Kwentong Creatives
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Type Fair PH: A Personal Journey Through Type & Space by Alli Cunanan
21 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alli Cunanan is a graphic and type designer who discovered her passion for type through self-study before pursuing formal training at Practica Program...
Zild - Tatlong Kanta
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Zild is in fearless pursuit of an evolving sound. In his first song Matalino Street, he pays homage to his hometown & community. Check out his 4th...
71: Jireh Calo - Tatlong Kanta
12 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tatlong Kanta, a new series from Kwentong Creatives where we ask musicians to answer the questions Saan? Paano? at Bakit? - through a curated live per...
70: Live at Manila Illustration Fair w/ Dan Matutina, Soleil Ignacio, Jethro Olba, Jer Dee & Rommel Joson
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a roundtable on “Is Style Set in Stone? Defining Your Style and Voice as an Illustrator” featuring: 🎨 Dan Matutina (@twistedfork) ...
69: KC Goes Indie!
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gio thanks Anima Podcasts for a good run, shares his experience with creative burnout, and talks about what’s in store for the pod 👀 Listen on S...
68: Geloy Concepcion on Photography & Empathy
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Geloy is a photographer, artist and documentarian. He talks about migrating to the US, working as a photographer, and his book, "Things You Wante...
67: Randolf on Fashion, Design & Growth
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Randolf is a fashion designer known for his custom barongs & filipinianas. Aside from putting up international fashion shows & exhibits, his c...
66: Komiks LIVE! w/ Tarantadong Kalbo, Hulyen & Mervin Malonzo
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded Live at the Manila Comics Fair! Gio talks with a panel of local komikeros - Tarantadong Kalbo, Hulyen & Mervin Malonzo on how to balance ...
65: Sacha Raps on Glasswork & Printmaking
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sacha is a self-taught artist based in New York who creates glasswork, prints and illustrations. "Manila roots, New York fruits" is a slogan...
64: KC Live! Audience Q&A w/ Atom Araullo, Shaira Luna & Kookie Santos (Part 2)
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 - The live recording of the Club KC event where our panel answers a Lightning Round of random questions! Find out about our panel's zodiac ...
63: Best of KC Live! with Atom Araullo, Shaira Luna & Kookie Santos (Part 1)
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1 of 2 - The live recording of the Club KC event, where Gio asks our panel questions about Creative Careers from different perspectives: Atom Ara...
62: Gabby Padilla on Acting
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gabby Padilla is a film & theatre actress who's made a name for herself in the performing arts. She's known for her roles in Gitling, Bill...
61: The Walters on Music, Writing & Touring
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Walters are a 5-piece band from Chicago, known for their viral hit "I Love You So". Gio caught them before their set at the Wanderland M...
60: Sonny Thakur on Photography
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sonny is a photographer who's captured beautiful images of food, people and places for restaurants & publications around the world. He's a...
59: Graphika Manila 2024 - Takeaways from a Conference of Creativity
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gio goes to Graphika! Gain XP from the Conference on Creativity, featuring highlights from amazing speakers like Lauren Tsai, Benjamin Su of Pixar, Ti...
58: Martika Ramirez Escobar on Creativity, Balance & Cinema
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Martika is a writer-director & cinematographer. Her film "Leonor Will Never Die" has won awards around the world including the Special J...
57: Chef Kriza Palmero of Pilya's Kitchen on Food
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kriza is the chef and owner of Pilya's Kitchen at The Grid Food Market. After making hundreds of noodle bowls a day from her time in New York, she...
56: Abi Marquez on Food & Content Creation
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Abi aka "Lumpia Queen" is the Tiktok Food Content Creator of 2023, known for her entertaining recipes & food reviews that inform million...
55: Nanay Mo on Creative Projects with Friends
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gio brings his bandmates from Nanay Mo to talk about creative collaboration, work-life balance, music and where friendship fits into all that. Nanay...
54: Lessons for Creatives in 2024
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The best of Kwentong Creatives! We gathered Gio's favorite insights & stories from last year and complied them in this Creative's Primer for 2024. How...
53: Jayda on Creativity, Identity & Music (VIDEO)
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jayda is a musician, singer-songwriter & actress who grew up around music through the concerts of her pop star parents. With a dedicated fan base ...
52: Prod Horror Stories (Halloween Special)
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A collection of supernatural stories from decades of shooting on creepy locations. We're joined by two film industry veterans with a special gift ...
51: Mara Manalo on Interior Design
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mara is an interior designer, production designer and founder of Studio Mara. She creates unique designs that serve both aesthetic and functional purp...
50: Jamie Miller on an Unexpected Career in Music (VIDEO)
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jamie Miller is a singer-songwriter from the UK. His uplifting songs have charted globally with millions of streams, also going viral all over Tiktok....
