Coordinates	55°45′06″N37°37′04″N
format	Horror, Suspense
creator	Bigtop Media Productions/Double Vision
director	Lore Reyes
starring	Oyo SottoDesiree del Valle Jenny Miller Joaqui Tupas Meg Imperial
opentheme	"HuHuHu Takot Ako" by Miko Pepito
country	Philippines
language	Filipino
location	Philippines
network	Associated Broadcasting Company (TV5) (Philippines)
first aired
last aired
num episodes	138 (as of May 14, 2011)
num seasons	11
list episodes	List of Midnight DJ episodes
website	http://www.tv5.com.ph/shows/newseason/weekends_midnightdj.html }}

''Midnight DJ'' is a Filipino drama-horror television series starring Oyo Sotto, who works as DJ at night and at the same time he works to find solutions to the paranormal problems of his listeners. The series debuted in 2008 on TV5. it airs every Saturday Nights after Talentadong Pinoy.

Series overview

''Midnight DJ'' is the name of a hit radio program that airs on LXFM or "New City Radio." The show was originally hosted by Patrick (Paolo Contis). Six months after the original host's death Samboy, played by Oyo Sotto, takes over the position of Midnight DJ.

Joining Samboy are Andrea, the radio stations programming director, Trixie the owner and station manager of LXFM; Samantha, the sweet yet spunky researcher; and Bodjie, the team's cowardly radio technician.

After one season, when Samantha leaves for the States, she is replaced by her friend Chicklet.

Together, the team forges on to bridge the living and the dead, taking on unresolved deaths, ghosts and ghouls as they bring life to the stories that haunt the night.

''Midnight DJ'' in its original format was directed by Lore Reyes for 10 seasons. In March 2011 Director Reyes bid farewell to the show after completing the last episode of Season 10, and is now back with his home network GMA-7.

The recent season is known as "Midnight DJ: Mga tunay na kwento ng lagim". The stories are now based on real stories of horror in many parts of the Philippines.

Cast

Current cast

Oyo Boy Sotto portrays Samboy, the current host of Midnight DJ. A street-smart lovable everyman with a shady past and a knack for native folklore. Though lacking the ability to communicate with spirits Samboy auditioned for the position of Midnight DJ. After solving the orphanage haunting he gets picked for the position after tricking everyone in to believing that he was able to solve the case using his third eye. In "''Parola''", his trickery was discovered by Samgirl and he eventually confesses to her. At the end of the 2nd season, he confesses to Andrea and the crew that he has no ability to communicate with ghosts in fear of the crew's end.

Kristine Hermosa portrays Berna the best friend and first love of Samboy. The last time she appeared was in the episode "Wedding monster".

Desiree del Valle portrays Andrea, LXFM's programming director. She originally worked as producer of Midnight DJ and was promoted to her current position in Season 2. At the start of Season 2, she calls for auditions to find the new Midnight DJ. She picks Samboy over Andy and Shugo (Paolo Paraiso) after Samboy solves the orphanage haunting and believing that Samboy was able to solve the case using his third eye.

Joaqui Tupas portrays Bodjie, the radio program's cowardly resident radio technician. Bodjie also functions as the show's cameraman and driver.

Meg Imperial portrays QT, the program's researcher as well as resident psychic. QT's psychic powers first manifested in the episode "''Gayuma ng Panget''" during the absence of Max, the crew's former psychic. Her powers never manifested again during Sam's tenure with the team. She replaced Max when Sam Pinto left the show.

Jenny Miller portrays Trixie, the owner and station manager of LXFM or "''New City Radio''". Trixie revives the show, to recover the radio station's dwindling ratings, six months after the death of Patrick—the original host of Midnight DJ. She once left for the United States but had constant communication with Andrea. Actress Jenny Miller temporarily left the show to get married, but returned after a few months.

John Medina portrays Arthur, the chief of police and Andrea's boyfriend.

Dismissals

Paolo Contis portrays Patrick, the original Midnight DJ, who has an open third eye and is able to communicate with the spirits. He was killed off the show at the end of the first season. Before the end of season 1, Paolo Contis signed an exclusive contract with GMA Network. He was given an extension to finish the first season of the show but was not allowed to appear in the second season.

