Podcasts by Kwentong Creatives

53: Jayda on Creativity, Identity & Music (VIDEO) from 2023-11-10T02:21:04

Jayda is a musician, singer-songwriter & actress who grew up around music through the concerts of her pop star parents. With a dedicated fan base and a fresh batch of personal songs, she'...

52: Prod Horror Stories (Halloween Special) from 2023-10-24T02:47:12

A collection of supernatural stories from decades of shooting on creepy locations. We're joined by two film industry veterans with a special gift for sensing spirits, Executive Producer Emie...

51: Mara Manalo on Interior Design from 2023-10-19T08:19

Mara is an interior designer, production designer and founder of Studio Mara. She creates unique designs that serve both aesthetic and functional purposes in residential, commercial and public s...

50: Jamie Miller on an Unexpected Career in Music (VIDEO) from 2023-10-09T09:00:43

Jamie Miller is a singer-songwriter from the UK. His uplifting songs have charted globally with millions of streams, also going viral all over Tiktok. He released “Maybe Next Time” featuring OPM...

49: Toff De Venecia on Developing Creative Industries in the PH from 2023-09-14T09:12:40

Toff is congressman, journalist, theatre director and principal author of the Philippine Creative Industries Development Bill (RA 11904). We talk about the journey in making the Philippines the ...

48: Raco Ruiz on Visual Arts, Content Creation & Cereal from 2023-09-07T08:08:27

Coming off his sold-out exhibit "Surrealicious", Raco Ruiz continues to make visual art through paintings, murals and digital art inspired by a twisted take on cartoon culture. He'...

47: Nobody Clothing on Fashion, Design & Branding from 2023-08-31T06:03:33

Nobody is a clothing brand coming out of Cubao, QC. Started by a dedicated group of young creators, it has grown from a lowkey streetwear brand into a vibrant community of passionate fans who vi...

46: Filmmaker Q&A with Cinemalaya Directors from 2023-08-24T08:36:45

Part 2 of our conversation with award-winning filmmakers Jopy Arnaldo & Kevin Mayuga. We take audience questions about collaboration, working with actors, scriptwriting & dealing with im...

46: Film Directing with Jopy Arnaldo & Kevin Mayuga (Part 1) from 2023-08-21T09:13:04

Award winning first-time filmmakers Jopy Arnaldo and Kevin Mayuga join us for a conversation about starting & finishing passion projects.

At the recent Cinemalaya Festiva...

45: Reese Langsangan on Music, Creativity & Growth from 2023-08-10T07:23:12

Reese is a visual artist & independent singer-songwriter who makes meaning through music. We talk about living in Japan, collaborating with friends, chasing dreams & learning to grow in your own ga...

44: Kwentuhan w/ Filmmakers (A Live Podcast & Open Forum) from 2023-07-27T07:18:15

Our first live podcast event featuring our panel of professional filmmakers: Cinematographer Pong Igancio, Production Designer Nina Torres & Director Paul Halili. Listen in on the Q&A se...

43: Jappy Agoncillo on Freelance Art, Moving out of the PH & Perseverance from 2023-07-13T07:45:16

Jappy is a muralist and illustrator currently based in New York City. His art style is instantly recognizable and unique, seen all around Manila on buildings, restaurants and offices. He’s been ...

42: Juan Karlos on Creativity, Music & Acting from 2023-07-06T04:23:48

juan karlos is a singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He’s garnered hundreds of millions of plays on Spotify with hit songs like “Buwan” and “Demonyo”. He’s also an actor who’s been in films ...

41: Reb Atadero on Theatre, Storytelling & Content Creation from 2023-06-23T07:03:53

Reb Ataderois an accomplished theatre actor, voice actor, host & content creator. With 17 years of experience in the industry, he’s best known for his role in "Ang Huling el Bimbo” He’s...

40: Dom Guyot on Songwriting, Music & Dance from 2023-06-16T08:49:32

Dom Guyot is a talented singer, songwriter & dancer from Cebu. With his lyrics that speak proudly about the LGBTQ experience, his music has garnered millions of plays online. He also just released ...

39: Drew Arellano on Travel & Work/Life Balance from 2023-06-08T07:57:57

Drew Arellano is a man with many roles - he’s a host who’s been traveling the Philippines for 2 decades with the hit travel show Biyahe ni Drew. He’s the co-founder of the performance-wear brand...

38: Hannah Reyes Morales on Photojournalism from 2023-05-15T08:21:08

Hannah Reyes Morales is an award winning photojournalist and National geographic explorer whose work conveys the human stories behind some of the critical issues of our time.  She was commission...

37: Frances Cabatuando on Mindful Living with Home Buddies & Nobi Home from 2023-04-26T23:40:53

Frances aka Mayora is the founder of Home Buddies, a Facebook community with 3 million members where Filipinos share experiences in creating their personal spaces. She is a digital creator who make...

