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GARY and MARTIN: TWO-OF-A-KIND, PERFORMING AS 1

Gary Valenciano and Martin Nievera - they are two of the most formidable musical icons of the Philippines. They are not only blessed with the right mix of talent and personality that earned Gary and Martin the undisputed titles of “Mr. Pure Energy” and “Mr. Concert King”, respectively. But they have great staying power in the business as evidenced by the successful concert tours they had all over the globe not too long ago to herald and celebrate their 25th anniversaries in show business.

On September 19, 2009, Mr. Concert King and Mr. Pure Energy, Martin Nievera and Gary Valenciano, respectively to their adoring fans, teamed up for a never-before-done concert featuring the two amazing performers in a show aptly called “AS 1” at the SM Mall of Asia open grounds.

For years, the two have been pitted against each other as musical rivals in concerts and albums that flourished in the Philippines as well as abroad. “AS 1” showed how versatile each performer was individually and as a team. The individual talents of Gary beautifully complimented Martin’s and vice versa. The result is a blockbuster, sold-out concert every one of all ages enjoyed.

After a successful initial run in the USA and Canada in cities such as San Diego, Houston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Edmonton, Calgary, etc. the concert inevitably comes back with a vengeance at the little big city of the world, Reno, Nevada at the Tuscany Event Center of the Peppermill Resort Casino on March 12, 2010 at 830 PM.

The concert is brought to you by MPG Global Productions, Peppermill Resort Casino and SilverScreen Entertainment. Tickets are available at $88, $68, $48 and limited VIP tickets at $108 and can be purchased from selected Fil-Am outlets or online at www.silverscreenprod.net.

For more information, please call Peppermill Resort Casino at 1-866-821-9996, Silverscreen at 510-938-4064, MPG Global at 732-533-8880 or visit www.silverscreenprod.net.

"AS1" - GARY V + MARTIN NIEVERA SUPER SHOW COMING TO DOHA

Due to insistent public demand, Gary V will once again be back in Doha, and joining Mr. Pure Energy this time will be with the concert King, Mr. Martin Nievera.

This is a concert no one should miss. Mark your calendars, AS1 in DOHA happens on April 08, 2010 (Thursday) at Al Ahli Sports Club.

Reserve your tickets now , available at the following outlets: the Philippine School Doha; Damascus Saloon(near Pilipino Bakery), and all Woqod Convenient stores . You may also inquire from Dahlia at 5274170.

MARCH 12, 2010 FRIDAY AT 8:30 PM
TUSCANY BALLROOM, PEPPERMILL RESORT CASINO,
RENO NEVADA

MARCH 19, 2010 FRIDAY AT 8:00 PM
TEXAS HALL, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
701 W. NEDDERMAN DRIVE ARLINGTON, TEXAS

March 21, 2010 Sunday at 5:00 PM
Pasadena Civic Auditorium, LA

Ticket Prices: $58, $68, $78 and limited VIP seats at $100
For Ticket reservations & Sponsorships, pls. call:
STAR MEDIA - 818.549.9005/818.547.1456
or log on to: www.starmediaentertainment.com

Report from the U.S.A.

Calling all those who watched the AS1 U.S. Tour shows, if you took photos and/or have stories to tell, please share these with us so we can post them on this site. Please send your concert recounts and anecdotes, and your jpg files to: mikejamir@yahoo.com. Thanks!

AS ONE CALIFORNIA SHOWS A HUGE SUCCESS!!!!

The first weekend of AS ONE USA is done but the concerts were smash hits!   People traveled to PALA CASINO AND RESORT to the Starlight Theater to fill up the seats in the open-air arena.   Gary and Martin started the concert with a bang!  The crowned roared as Martin and Gary entered with On The Right Track and Hataw Na and as Martin delivered punchlines throughout the night, danced with Gary while Gary contributed his own fair share of funny anecdotes to give the audience a very good time!  Hit numbers were the classic Broadway medley of Martin, Gary’s rendition of Shout For Joy, the Michael Jackson portion, the duet of the heart-tugging Take Me Out of the Dark, and of course, the numerous hits of both artists which included some of the best soap opera and movie theme songs like Kahit Isang Saglit, Ikaw, Ikaw Ang Pangarap for Martin and How Did You Know, Tayong Dalawa, and And I Love You So for Gary.   They did a request portion and they sang a couple of their biggest hits like Natutulog Ba Ang Diyos, Warrior Is A child for Gary while Martin crooned Be My Lady and Say That You Love Me.   They sang each other’s recordings and sang hits of the 80s and the audience went wild!   They also performed the single of their newly released album, AS ONE and people cheered as they bowed to say goodbye.

