Hindi ako kinabahan because of the support (of my family) and nakapikit lang ako all throughout (my parts).”Īs an artist who was on the road of music discovery, Meg couldn’t deny the bliss she could get from performing and the sense of belongingness from watching fellow singers and musicians, who would churn out song after song. “I had doubts if I could do it because I thought then that what I was doing was pambahay lang. “It was my dad who pushed me to give it a try,” said Meg. In her first open mic, Meg brought her ukulele and guitar for her performances and was accompanied by her dad and siblings. She would attend open mic sessions and grace gigs in bars like Route 196. At the end of the day, (I would toy with the idea that) ‘May gig ako at magiging masaya ako dun.’” “Performing was one of the things that I looked forward to (after school). “At that time, I was in my third year in college and stressed by school work,” shared Meg, an Entrepreneurship graduate at the University of Caloocan. But it was in college that Meg somehow realized that she had a calling for music performance. “In the house, we had a complete set-up of drums, mixer, speakers,” recalled Meg, who also dabbled herself in playing the ukulele, guitar, violin and saxophone. It intensified more as she grew up, surrounded by a sister and a brother, who were a cover band member and a songwriting contestant, respectively. “My dad taught me how to play the guitar, like the basic chords of a song, but I couldn’t learn.”ĭespite that failed initial attempt, Meg knew, deep down in her heart, that she had a special feeling for music. “I saw my siblings playing instruments like the guitar and, (at some point,) nainggit ako (I wished I could do the same thing),” Meg looked back on how music got her interest. But the singer-songwriter definitely found her center to finish another interview, set for her in one fine afternoon. She tried to relax her nerves as Meg anticipated the questions that would be thrown at her. In the customary, new-normal media call, Meg sat cozily in a room that doubled as her waiting and interview room. One of them is Meg Zurbito of Ivory Music & Video, who recently released her single, Panandalian. Year after year, with or without pandemic, the local recording scene is flooded with new talents, who wish that their unique voice and musicality be heard.
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