PLAYERTWO “TIKTIKTOKIN”
There's something to be said about the South right now and the enormous amount of talent that has surfaced over the last twelve months. Case in point being Davao based act PLAYERTWO, which is a newly found project/band of creatives who have taken the internet by storm with only a handful of singles.
The group is comprised of three musicians - Ivo Impresso, Luke April and Wave P, as well two visual aids Ven Villariza and Puhken - which makes for a lethal combination of creative flare, direction and art. Following the blueprint of collectives such as OFWGKTA and BROCKHAMTOPN, PLAYERTWO have kept their production in-house which puts them at a huge advantage.
YNISH “luv hack”
YNISH (read as wai-nish) is a super talented artist from Manila that we've gotten to know and love over the last year - who represents Dreamify Records, a start up independent record label and collective that is constantly active in their moves to be heard in the Philippines music industry.
Back in October 2022, she released the second installment to her Grapheme Color series, which was a host to five songs, and featured singles such as Dead Or Alive, OCEAN PEARL and Convenient, all of which spent 8 weeks collectively on The Chosen Dozen.
Episode 052
Filipino-Canadian R'n'B singer-songwriter, Kristina Alcordo, with her latest single, "Switch", which garnered 4 weeks on the playlist making her The Chosen One for this episode. We first heard of her when she was part of Paradise Rising's Semi-Lucent Three, with the track called "Senseless". She’s set to drop a heap of new music this year and we can't wait to hear what she has in store.
Listen to the show for more music representing Filipinos from across the Globe including YNISH (PH), Elijah (US), Jason Dhakal (PH), DACEY (CAN) and more.
Episode 051
Episode 51 on The Chosen Dozen features on the cover Filipino-Indian-American Pop R&B artist, Ashley Mehta, dropping her latest single, "I Wish I Didn't Love You", which garnered 4 weeks on the playlist making her The Chosen One for this episode. Ashley Mehta recently toured extensively across the East Coast of the United States with fellow bay area artist Thuy, and before that in January 2023 she was scoping out the Cebu (PH) music scene over the event of Sinulog.
Episode 050
Welcome back to The Chosen Dozen with your host Steph, and what a special episode it's going to be as we celebrate our 50th episode!!!
This week, we will be joined by the incredibly talented Filipino-American CA, who is a born and raised New Yorker, but now calls Manila home. He has become a staple in the Manila music scene and recently released his debut project titled Right Back!