A MINUTE OF JAM WITH THE TREBLE MASTER:SIR LEE CRONBACH

Just as when you are at the silver line of giving up with the thought that playing music [especially piano] isn’t meant for you, think again. Renowned piano mentor and music improvisations composer Sir Lee Cronbach is a note away for a guaranteed helping hand. It wouldn’t be so tough to describe him on a first meeting especially when he whole-kindheartedly welcomes you inside his mansion. Unlike other rock-jazz band performers, Lee is someone of the subtle sort of a great man. With the notes of his piano resonating peaceful rhythms everywhere, it is absolutely undeniable to hesitate for a full blast music jam with The Jazz Man.

© Lee Cronbach

© Lee Cronbach

WAY BACK ‘CREATION CITY’

According to his official website leecronbach.com, Lee defined the meaning of Creation City as: “...the name I use for groups I lead that feature my original compositions.” During his 1971-1975 at Boston, he first started out as a keyboardist through the help of his two good friends and band mates Benny Petrucci [winds] and Jack Jarnis [guitar] where they played a funky, modal style of jams in Cranberry Dreams.

Moving in to Hollywood the following year, he met the leading congero in Los Angeles, Mel Wiggins, where they established and co-led a series of combos. They gigged at different coffee shops and small jazz clubs including a 14-month affiliation with Shakey's Pizza where they perform for a variety of live audience. They also appeared on KPFK-FM with a live broadcast and at the same time, recorded for “I am – are you?” theme song under the same FM program. Ten years never seemed to be an enough time to bind a quality partnership of the two in the music industry. Together, they co-composed a large number of fine music collections. Indeed, it was a bread-and-butter tandem.

Reforming the spirit of ‘Creation City’ in Seattle on 1991 with Norwood 'Billy' Poindexter, son of the legendary saxophonist-composer Pony Poindexter, together with other musicians, would have never been a triumphant attempt if without their intense passion and solidarity for music. They also performed their written original compositions way back in L.A. Moreover, such eight years of rewarding teaching and working experience as a sideman in Seattle were truly remarkable stepping stones in his career path.

               

Basically, Lee’s musical journey together with the band is a hall-of-famer adventure of a lifetime. “I have some great rock experience back at the 60’s. There’s the famous San Francisco during the 60’s and I played for all those famous places

THE ART OF NOTES

                “You set the goal, I’ll take you there,” Lee Cronbach’s studio motto is very persuasive enough to aspiring piano learners whose hearts and enthusiasms are in to the music world. His method and drills in teaching have been proven to work out practically great especially after a successful training completion with a random visually-impaired student who is now playing fine with the treble and bass.

Aiming for a sound and free-spirited beats of music, Lee is a jack and jill of all trades. Romantic, gleeful, solitary, rock, Rn’B, Pop, emotional, Classical, Broadway, up-beat – name it and he’ll do the jam. He has always been persistent on delivering his clients the best mood of music in their favour.

Talking about piano and keyboard technicalities, Lee organized significant guiding principles for his amateur trainees. “Kanan is the singer... it’s Adele. Kaliwa is your guitarist”, he said pertaining to the functions and symbolism between the left and right hand when playing piano. Lee also noted that the right hand must play with the greater intensity and volume as if portraying a dominant horse-back rider, while being backed up by the rhythms from the left hand, or the horse itself. He also pinpointed on the concept of playing the notes slow but perfected until a progressive upgrade for speed signifies the next level.

© Lee Cronbach

When asked about why the instrument captured his deepest enthusiasm, he said, “Why piano? Well, I grew up [where] it was very common to have pianos. Every house had a piano, and I was like home a lot, there’s the piano... it’s a whole world.”

               

Of being a former pianist-organist and music director at Bethesda Lutheran Church, Lee accentuated on his wonderful moments and experiences with the group. “My favourite to play is religious music. Anywhere, where people are praying and you get the spirit, it’s so much fun to play than... [I mean] although I played rock, I played jazz... but the most fun I had is playing at church”, he continues. “My favourite religious song to play is, Amazing Grace I guess”, he added.

                Located at the cool breezing site of Brgy. Palocpoc II, Indang, Cavite, Lee’s sanctuary isn’t very hard to discover especially when the mantra of his sonata starts echoing around the place. Inside the cosy mansion, a wagging tail of warm welcome by his huge golden retriever dog Gandalf will greet you. Here, Lee spent most of his past times with the hypnotic majesty of his symphony. Such blissful moments in life is completed by his company Dr. Rodel Baldoz, a medical examiner and rural health physician.