49: Toff De Venecia on Developing Creative Industries in the PH
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Toff is congressman, journalist, theatre director and principal author of the Philippine Creative Industries Development Bill (RA 11904). We talk abou...
48: Raco Ruiz on Visual Arts, Content Creation & Cereal
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Coming off his sold-out exhibit "Surrealicious", Raco Ruiz continues to make visual art through paintings, murals and digital art inspired b...
47: Nobody Clothing on Fashion, Design & Branding
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nobody is a clothing brand coming out of Cubao, QC. Started by a dedicated group of young creators, it has grown from a lowkey streetwear brand into a...
46: Filmmaker Q&A with Cinemalaya Directors
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of our conversation with award-winning filmmakers Jopy Arnaldo & Kevin Mayuga. We take audience questions about collaboration, working with...
46: Film Directing with Jopy Arnaldo & Kevin Mayuga (Part 1)
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Award winning first-time filmmakers Jopy Arnaldo and Kevin Mayuga join us for a conversation about starting & finishing passion projects. At the...
45: Reese Langsangan on Music, Creativity & Growth
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Reese is a visual artist & independent singer-songwriter who makes meaning through music. We talk about living in Japan, collaborating with friends, c...
44: Kwentuhan w/ Filmmakers (A Live Podcast & Open Forum)
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our first live podcast event featuring our panel of professional filmmakers: Cinematographer Pong Igancio, Production Designer Nina Torres & Direc...
43: Jappy Agoncillo on Freelance Art, Moving out of the PH & Perseverance
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jappy is a muralist and illustrator currently based in New York City. His art style is instantly recognizable and unique, seen all around Manila on bu...
42: Juan Karlos on Creativity, Music & Acting
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
juan karlos is a singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He’s garnered hundreds of millions of plays on Spotify with hit songs like “Buwan” and ...
41: Reb Atadero on Theatre, Storytelling & Content Creation
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Reb Ataderois an accomplished theatre actor, voice actor, host & content creator. With 17 years of experience in the industry, he’s best known f...
40: Dom Guyot on Songwriting, Music & Dance
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dom Guyot is a talented singer, songwriter & dancer from Cebu. With his lyrics that speak proudly about the LGBTQ experience, his music has garnered m...
39: Drew Arellano on Travel & Work/Life Balance
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Arellano is a man with many roles - he’s a host who’s been traveling the Philippines for 2 decades with the hit travel show Biyahe ni Drew. H...
38: Hannah Reyes Morales on Photojournalism
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hannah Reyes Morales is an award winning photojournalist and National geographic explorer whose work conveys the human stories behind some of the crit...
37: Frances Cabatuando on Mindful Living with Home Buddies & Nobi Home
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Frances aka Mayora is the founder of Home Buddies, a Facebook community with 3 million members where Filipinos share experiences in creating their per...
36: Nicole Alba on Content Creation, Finance & Growth
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nicole is a content creator who makes videos on personal finance, investing & self-development. With over 400k subscribers on Youtube, she's o...
35: Ashley Gosiengfiao on Gaming, Content Creation & Spirituality
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ashley is a content creator whose made a huge name for herself in the world of gaming & cosplay. She's also a talented musician & photogra...
34: Kookie Santos on Nurturing Creativity, Filipino Design & Leadership at Canva
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kookie is the former creative director of Serious Studio and is currently one of the Design Leads at Canva Philippines. Her work has gotten recogniz...
33: Big Picture Insights w/ BJ Pascual, Atom Araullo, Erwan Heussaff & Red Ollero
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This 2023, take a step back and take some time to think about your journey as a creative. Some of our favorite excerpts from my conversations with gue...
32: Angelo Mendoza on Photography, Travel & Career
17 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Angelo Mendoza is a photographer known for his work in travel, landscape and portraiture. As a full-time creative, he’s done plenty of prominent com...
31: Creative Blocks w/ CRWN, Quark Henares, Rob Cham & Jazz Nicholas
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A new short format episode where Gio collates the best excerpts from guests around a specific topic. Now, we explore the strategies & lessons that...
30: Jazz Nicolas on Songwriting, Creativity & Careers in Music
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jazz Nicolas is an award winning songwriter, musical scorer and multi-instrumentalist. He's also the drummer and vocalist of the Itchyworms, responsib...
29: Design Careers LIVE w/ Dan Matutina, Joel Luna & Maine Manalansan-Veneracion
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This was recorded live for Design Week Philippines 2022: Design For All. In this roundtable discussion and open forum we try to demystify what it mean...
28: Erwan Heussaff on Content Creation & Brand Building
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Erwan is a dedicated writer, content creator and entrepreneur. He's been building his own brand in the food & culture space for over a decade ...
27: Shaira Luna on Photography & Fashion
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Shaira Luna has been a professional photographer for 15 years now, with an impressive body of work in fashion, beauty, food & advertising. Her uni...
