Troy Laureta Shares How He Champions Filipino Culture Through Music In New Episode of Billboard Philippines Volumes
The producer follows Zild on this week’s episode of the podcast.
Photographed by Abel Rodriguez. Styled by Kelvin Batiste.
Photographed by Abel Rodriguez. Styled by Kelvin Batiste.
Troy Laureta has made his debut on Billboard Philippines’ podcast show, Volumes.
The Los Angeles-based musical director and producer has worked with both local and international talents such as Ariana Grande, David Foster, Andrea Bocelli, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Steven Tyler, and The Pussycat Dolls. Last October, he released his Dalamhati album, which features his rearrangements of Filipino songs interpreted by artists like Martin Nievera, Morrissette, Ogie Alcasid, and more.
Photographed by Abel Rodriguez. Styled by Kelvin Batiste.
On this week’s epsiode, Laureta opens up about his journey to champion Filipino music abroad. He also shares his unlikely start in music production, saying, “I came to LA with my sister to be an artist. All of those things like producing music and leading a band just came naturally because…we had to do everything ourselves.”
“People wanted to play with me, jam with me, I did my first audition after college, I got a big gig, and that started it all.”
Last week, Zild joined the show to talk about his transition into being a solo artist as well as a deep dive Previous guests on the show include Billboard Philippines cover stars SB19 and pop artist Ena Mori.
The other flagship programs of Billboard Philippines’ media channels include Studios, which features reimagined versions of an artist’s biggest hits, and Soundwave, the media platform’s show that showcases the trending songs in today’s music industry.
Episodes of Soundwave are uploaded on TikTok every Monday. Episodes of Volumes are uploaded on Spotify every Wednesday, while episodes of Studios premiere on YouTube every second and last Friday of the month.
Listen to the newest episode of Volumes featuring Troy Laureta below.