Vincent de Jesus
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Vincent Abenojar De Jesus (born June 10, 1968) is a Filipino composer
, librettist, musical scorer, and musical director
for theater, television, and film. He is also a writer, lyricist
, actor, singer, and educator.
He has been awarded three (3) Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino Gawan Urian, two (2) Film Academy of the Philippines Luna Award, three (3) Philippine Movie Press Club Star Awards, two (2) Entertainment Press Golden Screen Awards, and one (1) Gawad Tanglaw for Best Achievement in Film Music.
He is a recipient of the Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for Literature for a one-act play.
He won the Philstage Gawad Buhay Awardee for Outstanding Original Libretto (2008 and 2009), Outstanding Musical Direction (2008), Outstanding Original Composition (2009), and Outstanding Musical (2008 and 2009).
He has written and acted as Pipay in Euro-Asia and GMA Network
's TV series Camera Café
, which won the 2008 Asian TV Award for Best Comedy. He co-hosted GMA Network's Wipeout: Matira Ang Matibay with Paolo Contis
, and was a correspondent for Susan Enriquez's Sus Naman!
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, librettist, musical scorer, and musical director
Music director
A music director may be the director of an orchestra, the director of music for a film, the director of music at a radio station, the head of the music department in a school, the co-ordinator of the musical ensembles in a university or college , the head bandmaster of a military band, the head...
for theater, television, and film. He is also a writer, lyricist
Lyricist
A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
, actor, singer, and educator.
Biography
He attended the University of the Philippines Diliman College of Music, and majored in piano and voice. He is a member of the Philippine Educational Theater Association since 1985.He has been awarded three (3) Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino Gawan Urian, two (2) Film Academy of the Philippines Luna Award, three (3) Philippine Movie Press Club Star Awards, two (2) Entertainment Press Golden Screen Awards, and one (1) Gawad Tanglaw for Best Achievement in Film Music.
He is a recipient of the Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for Literature for a one-act play.
He won the Philstage Gawad Buhay Awardee for Outstanding Original Libretto (2008 and 2009), Outstanding Musical Direction (2008), Outstanding Original Composition (2009), and Outstanding Musical (2008 and 2009).
He has written and acted as Pipay in Euro-Asia and GMA Network
GMA Network
GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...
's TV series Camera Café
Camera Café (Philippine TV series)
Camera Café is a situational comedy television show in the Philippines that airs everyday on GMA Network and QTV produced by Henri DeLorme and Euro Asia; written by Rody Vera, Liza Magtoto, Vincent de Jesus, Rey Agapay, and Jose Dennis C...
, which won the 2008 Asian TV Award for Best Comedy. He co-hosted GMA Network's Wipeout: Matira Ang Matibay with Paolo Contis
Paolo Contis
Paolo Enrico Contis , better known as Paolo Contis, is a Filipino-Italian actor who first appeared as a child actor in the ABS-CBN show Ang TV. In 2004 he transferred to GMA Network...
, and was a correspondent for Susan Enriquez's Sus Naman!
External links
- Vincent de Jesus - Film Academy of the Philippines