Real Name: Bian R. JosefFondly Called as: Brian
Happy Birthday: January 14, 1987
Place of Happy Birth: St. Luke's Quezon City
School Last Graduated: Marist School (High School)
College of Saint Benilde (C.S.B.) - Present
Academic Career: AB – MMA (Multimedia Arts)
Best Bib and Tucker (Clothing): Laid back, rugged look, preppy
Musical Influences: English Rock Bands (Arctic Mokeys, The Beatles, Muse, Paolo Nutini, Maroon 5, John Mayer, and more to mention)
Favorite CD Collections: Maroon 5 (1st and second album) Arctic Monkeys (I Bet You Look Good, The Dance Floor) Paolo Nutini (These Streets) Favorite Songs: Teddy Picker – Arctic Monkeys, Imagine – John Lennon, Across The Universe - Beatles, Kiwi – Maroon 5, In Repair – John Mayer, Last Request – Paolo Nutini
Favorite Food Stuff: Vegas Omelet of Heaven and Eggs, Steaks
Toy Collections: Remote Controlled Cars
Weekend Hangouts: House Parties, inuman bars (Chicken Boy, Meat Shop, Cantina)
At the early dawn of his career Brian Josef is rather an athletic and sociable hunk scampering his academic campus. He commenced, “dati varsity ako ng basketball. Mahilig ako sa sports. Nag-theater din ako sa school before ako naging singer. Socially he is indulge, he continues, “saka masyado akong active sa school noon marami akong sinasalihang organizations.” Until his musical renaissance was awakened and take toll in his life, he told us, “yung music kasi sa akin andoon na s'ya since dati pa, grade school pa lang ako. Yung unang beses kung kumanta nasa four years old ako. Simula noon, yun hilig ko na talaga music kahit anong activities na gawin ko.”
Calling it his vocation, he continues, “then, calling din siguro, kasi mahilig sa music yung daddy saka mommy ko. Kaya yung influence ko sa music lumawak.” By the virtue of his parents musical influence and an eager learned youth, Brian began to learn musical instruments, such as, “guitar, yun yung una kung natutunan. Saka piano, bass, kunting drums. Actually lahat eh. Kasi mahilig ako sa tunog.” At the other side of the coin, he is equally creative and innovative, he continued, “mahilig akong mag-inovate ng tunog. Sa bahay mahilig akong mag-gaganyan ng mesa (rhythmically tapping the table), then malalagyan ko na agad ng kanta.”
Now, he is putting his best foot forward, taming the crowd with his comely vocal rendition. He goes, “iba kasi pag kumakanta ka na nasa studio ka lang o nasa kuwarto ka lang tapus my mic sa harapan, wala ka naman kina kantahan, kinantahan mo yung CD. Pero pag nasa live audiences na, lalo na pag marami, kinakantahan mo lahat sila, so lahat sila dapat mahatak mo. Dapat sila mararamdaman yung nararamdaman mo.”
PICKING UP BITS FROM THE PIECE
So how was the feeling that you've finally have an album now?
Overwhelming!Lalo na pag pinapatugtog sa radyo. Tapus kapag may nagsasabi sa akin na “bumili ako ng album mo,” tapus sasabihin “ganda ng album mo, gusto ko yung kantang ganito.” So, masaya sa pakiramdam. Kumbaga binigay mo yung buhay mo doon para maisulat yung kanta. Kaya nandyan yung feeling na parang lahat ng hirap mo sa paggawa ng album nawalang lahat yun dahil may nakakaapreciate.
What is “crazy” and what is “incredible” in your debut album?
Kasi derived s'ya sa mga experiences ko. Masasabi ko na ang buhay ko sa labas “crazy.” 'Di ako boring makulit ako eh. Kaya maraming experiences. Kaya lahat ng mga kantang yan may mga kanya-kanya silang defination ng crazy. Incredible, kasi sa recording and ang mga arists na kasama ko doon sobrang gagaling talaga nila. Saka incredible din kasi ang dami kung natutunan during the recording process. Dami kung natutunan na 'di ko matutunan kung nasa bahay lang ako nagsusulat.
What makes you decide to make it all-original?
Gusto kung mag-inovate. Saka yung album ko Brian Josef, gusto kung makilala as Brian Josef. Gusto kung makilala through my music.