36: Nicola Alba on Content Creation, Finance & Growth from 2023-04-12T23:20:43

Nicole is a content creator who makes videos on personal finance, investing & self-development. With over 400k subscribers on Youtube, she's one of the best creators in the space - and s...

35: Ashley Goseingfiao on Gaming, Content Creation & Spirituality from 2023-03-23T04:02:01

Ashley is a content creator whose made a huge name for herself in the world of gaming & cosplay. She's also a talented musician & photographer whose been creating her own content for...

34: Kookie Santos on Nurturing Creativity, Filipino Design & Leadership at Canva from 2023-03-08T23:00:54

Kookie is the former creative director of Serious Studio and is currently one of the Design Leads at Canva Philippines.  Her work has gotten recognized all over the world in publications like Ad...

33: Big Picture Insights w/ BJ Pascual, Atom Araullo, Erwan Heussaff & Red Ollero from 2023-01-30T09:02:25

This 2023, take a step back and take some time to think about your journey as a creative. Some of our favorite excerpts from my conversations with guests - all lessons and insight that you can a...

32: Angelo Mendoza on Photography, Travel & Career from 2022-12-17T22:30:54

Angelo Mendoza is a photographer known for his work in travel, landscape and portraiture. As a full-time creative, he’s done plenty of prominent commercial work and is also a co-owner of a weddi...

31: Creative Blocks w/ CRWN, Quark Henares, Rob Cham & Jazz Nicholas from 2022-11-24T22:00:46

A new short format episode where Gio collates the best excerpts from guests around a specific topic. Now, we explore the strategies & lessons that can help us overcome that dreaded creative ...

30: Jazz Nicolas on Songwriting, Creativity & Careers in Music from 2022-11-02T23:00:33

Jazz Nicolas is an award winning songwriter, musical scorer and multi-instrumentalist. He's also the drummer and vocalist of the Itchyworms, responsible for hit songs such as "Di Na Muli", "Beer...

29: Design Careers LIVE w/ Dan Matutina, Joel Luna & Maine Manalansan-Veneracion from 2022-10-19T23:07:41

This was recorded live for Design Week Philippines 2022: Design For All. In this roundtable discussion and open forum we try to demystify what it means to have a career in design across differen...

28: Erwan Heussaff on Content Creation & Brand Building from 2022-10-06T03:42:08

Erwan is a dedicated writer, content creator and entrepreneur. He's been building his own brand in the food & culture space for over a decade now, from the Fat Kid Inside to his new and ...

27: Shaira Luna on Photography & Fashion from 2022-09-22T01:50:43

Shaira Luna has been a professional photographer for 15 years now, with an impressive body of work in fashion, beauty, food & advertising. Her unique style particularly shines in her recent ...

26: Brian Sy on Acting for Film/Theatre & Mental Health from 2022-09-08T02:34:50

Brian Sy has been acting professionally for over 10 years now, landing roles in film, TV & the stage. He's gathered plenty of insight on the craft & business of acting from his mentors i...

25: Quark Henares on the Business of Filmmaking & Creativity from 2022-08-24T23:09:56

Quark Henares is a writer, director, producer & DJ who is now head of Amazon Prime Video Philippines, after heading Globe Studio for 6 years. He's been at the creative and business ends ...

24: Mia Claravall-Reyes on the Culture, Craft and Community of Tattoos from 2022-08-11T00:00:48

Mia Claravall-Reyes is an established tattoo artist who runs her own shop called Chronic Ink. After learning from her mentor Ricky Sta. Ana, she's then gone on to become one of the most prominent n...

23: Prod.Design & Graphic Design - Creating an Online Show from 2022-08-03T23:02:16

We talk to production designer Katrish Aristoki & graphic designer Lazir Caluya  - both collaborators of Gio on Alas Netflix, an online show created for Netflix Philippines. We touch on...

22: Writers & Producers on Creating an Online Show from 2022-07-27T23:00:01

See what it takes to create an online show by hearing from several key staff behind Alas Netflix, a series created for the Netflix Philippines Youtube channel. For this episode we're talking to ...

21: Pong Ignacio on Cinematography & Filmmaking from 2022-07-20T23:01:35

Pong Ignacio is a cinematographer who's worked on films like Heneral Luna, Goyo, Tandem and Liway. He's also built an impressive body of work in the commercial and music video spaces. In this ep...

20: Music, Community & Identity in the Bay Area w/ DJ ET IV from 2022-07-13T23:00:56

Growing up as a Filipino in San Francisco, DJ ET IV shares his insights on music, art, community and identity. He's the resident DJ of Ruby Ibarra & the Balikbayans, a collage artist, a teac...

19: Starting a Production House w/ Pao Abrihan, Gab Quimel & Gio Puyat from 2022-07-06T23:00:38

Advertising directors Pao Abrihan and Gab Quimel join our host Gio Puyat in sharing their experiences in founding & developing ManilaMan, a boutique production house. Learn about the stories and le...

