In a historic debut concert, local artist Ben Viola will be present to the world his experimental brand of music that celebrates everything about life. This young singer, songwriter and musician will perform his original compositions LIVE on Friday, April 21, 2023.
The event will also see the launch of his debut single “Tibok” and the release of his “Presa Prinsesa” MTV.
Ben Viola started playing strings when he was 11 years old. This was followed by learning the keyboard and other instruments. He developed the art of writing to express his thoughts by the age of 14.
His music is a mixture of Rᴏᴄᴋ, Cʟᴀssɪᴄᴀʟ, Oᴘᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴄ ᴀɴᴅ Bʟᴜᴇs. His experimental music style is inspired and influenced by the bands Qᴜᴇᴇɴ, Tʜᴇ Bᴇᴀᴛʟᴇs, Rᴀᴅɪᴏʜᴇᴀᴅ, Mʏ Cʜᴇᴍɪᴄᴀʟ Rᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ, OPM ʙᴀɴᴅs ᴀɴᴅ Cʟᴀssɪᴄᴀʟ Oʀᴄʜᴇsᴛʀᴀʟ Mᴜsɪᴄ.
Driven heavily by his great admiration for his father who is a musician, Ben Viola is a multi-instrumentalist as he can play the piano, acoustic and electric guitar, bass and drums.
He performs music to share his vision and understanding about life, love, time and death which are all the fundamentals of his songs. Ben Viola’s lyrics and notes are surreal, based on his life moment’s experiences, with every word illustrating his passion for music resulting in masterpieces which he describes as music from the heart that should be shared.
The launch is also a gathering for fellowship and camaraderie as Hᴇᴀʟʏ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ Dᴀʀᴋ, Cʜᴇᴄʜᴇʙᴜʀᴇᴄʜᴇ, Eʟʟ Oᴄᴀᴍᴘᴏ, 4ᴍᴇᴜʟᴀ, PsʏᴄʜᴏMɢᴍᴛ ᴀɴᴅ Rᴇᴅ Oʀᴄʜɪᴅs ᴛᴏ sᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴜɴᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ Bᴇɴ Vɪᴏʟᴀ will perform and show support to Ben Viola on his launch.
Ben Viola’s epic debut is sponsored by Iᴋᴇʙᴜᴋᴜʀᴏ Jᴀᴘᴀɴᴇsᴇ Rᴇsᴛᴏ Bᴀʀ, Aǫᴜᴀ Sᴋɪɴ.PH, Gʀᴀɴᴅᴇɪ Sᴘᴀ Hᴏᴍᴇ Sᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ Mᴀssᴀɢᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ Pᴀʀᴛʏ Nᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ, Cᴀʀʟ Jᴏʜɴ Mɪʀᴀɴᴅᴀ, Rᴇʟx Bᴀɢᴜᴍʙᴏɴɢ Nᴏʀᴛʜ Cᴀʟᴏᴏᴄᴀɴ, Sᴏʟɪᴍᴀɴ EC, Sᴀᴍɢʏᴜᴘsᴀʀᴏᴏꜰ Kᴏʀᴇᴀɴ Rᴇsᴛᴀᴜʀᴀɴᴛ, ᴛʜᴇ Hᴀɪʀ Sᴀʟᴏɴ ʙʏ Aʟᴘʜᴀ, G.E. Sᴜᴘᴇʀᴍᴀʀᴋᴇᴛ, Lᴀ Pʀɪɴᴄᴇsᴀ, Tɪᴛᴀ Aɪᴅᴀ’s Kᴜsɪɴᴀ Gʀɪʟʟ ᴀɴᴅ Rᴇsᴛᴏʙᴀʀ, EMS7 Aᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛɪɴɢ Sᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇs, Pᴇsᴇᴛᴏʀᴀ Tʀᴀᴅɪɴɢ Cᴏʀᴘ., MᴇɢᴀRᴏʏᴀʟ Cᴏʀᴘ., ᴀɴᴅ Lɪᴛᴛʟᴇ Bʟᴏᴏᴍ. Eᴠᴇɴᴛ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴛɴᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ PEP TV ᴀɴᴅ 105.5 UFM.
Tickets, which are available at Tita Aida’s Grill & Resto, are priced at Php300, inclusive of one beer. For more information, call or SMS (0968) 858-2022 and (0999) 992-8685.