                Finally, Lee noted two principal keys for success: “One, don’t be afraid to make mistakes. That’s how you’ll learn.... don’t be afraid of anything. Two, the more you work, the better you get. Now some parts of life are not fair. Some people got reach without working. But music is very fair... all the big famous people work [about] 4-5 hours a day... [like] Adele, classical pianos, jazz pianos...if you wanna be a superstar...work [for it].”

HIS HUMBLENESS: Chico Loco On-Aired!

Timbre pa lang ng boses, nakaka-starstruck na. Ano pa pala kapag nagsimula siyang  bumwelta ng mga makukulit na kaliwa’t-kanang tirada? Hindi pwedeng hindi ka mabubulunan sa katatawa gabi-gabi oras na magsalita siya at mangiliti ng inyong mga tenga. Silipin ang ilan sa mga pinaka-aabangang rebelasyon ng nag-iisang monarkiya sa radyo, ang pinaka-humble na DJ na ang lakas maka-alter-ego, si Chicoloco ng 101.1 Yes! F.M.

1.     Pakikwento kung paano at kanino nagsimula ang idea ng characters nila Chiklet, Kapitan Tutan, Koyang, Madam Chiki, at Lola Kerps.

AH... NAGSIMULA SYA BEFORE, DALAWA KAMI SA PROGRAMA.  SO, DALAWA KAMI SA YES! DIARIES... [KASAMA] SI BIBOY BIBO, YUNG ISANG DJ NA NAG-RESIGN. NOW... GINAGAWA KO [NA] YUNG PROGRAMA NA SUPPOSEDLY PANDALAWANG TAO. TAPOS AKO NA LANG MAG-ISA, HIRAP NA HIRAP AKO. EH YUNG MGA TAO NAGHAHANAP... ASAN SI, DIBA? HINAHANAP NILA EH... SO GINAWA KO SYANG DIVERSION. TO DIVERT THE ATTENTION OF PEOPLE NA HANAP NG HANAP [KAY BIBOY BIBO], DITO NA LUMABAS YUNG [MGA] KARAKTER. BIGLA NA LANG, PERO HINDI SYA YUNG PINAG-ISIPAN. TSAKA HINDI KO SYA PLINANO NA, “AY GAGAWA AKO NG KARAKTER”... LUMABAS SYA ISA-ISA.

2.     Sino sa kanila ang pinakamalapit sa tunay mong personality? Bakit?

HAHAHA!... AH, PINAKAMALAPIT SA TUNAY NA PERSONALIDAD?... PARANG ANG HIRAP NAMAN SAGUTIN. WALA, LAHAT SILA, GANON. PERO, PIPILI BA TALAGA? KAHIT ISA LANG? EH KASI MAGKAKAIBA TALAGA EH... HINDI, ALAM MO MGA EXTREME KASI YUNG MGA KARAKTER TALAGA EH DIBA. PERO... WALA, DI AKO PIPILI... BAKA MAGTAMPO SILA.

3.     As a whole naman, anong nirereflect ng mga characters na ito sa tunay na attitude ni Chicoloco?

WALA, NAGRE-REFLECT LANG SILA NG KAKULITAN. WELL, NARIRINIG NYO NAMAN... AND THAT’S THE IDEA OF HAVING THESE CHARACTERS TO ADD SOMETHING NEW, TO CREATE SOMETHING NEW. AH, TO OFFER SOMETHING NEW TO THE LISTENERS NA, KASI DIBA I’M DOING A... PROGRAM WHICH THE OTHER STATIONS ARE ALSO DOING. SI PAPA JACK DIBA? AH, KUNG ADVICE ADVICE ‘YAN, LAHAT NA GUMAGAWA N’YAN EH. SO INISIP KO, “ANO BANG GAGAWIN KO PARA MAPAKINGGAN AKO?” – SO GAWA NA LANG AKO NG IBA, KANYA-KANYANG PARAAN LANG ‘YAN.

