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Nicholas Olaes - Dancer and performer

Nicholas Olaes is 17 years old and lives in the United Kingdom. Born in Olongapo city and was raised in pangasinan Philippines, he came to the UK when he was 11 with his step parents. Nicholas is half filipino & half malaysian but he sees himself as a full filipino due to being brought up with a filipino culture. Nicholas is also the 1st Runner up in Mr & Ms Philippines UK 2011. He is currently studying Information Technology & Performing Arts (dancing, acting, singing etc) at Bedford college. Nicholas has been dancing for now for 2 years.

Nicholas has danced & worked with alot of succesful dance groups such as training with Animaineax. He is also part of a dance group called A-PEX and the A-TEAM a dance group which is trained by the Animaineax. Nicholas was also trained in ballet, jazz, street, break-dancing lyrical hip hop and many more and is also an actor as well. The main focus of Nicholas and indeed passion is dancing and he is truly dedicated.

Nicholas has also gained qualifications in the following:

Information Technology (Cisco)
English
Mathematics
Science
Performing Arts
Catering
Religious studies
Digital Applications

He has been inspired by a lot of dancers and dance crew such as Jabbawockeez, Animaineax, A-PEX, Philippines AllStars, I.Am.Me, Quest Crew, MOS, Quick Style, Stylistix, Brian Puspos, Jun Quemado, Andrew Batterina & many more and Dancing is his focus in life.

For the past year he has been travelling all over UK and performing at many events such as Barrio Fiestas, The FYF Dance Competition & also performed at World Of Dance (WOD) with A-TEAM. Nicholas informs us that he has gained so much experienced from this and now he just wants to continue to keep going with it and try to achieve the goals in his life. He is also based in london due to that he is trained by the Animaineax & many more.

Nicholas also explained that he dances to express his feelings and emotions and dances from the heart!

The dream of Nicholas is to become a Professional Dancer & perform around the world and too look for his parents.

One of his aims is to save up so he can go see my parents in New Zealand & look for his father & other brothers and sisters that he has not seen in a very long time. He also said that dancing has kept his hopes up.

Nicholas has also beeen acting for over a year now; he was recently in the musical Blood Brothers!

He took one of the lead roll of the play, he has also taken part in alot of mini plays & musicals too, such as Teachers & Dont Stop Believing Musical

Nicholas also plays alot of sports & gained alot of trophies from them, such as football, boxing, rugby, basketball, cricket, athlethics, tennis, hockey and gaming.

DONT FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS, LEAD THEM.

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email: Nicholas.olaes@yahoo.co.uk

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RENEE MONTEMAYOR

Renee is a trained mezzo soprano singer and has appeared in various West End musicals. As a teenager she returned to the West End stage in the hit musical Miss Saigon at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane where she played the role of Yvonne and understudied and played both Gigi and the lead role Kim at the age of 18.

Authors

MIGUEL SYJUCO - ILUSTRADO

Miguel Syjuco was born in Manila, Philippines, in 1976. As well as winning the Man Asian Literary Prize, the manuscript of Ilustrado has been awarded the Grand Prize at the Palanca Awards, the Philippines highest literary honour.

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Musicians

Jaynee

Jaynee is the performer, the band and the music all combined into one small, yet strikingly beautiful package.
Jaynee, real name Jane Mina Burns, is the product of a mixed heritage marriage between a Filipina and a Scotsman; such a rare combination was sure to produce a unique individual with eclectic tastes that permeates all the way through to her music.

Her parents, both from musical families full of guitarists, singers and percussionists, had the suspicion that their daughter would have performing aspirations as from the age of 4 she used to stand up on top of her toy box in the living room and sing and dance to Whitney Houston's Dance With Somebody before slowing it down with Greatest Love of All. At that moment they knew that they would have to harness these gifts and promptly enrolled her at Sylvia Youngs Theatre School where she would walk the same path as other London performers such as The Saturdays Vanessa White, Sugababes Jade Ewen and Leona Lewis.

