With no local support, Cynthia Alexander migrates to U.S.

[ysei]

...si Lito Camo na lang yata ang sikat dito 

Anyway, dugong pinoy pa rin naman ang dadalhin niya dun.

[qroon]

Una na, may kanya kanya tayong pamantayan kung ano ang tunay na musika. Maaring yung tunay at maganda para sa atin ay panget para sa iba.

Preference yun ng nakararaming Pinoy, wala tayong magagawa. Hindi naman sa hindi sinusuportahan, kundi hindi lang gusto or may mas gusto. Ilang wave na ba ng so-called smart music ang nagdaan? Hindi rin nagtagal at naging uso/fad pa rin ang turing ng nakararami. Bumabalik pa rin novelty, pop at popular ballad. Bakit? Yun na yata ang default na gusto ng nakararami.

Kung ipipilit nating ipagusto sa masa ang trip nating genre/artists, hollow victory yun. Yung market/target audience ni Cynthia Alexander ay niche. Wala talagang maaasahang kita or 'suporta' galing sa nakararami.

Sana maging lesson to sa mga aspiring artists/musicians who want to make it here. Papasok na kasi dito yung compromise vs. 'musical integrity.' You don't want to compromise your sound and have artistic freedom? Produce it yourself. Have another job that can feed you and finance your artistic freedom.

[jellogz]

^ Dahil nga masyado nang na brainwash ng media ang kukote ng nakakarami

[Mute]

Una na, may kanya kanya tayong pamantayan kung ano ang tunay na musika. Maaring yung tunay at maganda para sa atin ay panget para sa iba.

Preference yun ng nakararaming Pinoy, wala tayong magagawa. Hindi naman sa hindi sinusuportahan, kundi hindi lang gusto or may mas gusto. Ilang wave na ba ng so-called smart music ang nagdaan? Hindi rin nagtagal at naging uso/fad pa rin ang turing ng nakararami. Bumabalik pa rin novelty, pop at popular ballad. Bakit? Yun na yata ang default na gusto ng nakararami.

Kung ipipilit nating ipagusto sa masa ang trip nating genre/artists, hollow victory yun. Yung market/target audience ni Cynthia Alexander ay niche. Wala talagang maaasahang kita or 'suporta' galing sa nakararami.

Sana maging lesson to sa mga aspiring artists/musicians who want to make it here. Papasok na kasi dito yung compromise vs. 'musical integrity.' You don't want to compromise your sound and have artistic freedom? Produce it yourself. Have another job that can feed you and finance your artistic freedom.

this is sad but true

[grasyaps]

shes migrating because she CAN. thats it.

[MrGobots]

shes migrating because she CAN. thats it.

no brod, she could've migrate before. she's migrating because she's fed up.

[evhul]

Sira na yata ang pangarap ko na i-date ang isang babae sa isang harap ni Cynthia Alexander. 

[dreamhaus09]

Yan ang masaklap. Reklamo ng reklamo na baduy ang musika ngayon, pero hindi naman sinusuportahan ang mga artist na dapat sinosuportahan. 

[gandydancer123]

Sira na yata ang pangarap ko na i-date ang isang babae sa isang harap ni Cynthia Alexander.

WOW HANEP! TAMA KA DITO! THAT WOULD BE AN AWESOME DATE!!! pero kung masa type kadate mo di niya magegets..kung si Levi Celerio lang or mga ibang National Artists di nila kilala at maappreciate si Cynthia A. Pa kaya...

[qroon]

Sira na yata ang pangarap ko na i-date ang isang babae sa isang harap ni Cynthia Alexander. 

Ilang harap ba ang meron sya? 

[chutchutmamiko]

Maybe pag sa states sya sumikat, saka lang sya susuportahan ng marami nating kababayan.. "Suportahan taka kasi sikat and "American Idol" kana eh.."  MF!!!

[charmonium]

at least she didn't sell out.

[jellogz]

Maybe pag sa states sya sumikat, saka lang sya susuportahan ng marami nating kababayan.. "Suportahan taka kasi sikat and "American Idol" kana eh.."  MF!!!

Pinoy Pride in the making? Hahaha utot nila!