4.     Madalas mong mabanggit si Aling Elsie. Mama’s boy ka ba?

OO SOBRANG MAMA’S BOY AKO. NUNG DATI, HINDI AKO MABUHAY, HINDI AKO MAKAPAG-DECIDE HANGGA’T HINDI NANGGAGAGALING SA NANAY KO YUNG DESISYON. OH SIGURO DAHIL NGA, KASI, YUNG TATAY KO KASI, SI MANG JAIME, ANO EH, NASA ABROAD NA SYA BINATA PA [LANG] SYA SO HINDI NAMIN NAKAKASAMA... TAPOS DUMATING YUNG POINT NA SINASABIHAN AKO NI ALING ELSIE, NI MAMA NA... MGA TIPONG, “ANO KA BA? DAPAT IKAW NA MAG-DECIDE KASI MALAKI KA NA EH.” YUNG MGA SIMPLENG BAGAY NA, “MA, SABI NG TROPA KO... LALABAS DAW KAMI” – YUNG GANON TINATANONG KO PARIN SYA... OO NGA KAYA NAMI-MISS KO TULOY NANAY KO. OHH!

5.     Sinong mas gwapo sa inyo ni Impeng Negro? Bakit?

AYY! ALAM MO NA ANG SAGOT DYAN. HAHAHA! HINDI KO ALAM. SABI MAS GWAPO DAW ANG KAPATID KO.

6.     Anong primary asset mo? Bakit?

ASSET KO? MATA? HINDI EH. PISNGI? BOOBS? WALA AKONG BOOBS. TYAN?... BOSES SIGURO. ALAM MO NAMAN. ATLEAST KAHIT BOSES LANG DIBA GWAPO KA NA. HAHAHA!

7.     Top 5 hatest things ni Chico sa social aspect.

SOCIAL ASPECT? FIVE TALAGA, FIVE? AYOKO NG CONYO. DIBA? YUNG MGA NAGCOCONYO-CONYUHAN. OKAY SANA KUNG PINANGANAK KANG MAYAMAN PERO YUNG KUNG CONYO KA TAPOS... PINANGANAK KANG NAG-UULAM NG TUYO’T BAGOONG TAPOS KUNG MAKAPAGSALITA KA KALA MO MAY PITONG PATONG NA BRACE. I PITY THIS KIND OF PEOPLE, DIBA? AKO NGA MAY BRACE [PERO] MAAYOS AKONG MAGSALITA. NAKAKAHIYA NAMAN SA’KIN DIBA?... AYOKO NG MGA MAPAGPANGGAP... MEANING MASYADONG PRETENTIOUS... PRETENDING TO BE SOMEONE NA HINDI NAMAN TALAGA SILA. AH, ANU PA NGA BA? ANUNG AYOKO? AH, HANAP AKO. HAHAHA! OF COURSE AYOKO NG BASTOS – BASTOS NA TAO. YUNG BASTOS SA LAHAT NG BAGAY. MGA WALANG MODO, WALANG GALANG... DALAWA NA LANG. AYOKO NG MAARTE. ‘YAN! AYOKO NG MAARTE. PERO KUNG HINDI PA SYA MAKA-QUALIFY DUN SA UNA, SIGE MAARTE. YUNG SOBRANG ARTE... SIGURO NATUTUWA AKO LALO NA SA MGA GIRLS YUNG... LALO NA KAPAG BOYISH YUNG DATING. PARANG ANG COOL KASI DIBA... YUNG WALANG PAKIALAM KAHIT KUMAKAIN SA TURO-TURO, GANYAN. MAS LALAKI PA SA’YO KUMILOS, YUNG KAPAG NASANGGI MO SA[SA]PAKIN KA... LAST NA. NAGMUMURA?  HINDI NAMAN, KASI NAGMUMURA DIN AKO. HAHAHA!... PANLIMA, AYOKO NG, OO... ADELANTADO. INTRIMITIDA. INTRIMITIDO. ECHUSERA. ECHUSERO... GIGI-ERA! PA-PAMPAM, DI NAMAN BIRTHDAY.

8.     Conservatiness o Liberalism? Bakit?

LIBERALISM... IN GENERAL KASI, MAY MGA BAGAY THAT YOU HAVE TO BE CONSERVATIVE ABOUT. PERO KADALASAN NAMAN KASI YUNG MGA NAGPAPAKA-‘CONSERVATIVE’ KUNO, YOU KNOW. KUNO – MGA IMPOKRITO. AND I HATE IMPOKRITO. SANA ISINAMA KO NA LANG KANINA ‘YON. MARAMI KASI YUNG MGA GANYAN, SORRY  HA. YUNG IBA KASI NAGPAPAKA BANAL-BANALAN. DIBA? MGA PA-VIRGIN EFFECT. MINSAN KASI IMPOKRITO LANG TALAGA SILA.

