Lorrie Buencamino Ilustre

E-mail: lilustre@gmail.com

Musical Director,  Arranger,   Keyboardist,   Songwriter/Producer,  Commercial Jingle Composer/Producer, Film Scorer, Conductor

EDUCATION   
Elementary:       De La Salle College
High School:     La Salle Greenhills 
College:             La Salle University BSC Accounting Major
Post Graduate: UP College of Music.  Composition Major/Minor Flute

WORK EXPERIENCE  

 Musical Director:
 Philippine Metropop Music Festivals :1996, 1998-2001
 ASEAN Song Festival: 1998 & 2000
 Alikabok: A Filipino Original Musicial
 Bayani:  An Original Filipino Rock Opera
 MD for numerous Concerts and Shows

Musical Director/Arranger/keyboardist/Co-producer:
David Pomeranz’s Born for You /The Christmas Eyes Album
 Rex Smith's Simply Rex 2002 Album.

Musical Director/Arranger/Keyboardist:
 Reminiscing 1 Concert with Stephen Bishop, Michael Johnson and David Pomeranz
 Reminiscing 2 Concert with Christopher Cross, Kenny Rankin, Angela Bofill and Rex Smith
 Back To The 80's with Mike Francis and Fra Lippo Lippi
 Reminicing 3 Concert with Patti Austin.
 Concert with Phil Perry and Paulin Wilson
 Concert of  Mike Francis 2004
 Concert of Patti Austin & Martin Nievera 2004 USA
 Concert of Angela Bofill in Manila 2004
 Concerts of Martin Nievera 2004
 US Concert Tour of Piolo Pascual 2004
 Concert of Sybil (dance diva) 2005
 Martin Nievera I Sing For You 2005 North American Tour

Brian McKnight with Martin Nievera Reno/Morongo Casino Dec'2008

Top Filipino artists like Martin Nievera, Regine Velasquez, Lani Misalucha, Pops Fernandez, Apo Hiking Society, Sharon Cuneta, Gary Valenciano.
 Performed as Musical Director/Keyboardist of Martin Nievera  the Alladin and Golden Nugget, Planet Holywood Las Vegas
 Keyboardist for numerous concerts, shows and events.
 Performed in countries such as the United States, Australia, Canada, Hongkong, Switzerland, London, Germany, Austria,    Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Yugoslavia, etc.

Commercial Jingle Composer/Producer:
recorded and produced hundreds of radio and television jingles for advertising agencies such as J. Walter Thompson, Ace Saachi & Saachi, Densu Young and Rubicam, McCann Ericson, etc.

Film scorer/composer/Writer/Conductor:
  Scored 4 major Filipino films. Two of which were shown at the Cannes Film Festival. Filmography
  Arranged/produced and recorded many of the hit songs of Filipino top recording artists.
  Wrote musical arrangements for full symphony orchestras, big bands and small band ensembles for most Filipino top 
  recording artists.
  Conducted the Manila Symphony Orchestra and the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra.

AWARDS RECEIVED   
Best Musical Film Scoring: 3 Urian Awards for: 
  Kakabakaba Ka Ba?
  Kisapmata
  Bayaning Third World

Quintuple Platinum Album: Co-producer and Arranger for David Pomeranz’s Born For You Album.
Won several JingleWriter awards for radio and tv commercials

ORGANIZATIONS   
AMP- Association of Filipino Musicians:  Vice-president year 2002. Member
Advertising Composers and Arrangers of the Philippines. Founder and past President Advertising Suppliers Association of the Philippines: Board member !990-1992
Filscap:  Filipino Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
Katha. An organization of Filipino composers and songwriters.