Lance Raymundo's CD has Wolf sound + Heart, Lovi, Alessandra to star in "Legacy"

When Lance Raymundo started his singing career ten years ago as a teenager who was still in high school, he was so painfully shy. But at a very young age, he was given a break by Viva Records and was able to have a hit single titled “You Are the One.”

 But ballads are not his kind of music. What Lance really wanted is the dance-pop kind of music. But he was new and young then and he just followed what he was told. He decided to finish his studies and in 2008, after finishing college, he decided to go back to showbiz. But instead of singing, he was sidetracked into acting. He auditioned for a role in a TV series that was to be shot in Singapore. He passed the audition, got the lead role and that started Lance’s romance with acting. When he came back, he received an offer to do “Pieta” for ABS-CBN, where he played Turko, the main nemesis of Ryan Agoncillo who plays the male lead.

After that stint, more acting assignments followed in indie movies like “Fidel”, “Nursery” (shown in Cinemalaya), and “Paglilitis kay Bonifacio.” Acting became a part of his life. After he shifted management, Lance decided to go back to singing. After all, this was what he wanted in the first place. When he signed up with Shandii Bacolod, he was given the chance to record a CD which has the Wolf sound.

What is WOLF? “Wonders of Living and Freedom,” says Lance. “Siyempre, it was kind of long so I shortened it to Wolf. The term became my nickname and it also became my trademark in my CD. The reason why I named this project WOLF is because I am given the liberty to choose the kind of music I want and the kind of career I want to take.

“Outside of career, it’s nice to free yourself from negativity, from problems, kahit na maraming problema, to free yourself from that. My aim through this album is also to free you from worries. Forget the pressure of life. I hope this album will have this calming effect on people.”

Lance shot a music video called “FATanas,” combining the words Fat and Satanas. “Don’t get me wrong. I am not making fun of fat people nor trying to maligning them. Fatanas is an image. Maraming kasakiman, maraming taong mahilig manloko sa pera. What is your image of someone greedy? Di ba lumalaki o lumolobo? My image is for us not to be greedy para huwag kang matawag na Fatanas,” he explained.

According to Lance, “Fatanas” is just an image which he created. But is not meant to demean or malign anybody. “Cute naman pakinggan di ba? And it’s an experiment. The Wolf sound is a very high end club kind of music that’s why I decided to do a Tagalog song. Sabi ni Shandii na gumawa ako ng isang Tagalog song na novelty pero the song has still that electro-pop feel,” he said.

Now uploaded on You Tube is the new music video Lance Raymundo titled “FATanas” and he hopes that the video becomes a hit. His Wolf sound album is a very high end project that also involves Bea Tantoco of the Rustan’s Group of Companies. She’s doing a music video with Lance. Also doing a music video with Lance is Tim Yap (for the song King of the Party) and the group PYT (Pretty Young Thing) and with a basketball player Marcus Morrisson who is doing rap in a song written by Lance.

He is aiming for the club audience with his new sound but Lance opted to do “FATanas” so he could also reach out for the masa.

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The third longest running program in Philippines television, next only to Eat... Bulaga! (28 years), Superstar and Maalaala mo Kaya (20 years), Legal Forum (GMA News TV, weeknights, 12:30 a.m.) celebrates its 19th anniversary starting November 7, 2011 with three legal luminaries as guests.

An information program about the education of the public about Philippine laws, lawyer Josabeth “Joji” Alonso started producing and hosting the 15-minuter in 1992.

Guam Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert John Torres Jr. appears from November 7 to 11 to talk about the laws in his country. The practice of law is a privilege so there maybe administrative punishments.

Integrated Bar of the Philippines president Roan Libarios talks about sanctions on lawyers guests from Nov. 14 to 18. The practice of law is a privilege so there may be administrative punishments.

And Supreme Court Administrator and spokesman Midas Marquez discusses sanctions on justices and judges from Nov. 21 to 25.

Atty. Joji is the managing partner of Alonso and Associates and the producer of critically acclaimed and award-winning full-length features such as Kubrador, Here Comes the Bride, Bisperas, Ang Babae sa Septic Tank and the upcoming films Wang-as, Posas and more.

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The camera is set to start rolling on "Legacy," the new GMA 7 drama show that is earmarked for airing early next year. The series, directed by Jay Altarejos, will start taping on November 21 and will last until December 21, just four days before Christmas.

"Legacy," which we heard is just a working title, is set for airing around the third week of January. But script revisions are still being done although they are definitely taping soon because the target airing date is right after "Amaya" ends on the GMA telebabad block.

"Legacy" stars Heart Evangelista, Lovi Poe, Alessandra da Rosi, Eddie Garcia, Geoff Eigenmann, Jackie Lou Blanco, Cherie Gil, Bella Padilla and a whole lot more.