Manskee
Manskee | |||||||||
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Birth name | Manuel Francis Nascimento | ||||||||
Born | January 16, 1978 | ||||||||
Origin | Philippines | ||||||||
Genres | Acoustic, pop rock, alternative rock | ||||||||
Occupation(s) | Musician, Motoring Journalist | ||||||||
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitars, percussion | ||||||||
Years active | 2008–present | ||||||||
Website | [1] | ||||||||
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Manuel Francis Nascimento (born January 16, 1978), better known in music circles as Manskee, is a
Personal life
Nascimento was raised in the town of
Musical awakening
While in California in August 2008, Nascimento figured in a car accident and suffered a concussion. He credits this event for having suddenly triggered his musical side. In a conversation with Philippine music journalist Ricky Lo,[1] he said:
That same night was when I wrote my first song. I knew that day that something was absolutely different about me. Looking back at this point, I can't deny that divine intervention was involved.
Love, Death, and Everything in Between (2010)
Over the course of the next year, Nascimento was able to write about 30 songs, and record thirteen of them in various makeshift studios, with help from friends like Aaron Bradley and indie artist Brandon Wall (a.k.a. Rise Over Me) in California. Nascimento eventually released these songs independently as the album Love, Death, and Everything in Between. [4]
Track list
Tracks on the album[4] include:
- Heartbreaker
- Limbo (A Love Lost)
- What's With The World?
- A Long Distance Affair
- The Promise
- Intertwined (instrumental)
- At Fault
- Chasing Fire
- This High
- Nocturnal Desire
- The One
- Of Stereos and Music Videos
- The Promise (acoustic)
Album art
The album art, conceived by Nascimento, was drawn by a California-based comics artist Ramiro Montanez.[4] Nascimento describes the album cover:[1]
It's metaphorical in the sense that it depicts both aspects of my life; light and darkness. The rough ocean represents the turmoil I've experienced while the sky and clouds represent the better parts of my life.
Reception
Nascimento's efforts to market the songs caught the attention of indie film director Brian Patrick Lim, who in early 2009 asked him to come up with the main theme for the upcoming film "Chasing Fire".
Caught in the Tide (unreleased)
In 2013, press reports indicated that
A music video for "Sea of Stars," was directed by Jako de Leon. The video was shot in Nascimento's native province of La Union and featured local internet celebrity Bogart The Explorer and a virtual who's-who of the Philippine surfing scene, including personalities like Luke Landrigan, Paolo Soler, and Lorraine Hilario.[5]
In October 2013, Manskee was among the performers at the 2013 Philippine Ukulele Festival.[6]
On January 22, 2014, listeners voted another song "Midlife Crisis" into the regular playlist or Manila radio station
References
- ^ a b c Lo, Ricardo F. (June 7, 2010), "How Love has made Regine Loveable to US Fans: The poignant story behind a 'personal' CD", The Philippine Star, retrieved September 4, 2016
- ^ a b "ANC stages car show to launch new motoring program "REV"" (Press release). Archived from the original on December 3, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b "The Filipino Wrecking Machine | Entertainment, News, The Philippine Star | philstar.com". philstar.com. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ^ a b "Manskee | Philippine Ukulele Festival". philippineukulelefestival.com. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
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