Bangs Garcia portrays Samantha/Samgirl, the team's researcher. She also has an open third eye. She joined the team at the start of the 2nd season. She was the first to discover that the current Midnight DJ, Samboy, has no ability to see spirits. After one season, Samgirl leaves for the States. She left the show because of her commitment in ABS-CBN's Kambal sa Uma.

Baron Geisler portrays Andy, a guy who can communicate with spirits. He first appeared in the first episode of the second season. He auditioned for the position of Midnight DJ along with Samboy and Shugo. He wasn't picked for the position but he again makes an appearance in "''Halimaw sa Bayong''" when Andrea was planning to pick someone to replace Samboy as Midnight DJ. Geisler and Desiree del Valle were originally considered to replace Paolo Contis as radio jock in the show. Eventually, the role went to Oyo Sotto.

Erich Gonzales portrays Chicklet, a close friend of Samboy. Like Samantha, she also has the ability to feel the presence of spirits. She first appeared in "''Bruhang Parlor''" where she temporarily replaces Samgirl, who was absent at that time. She joins the team at the beginning of the third season replacing Samgirl who left for the States at the end of the second season. In "''Highschool Sapi''" and "''Pabrika ng Multo''", it was revealed that she has known Samboy since they were kids. She lived in the same orphanage as Samboy. In "''Killer Teddy Bear''" she went to the states to look after her father. Erich Gonzales left the show because of her commitment in ABS-CBN's Katorse.

Sam Pinto portrays Max, the team's resident psychic. She first appeared in season 4, episode "''Oink! Oink!''". She left the show due to joining Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up.

Lucia Cristobal portrays Kimberly "Kimchi" Chi, a nurse and previous client of the Midnight DJ team. After the events of the "''Zombie Massacre''", Andrea hired her so that she could use Kimchi's medical point of view. In "''Bintilador na Matador''" she accidentally absorbs QT's psychic powers. She took over QT's position in the team as psychic. She died because she protected Samboy from the controllment of the soul of Lucera in Kimchi's body. She was going to ax Samboy but she controlled herself and faced the as at herself and Lucera controlled again and the ax hit Kimchi.

Lauren Young portrays Jessie Soriano, a blogger and columnist who is writing about the paranormal. Samboy accused her of stealing their cases, saying that Jessie's blog is a copy of the radio show. Left the show for Juanita Banana.

Xian Lim portrays Jake has a third eye like QT. He first appeared in "Kalye Kamatayan" and helped the team get Samboy back from the world of the dead. He used a different technique to help them.

Slogan

''"Lumingon ka, di ka nag-iisa!"'' (2008–2009; 2011-present)

Awards

Winner, Best Horror/Fantasy Show - 2009 PMPC Star Awards for TV

Nominated, Best Horror/Fantasy Show - 2008 PMPC Star Awards for TV

References

External links

Midnight DJ on TV5

Midnight DJ on Bigtop Media Productions

Midnight DJ Multiply Site

Category:2008 Philippine television series debuts Category:2011 Philippine television series endings Category:Associated Broadcasting Company Category:Philippine television series

Coordinates	55°45′06″N37°37′04″N
name	Bill Shillito
background	non_performing_personnel
birth name	William James Robert Shillito
alias	DM Ashura
born	March 26, 1986Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
instrument	Keyboard, Korg Kaoss Pad 3
genre	Trance, psychedelic trance, goa, ambient, drum and bass, ethnic, hyper techno
occupation	Producer, remixer
years active	2002-present
website	http://www.dmashura.com/ }}

William "Bill" James Robert Shillito (b. 1986-03-26 in Brooklyn, New York), more commonly known as DM Ashura, is an electronic artist whose work can be found in the music games ''O2Jam'', ''Dance Dance Revolution'' , ''beatmania IIDX'', ''Flash Flash Revolution'', ''Pump it Up Pro 2'' and ''Pump it Up Fiesta EX''.