[Mute]

at least she didn't sell out.

sell out... being mainstream?

[grasyaps]

no brod, she could've migrate before. she's migrating because she's fed up.

fed up with what? coz she doesnt get any support? what? shes too good for our local music industry now?

kung gusto nyang maging Pilipino, she has to be one first. coz no one is too good for Filipinos.

if she's migrating, thats because she doesnt want to be in the Philippines. period.

lets not make an excuse for her, na shes leaving because she isnt being 'supported' by the industry. that like saying 'ako ang magaling na dapat nyong sinusuportahan, kung sino-sinong pinasisikat nyong corny at ndi naman tlga magaling'.

thats EGO.

[skunkyfunk]

I've heard that Cynthia would spend P200,000-300,000 to produce her albums with no incremental revenues.  She does her music because she loves it.  But at one point, when your car loses gas and you're in the middle of nowhere, the only way to go is find greener pasture to cultivate your craft.

Very brave for an artist if you ask me.  Because even the talented folks in the US also resorted to image gimmicks to sell.

[chutchutmamiko]

Or, in her own words: “I am moving away because I refuse to live my life like a frog in a well!”

With this said, i think she's trying out other "ponds" where she can bask, eat and live her life (musical or not) to find a new sense of

satisfaction or explore and experience new things.

[IncX]

so all these years, CA was actually supporting herself with the money she made writing music?

-*-

as for the making a living through music in the USA ... let us not forget what happened to the guys in Wolfgang

[gandydancer123]

Cynthia would spend P200,000-300,000 to produce her albums with no incremental revenues.

Woah! RESPECT!

[DiMarzSiao™]

click now!

http://radiorepublic.ph/home

[MrGobots]

fed up with what? coz she doesnt get any support? what? shes too good for our local music industry now?

kung gusto nyang maging Pilipino, she has to be one first. coz no one is too good for Filipinos.

if she's migrating, thats because she doesnt want to be in the Philippines. period.

lets not make an excuse for her, na shes leaving because she isnt being 'supported' by the industry. that like saying 'ako ang magaling na dapat nyong sinusuportahan, kung sino-sinong pinasisikat nyong corny at ndi naman tlga magaling'.

thats EGO.

You're probably right.

I was just saying what the yahoo article/first post implied as to why she was leaving. She said she doesn't want to live her like "like a frog in a well." She likely meant that she's tired of her options here.

[marzi]

now playing: Yano - Paalam Sampaguita

siguro nga dapat aminin na nating di ka kayang buhayin ng indie music.kasi naman, yung music mo ay nag-cater lang sa piling tao.piling tao na nagrerequest ng kanta mo sa NU107 at dun lang.piling tao na pumupunta sa gig mo sa conspiracy at sila sila lang ang nakakaappreciate.antagal mag grow ng fanbase kasi wala ka YES FM(thank God your music never reached that far) at iilan lang din kami nakabili ng albums mo.siguro tanggap ko ng di nakapaglagay ng pagkain ang mga kanta mo sa lamesa.lumaban ka, at oras na para mag move on.

hintayin ko na lang ang pag usbong ng career mo sa ibang bansa.

at sana kahit farewell gig man lang.

[weedurpart2]

^she does have a couple of farewell gigs lined up. i'm watching but....

this whole "she is leaving as a [strawberry] you to the Filipinos who never noticed her" is getting old pretty quick, and now looks like something "musicians" came up with so they can milk it for their own benefit.


i'm understanding where grasyaps is coming from, and i'm sort of agreeing.

[evhul]

Ilang harap ba ang meron sya? 

TYPO, negative hehe

[jellogz]

this whole "she is leaving as a [strawberry] you to the Filipinos who never noticed her" is getting old pretty quick, and now looks like something "musicians" came up with so they can milk it for their own benefit.

"So if you do want to know the real reason behind all of this, we can personally ask her by going to her last few gigs (see schedule below). Cynthia Alexander embarks on a “Send-Off Series” with five separate performances to say goodbye to friends and fans before she leaves the Philippines."

Source:
http://www.myxph.com/features/3328/cynthia-alexanderthe-yahoo-article-is-not-an-official-press-release/

WOW! haha