Diwa
de Leon is a professional composer,
arranger, ethnic instrumentalist, violinist, sound designer,
recording artist, music teacher and all-around musician. He
has worked with Joey Ayala, Grace Nono, Cooky Chua, Shaina Magdayao,
Chin-Chin Gutierrez, Cynthia Alexander, Noel Cabangon, Bo Razon,
Coke Bolipata, The Dawn, and UP Concert Chorus to name a few.
He
finished his Bachelor of Music degree, Major in Composition
and Minor in Violin at the University of the Philippines in
Diliman, Quezon City under the tutelage of Dr. Ramon Santos,
Josefino Toledo, Christine Muyco and Jonas Baes. He is also
the valedictorian of Philippine High School for the Arts batch
1997 where he majored in Visual Arts.
In
1997, he and four highschool buddies co-founded Makiling,
a world music band. They have been playing music locally and
abroad since 1997. They have released 2 albums to date and
an upcoming 3rd album in 2008.
In
2001, he was chosen to represent the Philippines
at the ASEAN Youth Art Camp which was held in Kuala Lumpur
and Pasir Salak in Malaysia.
As
a composer and arranger, he is currently busy with
freelance music work doing music projects for various clients,
and the construction of his personal recording studio. He
is also the main composer and arranger for most of Makiling’s
songs.
As
a violinist, Diwa has been performing with Makiling
for 11 years to date. He also performs solo occasionally and
holds private violin lessons during weekends.
In
2007, he formed www.diwadeleon.com,
a website to promote his services. He provides audio and music
services such as violin lessons (Manila only) composition,
jingle writing, music scoring, and musical arranging for production
companies on stage, television and film.
His
most recent major works include the official theme music for
Survivor Philippines GMA, the soundtrack of indie
film Kolorete (directed by Ruelo Lozendo), all arrangements
of “The Little Prince” musical staged by the Young
Artists Productions, the soundtrack of indie film Pandanggo
(produced by Cinema One Originals) and numerous songs and
pieces from Makiling’s upcoming 3rd album, Malakas at
Maganda.
Diwa
comes from a highly musical family, his grandfather
Felipe Padilla de Leon, Sr. is a National Artist for Music.
He is now on a quest to create his best music composition
yet.
His
other interests include blogging, cosplay and gaming.
He also dabbles in animation from time to time.
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