9.     Paki-rate from 1-10 (10 being the highest) ang humbleness ni Chicoloco.

HAHAHA! KUNG SI CHICOLOCO ‘YAN, HUMBLENESS?... SA TOTOONG MEANING NG HUMBLENESS? ALAM NYO NAMAN SIGURO. HINDI KO ALAM KUNG UMABOT PA NG FIVE, SIGURO MGA THREE, GANYAN. SI CHICOLOCO ‘YON AH. PERO YUNG TOTOONG SA BUHAY TALAGA ACTUALLY HINDI KO KAYANG GAWIN ‘YON... UGALI KO PA RIN ‘YON EH, MAHIYAIN PA RIN TALAGA ‘KO. HINDI LANG HALATA. *Pero nakita kita sa starbucks nagpa-planking ka. NAPAG-TRIPAN LANG TALAGA ‘YON. KASI MAY MGA TAO NA KAPAG KASAMA MO... MATI-TRIGGER YUNG KAKULITAN MO. DIBA? PERO MOST OF THE TIME, TAHIMIK TALAGA ‘KO. ACTUALLY MASUNGIT TALAGA ‘KONG TAO. OO SUPLADO TALAGA ‘KO SA TUNAY NA BUHAY. LONG BEFORE AKO NAGING DJ, UGALI KO TALAGA ‘YAN... IT IS EXPECTED NA KAPAG HINDI AKO NAGTATRABAHO, TAHIMIK TALAGA ‘KO.

10.  Kung nasa isa kang barko at lulubog na ito, sino ang ililigtas mo? Isang lola o isang buntis? Bakit?

MAMIMILI KA BA TALAGA? [EDI] KUNG SINO YUNG NAKAKAPIT. HAHAHA! HINDI RIN KASI AKO MARUNONG LUMANGOY EH. PERO, DIBA PARA NAMANG ANG HIRAP PUMILI  NYAN KASI DIBA YUNG BUNTIS, IT WILL GIVE WAY TO ANOTHER LIFE. KUNG SI LOLA NAMAN, MEDYO BIAS YUNG SAGOT KO SIGURO DAHIL... PAG MATATANDA KASI, NADUDUROG ANG PUSO KO KAPAG MGA GANYAN. KAHIT YUNG MGA NASA KALSADA... KAPAG YUNG MGA MATATANDA... YUNG DI NA KAYANG MAGTRABAHO. YUNG MGA BATA, LALAKI PA ‘YAN. MAKAKAYANAN PA NILA MABUHAY. PERO YUNG MGA MATATANDA DIBA, NASAN YUNG MGA ANAK NILA? AYON, SO ANG ENDING HINDI KO SYA SINAGOT.

11.  Ano ang highest personal achievement mo so far?

PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT SO FAR EH, SIGURO ITO. YUNG, BEING WHERE I AM NOW... THIS IS MY BIGGEST DREAM EVER SINCE I WAS IN ELEMENTARY. GRADE 4, PANGARAP KO NANG MAGING DJ. ‘DI NA SYA NAGBAGO. OH DIBA HINDI NAMAN LAHAT NG TAO NABIBIGYAN NG CHANCE NA MATUPAD YUNG PANGARAP. SO THAT’S ONE THING NA, AKO, I’M VERY PROUD OF MYSELF.

12.  Sa ngayon, anong mas nabibigyan mo ng priority? Career o lovelife? Bakit?

CAREER. IF THERE’S ONE THING NA MAHAL KO NGAYON AY SI CHICOLOCO ‘YON. EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE NOW... IF NOT BECAUSE OF CHICOLOCO, WALA LAHAT ‘‘YON.

13.  Anong hinahanap mong top qualities sa isang relationship partner?

TOP TWO?... YUNG VERY UNDERSTANDING. IBIG SABIHIN, WITH THE KIND OF JOB THAT I HAVE. YUNG KAYA NYANG INTINDIHIN [ANG SITWASYON KO]... YUNG MGA TAO NA KATULAD NAMING MAY GANTONG KLASENG TRABAHO, KAMI YUNG PINAKAMAHIRAP [NA]... LIFE PARTNER.