Biography

Bill lived in Queens for 8 years and now resides in Atlanta, Georgia. He started playing piano at the age of 2 and composing around age 8. He also has played viola since age 12.

Bill creates his music under the name DM Ashura; the "DM" stands for Digital Maestro, while "Ashura" (spelled 阿修羅) is Japanese for "fighting demon". He has made a number of remixes (mostly from music games), particularly "neoMAX" (a remix of the MAX series), which won first place in Tournamix 4, a DDR stepfile-writing contest. He has also since written a number of original tracks, and is well known in the music game community for his work.

Work in games

DM Ashura's music has recently been licensed for a number of music games:

Tracks in ''O2Jam'' (for PC):

Euphorium

GO!

Astral

All three of these songs can be found on the Malaysian server. GO! can be found on the Japanese server as well.

Tracks in ''Flash Flash Revolution'':

KlungKung 2004

Aztec Templing (Techno-Titlan Mix)

AAA

R3 (Omega Mix)

Boss Machine

neoMAX

Classical Insanity

MAX Forever

Z

Psychosis

Seven

GO!

MaxX AttaxX*

Otter's Dance (Hotroot Mix)

Tracks in ''Dance Dance Revolution ULTRAMIX 4'' (for Xbox)

GO! (Mahalo Mix)

Celebrate Nite (Like It's '99 Mix)

Tracks in ''Dance Dance Revolution Universe 3'' (for Xbox 360)

Your Angel

Rave Until The Night Is Over

ΔMAX

aftershock!!

(all 4 of these tracks are also featured in the arcade release of Dance Dance Revolution X2).

'''Tracks in '' beatmania IIDX 16: EMPRESS'' neogenesis

Tracks in ''Pump It Up Fiesta EX'' (for Arcade)

Rave Until The Night is Over

Allegro con Fuoco

X-Rave

DM Ashura first got his tracks into DDR when he won Konami's music competition on www.broadjam.com. His song GO! was selected among around 300 other entries. The other three winners were ''Grandolin'' by Zerofuser, ''Race Against Time'' by Jeff Steinman, and ''There's a Rhythm'' by Dig Bear feat. Kat Blu.

Discography

DM Ashura's first album, ''Digital Maestro'', was released in May 2007 at Anime Central. Two of the tracks, "Snowblind" and "Nautilus", feature guitarist Ricky Graham.

Also, "Celebrate Nite (Like It's '99 Mix)" can be found on Konami's ''Ultramix 4 V-Rare 11'', as well as the "Cusimo & Co. Extended Mix" on the ''Supernova/Ultramix 4 Combo V-Rare 10''.

References

External links

DM Ashura's website

Category:1986 births Category:Living people Category:American electronic musicians Category:Video game musicians Category:Georgia Institute of Technology alumni

Coordinates	55°45′06″N37°37′04″N
Name	DJ Shadow
Background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth name	Joshua Paul Davis
Alias	Josh Davis
Born	June 29, 1972San Jose, California, U.S.
Origin	Davis, California, U.S.
Instrument	Keyboards, turntables, sampler, synthesizer
Genre	Hip hop, Hyphy, instrumental hip hop, trip hop, turntablism, electronic
Occupation	Producer, DJ
Years active	1989–present
Label	Mo'WaxQuannum ProjectsSolesidesUniversal
Associated acts	UNKLEThe Quannum CollectiveCut Chemist
Website	djshadow.com }}

Joshua Paul Davis (born June 29, 1972) better known as DJ Shadow is an American music producer, DJ and songwriter. He is considered a prominent figure in the development of instrumental hip hop and first gained notice with the release of his highly acclaimed debut album ''Endtroducing.....'', which was constructed entirely from samples. He has an exceptionally large personal record collection, with over 60,000 records.