Hip Hop Disciples

Hip Hop Disciples are a Filipino/Ghanaian/British hip hop group from Manchester, England.

The group consists of D-Wrecker (MC/video producer), Mr Mina (MC/Producer) and MonkeyBOI Beatz (Producer(exec)/Manager). The group was formed in 2010, when D-wrecker collaborated with Mr Mina, who was at the time working on a solo album with MonkeyBOI Beatz, in his studio.

After the successful collaboration, the three of them felt the right chemistry was there, and ultimately formed the Hip Hop Disciples. Their style/sound is a hard one to categorize, as they are so versatile. If you were to ask any of the group to describe it, you can expect the response: were just different! The groups most striking aspect is the contrast between Mr Minas and D-Wreckers rapping style, which in turn, is accentuated by MonkeyBOI Beatzs unique production style. Mr Minas style can be described as a high pitched lyrical style, with so many syllables, its nearly impossible for anyone to imitate. Whilst, D-Wreckers style is more deeper, raw and powerful . Both unique to anything in the British Urban Music scene.

VOICE OF TRANQUILITY

VOICE OF TRANQUILITY -A five piece female fronted metal band since 2004. Hails from scattered places of Manila, Philippines (Taguig, Sucat, Makati, Tondo).

Comprised of RnyJane (Vocals), Val (Drums), Meg (Bass) CJ and Janjan (Guitars). Their aim is to create a melodic death thrash with power and aggressiveness which came out from a heavy riffs, alternate guitar harmonies solos, relentless double kick bass and powerful voice. Their music was driven by anger - based on their own experiences.

This Wicked Tongue

The band was formed in March 2010 after Tina Maynard (a filipina) was approached by the organiser of a local festival, Bridge Bash, held each year at Great Witley, near Worcester. He had seen her performing solo and offered her a slot supporting ATHLETE provided she could get a band together and convince the rest of the organising committee they were up to it. Tina was already doing some jamming with Si, Haydn and James Allin, as part of Si s Ancient Addicts project. And the guys jumped at the chance of becoming her band.

NATALIE CHUA

Natalie Chua has established herself as one of the leading classical singers in the country. Her pure voice and rich tone has seen her carve out a career that has already seen her achieve international success, platinum record sales and a following of devoted fans from every corner of the globe.

Natalie started performing at a very early age, winning a coveted role in the successful stage show the King and I at the age of 3. She toured the UK with the production and learnt from the very best the fundamentals required in a very difficult business. Hard work, dedication and humility. Natalie began entering talent competitions, learning her trade as a singer and dancer, initial success in small local contests was soon followed by national competitions culminating in her winning UK Unsigned and being on stage with the likes of Leona Lewis, The Sugarbabes and a host of other performers.

FilledTrip

FILLEDTRIP - brings you a kind of music they called Trip Rock! A kind of melodic orchestration that dwells between technicality and soul!

Built on a foundation of catchy lyrics and melodies , guitar driven harmonies and blistering smooth melodic solos,bass thuds that sinks in with the beats ever changing/shifting shuffle, something that would really somehow catch your ears if you are a purist and something that you can wham your head to if you are a thoroughbred rock head!

ESPIYA

In their advocacy to create a difference in the Pinoy Rock scene, the five of them are motivated and are able to write
more songs and produce music with great vocals, scorching guitar riffs and lingering guitar solos, head-banging
drumbeats, and heart-pounding bass lines.

INDIOS

Borne out of passion and bred by faith, Indios came to life in humble quarters inside a college campus. Brothers Victor and Franklin Asuncion, with friends, Paul Corpuz, and
Japs Reyes, give a whole new meaning to the frequently maligned term Indio with their pop-rock sounds that have made one too many sit up and take notice.

Barbara Jeanne

Barbara Jeanne grew up in a home influenced by music as her father was a folk singer back in the day, she took up voice lessons at the center for pop music at a tender age and took up conservatory of music majoring in voice at the st scholasticas college.

