About Me

Introducing the man on the keys !  it’s … Evangel Ric Lapore, MBA, BBA, Bsc PSVT (Prof. Sound and Video Technology), PGCE (Post Graduate Certificate in Education major in Computing, Edgehill University, Ormskirk, Lancashire UK, Dip Music Production, TEFL … on the Yamaha Motif XS8 … currently Area Sales Venue Manager for Verisure covering the Northwest UK Region & musician at Lighthouse Manchester. 

Composer of 2020 “We thank you (heroes in white) ” song tribute for the NHS front liners & heroes as well as all front liners all over the world.  Song inspired by UK PM Boris Johnson “I can’t thank them enough, I owe them my life”.

UK Songwriting 2008 top 2 winner in the R&B category with song He’s alive not a lie … SU Centennial Songwriter and winner 2001 global competition with song “Through a hundred years”.

Former Dyna Recording Artist 2001 (nationwide hit song released “When you remember me & Pangako”) song links below, Polycosmic Records Supervisor, Freelance Music Producer, Audio Engineer, Musician, Singer/Songwriter, Musical Arranger, Video and Web Producer, Freelance Lecturer (Audio Engineering, Music Production, Business and Management & English as a Foreign Language TEFL)

Producer & founding partner of KABAYAN IDOL UK.

Music Producer & Composer for Erela Mae’s “WISH YOU WERE HERE ” ALBUM –  London UK 2013.

” Music is the Language of Mankind …”  I grew up in a family of musicians, was playing the piano since age 10, involved in choir groups at a very young age and did solo performances in college, was in a band for 7 years and waited 9 long years of hard work and perseverance  to set our foot  at Dyna Records Philippines and made a nationwide hit in my home country the Philippines… finished my business degrees and migrated to UK to find my dream course … like one treasure hunter said, ” never give up on your dreams, always believe in what you do even things don’t go as  you planned ” , mel fisher sorry to say that there a lot of highly skilled and talented musicians out there but they don’t have the right attitude and passion to pursue a dream … that’s what this is all about … achieving is pursuing a big dream and thankfully a recording contract is the standard of a professional musician.  Some people may disagree at this digital age of social media of FB , Youtube, instagram, twitter, snap chat, tiktok and more… but hey before all this self-promotion came about and even up until now if you say you are a professional musician show me a nationwide release of your own music and masterpiece … an art work of your music that hit the charts and I will salute you “PRO” without this nah… 

Audio Engineering, Music Technology & Music Production…. Video Engineering, Filming, TV and Broadcast Engineering with Website design and content creation …  music has led me to a very challenging yet beautiful journey…the  story of my life… more than 25 years of mixed multi-MEDIA industry experience…

now..

• MBA in Business Management, Ateneo de Davao University, Philippines    Former Acting Dean for the Bachelor of Business Administration Department at Brokenshire College, Davao City, Philippines
• PGCE Post Graduate Certificate in Education major in Computing from Edgehill University, Ormskirk, Merseyside, UK. Taught at BCHS Blackburn, UK.
• Bsc (HONS) PSVT (Professional Sound And Video Technology with Web Technologies),  Salford University, Media City UK, Manchester  – Dissertation Church Acoustics Design…http://www.acoustics.salford.ac.uk/courses/index.php?content=bsc_professional_sound_and_video_technology
• BBA in Management 1993, Silliman University, Philippines
• Diploma in Music Production & Construction Manchester MIDI School 2008/ Top of my class    http://www.midischool.com/
• Former Dyna Records Music Album Producer, Artist, Musical Arranger and Singer/Songwriter
• Former Polygram Philippines Sales Supervisor and A & R Personnel
• TEFL Certified Tutor (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) 
• Steinberg Certified for Cubase & Nuendo/ Pro tools 9 & 10 & Cubase 6 / Logic 9 / CSS / XHTML / pHp
• Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, MAYA 3D Animation, Da Vinci Resolve for Video Mastering
• UK Songwriting 2008 Top 2 Winner in the RnB Gospel Category for  ” He’s alive not a lie ” out of 6200 entries worldwide
• USA Songwriting 2008 Finalist for ” Dream I Found “
• Pacific Australian Songwriting 1st Place Winner for Dance Category for ” J45 ” 
• 2001 Philippines No. 1 hitsong under Dyna Records “When you remember me” Philpop 
• Freelance lecturer in Audio, Video, Web Technologies & Business
• Member PRS for Music London, United Kingdom
• Member Performers Rights Society of the Philippines and more … http://www.philmusicregistry.net/main/artist/view/1637

Play my Showreel… Prof. Sound and Video Technology at University of Salford

Friends Live at the Peel Hall, Salford University Manchester, UK a composition written by E. Ric Lapore and Nick Holder featuring Rico Anonuevo on Guitars, Vangel on Piano, Strings, Bass Nick on Drums, Jonny and Kabir on mics.  Same song featured on Erela Mae’s Album Wish You Were Here album under Peak Records 2013 released in London, UK.