History

Early years

DJ Shadow was experimenting with a four-track recorder while in high school in Davis, California, and began his music career as a disc jockey for the University of California, Davis campus radio station KDVS. During this period he was significant in developing the experimental hip hop style associated with the London-based Mo' Wax record label. His early singles, including "In/Flux" and "Lost and Found (S.F.L.)", were genre-bending works of art merging elements of funk, rock, hip hop, ambient, jazz, soul, and used-bin found records. Andy Pemberton, a music journalist writing for ''Mixmag'', coined the term "trip hop" in June 1994 to describe Shadow's "In/Flux" single and similar tracks being spun in London clubs at the time. Though his music is hard to categorize, his early contributions were certainly important for alternative hip hop. He cited groups such as Kurtis Mantronik, Steinski, and Prince Paul as influences on his sample-based sound, further claiming that "lyrics (...) were confining, too specific". His music rarely features more than short clips of voices or vocal work.

During 1991-1992, DJ Shadow remixes were released on Hollywood BASIC, a short-lived rap/hip-hop subsidiary label of Hollywood Records. Notable amongst these is a 1992 compilation release titled "BASIC Beats Sampler", which features a remix of ''The Real Deal'', a song by Lifers' Group, as well as a 12-plus-minute "Mega Mix" of the rest of the album, including tracks by west-coast underground hip-hop acts Organized Konfusion, Raw Fusion and Zimbabwe Legit. Also in 1992, Shadow contributed scratching and production work to Sleeping with the Enemy, the controversial second release by rapper Paris.

Early in 1993, Shadow was a part of the creation of the Solesides underground hip-hop label, in conjunction with Blackalicious and Lyrics Born (whose stage name at the time was Asia Born). The first 12" release on this new imprint was titled "Entropy", with the A-side containing the Asia Born track "Send Them" and a dub rendition of the DJ Shadow track "Count and Estimate", and the entire B-side consisting of the 17-plus-minute title track. Rapper Gift of Gab is featured in the version of "Count and Estimate" that appears in Entropy. Shadow continued to participate in releases on the Solesides label for years to come, until the label was disbanded in 1996 in favour of Quannum Projects.

Also in 1993, Mo' Wax's James Lavelle contacted Shadow about releasing "In/Flux" on the fledgling imprint. The association with Mo' Wax was a productive one; his tracks "In/Flux" and "Lost and Found" made their way onto a number of releases over the next few years. Shadow also worked with DJ Krush during this period. On a 1995 visit to the Mo' Wax studios in London, England, Shadow was recruited to perform scratches on a James Lavelle and Tim Goldsworthy mix of the Massive Attack song Karmacoma.

''Endtroducing.....''

Shadow's first full-length work, ''Endtroducing.....'', was released in late 1996 to critical acclaim. ''Endtroducing'' would make the Guinness World Records book for "First Completely Sampled Album" in 2001. The only pieces of equipment Shadow used to produce the album are the AKAI MPC60 12-bit sampling drum machine, a pair of turntables and a borrowed-by-visiting Pro Tools setup from an early adopter of the technology, Dan "The Automator" Nakamura. In November 2006 ''Time'' magazine named it one of its "All-Time" 100 best albums.

''Preemptive Strike''

In 1998 Shadow released ''Preemptive Strike'', a compilation of early singles. Later that year, he produced ''Psyence Fiction'', the debut album by Unkle, a long-time Mo' Wax production team that featured guest appearances including Thom Yorke (Radiohead), Richard Ashcroft (The Verve), Mike D (Beastie Boys), Kool G. Rap, Jason Newsted (Metallica) among others.

''Dark Days''

Around 2000 he produced the score for the documentary ''Dark Days'' filmed by British director Marc Singer. This film is about a community of transients who live underground in a subway tunnel. It has six award wins in various competitions.

''The Private Press''

Nearly six years after his debut production album, his second album, ''The Private Press'', was released in June 2002. In the same year, the movie ''Scratch'' (2001, Doug Pray) was released to DVD with DJ Shadow appearing several times throughout the movie. A video for his track "Six Days" was also released in 2002, directed by Wong Kar-wai.

''In Tune and on Time''

In 2004, Shadow's feature length DVD, ''In Tune and on Time'' was released. The DVD features a live performance in London, emphasizing visuals.

