Jeremiah Tiangco ‘dares to be different’ in debut concert

MANILA, Philippines — Jeremiah Tiangco has realized that it is important to understand that each and everything in life has got its own timing.

You see, the Sparkle GMA Artist Center talent was supposed to hold his first major solo concert last Feb. 11 and everything was already set — from the list of songs and guest performers down to the venue — when he received a notice that it would be moved to April 15.

He admitted to having felt disappointment and even doubted if the concert would still push through.

“I’m the type who always looks at the positive side (of life) but since it already came out in the news that I (was) holding a concert on Feb. 11, of course, there was disappointment,” confessed Jeremiah in a recent virtual media conference.

“At first, I couldn’t process why it had to be postponed because lots of preparations had been done days before Feb. 11. So, noong sinabi na postponed, parang huwag na lang kaya. But later on, I used it as motivation na kailangan itong matuloy. I don’t want to fail my fans and my team.”

Jeremiah added that he later on realized that everything happens in God’s perfect timing “because the first big challenge for me, as one of the producers, was financial (aspect) kaya naniniwala ako in God’s perfect timing kasi ‘yun nga sabi ko parang hindi s’ya matutuloy kaya humingi talaga ako ng sign kung para sa akin ba talaga itong April 15 (concert date).

“Then, just recently, the Lord provided to cover for everything. Ngayon, ang laki ng pasasalamat sa puso ko sa lahat ng nangyari.”

Happy and grateful, Jeremiah promises to give a night of great music in his concert titled Dare to be Different set on April 15, 8 p.m. at the Music Museum in San Juan City.

“We will make sure that it’s going to be a fun night full of great music because we prepared well for this with direk Lee (Gasid). I want to show who I really am (as a performer) when I’m on stage kasi siyempre sa AOS (All-Out Sundays), marami kami doon at hati-hati kami ng ginagawa (during production numbers) with my co-artists.

“In the concert, the focus is on me and at the same time, I will show a kind of performance that I’ve never done before.”

The audience can also expect Jeremiah in colorful attires that he described as “a fusion of colors and style. I’m going to be a bit fashionable, hahaha, parang Bruno Mars (style).”

Dare to be Different also offers an exciting lineup of performances from Jeremiah’s guest artists like Christian Bautista, The Clash winners Jessica Villarubin and Mariane Osabel, and The Clash finalists Garrett Bolden and Vilmark Viray.

Also set to perform in the one-night concert are Ken Chan, This Band, Rob Deniel, Magnus Haven and The Viktor Project.

During rehearsals, Jeremiah said self-discipline and stamina came in useful. “We need to discipline ourselves sa pag-re-rehearse sa songs because apart from that, we also have tapings (for other shows) kaya dapat hindi namin masayang ang energy namin and at the same time, we need to take care of our voice.”

(Tickets to Dare to be Different, priced at P2,500 for VIP, P1,400, Lodge, and P800, Balcony, can be purchased via ticketworld.com.ph.)