Paul Weller’s Wildwood Cover for Studio Production Project Mixed and Mastered by Vangel Lapore  (Yamaha 02R96, M-Audio Profire, Lexicon Reverb & Neumann U87i  live with Nick on Drums, Jonny on Guitars and Kabir on Shakers)

UK Songwriting Top 2 in the RnB Christian Category 2008 He’s alive not a lie link beating 6200 entries worldwide and was aired in Rhema FM Widebay Australia and four other radio stations in Australia and Premier Radio UK.

http://soundcloud.com/evangelriclapore/hes-alive-not-a-lie-uksc-08-1

Can be viewed in HD or High Definition by clicking the HD setting lower right corner of the youtube video clip.

The Duo of the New Millenium album released under Dyna Records in 2001 which made a hit no. 1 with songs  “When you Remember Me” and  “Pangako” in the Philippines (on Amazon.com) listen to the album with link below… on Souncloud

When you remember me link  below

http://soundcloud.com/evangelriclapore/04-track-4

Dahil Ikaw 

Pangako link  below

http://soundcloud.com/evangelriclapore/01-track-1

My Love for You  UK Songwriting Finalist composed by E. Ric Lapore and A. Ayque  Singer :  E. Ric Lapore

Wildwood Cover of Paul Wellers Song Recorded at Salford University, UK  Mixed and Mastered by E. Ric lapore   Singer : E. Ric Lapore

http://soundcloud.com/evangelriclapore/wildwood-cover-by-ric-lapore-1

THE STORY (could be a bio)

There’s a lot to talk about when it comes to music creation, writing, performing, composition, music production, audio engineering, studio set-up and design, music technology and etc. and etc… Above is a summary of stuff I’ve done since I started my journey into the world of music… I would say it started while I was in my mothers’ womb I guess… she (my Mum)  used to perform professionally,  sing on TV and teach as well as winning competitions like the NAMCYA (National Music Competition for Young Artists) this was in the Philippines. It was classical music with my mum so, when I grew up pre-school which was about 6 years old I was in the choir up to grade school. Year 5 & Year 6 I basically topped all my music subjects and exams.  It was a big debate for my dear old music teacher (Mrs. Silvia Penano) and the principal coz she (principal) can’t believe & got confused what to give me as a grade.   She (my music teacher) was basically questioned why she has given me a 100% grade in music.  Well, she said what do you want me to give him ?  he scored 100% in all his quizzes and exams and does his homework and participates well in class perfect grade.  Hmmmm… very cool right !!! I didn’t realize that till I met her (my music teacher) again after finishing highschool.  So piano, music, singing in choir, performing  up till highschool.  After that then came College… well, college and uni is the same in the Philippines.  After high school normally you proceed to finish a four or five year degree course.  I’ve been searching for Electronic Engineering which was not offered at Silliman University  up to this time I guess so I ended up doing a double major (Accountancy and Management)  but decided to finish my  Business Management Degree.  I was involved again with 3 different choir groups Men’s glee club (Caesar Pacalioga/Max Ursos), Souled out Singers (J. Jumawan), continued my piano and practice singing solo and yeah I’ve met an American Exchange Professor at Silliman. Prof. &  Mrs. Danford Byrens of the school of Music and Performance.  Prof. Byrens  opened the world of Electronic Music to me…  Synthesis was it.  I was the only non-music student who was like a live in music student at the end house at SU.  For 6 months daily I read the manual of that Ensoniq VFX SD synthesizer cover to cover and learned how to program and sequence my own music in that workstation keyboard in 1991. This was music technology for me back then nobody taught me about programming and sequencing but what Mr. Byrens did was to introduce me to the VFX SD and hey here’s the manual boy read and learn (talk to each other). Very analog my recording style as nobody in the University had any clue whatsoever how and what to do with Audio Music Recording. To mention I remember some music students who are now very successful as well like Kuya Elman Caguindangan, Ms. Gina Raakin, Casmelyn Quicoy, Jess Baay … these were names of friends who were at the school of music that time. They knew my pursuit in music and songwriting and music tech.  Anyway, there was this Valentine Songwriting Competition I/we joined and  two of my musical arrangements won 1st and 3rd place in the non-music categories (D. Apao) and two of my friends compositions which I arranged as well that time won 1st and 2nd place in the music categories (J. Baay).  First songwriting achievement I had in University.  While I involved myself in various choir groups touring all over the Philippines.   This was all performed live at the Luce Auditorium.  Produced my own cassette tape album with 7  original compositions in it (Forever – Davao Original Music) and released it in stores in Davao City and sold them to friends & family.  One track hit the radio waves in Davao “HOW CAN I” co-written by (M. Bacani – my neighbor) and interpreted by Aschu Magdamo. It was taken out the radio waves as DJ friend (B. Madronero) thought the listeners were not real.  Managed to market them in the City cover was printed by the Atega printing press MIDTOWN thru the endorsement of Kuya Mong Atega.  Recorded in various studios from four track tape to minidisc, arranged and composed songs for other artists and singers then joined competitions at the Ateneo University while finishing my Masters in Business Administration Degree. In Ateneo, I was a new comer and when that songwriting happened the regular songwriters not from the grad school were all amazed during the elimination rounds as out of 12 entries 5 songs were mine. I was doomed to loose why because I never knew who were the singers and performers in Ateneo de Davao and I didn’t have singers and performers for my 8 entries.  It was madness and here I met a friend Jun Masamayor who was a regular organist of San Pedro Cathedral church who accompanied my other songs during the live performances.  Jun was the son of my mums pianist friend in Davao sir Masamayor.  I have to finally perform on stage this time for my 8th song it was a disaster.  I wrote a song at this time called Silliman Girl which was then copied by a schoolmate and entitled it Atenean girl.  We were great rivals in songwriting and if he’s reading this hey you still owe me money and you owe your singers money too.  He basically disappeared after we agreed and won the top 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes in that competition. Anyway, I got to put this on record won’t mention names but maybe my brother (Ej) can point you to the right direction. Also, I will have to mention this is this story negative or positive as this all happened and I maybe alive or not but it’s good that people knows as said, ” story of my life in music – a journey”.

