Introducing...the von Garcia Family Singers!




Working with the warm, fuzzy feeling I got from having everyone on a conference call with Papa on his birthday--him in Davao, me in Queens, Jace in Manhattan, and Josrique in Maryland--I was excited about using simple technology to come up with another remote birthday gift idea, this time for Mama.

She had been begging and nagging the three of us to book an hour at the studio during Jo's band practice for us to do our own recording (her longtime dream, she said), but there simply wasn't time, because of our difficult schedules (and actually, because none of us were very keen about being so "showbiz" :P).

But her birthday was coming up, and who knew when the three of us would see each other again? So on my last day in New York, a few hours before my flight to London, we managed to all come together to do a secret recording at Jace's apartment (I let my mother assume we were having a last-minute psychotherapy session among ourselves, as this is what she thinks we do in our free time). Cramming as usual, so forgive the rawness--two rounds of practice, one take on the camera (using my new trusty Canon point-and-shoot), and an hour on the editing board with Windows Moviemaker. Isn't it great what warm, fuzzy feelings (and snickers) the simplest tools of technology can create?

From me, Jace, and Josrique (aka my minions hehehe) to someone who has always watched over us: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MA!

PS make sure to watch it through to the end for the bonus track ;)

Comments

  1. Riko BentulanSeptember 27, 2008 at 10:56 AM

    great...

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  2. Michael U. ObenietaSeptember 27, 2008 at 3:25 PM

    Wow, Janeen! Chanteuse! :) Nice, nice! By the way, wala gyod ko kastorya nimo phone uy. Paet, sige lang ko hagok! :)

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  3. Kahlou FranciscoSeptember 28, 2008 at 2:21 AM

    so cool to have music 'in' the family :-)

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  4. Kahlou FranciscoSeptember 28, 2008 at 2:21 AM

    so cool to have music 'in' the family :-)

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  5. Julie BorbonOctober 1, 2008 at 6:14 AM

    Jeneen,

    Bravo, Von Garcia singers did a wonderful b-day video for your mom. That is awesome. You guys need to pat your backs coz that is something to be proud of and I'm sure your mom is too. Great, what a nice birthday gift.

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  6. beng garciaOctober 1, 2008 at 8:33 AM

    I have seen this only twice, and I still have 998 times to go! Great editing, flawless "makeup" and definitely pang-studio abilidad. Thanks for spearheading this musical madness, and directing your minions must have been fun. Love you all! You make me the proudest mom yet.

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  7. Jemi AquinoOctober 2, 2008 at 6:44 AM

    aww... i am so envious of tita beng for having such a musical brood.

    (i think all those years of letting you guys listen to musicals and the radio finally paid off)

    BRAVO! ENCORE!

    HUGS,
    jemi

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  8. Jeneen GarciaOctober 12, 2008 at 11:28 AM

    haha, i think my brothers will beg to disagree. strangely enough, we each came into our music separately, and this is the first time we've actually "performed" together.

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