The Mindanao Bloggers Summit 2011 is over! Yet, its spirit will linger in the Iligan Bloggers Society Inc., future endeavors in realizing the goals the summit carried out for. "One Green Mindanao"As the final blow of the event, David Dimuzio fever last night was totally crazy!..and my fever and someone else's fever has not subsided yet! Weeh! Agree---Lovette Jam?
During the process of preparation for the just concluded Mindanao Bloggers Summit 2011, plans were materialized. With all the purpose in mind that is making the summit an experience worth the while and even more fruitful than what people expect it to be, series of meetings were conducted. Processes and even parts of the event's programme's were laid down one by one. David Dimuzio's presence were raised and approved, then it was confirmed.
Then, I was kind of caught in my wandering mind during the meeting! Who is he?Pat Noel, just smiled and said..."why won't you check out YouTube..." so I did! and I learned a lot of things.
It was in that very night, that I started to long of meeting this singer composer---I became his instant stalker, would you believe that? Well, stalking people has been my fascination, since I started blogging---but I don't just stalk people for the sake of stalking. I stalk blogs for the same reasons that other bloggers hold, I stalk blogs that interest's me and even people who own that blog :)) and people who are worth to blog about!
Yes, I/WE met David Demuzio last night. The night with David Dimuzio is one of the features of the Mindanao Bloggers Summit 2011, with the effort of the miraculous member of the Iligan Bloggers Society Inc., Mr. Pat Dejano Noel. Participants who stayed and joined all the activities had the chance of brushing elbows and even cheeks to cheeks with David Dimuzio.
Here is a video taken from his performance. I was glad I was sitting in-front and was able to capture a clear video. Enjoy with his medley.
David Dimuzio is an American singer, song writer who came first to the Philippines on January of 2009. His "Taglish" Tagalog and English composition have made waves throughout Facebook and Youtube users in the Philippines. He collaborated with different local artist like Jimmy Borja in their "Naiisip Mo Ba" composition.
For me, the reasons behind his success in penetrating the Philippine Music industry is his genuine passion of the local language incorporated in his compositions. Many of those who have heard him singing can't help but notice his way of uttering the Tagalog words. "He really has an accent of a true Filipino, if there are traces of him being a foreigner is his skin color, and his eyes," as one lady sitting next to me last night commented. I can sense "pride" in her line. Proud that even foreigners like David value and even use it in expressing his thoughts and emotions through his songs.
More often, it is us, Filipinos who were growing up fascinated by the foreign songs like Charice Pempengco, who became popular in the International Music scene after belting several songs of Celine Dion, and Whitney Houston. In David's case was no difference, if Charice became popular because of his fascination with the foreign songs, likewise David became popular, because of singing songs which are written in language foreign to him. His[David] songs also are unique, a new taste for the Filipinos who were and always has been a singer wanna be's. Lastly, he really is a composer. He composes songs that are of sense, songs that matters to the sentimental Filipinos---
The Iligan Bloggers, the Iliganons per se who were present last night in his performance, took pride as one of David's travel companion and even performance duet Carlo Rafanan were with us. Carlo is a proud Iliganon, who met David during his first visit in Iligan, were they had a chance to sing together. Carlo is a very talented singer also. A soulful voice...Iligan's Michael Bolton???