Let’s side track for a bit with my Business Degree … music never left my side even if I was working for an Airline company as a trainee airport manager for Mindanao Express in General Santos City, Philippines home of Manny Pacquiao. Before the company stopped it’s operations my boss advised me to find a new job (they were loosing)  I moved to do marketing and promotions for the Philippines No. 1 Pharmaceutical company UNILAB (United Laboratories, Inc.) as a Territory Manager for the Visayas Region for few years after was promoted to cover the Philippine General Hospital in the capital city Manila. Along side this I produced my 3rd  album as I was on the side composing and producing music for other artists.  After few years with UNITED LABORATORIES (Biomedis), a new job offer came allowing me to become a Department Head for a Business College in Brokenshire in Davao City, South of the Philippines.  Did tertiary level teaching and curriculum development  in Business Administration, Management, Marketing and Sales & Sales Management.  The biggest contribution I made for that school was  lifting it’s Business Administration Departments accreditation level from level 1 to level 2.  I was them promoted to Acting Dean for the BSBA Department of Brokenshire College  (I was the youngest Dean in the College)  when the recording contract came under Dyna Records.

During my Ateneo University Days… I competed in songwriting contests…

There I had 5 songs qualifying in the various categories out of a total of 12 top songs.   National Bombo Radio songwriting my composition came in the top 5 for the City of Davao.   1st Metro Davao Musicfest I was the main arranger for the performing band and written the Themesong for that live event in Davao City, Philippines.  One of my songs made a hit in the radio stations of Davao City ” How Can I ” and not sure why they (ABS CBN Radio) stopped airing it maybe because of the requests that they get for an unknown and local  and unpaid material.  I played with the Firstborn band this time for 7 long years as keyboard and 2nd vocals then after a total of 9 long years of waiting and perseverance got a recording contract with Dyna Records Philippines.  Before this tho I was employed at Polygram Philippines as Sales Supervisor for 3 big cities.  Then had the chance to join the A and R team at Polycosmic Records when they merge to a joint venture.