18: Red Ollero on Stand-Up Comedy from 2022-04-21T23:00:46

Red Ollero is a stand-up comedian, host, writer, wrestler and producer. He's sold out theatres and arenas with Comedy Manila, and is currently doing his latest series of shows called Finally...

17: Financial Literacy w/ Mariel of Simply Finance PH from 2022-03-17T22:00

Take control of your financial matters with Mariel Bitanga of Simply Finance PH. We explore general topics like financial foundations, investing, and self-care. Also we dive into specific questi...

16: Fashion Photography w/ BJ Pascual from 2022-02-28T03:20:06

BJ Pascual is one of the country’s most in-demand photographers - having shot over 300 magazine covers thus far - as well as countless billboards and ads for major brands in the Philippines. Asi...

15: Creative Couples w/ Jim & Saab + Raymond & Trina from 2022-02-10T22:00

We talk to creative couples Jim & Saab Bacarro (Wake Up with Jim & Saab Podcast/Cheats/Puddy Rock) and directing duo Raymond & Trina Dacones (Two Fold Media) about the ins and outs o...

14: Creative Advertising w/ JP Cuison from 2022-01-21T02:01:42

JP is an advertising veteran with 17 years of experience in the industry, with two Cannes Young Lions Advertising awards under his belt. He's a prolific painter and illustrator with countless wo...

13: New Year's Resolutions from 2022-01-11T22:00

A new year of Kwentong Creatives sees us look into the practice of making resolutions. How can you start 2022 with the right mindset moving forward? We gather answers from AF Benaza (Director, E...

09: Content Creation w/ Macoy Dubs from 2022-01-11T05:05:59

After 8 years of work in the advertising industry he started making funny Tagaolg dubs as a creative outlet.  Eventually he found huge success in comedy sketches and characters like everyon...

12: Journalism w/ Atom Araullo from 2021-10-29T01:13:13

Atom Araullo is a journalist, presenter, photographer, and host. With a career that's spanned almost 15 years in journalism, he's done documentaries and exposés for GMA, ABS-CBN, VICE News and m...

11: Comics w/ Rob Cham from 2021-09-26T17:16:19

Rob Cham is an illustrator, comic book creator, artist, and friend. He received the National Book Award for his first graphic novel Light and the National Children’s Book Award for the ...

10: Music Collaboration w/ CRWN & August Wahh from 2021-08-22T18:02:44

CRWN is a music producer and August Wahh is a singer/songwriter. Together they put out the highly-acclaimed Labyrinth EP in 2019, and have continued making waves in the local & international...

08: Creative Advertising w/ Herbert Hernandez from 2021-06-11T00:23:30

Herbert is a creative director and recording artist. After 17 years in the industry, he founded the now globally-acclaimed ad agency, GIGIL. Since then he's worked on viral award-winning campaig...

07: Food & Branding w/ Jake & Toni of Kodawari from 2021-04-30T01:04:01

Jake Aycardo is a cook and entrepreneur who's opened up many food concepts since his stint at MasterChef Asia in 2015. Toni Potenciano is a brand strategist and writer who works for the design s...

07: Kwentuhan w/ Jake & Toni of Kodawari from 2021-04-30T01:04:01

Jake Aycardo is a cook and entrepreneur who's opened up many food concepts since his stint at MasterChef Asia in 2015. Toni Potenciano is a brand strategist and writer who works for the design s...

06: Food w/ Nicco Santos from 2021-03-14T22:00

Chef Nicco Santos has owned restaurants like Your Local, Hey Handsome and now a cloud concept called Sambar. In this episode we get insight from the mind of a chef - a job that requires one to b...

05: Comedy w/ Victor Anastacio from 2021-02-07T20:56:36

Victor is a stand-up comedian and comedy actor. He's also the host of the Sabayan with Victor podcast. We get into a lot of interesting stuff like the history of Comedy Manila, the fluid career ...

04: Content Creation w/ Jazmin Reyes from 2020-12-19T23:00

Jaz is a content creator, host and radio DJ. She's also 200% Asian.

You'll find this episode useful if you make a living with creative work from home, either through an online presence or...

03: Music w/ Roberto Seña from 2020-11-13T18:16:39

Seña is a creative who pursues music full-time. He’s the vocalist of local indie band She’s Only Sixteen, a producer known as Lazy McGuire, and a DJ under the name of St. Vincent & the Grena...

02: Photography w/ Karen De La Fuente from 2020-10-22T22:00

Karen AKA @rocket has made a name for herself as a photographer in the local music scene, creating striking images for acts like Ben&Ben,  Sandwich , IV OF SPADES  , tide/edit and ...

01: Directing in Advertising w/ AF Benaza from 2020-10-09T00:00

Direk AF shares the wisdom he's picked up from two decades of experience as an advertising director . You'll find this episode valuable if you're into the craft and business of filmmakin...