''The Outsider''

''The Outsider'' album was released on 18 September 2006. A special edition CD box set was also released containing ''The Outsider'', the album on CD and a DVD entitled Tour Visuals. ''The Outsider'', which prominently featured several artists from the local San Francisco Bay Area hyphy hip hop movement, got a mixed welcome among Shadow's fans. Responding to criticisms, the DJ/producer explained on his blog why he made no apologies: ''"Repeat ''Endtroducing'' over and over again? That was never, ever in the game plan. Fuck that. So I think it's time for certain fans to decide if they are fans of the album, or the artist."'' DJ Shadow has also collaborated with fellow DJ Cut Chemist. Together they have created three popular mixtapes entitled ''Brainfreeze'', ''Product Placement'', and the recent ''The Hard Sell''. These mixes fuse jazz, funk, and soul in the framework of a cohesive concept. He has also collaborated with several other artists, including Blackalicious, Zack de la Rocha, Keak Da Sneak, Mos Def, David Banner, and Dr. Octagon, an alter ego of Kool Keith.

In 2006, he signed a deal with Universal Records. DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist toured in 2008 in support of their mixtape ''The Hard Sell'' with Kid Koala opening for them.

The Less You Know, The Better

During Shadow's Outsider 2007 tour, he was spotted filming with Dean Fernando (aka "DINO") as reported on Shadow/Quannum fansite Solesides. On April 1, 2009, DJ Shadow announced on his Facebook page that he was working on a ''Diminishing Returns'' re-release. On March 7, 2009, DJ Shadow announced that he was working on new music. Though no release date was given, he assured that "it will sound different from the last one". DJ Shadow released a track from the new album called "Def Surrounds Us" as a preview. During his gig in Antwerp in August 2010 he played some tracks from the new album, though he stated that it was not yet ready and that he would continue working toward having it ready for his 2011 tour.

On May 10, 2011 DJ Shadow confirmed via his Facebook page and official website that his new album, entitled ''The Less You Know, The Better'', was finished and that it would be released the following September. The same day, he also released a EP called ''I Gotta Rokk'' featuring remixed tracks from the forthcoming album.

Studio and equipment

The book ''Behind the Beat'' documents Shadow's home studio (named "Reconstruction") through photos and a brief description (as of 2005). It is "nestled within a leafy San Francisco suburb" and Shadow apparently moved to the area "to be closer to the local record store". It also states that "Shadow only keeps a small selection of vinyl at home with the rest occupying storage units around town". His equipment as of 2005, according to ''Behind the Beat'', consists of two Akai MPC 3000s and a Korg Triton. His album ''Endtroducing'' was "created on an AKAI MPC60 and an A-Dat".

Sampling

DJ Shadow's reputation is largely built on the skill with which he manipulates samples, taking rare and unheard pieces of music and reworking them into parts and phrases for his songs. Many of his tracks feature dozens of samples from a wide array of styles and influences including rock, soul, funk, experimental, electronic and jazz. Shadow famously sampled American composer David Axelrod twice: the piano in "Midnight In A Perfect World" from 1996's ''Endtroducing'' was original recorded for Axelrod's "The Human Abstract"; and on his collaboration with DJ Krush, "Duality", sampling Axelrod's "The Warnings" (Part 1). Although Shadow currently uses fewer samples than on his earlier albums, several examples feature on 2006 album, ''The Outsider''. His collaboration with David Banner, "Seein' Thangs", features a synthesizer and vocals from Cecilia's "Crimson Red" and "Outsider Intro" includes an excerpt from Ron Geesin's "Concrete Line Up" from the 1973 album, ''As He Stands''.

Discography

''Endtroducing.....'' (1996)

''The Private Press'' (2002)

''The Outsider'' (2006)

''The Less You Know, The Better'' (2011)

References

External links

Quannum Projects

Solesides

Category:1972 births Category:Living people Category:American electronic musicians Category:Hip hop DJs Category:Hip hop record producers Category:People from Davis, California Category:People from San Jose, California Category:Quannum Projects artists Category:Trip hop musicians Category:Musicians from California

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Coordinates	55°45′06″N37°37′04″N
name	Sam Pinto
birth date	December 11, 1989
birth place	Philippines
birth name	Samuelle Lynne Acosta Pinto
occupation	Actress, Performer, Host, Comedian, Model
years active	2009-present
lavel	GMA Network
notable role	}}

Samuelle Lynne Acosta Pinto (born December 11, 1989 otherwise known as Sam Pinto, her stage name, is a Filipino actress and commercial model.