Special Section Chika –  There was a time while at Polycosmic Records that one shrewd business man in Davao city had a chat with me and promised me a studio engineering job in Davao which never materialized.  He used my feasibility study from Silliman University (How to make a recording studio) for his own gains (Mr. E. Ortonio) and established his own recording studio in Davao leaving me with promises that never happened.  After I took back my feasibility study he then released in the local newspaper that he established his own studio without help from anybody to cover his back and greediness.  What people don’t know is that partly my precious feasibility study from Silliman helped him establish that studio in Davao.  Where is he now ? and where is his studio nowhere … that’s what evil intentions brings you.  You may see some progress for a while but hey … dishonest people will never remain.  Same thing attitude is key … sorry to side track this story but this is the truth and you can even slap this to his face.  We all experience being duped by other people for their own gains. I was at Polycosmic and he named his studio Polyfusion (hmmm… coincidence ? maybe yes or maybe no) what a guy …. (gi apil nako ni kay basin wala napod ko sa kalibutan when you read this added section blog was in 2013 and this addition is as of today 3:39am UK time 10.05.2020) 

This was basically fusing music and business together.  A normal struggle of every artist. Worked with other artists like Jay Durias of Southborder, known Filipino composers like Allan Ayque for the tracks  “tell me and say that you love me” then recording Vangel and Rico Pangako album under Dyna Records as a Duo.  All tracks were composed and arranged by myself and interpreted by Rico (our band main vocalist that time)  and Me except for the lead guitars which we decided to record live with Joey Narciso playing them.   Did the job of a Singer, Songwriter, Arranger, Lyricist and Music Producer with Kuya Boyet Manahan (an known old timer in the Philippine Music Industry) over seeing the project too.  We made a hitsong ” When you remember me” and “Pangako” in 2001.  http://www.philmusicregistry.net/main/artist/view/1637

Toured the whole of the Philippines performing in various venues Hardrock Makati, SM Malls, Isetann Malls, Robinsons Malls, GMA Lunch break, Kuya Germs show, and more. Had a music video aired on TV.  Did some TV  appearances as well and while I was managing my BSBA Department & teaching Business Management in College (Tertiary Level). Was an in house arranger and audio engineer for Soundchaser Davao as well as Asst. Manager for the Sound Reinforcement Rental Division.  Here at Soundchaser I recorded two compositions (If only and My love from Philip domen of Silliman) There were loads of projects this time left and right worked with 4 songs from Quiboloys tribe and a whole album after which he bought our recording studio for more than a million pesos.  Again it was this time I won another songwriting competition for Silliman University’s Centennial Song 2001.  “Through a Hundred Years” became part of Silliman’s history.  Then left for UK … it was a difficult decision to make but in UK achieved more in the music business and music production and songwriting as well as  did more advanced trainings in Audio Engineering.  In 2008,   I completed my Music Production & Construction Diploma with top marks (top of my class) from the Manchester MIDI School (http://www.midischool.com/)  and my project was a recording studio design .  Won UK Songwriting, USA Songwriting, Pacific Australian Songwriting Competitions and released a gospel album in UK  ” He’s alive not a lie”.  This was aired in UK’s Premier Radio, London, Pinoy Radio UK, http://www.worshipcorner.comhttp://www.worshipcorner.com/artist.php?id=59&artist=Evangel+Lapore ,  Amazon, itunes, CD baby, soundcloud, and some tracks aired in Rhema FM Australia as well as 5 other Radio Stations in Widebay, Australia.  Learning is a never ending process it is like sharing and learning even while you are teaching…taking in every opportunity to learn.  Making use of time to the fullest. Listen to them with links below…

UK Songwriting Top 2 in the RnB Christian Category 2008 He’s alive not a lie link

Australian Pacific Songwriting 2008 1st Place winning track… J45 … link below

http://soundcloud.com/evangelriclapore/j45

USA Songwriting Finalist Track “Dream I found” link  below

http://soundcloud.com/evangelriclapore/dream-i-found

SAE Masterclasses in Romania, Bucharest about the Music Business and the DIY Multi-media Engineer/Music Producer as well as workshops with Learning Without Borders in Poland.

Now finally conquering Salford University, Media City UK … where the BBC is … as a Team Leader for the Salford University’s seeTV Film Crew under Dr. Wilfred Darlington,  I am gaining real total experience as a multi-media multi-skilled technologist… from single to multi-camera shoots streaming live in the internet and editing videos using Adobe Premiere & other softwares…  always doing my music production… and did websites as well employing XHTML, CSS, PhP, WordPress  and others… Protools 9, Cubase 6, Nuendo, Logic Pro 8  for Music Production and Audio Post Production in state-of-the-art recording studios …http://www.acoustics.salford.ac.uk/facilities/?content=studios

See my in the studio page…  and a Freelance party host and DJ for Kabayan Sounds Manchester (Light & Sounds/Karaoke for hire).

