Following the successful launching of the online platform OnLive PH and the first virtual series joined by the Swedish group Joe and The Anchor last month, they surprised the public by guesting the Pinoy hit band Silent Sanctuary for their online series last Saturday, August 1.
On a Facebook Live, Silent Sanctuary became part of its second virtual series and performed songs. Recently, they went viral because of their rendition of Rivermaya’s hit Himala.
Silent Sanctuary is a rock band known in the Philippines for its various released songs. The band is composed of Sarkie Sarangay, Jason Rondero, Anjo Inacay, Allen Calixto, and Kim Mirandilla-Ng which have been producing hit songs since 2001.
Meanwhile, this virtual series is the second big event of OnLive PH after they started their Facebook group last June 18 since leisure activities such as concerts are prohibited in line with the safety protocols imposed by the government as the world still battles against COVID-19 pandemic.
“We started the Facebook group OnLive PH last June 18 when my friend in the scene Kevin Pableo, owner and founder of Manila Concert Scene sent me a message for a collab. Despite the competition in the music/concert blog niche, we’re helping each other to promote local and foreign concerts,” said Christian Melanie Lee, OnLive PH’s co-owner.
Aiming to provide live performances despite community quarantines and restrictions, OnLive PH decided to establish the Live Series on their Facebook group which they recently added their Facebook page a month after.
OnLive PH got the idea of online concerts from other local and foreign artists who started maximizing the use of technology such as YouTube and Facebook to perform and entertain fans.
From being a collaborative effort and built a community group, they’re ready to take over the live event scene.
“Like when I attended my first online concert for Super Junior’s Beyond Live last May 31st using a live broadcasting app called VLive, we used their light stick,” she added stating during an interview with This Is Hype PH that they came up with the idea of live performances online because of the concert she attended.
They are looking forward to guest more local and foreign acts for The Live Series. In addition, they are helping out local artists to promote their singles and albums.
For future events and updates, check out their Facebook page, Twitter, and Instagram.