14.  Kung bibigyan ka ng pangalawang buhay, anong propesyon ang gusto mong ma-try?

ETO ULIT. WALA ETO  TALAGA. PANGARAP KO TALAGA TO EH. KUNG MAY TANONG KAYONG “KUNG ‘DI KA DJ, ANO KA?” – HINDI KO ‘YAN MASASAGOT HINDI KO SYA KAYA. PROMISE... SIGURO ANO, CACTUS AKO. HINDI KO ALAM. SIGURO TAE AKO NG KALABAW.

15.  Materially speaking, ano pa ang inaasam mong makamit sa buhay?

YUMAMAN! PERA. HAHAHA! YUMAMAN. HINDI KASI AKO MAYAMAN EH.

16.  Saan mo nakikita ang sarili mo 10 years from now?

SA RADIO STATION PARIN. 10 YEARS FROM NOW? SIGURO UME-ERE PA RIN AKO HANGGA’T KAYA KO. HANGGA’T HINDI PA KO NIREREGLA [OR] DINUDUGO KAKA-ERE, SIGURO NASA RADIO STATION PA RIN AKO.

17.  Anong incident ang maituturing mong so far ay hardest trial sa profession mo?

HARDEST TRIAL... YUNG HINDI MA-LATE ARAW-ARAW. HAHAHA! HINDI NAMAN, KAYA LANG BASTA MAHIRAP...YUNG IDEA NA...DATI KASI IT CAME A POINT NA YUNG MGA PROBLEMA [NG CALLERS]... AS IN HARD CORE... NA TUMATAWAG. NGAYON KASI NAGING BATA NA EH. [NOON], NADADALA KO SYA HANGGANG UMUWI. SO, MAY MGA PAGKAKATAON DATI, ONE MONTH YATA OR TWO MONTHS AKONG UMUUWI NA UMIIYAK. WALA LANG. UMIIYAK LANG TALAGA AKO KASI  ANG BIGAT NG MGA PROBLEMA NILA. TAPOS HANGGANG MATULOG AKO, MABIGAT [ANG PAKIRAMDAM]. ‘PAG NAGISING KA, BADTRIP KA DIN. BUTI NA LANG AT NA-SURPASS KO NA SYA. YUNG MGA TAWAG KO KAHAPON, NAKAKALIMUTAN KO NA EH.

18.  Define SUCCESS.

HOW WOULD I DEFINE SUCCESS? SIGURO HINDI KO SYA KAYANG I-DEFINE. BUT ONE THING IS FOR SURE, YOU CANNOT QUESTION SUCCESS EH. SUCCESS IS SOMETHING THAT... HAS NO FORMULA. IF IT IS INTENDED FOR YOU TO BE SUCCESSFUL THEN YOU’LL BE SUCCESSFUL. AND IF YOU’LL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, YOU WILL BE. DIBA?...  MINSAN KASI... SINO YUNG MGA NAG-SUCCEED NA TAO, DIBA... YUN YUNG MGA HINDI PINANIWALAAN BEFORE?... EH ASAN SILA NGAYON? YUNG MGA DATING TINAWANAN, SILA YUNG SINASAMBA NGAYON... YOU JUST CAN’T TELL.

19.  Ano ang boundary ng pagiging DJ mo at regular na tao?

HINDI KO ALAM EH. WALA. AKO, AYOKONG I-TAG YUNG SARILI KO. I DON’T LIKE TO BE TAGGED NA [HALIMBAWA] CELEBRITY, KASI NORMAL DIN AKONG TAO. KATULAD NGA NG SINASABI KO, TAO LANG AKO. ‘PAG UMUTOT AKO MABAHO DIN.

20.  Sa work mo,ano ang mas vina-value mo, ang task o  ang relationship?

SA WORK IN GENERAL. OF COURSE, RELATIONSHIP. DITO KASI SA’MIN, ACTUALLY YUNG MGA BOSS DITO, PAGKA MAY MGA KINUKUHA SILANG MGA BAGONG STAFF, DJs OR ANUMAN, THEY BANK ON THE ATTITUDE. PARANG, KUNG TALENTED KA BUT MAY ATTITUDE KA NA HINDI MAGANDA, ‘WAG MONG ASAHAN NA MAKAKAPASOK KA DITO SA KUMPANYANG ‘TO. SO SIGURO SA’KIN LANG SILA NAGKAMALI. OH, MABAIT PALA AH. ETO KAYO NGAYON! HAHAHA! MERON KASI KAMING HARMONIOUS WORKING ENVIRONMENT. PARA KAMING NAGLALARO LANG DITO. PARA KAMING MAGKAKAPATID TALAGA ‘PAG NAGSAMA-SAMA MAKUKULIT TALAGA KAMI.

