Lourd de Veyra
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Lourd Ernest Hanopol de Veyra (born February 11, 1975) is a multi-awarded Filipino
musician, emcee, poet, journalist, broadcast personality and activist who first became famous for being the vocalist of Manila-based jazz rock band Radioactive Sago Project
.
De Veyra graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Santo Tomas
.
As literary influences, de Veyra cites Beat movement writers such as Allen Ginsberg
and Jack Kerouac
. He explains, speaking as a fellow at the 45th UP National Writers Workshop:
He has thrice been a recipient of a Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for Literature - A Third prize in essay (English division) in 1999
, a second prize in the same category in 2003
; and a first prize in teleplay (Filipino division) in 2004
.
Lourd is currently one of the hosts of Sapul sa Singko
on TV5
and Tayuan Mo at Panindigan on AksyonTV
. He was the main host of the action documentary show, Lupet until its relaunch in early 2011.
This is a Crazy Planets is a collection of essays from his Spot.ph blog
SuperPanalo Sounds! is his first novel
.
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
musician, emcee, poet, journalist, broadcast personality and activist who first became famous for being the vocalist of Manila-based jazz rock band Radioactive Sago Project
Radioactive Sago Project
Radioactive Sago Project is a Filipino jazz rock band formed in 1999 in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. The band's sound is a fusion of spoken-word poetry, bebop jazz, and punk...
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De Veyra graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Santo Tomas
University of Santo Tomas
The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines , is a private Roman Catholic university run by the Order of Preachers in Manila. Founded on April 28, 1611 by archbishop of Manila Miguel de Benavides, it has the oldest extant university charter in the...
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As literary influences, de Veyra cites Beat movement writers such as Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg
Irwin Allen Ginsberg was an American poet and one of the leading figures of the Beat Generation in the 1950s. He vigorously opposed militarism, materialism and sexual repression...
and Jack Kerouac
Jack Kerouac
Jean-Louis "Jack" Lebris de Kerouac was an American novelist and poet. He is considered a literary iconoclast and, alongside William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, a pioneer of the Beat Generation. Kerouac is recognized for his spontaneous method of writing, covering topics such as Catholic...
. He explains, speaking as a fellow at the 45th UP National Writers Workshop:
“What I look for in poetry is an uneasy kind of energy. An energy that is already beyond the configuration of words and then assumes a density that is akin to music.
At the heart of it all is jazz. Jazz, the manipulation of breath— the unleashing of breath, the holding of breath, the destruction of breath. The most basic unit of jazz is the swing and the breath. My primary influence is the Beat movement and I think my initial fascination for them was rather hinged on the wrong reasons: the radical visual arrangement of lines on the page, the profanity and the absurdity that struck my mind as a welcome relief from the stultifying archaisms of 17th-century English poetry force-fed on us by high school teachers. Here was, at long last, literature that spoke to me. It was in sympathy with the energy of free jazz and punk rock records that I was listening to at that time. Through the lyrics of punk rock and hardcore records, I had an inkling of how words can be more powerful than a guitar amplifier cranked up all the way to ten.
My exposure to the poetry of Ginsberg and Kerouac opened me up to the world of possibilities. And I am obsessed with the idea of ‘possibility’. ‘Possibility’ is what art is all about. It is the constant wrestling with forms, styles, and structures. It is the idea that something better is always out there. It is about discontent. It is about discontent with the safe, the middling, the accepted, and the acceptable.”
He has thrice been a recipient of a Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for Literature - A Third prize in essay (English division) in 1999
1999 Palanca Awards
The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 1999 :-English Division:Novel*Grand Prize: "Smaller and Smaller Circles" by Ma. Felisa H. BatacanShort Story...
, a second prize in the same category in 2003
2003 Palanca Awards
The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 2003 :-English Division:Poetry*First Prize: Isidoro Cruz, "Bodies Of Water"*Second Prize: Angelo Suarez, "Exploratoria"...
; and a first prize in teleplay (Filipino division) in 2004
2004 Palanca Awards
The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 2004 :-English Division:Futuristic Fiction*First Prize: Irene Carolina Sarmiento, "They Don't Bite"...
.
Lourd is currently one of the hosts of Sapul sa Singko
Sapul sa Singko
Sapul sa Singko , formerly Sapul is TV5's morning show...
on TV5
Associated Broadcasting Company
The Associated Broadcasting Company, Inc is a television network in the Philippines, with main broadcast facilities and transmitter located at 762 Quirino Highway, San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City. The network was previously known as the , Associated Broadcasting Company remains the legal...
and Tayuan Mo at Panindigan on AksyonTV
AksyonTV
AksyonTV is a 24-hour non-stop news and sports-related channel in the Philippines. Owned and operated by Associated Broadcasting Company, it occupies the frequency previously used by MTV Philippines, a subsidiary of Nation Broadcasting Corporation...
. He was the main host of the action documentary show, Lupet until its relaunch in early 2011.
Books
He has published three books of poetry: Subterranean Thought Parade, Shadowboxing in Headphones and Insectissimo.This is a Crazy Planets is a collection of essays from his Spot.ph blog
SuperPanalo Sounds! is his first novel
Early life
When the hardcore punk band Dead Ends ended their 4 year hiatus, he became the band's lead guitarist in 1994, thus making Dead Ends a four piece band. Then, they recorded their comeback and final album, the influential Mamatay sa Ingay(1994), it was a different sound than their past materials, it was more of a crossover-thrash approach. When Dead Ends disbanded in 1996(because of Jay Dimalanta's passing). He also became a member of Al Dimalanta's new band Throw, with his brother Francis playing the bass. Lourd de Veyra is the nephew of singer/guitarist Mike HanopolMike Hanopol
Mike Hanopol is a Filipino rock music icon and legend, revolutionary singer, veteran musician, guitarist, pop artist, folk rock star, and recording artist. He was a former bass guitarist for the Juan Dela Cruz Band. He is a pioneer of rock music in the Philippines during the 1970s, along with...
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Television
- MYX Halo-Halo (MYX Channel, 2000–2002)
- TEN: The Evening NewsTEN: The Evening NewsTEN: The Evening News was a Filipino news program broadcast by TV5. It was anchored by former Sentro anchor Martin Andanar and former Big News anchor Cheri Mercado. Recently, TV5 chief reporter Jove Francisco also has joined the regular cast...
(TV5, 2008–2010) - Sapul sa SingkoSapul sa SingkoSapul sa Singko , formerly Sapul is TV5's morning show...
(TV5, 2010–present) (segment: "Word of the Lourd"; 2008–present) - Lupet! (TV5, 2010–2011) (replaced by KC Montero)
- Tayuan Mo at Panindigan (Aksyon TV, 2011–present)
- Aksyon (TV5, 2011-present)