ELEMENTS announces the 60 songwriters for music camp

The ELEMENTS Songwriting Camp proudly announces its roster of participants for its first-ever workshop for songwriters.

To be held in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental from November 14 to 18, ELEMENTS is an all-expense paid project of 7101 Music Nation, which pushes for outdoor hands-on learning experience and the development of budding Filipino songwriters.

Hailing from different parts of the country, 60 campers have been chosen to join 24 of the biggest names in the Philippine music industry, including Ryan Cayabyab, Rico Blanco, Jim Paredes, Joey Ayala, Gary Valenciano, Jonathan Manalo, Jungee Marcelo, and Yael Yuzon. The 60 ELEMENTS participants are as follows:

Emmanuel Aguila, Jana Alano, Abby Asistio, Juan Gabriel Ayala, Marco Lorenzo Baccay, Zen Joshua Bahan, Marc Peter Baluyan, Jowel Basister, Cedric Bonjoc, Alexander Briones, Jeriko Buenafe, Jessica Sarah Bulahan, Len Calvo, Marie Anathea Chua, Migi de Belen, Enrique de Dios, Hans Dimayuga, Lino Belli Dumas, Andrei Elizaga, Alfonso Agustin Enriquez, Cattski Espina, Danilo Estioco, Ann Margaret Figueroa, Jude Gitamondoc, Don Kishin Javier, Angel Josol, Rey Emmanuel Lapingcao, Joselito Lema, Kevin Louie Lim, Katrina Marie Lopez, Michel Korina Magsaysay, Noel Mahinay, Mark Vincent Manansala, Tyrone Jester Mateos, Miguel Mendoza III, Jessan May Mirador, Nasrudin Mokamad, Ireneo Orio III, James Palma, Pio Labra Pataganao, Jethro Patalinghug, Josemari Quiblat, Rene Karl Ramirez, Maria Carmina Ramos, Shann Bryle Rubido, Denise Sagun, Charmi Rose Santos, Roque Santos, Jeremy Sarmiento, Rivah-Anne Singson, Pocholo Suavillo, Jem Talaroc, Kim Tiangco, Carlo Luis Tiangson, Jazper Tiongson, Katrina Torralba, Carlos Nikolai Velarde, Lorenzo Gabriel Vergara, Danielle Elise Zamar, and Renna Mae Zetha.

ELEMENTS is spearheaded by artistic director Ryan Cayabyab, who also facilitated the live tryouts and auditions in each region last September.

“We found exceptional songwriters that we kept on thinking that they would be undiscovered for a long, long time had ELEMENTS not come along. It is time for these songwriters to shine and be given the basic information they need to penetrate the industry,” said Cayabyab.