Career

Modeling career

Sam started out as a print-ad and TV commercial model. At the age of 10, she got her first modelling job, appearing in the posters for Coca-Cola. Other TV and print-ad credits include Sunsilk, SMART, Voice combo sandwich, Colgate, Palmolive, and Mc Donald's. She was also an endorser for a clothing brand, BAYO.

Pinoy Big Brother

She became known to people after being a part of the reality series, Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up. Originally a House B housemate, she moved to House A after a week of her stay inside Big Brother's House. She has been saved by her fans through voting on several eviction nights before finally getting the boot on the night of January 9, 2010.

Early TV Appearances

Before her stint on the reality show though, she was seen acting with Mark Herras on a "Maynila" episode in GMA Network. Sam was a finalist in the Myx VJ Search 2008. Her first regular appearance was in a television show called Midnight DJ, opposite Oyo Boy Sotto. She joined the show as a cast regular in the middle of season 4. She played Max, the Midnight DJ crew's resident psychic. Her character was first introduced in the "''Oink! Oink!''" episode.

2010-Present

ABS-CBN

Sam has been dubbed as the 'IT-girl of the moment'. She has appeared in the cover of various magazines such as Woman Today, Gadgets Magazine, and most notably the covergirl for the July issue of FHM magazine in 2010.

She played Amanda, a "mangkukulam" and Elias' (Jake Cuenca) love interest in the weekly primetime series ''Agimat Presents'': ''Elias Paniki'' in ABS-CBN. Sam will soon be seen on the big screen via Petrang Kabayo, a remake of the popular 80's film, with Vice Ganda in the titular role.

GMA

After endless rumors and speculations of her transfer to ABS-CBN's rival network, Sam herself confirmed the news in her Twitter account: "Thank you KAPUSO family for welcoming me! I'm so excited. So finally I can answer, yes I'm a KAPUSO now :)". She signed a three-year exclusive contract with the Kapuso channel and will soon be visible on TV, starring in several upcoming shows of GMA Network.

Sam played Samara, a warrior princess, in the 2010 Official Entry to the Metro Manila Film Festival, Si Agimat at Si Enteng Kabisote. The movie is top-billed by Sen. Bong Revilla and Vic Sotto; Sam played the former's love interest.

Filmography

+ Television
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
2009	Midnight DJ	Max	Season 4; Left the show for Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up
2009–2010	Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up	Herself/Contestant	Housemate (Evicted, Day 98)
2010	Your Song (TV series)	Sam
2010	[[Agimat: Ang Mga Alamat ni Ramon Revilla Presents: Elias Paniki	Amanda
2010		Elizaria
2010	Kaya ng Powers	Samantha	Guest
2010	Show Me Da Manny		Guest, 1 episode
2010–present	Party Pilipinas	Herself	Host/Performer
2010–present	Bubble Gang	Herself	Main Stay
2010–2011	Puso ng Pasko: Artista Challenge	Herself	Challenger
2010	Jillian: Namamasko Po	Lisa
2011	Captain Barbell Ang Pagbabalik	Sammy/ShapeShifter
2011	Spooky Nights Presents: The Ringtone	Tricia/Sad-Ako

+ Film
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
2010	Petrang Kabayo	Samantha
2010	Si Agimat at Si Enteng Kabisote	Samara
2011	Catch Me, I'm in Love	Nicole Morales
2011	Tween Academy: Class of 2012	Maddie

References

Category:Pinoy Big Brother Category:Living people Category:Filipino actors Category:Filipino television personalities Category:Reality show winners Category:Star Magic Category:People from Parañaque City Category:1989 births

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