Seen in the audience were Princess Punzalan and husband Jay Field who are now based in the West Coast, Mendrei and Cecile Leelin of Goldilock’s, promoter Ben David, Martin’s sister, Gina Tabuena Godinez, Doctor Ben Camacho, Starmedia’s Anna Co Puno, Genesis president Angeli Pangilinan- V.  The band was composed of some of the finest musicians in the Philippines like musical directors Louie Ocampo and Mon Faustino, Bobby Taylo on bass, vocalist May Ann Casal Soriano and Tek Faustino on drums were joined by former Music and Magic keyboardist, Jeannette Casuga Trevias who flew from Hawaii, and American guitarist Jackson Allen of Los Angeles, and vocalist Eunice Montecillo who flew in from Atlanta.   It is interesting to note that Ocampo, Trevias, and Taylo used to be Gary’s musical director in the 80’s until Mon Faustino took over in 1989.  Likewise, the three talented musicians also did musical direction for Martin until he relocated to Las Vegas where he shuttles to and from Manila to fulfill his engagements in the Philippines.  Ocampo was the longest-running musical director of Martin.  He also was the musical arranger of the Christmas song Gary popularized, Pasko Na Sinta Ko, and composer of the music of Babalik Ka Rin.  Mon Faustino, on the other hand has done many of the musical arrangements of Martin as well.

Technicals were ably handled by a team composed of the monitoring engineer who flew in from Las Vegas, Mike Frietag, stage director Epoy Isorena, Sound engineer Jaime Godinez and lighting director Anthony Abrilla.  The concert, jointly produced by Starmedia and Manila Genesis Entertainment for USA Media, was a success from start to finish.  Fans screamed, weathered the cold, and sang and danced with the duo.  Elroy Best, head of Security of Pechanga Casino, went to watch the concert and was amazed at the huge crowd who traveled for hours just to catch the historic opening night!

In San Francisco at the Nob Hill Center, the tickets were sold out and seen in the crowd were songwriter Cecile Azarcon- Inocentes and husband Alex, California Senator Leelin Yee, TFC head in San Francisco Jun Del Rosario, incoming mayor of Daly City, Mike Guingona and wife Jackie Castillejo, Columnist Ferdie Medina and Roger Oriel of Asian Journal.  Gary and Martin guested in the television shows Adobo Nation and Balitang America as they visited the TFC headquarters in San Francisco.

In the middle of the concert, in a hilarious moment, women ran to kiss Martin, and he decided to charge per kiss for the benefit of Ondoy’s victims through the Sagip Kapamilya of the ABSCBN FOUNDATION.  Women of all ages rushed with dollar bills and Martin knelt on the stage to accommodate the fans.  Gary soon joined suit and they gather over US$600 in the middle of the show.  Tables of Unicef and the ABS Foundation were set up to receive cash donations.  The crowd was wilder in the Bay Area concert and they refused to let the duo go as they were given standing ovations again and again and even as all the musicians left the stage, they had to come back because the crowd would not leave their seats.  They graciously sang a medley of Earth Wind and Fire which further excited the screaming fans.  Gifts were given to both in abundance and at the end of the concert, they sold hundreds of AS ONE CD’s.

TRIVIA:  It is interesting to see how the two are trusted by fans in the USA.  Martin walked into Walmart in San Francisco and people handed him US$500 for the Ondoy victims while Gary was given a check for US$400 in their press conference and as he dined in the popular Intramuros Restaurant in Daly City the day after the concert, and jammed at the bar, family friend and owner Mark De Leon, decided to have a hat passed and they collected US$500 in ten minutes!!!  Angeli got a text while in the USA that a US-based Filipino family sent US$5000 to the Shining Light Foundation of which Gary and Angeli Valenciano are board members of! Both artists have committed to use this opportunity in the USA to actively solicit funds for the victims of Ondoy and Pepeng in the Philippines.