She wrote and sang the commercial jingle for Bambini cologne. She wrote the lyrics and sang the song Metanoia which is included at the official soundtrack album of the film RPG Metanoia, she also wrote Bukas and Bakit ngayon for the film my valentine girls.

Lil Jeth

Lil Jeth is a Filipino British Hip Hop, R&B rapper based in the United Kingdom. He was born in Manila, Quezon City.Lil Jeth is getting his act ready for 2011. He plans to break through and bridge the gaps as a Filipino British Hip Hop, R&B Artist.

His debut album is released on December 2010. It should be making its mark on TVs and radios on 2011.

Jordan Saflor

Jordan Saflor is a British singer-songwriter who has been garnering increasing recognition over the past year, thanks to his stand out live sets and soulful single Lay You Down. The self-penned track received notable attention in 2011, with key plays on BBC radio from 6 Music and 1Xtra. It was initially selected by BBC Introducing and went on to become the Download of the Week on the 100 percent Homegrown show on 1Xtra.

A dynamic and versatile performer, Jordan recently got the opportunity to support an idol of his, the legendary Roc Nation-signee Andrea Martin, at the infamous Brixton Mass. He has also performed at an RCA showcase at the O2 Academy 2 in London, as well as numerous smaller venues such as The Bowery, formally The Fly bar. Born in London to Filipino parents, Jordan has opened at the art deco venue the Troxy Theatre to a 2000-strong audience for an award-winning Filipino comedian, as well as a slot at a London festival in front of 10,000 people.

ooberfuse

ooberfuse is hal, cherrie and cornel. they share a common vision to infuse the increasingly moribund traditions of western pop with fresh vigour. they refuse the standard conventions that determine the contemporary pop scene and in so doing invite their audience to rediscover ooberfuse iasm not just for contemporary pop but for life itself.

The band includes Cherrie who is a filipina so the band is very much supported by the Filipino community around the world. Have seen the band live and they are awesome, check them out!!!

The band have also been chosen to perform in front of the Pope on his forthcoming visit to the UK this September!

MUTYA BUENA

She is a Filipina/British singer who has been performing music since her early childhood. She started by performing at various Barrio Fiestas and local performances. Went on to form the Sugababes and is still writing and performing as a solo artist.

CHARICE PEMPENGCO

On first glance, Charice looks like any other teenager: pretty, petite and filled with non stop energy. But when the sweet faced 17 year old opens her mouth to sing with a profound, rich and soaring 10 decibel voice from every inch of her 5 feet 1 inch body the audience quite literally gasps.

MISHKA ADAMS

Mishka Adams aesthetic roots include the literary, visual and musical arts. Born in Manila, she is the daughter of Filipina visual artist, Agnes Arellano and British writer, Michael Adams.

MARK VILLAROSA

Mark Villarosa is a Filipino-Brit living in West London's hustle and bustle and singer songwriting his way through the capital backed by a 3 piece band.

LUNA

Novus Luna is Latin for New Moon.

The band is led by Jack Rufo (former member of Neocolours, producer of Kitchie Nadal and other Filipino Artists) as guitarist / producer, Karmi Santiago - Drummer, Gareth Somers - Bassist and Margaux Gavieres - vocalist.

Recently, the band incorporated an Anime Inspired Concept as they themselves are Anime fans, to complete the package with their visuals combining with their unique genre alternapoprock (alternative/ pop / rock).

NuGroovz

You Can book us for Weddings, Birthdays, Christenings, Corporate parties.. anything really!! Apart from funerals as we may intend to be a little bit noisy.

Painters / Graphic Designers

JEFFREY CERVANTES

Jeffrey Cervantes is a contemporary artist and student, who after growing up in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, is now living, studying and working in Brighton, East Sussex, studying Critical Fine Art Practice at the University of Brighton.

HARAYA - FILIPINO ARTISTS BASED IN HONG KONG

The Haraya Visual and Media Arts Society (Hong Kong) is the body representing and advancing the artistic and professional interests of the Hong Kong-based Filipino visual and media artists.

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