{"id":30620,"date":"2021-09-28T01:05:48","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T17:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/?p=30620"},"modified":"2021-09-28T10:11:21","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T02:11:21","slug":"hya-alfa-join-alessandra-de-rossi-helmed-awooo-records-which-launches-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/entertainment\/music-entertainment\/hya-alfa-join-alessandra-de-rossi-helmed-awooo-records-which-launches-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Hya, Alfa Join Alessandra de Rossi-helmed AWOOO Records, Which Launches Today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Fresh from the success of her directorial debut My Amanda<\/em> in July, Alessandra de Rossi is now setting her sights on different waters. This time around it\u2019s music, which she\u2019s revisited more vigorously as of late: adopting the functional moniker ADR, reissuing her 2012 debut Adrift <\/em>via Lilystars Records<\/a>, even penning songs for her films. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The difference is it\u2019s other people\u2019s music now. And no, De Rossi isn\u2019t simply pimping playlists or fawning over new discoveries on her socials. She\u2019s taking things a notch higher, putting up her own label AWOOO Records<\/a>, which she\u2019s formally unveiling to the public today (September 24) after making an under-the-radar announcement earlier in the month<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To the character-actress-turned-indie-darling, it\u2019s not so much about scratching a visionary itch but passing deserving talents the mic. \u201cI think [Filipinos] really stand a chance in changing how the world looks and sounds,\u201d she says, confident that local music can enjoy the same attention other art forms like cinema are getting. \u201cAll we need is to offer something pure, peculiar, and distinct. I think we can make it, too!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And \u201cpure, peculiar, and distinct\u201d was precisely what she saw in AWOOO\u2019s two inaugural artists, both women: the Fil-German San Carlos City chanteuse Hya<\/a>, and the SoCal-based singer-songwriter Alfa<\/a>. The former was a talent-show champ who\u2019s previously made the rounds\u2014Rising Stars Philippines<\/em>, Just Duet<\/em>, The Will to Win<\/em>\u2014before landing a spot in Bangon Talentadong Pinoy<\/em>, where De Rossi was a judge who found herself fangirling instantly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe sounded like an angel, and my world just stopped. I knew in my heart that this girl, given a chance, could be someone new singers can look up to,\u201d De Rossi says of Hya (or Lee\u2019Anna Weber Layumas), whose impressive range and knack for soothing melodies the actress also singled out. Her lilting debut single \u201cRaindrops<\/strong><\/a>,\u201d arranged and co-produced with Nick Lazaro for La Balls Studio, is out today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n