Paul Wellers Cover  “Wildwood” Recorded at Studio B Newton Building Salford University.  Mixed and Mastered and Interpreted by Me 2011

More tracks on the link below

http://soundcloud.com/you/tracks?page=3

So, that’s it really for me… in short… take it from me I’ve been there and still I want to learn more let me share what I know and let me learn from you too… knowledge  is passion…

Being a singer/musician/musical arranger/freelance music producer and audio engineer is not enough I believe one has to evolve and become a multi-media multi-skilled technologist and engineer in order to keep up with advancements in Audio, Video and the Web.  All these 20 years of experiences, achievements, and knowledge cannot be taught in the classroom unless one has learned  it in the field… and these I want to share to the new generation of musicians, audio  engineers, music producers, singers,  songwriters sound designers and even the hobbyists…

Update 10.5.2020

Too busy with work and struggling to get a decent job to sustain I was in London working for a pro audio company Studiospares.  While at Studiospares I had the chance to work on a new album project for one of the winners in the Kabayan Idol UK who wanted an album produced for their daughter Erela Mae.  My services was free with this project but only the musical arrangements were paid for.  Even all 10 original compositions were not paid for in advance royalties for this Wish you were here project.  But it was done working with Paolo a spanish audio engineer from Urban chain recording studio.  Here’s a photo of the album completed with all my 10 compositions performed by Erela Mae.

It was a great experience working for a Jewish boss Barry Lambden a known Pro audio electronics engineer in England who at one point was the owner and the biggest mass producer of casette tape records who helped engineered the Revox Tape Machine which became a global hit in recording studios all over the world. I just knew he retired in 2018 not sure what happened to his son-in-law (Richard Venable) who gave me a chance to train with Studiospares while doing my gap year in University.  Thank you Barry and Richard for the opportunity and time at Studiospares.  Always had a great chat with Barry and before I left Studiospares for a Head of School position at SAE Romania (School of audio engineering) he emailed me saying,

email from Barry after leaving Studiospares for a new job offer as Head of School in Bucharest Romania

Romania was a shocker it was supposed to be good but salary was always a problem and that I had to go back to the UK after few months.  Worked in Leeds teaching part time and finally completed my final year at Salford University with top marks.  Was top of my class the 1st year  then top of the Engineering Department 2nd year with a special achievement award from the University and final year was on the top as well with my BSC Professional Sound and Video Technology degree at Media City, UK. Got a job in St. Albans, Hertfordshire near London as Business manager at HISPEK carrying premium brands Bang & Olufsen dealership which then shut down it’s operations just after a few months when owner sold the whole estate to another investor.  A roller coaster of jobs and a Danish friend Ola of AV Point took me in to manage his office and operations with Bang & Olufsen installs and repairs.  It was tough but fortunately I got a teaching scholarship from the BCS British Computer Society for a year to train for a PGCE in Computing at Edgehill University, Ormskirk, Merseyside, UK in the North of England.  Completed this rare teaching degree and taught at BCHS Blackburn Central High School and AOM Ashton-on-mersey School but I guess teaching HS wasn’t for me.  Presented with a Phd in Acoustics option but the stipend was not as good ” i got to find a job ” I told myself.  Was invited for an interview at Verisure (No.1 alarm company in Europe present in 16 different countries) with a Spanish manager (Dani Alvarez) in Manchester.  This was a great opportunity to shine not in the music scene but using my sales, marketing and promotions background and training from being a medrep at Unilab and a retailer at John Lewis for more than 7 long years while finishing my studies in University.  Very consistent Security consultant and in 7 months time became a Team Leader for the company was a top seller for the whole UK in 2017 and in 2018 was a top team leader for this company.  Even up until now nobody has beaten my sales record in this company in the North of UK with 17 cold and 1 warm sales in a month (sorry got to mention this other achievement) when you’re good people get jealous they envy you and with the crab mentality you know what I’m talking about here.  Anyway, I was given the opportunity to train people in the field for the North of UK at one point there was only 3 of us in the company doing this my boss in London, colleague in Birmingham and myself in the North training people in Manchester branch, Liverpool branch and Leeds branch.  I helped opened the Sheffield branch and the Newcastle branch for this company and when my manager Dani became sales director and left the company for good he offered me the Regional (Area Venue Sales Manager post for the Nortwest UK).  Currently, this is what I’m doing now while serving Lighthouse Manchester as a musician in a band. It’s 2020 the Covid 19 year and Pandemic year.  Above the new composition for our NHS Heroes and front liners all over the world.