How do you label your songs?
Basta ngayon pop-rock s'ya eh. Pero may possibility s'yang magbago, kasi nga gusto kung mag innovate. Kahit naman hard core yan, eh titirahin natin yan (laughs).
Are you genre sensitive when making a song?
Hindi naman. Kasi lahat naman ng genres in-embrace ko lahat eh, from classical to electronic. Ayaw ko naman kasi na, sikat kasi ganitong tunog ngayon eh, kaya ganito gawin natin. Kaya kung ano talaga gusto kung tunog' ganon ang gagawin ko.
Besides “Crazy But True,” what other tracts do you like in your album, and why?
“All I Need” yung favorite track ko doon, track number 4.
If I were to buy your album how would you convince me to do so?
(Laughs) Origanal, bago. Saka I really put a lot of heart doon sa album. Kumbaga 'di lang s'ya basta album, kumbaga nilagay ko yung kalahati ng buhay ko doon. Kung ano yung nararamdaman ko noong time na yun, Feb. pa yun hanggang December recording andoon lahat sa album.
Can we expect for more?
Of course!
PERSONALLY SPEAKING
What is your main reason why you've been into music?
Passion ko na talaga yan eh. Ito yung passion ko, music. Dito ako pueding mapuyat na hindi ako aantukin, puede akong hindi matulog para lang gawin to.
How do you quantify your musical passion?
101% Kung puede ngang magsulat ako ng mga kanta kung kani-kaninong artist gagawin ko eh.
Do you consider music as your lifetime career or you are thinking of something else after this? I guess lifetime talaga. Solid talaga ako sa music.
At the early dawn of your career, what do you expect to do more?
Gusto ko mag produce ng album.
If you were to ask me to attend your show, how would you tell me why I should be there?
Syempre papakita ko muna na magaling ako sa live. Papakita ko yung full potential ko sa live. Siguro naman maku-convince na kita maganda talaga tugtog namin sa live. Saka para ma-convince mo yung tao dapat maraming words of mouth yan na manggagaling sa iba, hindi lang sa akin.
Who do you think is in need of more music, the artist or the fans themselves?
Parihas. Kasi ako marami pa akong gustong matutunan sa music eh. Parang may i-ooffer sa akin na music na puede ko ring i-offer sa iba. May nabasa nga ako eh. After all these, kung wala na ang lahat, ang matitira na lang is music. Kaya ang puede mo na lang gawin is kumanta.
How do you understand good music?
Kapag may puso. Kapag totoo yung sinasabi. Alam mo naman mo naman kapag sinulat ng isang artist tapus may puso.
Do you believe that music has the power to shape one's character for better or worse?
Ugali siguro hindi. Pero yung thinking mo mababago kasi marami kang matutonan. Dami kung naaplay sa sarili ko. Saka pati yung perseverance mo pati yung dedication mo, passion mo. Dahil kapag may minahal kang isang bagay lahat magagawa mo naman eh.
What is the first thing the fans must know about Brian Josef?
“Crazy” (laughs).
Do you believe that a musician's physical features affect his music?
Hindi. Hindi totoo yan. Yan ang stereotype ng mga Pinoy, pag guapo ka sikat ka na. Pag guapo ka kahit anong kantahin mo sikat ka na. Ang iportante lang kasi yung sinasabi mo.
How do you prepare of becoming famous someday?
Wala lang. Ganon pa rin ako sa bahay. 'Di ko naman pinag hahandaan yun. 'Di ko nga iniisip yun eh. Ganon pa rin gagawin ko siguro uupo pa rin ako doon sa terrace, like I always do. Upo sa terrace hawak ko ball pen, papel saka gitara susulat ng mga kanta.
Will you not get tired of entertaining you fans? Hindi naman, kasi andyan sila eh. Sumusupport sila, pasalamatan natin sila. Short message to your readers and fans?
If you want to do something, just do it don't mind what other people say just follow your heart. Kasi, in the end wala kang ibang sisisihin, sarili mo lang. Kaya kung ano gusto mong gawin, gawin mo lang. Kung ano yung passion mo gawin mo lang. Saka, thank you, thank you for your support (laughs). Please grab a copy of my album (laughs).
