Rex
BAGUIO CITY -- After voting for your Philippine Idol, it's time to vote for a Filipino in the Yahoo! Talent Contest which would have its final voting from December 12 to December 13 (U.S. time).
Rex Hermogino, a 31-year-old composer from San Diego, California, is among the five finalists for the first-ever talent show sponsored by Yahoo! Inc. If Rex would go on to win, he would be starring in his own online show in Yahoo! and would be pocketing $50,000.
Hermogino was born on October 8, 1975 in Candelaria, Zambales. When he was seven, Rex's family migrated to Dededo, Guam, where his parents taught in an elementary school there. In his website, Rex said that he came from a musical family.
His father started the first drum and lyre band in Wettengel Elementary School in Guam. Rex played the xylophone in the band and went on his own musical journey.
First dabbling in New Age Music and Electronica, he went pop last year with six new compositions. "Love In The Internet" won 2nd Place in the 2006 San Diego Composers Guild Song Contest. His other compositions include Downtown, Piano Boy, City Lights, The Cheezy Song and It's Raising Me Down.
He comes out like an unassuming guy wearing only Tshirt and jeans but oozing with talent and humor like pop superstars Jason Mraz, John Meyer and Jack Johnson.
Hermogino’s finalist video of “Love In The Internet” has been viewed more than 115,000 times, the most by far from the other four finalists. Twenty-two year old Justine Ezarik of Pennsylvania, who goes by iJustine, is a far second with her “Hometown” video which has more than 12,000 hits.
All in all, Hermogino’s six videos garnered 150,000 hits.
His video, “Love in the Internet,” is typical of Rex’s other video which was done in his house with only his guitar and laptop computer as his props. He even uses the vacuum cleaner as his microphone.
His style is similar to Jack Johnson and his voice here is similar to a deadpan Weird Al Yankovic (no kidding!).
“He put his heart on the line, his camera on the floor, and his pride in the toilet,” joked AskANinja, one of the three judges. “I want this guy to get a show just so he can get a tripod. Even if he doesn’t win can we send him a tripod.”
Hermogino’s other challenge videos has him on his bed with his holiday survival tips and a road video of San Diego. Needless to say, he used Filipino-Americans as his actors and most of his fans are Filipino-Americans.
Other finalists chosen during the selection from November 13 through December 4 include a group of martial artists or urban ninjas from Florida who call themselves the Renzhe Parkour, a Chicago filmmaker Stanley Sowa Jr who does stick figure comedies and 28-year-old filmmaker Ben Grinnel from Seattle.
The Yahoo! Talent Show was open only for US citizens 18 years and older.
Rex Hermogino, a 31-year-old composer from San Diego, California, is among the five finalists for the first-ever talent show sponsored by Yahoo! Inc. If Rex would go on to win, he would be starring in his own online show in Yahoo! and would be pocketing $50,000.
Hermogino was born on October 8, 1975 in Candelaria, Zambales. When he was seven, Rex's family migrated to Dededo, Guam, where his parents taught in an elementary school there. In his website, Rex said that he came from a musical family.
His father started the first drum and lyre band in Wettengel Elementary School in Guam. Rex played the xylophone in the band and went on his own musical journey.
First dabbling in New Age Music and Electronica, he went pop last year with six new compositions. "Love In The Internet" won 2nd Place in the 2006 San Diego Composers Guild Song Contest. His other compositions include Downtown, Piano Boy, City Lights, The Cheezy Song and It's Raising Me Down.
He comes out like an unassuming guy wearing only Tshirt and jeans but oozing with talent and humor like pop superstars Jason Mraz, John Meyer and Jack Johnson.
Hermogino’s finalist video of “Love In The Internet” has been viewed more than 115,000 times, the most by far from the other four finalists. Twenty-two year old Justine Ezarik of Pennsylvania, who goes by iJustine, is a far second with her “Hometown” video which has more than 12,000 hits.
All in all, Hermogino’s six videos garnered 150,000 hits.
His video, “Love in the Internet,” is typical of Rex’s other video which was done in his house with only his guitar and laptop computer as his props. He even uses the vacuum cleaner as his microphone.
His style is similar to Jack Johnson and his voice here is similar to a deadpan Weird Al Yankovic (no kidding!).
“He put his heart on the line, his camera on the floor, and his pride in the toilet,” joked AskANinja, one of the three judges. “I want this guy to get a show just so he can get a tripod. Even if he doesn’t win can we send him a tripod.”
Hermogino’s other challenge videos has him on his bed with his holiday survival tips and a road video of San Diego. Needless to say, he used Filipino-Americans as his actors and most of his fans are Filipino-Americans.
Other finalists chosen during the selection from November 13 through December 4 include a group of martial artists or urban ninjas from Florida who call themselves the Renzhe Parkour, a Chicago filmmaker Stanley Sowa Jr who does stick figure comedies and 28-year-old filmmaker Ben Grinnel from Seattle.
The Yahoo! Talent Show was open only for US citizens 18 years and older.
posted by Unknown at 3:03 PM
4 Comments:
Off topic. Haven't read about the Baguio Yearbook in your blog...??? Kahit lang sana glimpse ng cover.
I have no copy.
whaaaat?! that's strange! walang complimentary for you? the best writer in baguio? naks. ayan...go get a copy na!
beast writer in baguio, you mean. They have been giving me and it is always being stolen.
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