This chapter focuses on five landmark figures and collectives that have shaped the history of sound art in the Philippines. From Lirio Salvador, the noise pioneer who reforged metal and electronic circuits into sound-making weapons known as Sandata, to Arvin Nogueras, an insider mentor whose practice traverses hip-hop, electronic improvisation,...
Contracting Genealogy There are several veins of creative practice in which the present sound practice could be traced. Some of which were music, performance art, and visual arts. From music, sound practitioners in Manila, in more than one occasion, have claimed to have been inspired by Philippine’s National Artist for...
Comeback when You are Famous “Comeback when you are famous,” is a line attributed to the period that have been experienced by borrowed from Late 1990s saw the growth of Manila art market particularly in commercial areas. While this provided a more lucrative source of income to established artists, it...
A Community of Practice Borrowing from sociologist Etienne Wegner, I presented in this section groups that have mutual engagement, joint enterprise, and shared repertoire. These according to Wegner are the basics in forming so called community of practice. It is a community with clearer understanding that what brings them together...