26: Brian Sy on Acting for Film/Theatre & Mental Health
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Sy has been acting professionally for over 10 years now, landing roles in film, TV & the stage. He's gathered plenty of insight on the craft...
25: Quark Henares on the Business of Filmmaking & Creativity
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Quark Henares is a writer, director, producer & DJ who is now head of Amazon Prime Video Philippines, after heading Globe Studio for 6 years. He&#...
24: Mia Claravall-Reyes on the Culture, Craft and Community of Tattoos
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mia Claravall-Reyes is an established tattoo artist who runs her own shop called Chronic Ink. After learning from her mentor Ricky Sta. Ana, she's the...
23: Prod.Design & Graphic Design - Creating an Online Show
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to production designer Katrish Aristoki & graphic designer Lazir Caluya - both collaborators of Gio on Alas Netflix, an online show ...
22: Writers & Producers on Creating an Online Show
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
See what it takes to create an online show by hearing from several key staff behind Alas Netflix, a series created for the Netflix Philippines Youtube...
21: Pong Ignacio on Cinematography & Filmmaking
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pong Ignacio is a cinematographer who's worked on films like Heneral Luna, Goyo, Tandem and Liway. He's also built an impressive body of work in the c...
20: Music, Community & Identity in the Bay Area w/ DJ ET IV
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up as a Filipino in San Francisco, DJ ET IV shares his insights on music, art, community and identity. He's the resident DJ of Ruby Ibarra &am...
19: Starting a Production House w/ Pao Abrihan, Gab Quimel & Gio Puyat
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Advertising directors Pao Abrihan and Gab Quimel join our host Gio Puyat in sharing their experiences in founding & developing ManilaMan, a boutique p...
18: Red Ollero on Stand-Up Comedy
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Red Ollero is a stand-up comedian, host, writer, wrestler and producer. He's sold out theatres and arenas with Comedy Manila, and is currently doi...
17: Financial Literacy w/ Mariel of Simply Finance PH
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Take control of your financial matters with Mariel Bitanga of Simply Finance PH. We explore general topics like financial foundations, investing, and ...
16: BJ Pascual on Fashion, Photography & Mental Health
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
BJ Pascual is one of the country’s most in-demand photographers - having shot over 300 magazine covers thus far - as well as countless billboards an...
14: JP Cuison on Creative Advertising
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
JP is an advertising veteran with 17 years of experience in the industry, with two Cannes Young Lions Advertising awards under his belt. He's a prolif...
13: New Year's Resolutions
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A new year of Kwentong Creatives sees us look into the practice of making resolutions. How can you start 2022 with the right mindset moving forward? W...
09: Content Creation w/ Macoy Dubs
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After 8 years of work in the advertising industry he started making funny Tagaolg dubs as a creative outlet. Eventually he found huge success in...
12: Journalism w/ Atom Araullo
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Atom Araullo is a journalist, presenter, photographer, and host. With a career that's spanned almost 15 years in journalism, he's done documen...
11: Comics w/ Rob Cham
26 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Cham is an illustrator, comic book creator, artist, and friend. He received the National Book Award for his first graphic novel Light and the Nati...
10: Music Collaboration w/ CRWN & August Wahh
22 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
CRWN is a music producer and August Wahh is a singer/songwriter. Together they put out the highly-acclaimed Labyrinth EP in 2019, and have continued m...
07: Food & Branding w/ Jake & Toni of Kodawari
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jake Aycardo is a cook and entrepreneur who's opened up many food concepts since his stint at MasterChef Asia in 2015. Toni Potenciano is a brand stra...
06: Food w/ Nicco Santos
14 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chef Nicco Santos has owned restaurants like Your Local, Hey Handsome and now a cloud concept called Sambar. In this episode we get insight from the m...
05: Comedy w/ Victor Anastacio
07 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Victor is a stand-up comedian and comedy actor. He's also the host of the Sabayan with Victor podcast. We get into a lot of interesting stuff like the...
04: Content Creation w/ Jazmin Reyes
19 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jaz is a content creator, host and radio DJ. She's also 200% Asian. You'll find this episode useful if you make a living with creative work from home,...
03: Music w/ Roberto Seña
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Seña is a creative who pursues music full-time. He’s the vocalist of local indie band She’s Only Sixteen, a producer known as Lazy McGuire, and a...
02: Photography w/ Karen De La Fuente
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Karen AKA @rocket has made a name for herself as a photographer in the local music scene, creating striking images for acts like Ben&Ben, Sa...
01: Directing in Advertising w/ AF Benaza
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Direk AF shares the wisdom he's picked up from two decades of experience as an advertising director . You'll find this episode valuable if you're into...
INTRODUCTION: What is Kwentong Creatives?
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is a podcast to get to know creative Filipinos in different fields and the stories behind their unique journeys of growth. My hope is to cre...