old who had all of Michael Jackson’s moves and Al Jarreau’s vocal pyrotechnics down pat. Now his career is the yardstick by which other local artists measure their career and achievements.