21.  Anong nagpapa-standout kay Chicoloco mula ibang radio personalities?

AY BAKIT HINDI KAYA KAYO ANG MAGSABI NYAN. HAHAHA! HINDI KO ‘YAN MASAGOT... IF I WERE TO ANSWER THAT... LET’S SAY... SIGURO YUNG... UNIQUENESS NG PROGRAM... NG GINAGAWA KO. GINAGAWA BA ‘TO SA IBANG ISTASYON? HINDI NAMAN SIGURO... EWAN KO BAKA MAY GUMAGAYA PERO HINDI NYA KAYA SIGURO. ALAM MO NAMAN ANG GALING KO EH. HAHAHA!

22.  Sino ka behind the stage? Gaano katotoong opposite ang personality mo sa makulit na ikaw on-air?

TOTOO ‘YON!... SOBRANG TOTOO ‘YON. SABI KO NGA DIBA, KINUKWENTO KO LAGI. I-EXPECT NYO NA KAPAG OFF-AIR O KAPAG NASA LABAS... I USED TO BE [A] LONER, LOSER TALAGA ‘KO ‘NON DATI... ANTI-SOCIAL TALAGA ’KO... NANONOOD AKONG SINE MAG-ISA. AKO YUNG TIPO NG TAO NA...ISA NA RIN ‘YAN, AYAW MAHINGIAN [NG PAGKAIN]. NA-EENJOY KO YUNG SOLITUDE. [PERO] HINDI NAMAN SIGURO LALABAS YUNG GANITONG [MAKULIT NA] KARAKTER KUNG HINDI [RIN] AKO ‘YON... YUNG PAGIGING MAKULIT... THAT’S A PORTION OF WHO I AM... SAKA ALANGANG MAG-INGAY AKO PAG MAG-ISA LANG AKO DIBA? EDI MUKHA AKONG TANGA NON.

23.  Ano ang kinatatakutan mong mangyari bilang isang DJ?

AHA!... YUNG ILIPAT AKO SA IBANG DEPARTMENT. HALIMBAWA DJ AKO TAPOS GAWIN AKONG STAFF, GAWIN AKONG EDITOR. SYEMPRE MAGWAWALA AKO NON DITO. MY FEAR NOW [IS] MAWALA SA’KIN [ANG] KUNG ANO MANG MERON AKO... KUNG NAKUHA MO NA YUNG PANGARAP MO, PAPAYAG KA BA GANUN-GANUN NA LANG MAWALA ‘YON SA’YO SYEMPRE HINDI. IPAGLALABAN KO ‘TO NG PATAYAN. THAT’S WHY, MAY MGA NAGTANONG NA SA’KIN NYAN EH. “KUNG MERON BANG DARATING NA BAGO [DJ], MAGIGING OPEN KA?”  HINDI... PARA MAGING PARTNER KO? AYOKO. PINAGHIRAPAN KO ’TO EH. MAGHIRAP KA MUNA. HAHAHA!... ANONG IPINAGLALABAN KO ‘DON?

24.  Bilang isa sa mga tinitingalang media icons these days, anong maipapayo ng isang Chicoloco sa mga nangangarap ding maging kagaya nya balang araw?

WOW!... DATI RIN AKONG NAGING ESTUDYANTE. DATI DIN AKONG NANGARAP EH. AKO, LAGI KO NAMANG SINASABI, BASTA KUNG ANO MAN ‘YANG PANGARAP MO NA ‘YAN... ‘WAG MONG HAHAYAAN ANG KAHIT NA SINO NA KUNIN ‘YANG PANGARAP NA ‘YAN SAYO... DATI MAY MGA NAGTATANONG SA’KIN “BAKIT GUSTO MONG MAGING DJ?” – BAKIT HINDI ? THAT SHOULD ALWAYS BE THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION EH... SINABIHAN AKO, “WE ARE NOT TRAINING YOU JUST TO BECOME A RADIO DJ”.... GAANO KASAKIT SA’KIN ‘YON... TAPOS, ‘WAG KAYONG MAGPAPADISTRACT. .. IF YOU HAVE A DREAM, YOU JUST HAVE TO HOLD ON TO IT AND  DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT... WHAT YOU CAN DO IS TO UTILIZE WHAT YOU HAVE... EVERYTHING. PARA MA-MOLD YUNG SKILLS MO PARA SA TUNAY NA BUHAY.