Calling it his vocation, he continues, “then, calling din siguro, kasi mahilig sa music yung daddy saka mommy ko. Kaya yung influence ko sa music lumawak.” By the virtue of his parents musical influence and an eager learned youth, Brian began to learn musical instruments, such as, “guitar, yun yung una kung natutunan. Saka piano, bass, kunting drums. Actually lahat eh. Kasi mahilig ako sa tunog.” At the other side of the coin, he is equally creative and innovative, he continued, “mahilig akong mag-inovate ng tunog. Sa bahay mahilig akong mag-gaganyan ng mesa (rhythmically tapping the table), then malalagyan ko na agad ng kanta.”
“...yung mga performances ko wala pa akong napapatunayan. Kasi kahit mga friends ko nag sasabi sa akin “bro OK naman yung performance mo,” pero para sa akin, syempre ayaw mo ng OK, gusto mo ng the best. Kung may itataas pa sige taas pa natin.”Choosing between two promising careers is not fast for Brian, one cannot paddle on two rivers at the same time specially when the criterion gets tough. He asserts, “una kasi sa panahon ngayon hindi na lang basta magaling ka eh, marunong ka bibigyan ka kaagad ng chance. Yun ang naiisip ko, mental struggle yan eh. Minsan naiisip ko, pipiliin ko ba to o hindi na? Pwede ko lang namang kalimutan na then choose ko ibang career. Noong time na yun third year na ako sa CSB, Multimedia Arts.” And when opportunity comes to the open, he continues, “nagkataon na rin na may kakilala yung accountant ng mommy ko na si sir Myke Sarthou (manager ko). Then pinarinig ko yung demo CD ko na 5-tracks lang yun na all-original. Buti na lang nagustuhan nya. No'ng narinig nya, that night nagbigay na kaagad s'ya ng word, na “sige let's work-out on your album.”
Now, he is putting his best foot forward, taming the crowd with his comely vocal rendition. He goes, “iba kasi pag kumakanta ka na nasa studio ka lang o nasa kuwarto ka lang tapus my mic sa harapan, wala ka naman kina kantahan, kinantahan mo yung CD. Pero pag nasa live audiences na, lalo na pag marami, kinakantahan mo lahat sila, so lahat sila dapat mahatak mo. Dapat sila mararamdaman yung nararamdaman mo.”
“Masasabi ko na ang buhay ko sa labas “crazy.” 'Di ako boring makulit ako eh. Kaya maraming experiences. Saka incredible din, kasi ang dami kung natutunan during the recording process. Dami kung natutunan na 'di ko matutunan kung nasa bahay lang ako nagsusulat.”Beholding a firm philosophy and conviction, Brian's indifferent to mediocrity, he asserts, “pero para sa akin yung mga performances ko wala pa akong napapatunayan. Kasi kahit mga friends ko nag sasabi sa akin “bro OK naman yung performance mo” pero para sa akin, syempre ayaw ko ng OK, gusto ko ng the best. Kung may itataas pa sige taas pa natin.”
PICKING UP BITS FROM THE PIECE
So how was the feeling that you've finally have an album now?
Overwhelming!Lalo na pag pinapatugtog sa radyo. Tapus kapag may nagsasabi sa akin na “bumili ako ng album mo,” tapus sasabihin “ganda ng album mo, gusto ko yung kantang ganito.” So, masaya sa pakiramdam. Kumbaga binigay mo yung buhay mo doon para maisulat yung kanta. Kaya nandyan yung feeling na parang lahat ng hirap mo sa paggawa ng album nawalang lahat yun dahil may nakakaapreciate.
What is “crazy” and what is “incredible” in your debut album?
Kasi derived s'ya sa mga experiences ko. Masasabi ko na ang buhay ko sa labas “crazy.” 'Di ako boring makulit ako eh. Kaya maraming experiences. Kaya lahat ng mga kantang yan may mga kanya-kanya silang defination ng crazy. Incredible, kasi sa recording and ang mga arists na kasama ko doon sobrang gagaling talaga nila. Saka incredible din kasi ang dami kung natutunan during the recording process. Dami kung natutunan na 'di ko matutunan kung nasa bahay lang ako nagsusulat.
What makes you decide to make it all-original?
