In the spirit of organizing "Shine For Our People", I decided to buy the domain name and make an official site with the hopes of turning "Shine For Our People" into a continuing effort to use the gift's that God gave me to help the poverty-stricken in my homeland of the Philippines, as well as help the relief efforts to many of the natural disasters that have swept the world as of late.

A little background info...

A few years ago, I realized that one of the main reasons I ultimately do music is to use God's gift as a tool to help out the less fortunate. When my parents' province in the Philippines(Aklan) got struck by Typhoon Frank, I knew I had to answer that calling within. I've never organized an event like this, but thanks to the help of Jeannel Garcia and CeeJay "the DJ" Guiang (Deep Foundation), it will be a reality on Sept. 12 @ BLVD. And I hope you guys share that same calling within to help the suffering in the Philippines. I believe deep down we all have a similar kind of calling, but the problem is we don't know where to begin, how to help, or I'll even admit this, that I get lazy to help, thinking with the mentality that "everything will be ok"(bad!). But on the real, helping is so much easier than we think! As a musician and wannabe humanitarian, I feel like there's a lack of fundraiser shows with all the amazing talent that New York and New Jersey has to offer. It seems like every month it's either a hurricane, land slide, earthquake, or something disastrous that leaves many homeless, missing, disabled, and even dead. So why not utilize all this talent for the greater good! I have a job that pays the bills and helps me buy the freshest sneakers around, so I'm not trying to make a fortune off of playing a show. Heck, I'm not even complaining, but it's not like us artists make a lot from performing anyway. So this here is a calling to all artists, promoters, oraganizers, whoever, to do their best to use the gifts that God gave you to do amazing things to help the less fortunate or whatever cause that you believe in!

So if you feel what I feel, and would like to help, then please come out Sept. 12th. Whether you want to come watch the show, or just come for the after party w/ DJ GetLive, or just come to donate and bounce, its all good because you're helping out a great cause! Heck, I know most of yall usually go out to party on a Friday night anyway so you might as well party at BLVD where you will be helping out the relief effort in the Philippines at the same time! Now how convenient and easy is that? Hope to see ya then!


“Be the change you want to see in the world.” - Mahatma Gandhi

Love, love, love...

Marq