Gusto kung mag-inovate. Saka yung album ko Brian Josef, gusto kung makilala as Brian Josef. Gusto kung makilala through my music.
How do you label your songs?
Basta ngayon pop-rock s'ya eh. Pero may possibility s'yang magbago, kasi nga gusto kung mag innovate. Kahit naman hard core yan, eh titirahin natin yan (laughs).
Are you genre sensitive when making a song?
Hindi naman. Kasi lahat naman ng genres in-embrace ko lahat eh, from classical to electronic. Ayaw ko naman kasi na, sikat kasi ganitong tunog ngayon eh, kaya ganito gawin natin. Kaya kung ano talaga gusto kung tunog' ganon ang gagawin ko.
Besides “Crazy But True,” what other tracts do you like in your album, and why?
“All I Need” yung favorite track ko doon, track number 4.
If I were to buy your album how would you convince me to do so?
(Laughs) Origanal, bago. Saka I really put a lot of heart doon sa album. Kumbaga 'di lang s'ya basta album, kumbaga nilagay ko yung kalahati ng buhay ko doon. Kung ano yung nararamdaman ko noong time na yun, Feb. pa yun hanggang December recording andoon lahat sa album.
Can we expect for more?
Of course!
PERSONALLY SPEAKING
What is your main reason why you've been into music?
Passion ko na talaga yan eh. Ito yung passion ko, music. Dito ako pueding mapuyat na hindi ako aantukin, puede akong hindi matulog para lang gawin to.
How do you quantify your musical passion?
101% Kung puede ngang magsulat ako ng mga kanta kung kani-kaninong artist gagawin ko eh.
Do you consider music as your lifetime career or you are thinking of something else after this? I guess lifetime talaga. Solid talaga ako sa music.
At the early dawn of your career, what do you expect to do more?
Gusto ko mag produce ng album.
If you were to ask me to attend your show, how would you tell me why I should be there?
Syempre papakita ko muna na magaling ako sa live. Papakita ko yung full potential ko sa live. Siguro naman maku-convince na kita maganda talaga tugtog namin sa live. Saka para ma-convince mo yung tao dapat maraming words of mouth yan na manggagaling sa iba, hindi lang sa akin.
Who do you think is in need of more music, the artist or the fans themselves?
Parihas. Kasi ako marami pa akong gustong matutunan sa music eh. Parang may i-ooffer sa akin na music na puede ko ring i-offer sa iba. May nabasa nga ako eh. After all these, kung wala na ang lahat, ang matitira na lang is music. Kaya ang puede mo na lang gawin is kumanta.
How do you understand good music?
Kapag may puso. Kapag totoo yung sinasabi. Alam mo naman mo naman kapag sinulat ng isang artist tapus may puso.
Do you believe that music has the power to shape one's character for better or worse?
Ugali siguro hindi. Pero yung thinking mo mababago kasi marami kang matutonan. Dami kung naaplay sa sarili ko. Saka pati yung perseverance mo pati yung dedication mo, passion mo. Dahil kapag may minahal kang isang bagay lahat magagawa mo naman eh.
What is the first thing the fans must know about Brian Josef?
“Crazy” (laughs).
Do you believe that a musician's physical features affect his music?
Hindi. Hindi totoo yan. Yan ang stereotype ng mga Pinoy, pag guapo ka sikat ka na. Pag guapo ka kahit anong kantahin mo sikat ka na. Ang iportante lang kasi yung sinasabi mo.
How do you prepare of becoming famous someday?
Wala lang. Ganon pa rin ako sa bahay. 'Di ko naman pinag hahandaan yun. 'Di ko nga iniisip yun eh. Ganon pa rin gagawin ko siguro uupo pa rin ako doon sa terrace, like I always do. Upo sa terrace hawak ko ball pen, papel saka gitara susulat ng mga kanta.
Will you not get tired of entertaining you fans? Hindi naman, kasi andyan sila eh. Sumusupport sila, pasalamatan natin sila. Short message to your readers and fans?
If you want to do something, just do it don't mind what other people say just follow your heart. Kasi, in the end wala kang ibang sisisihin, sarili mo lang. Kaya kung ano gusto mong gawin, gawin mo lang. Kung ano yung passion mo gawin mo lang. Saka, thank you, thank you for your support (laughs). Please grab a copy of my album (laughs).
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