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About Me

Mike Constantino is the President/CEO of BBC (Big Ben Collective) Manila. Known for its high-end, style-with-substance productions, BBC, under his leadership, was responsible for the proliferation of quality Downtempo/Lounge music in Manila and all over the country. Bringing in fresh concepts and artists like Hotel Costes, Buddha Bar, Nirvana Lounge, jojoflores' Therapy, Heavy Boogie, Treva Whateva (Ninja Tune), DJ Andy Smith (Dynamo Productions), DJ Moni Pineda (ubiquita NYC), Nostalgia77 (Ubiquity Records) among many others, the Collective is Manila's foremost authority in tasteful, good-vibed music.
As a musician, Constantino (better known as mikecons) was a member of Soul A Capella pioneers, ReVerse, when it spread its unique blend of voices back in the early 90s. He went on to play drums for the accompanied reincarnation of ReVerse (Release) from '98 until 2000.
mikecons started his love affair with Dance and Electronic Music as the electronic percussionist for Percussive House outfit, Latin Canteen back in 2001. Always just behind the scenes, mikecons now feels it is time to go out and share his tastes and soul to open-eared listeners this side of the world and beyond. A self-confessed and proud herald of the Digital front of music, he was one of the early proponents of the use of electronic means to get the music across and is now one of the Philippine endorsers of M-Audio's Torq/Conectiv DJ Software.
Now the sole face and sound of BBC, mikecons lends his FunkSoulOthers sets to the scene as a Digital Musician.
He has recently embarked on his quest to share live Nu Soul to a growing set of followers as vocalist for his band, Mike's Apartment. They are in the studio working on originals - watch out for releases of their work soon under mikecons' spankin' new independent record label, Respeto Music.
Peace, respect, spirit, g'vibes.

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Music:

Van Hunt, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, D'Angelo, Eric Roberson, Raul Midon, Martin Luther, Musiq, Maxwell, Ursula 1000, Quantic, Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer, Travis, Pepe Deluxe, Nostalgia 77, Patife, Salindiwa, Jamiroquai, Makopa, The Out of Body Special, Sino Sikat, Me'shell Ndegeocello, Ursula Rucker, Ivana Santilli, Alice Russel, Bilal, Amel Larrieux, Amp Fiddler, Vivian Green, Digable Planets, Handsome Boy Modelling School, Dwele, Hil St. Soul, Jazzyfatnastees, Floetry, Elvis Presley, The Sound Providers, The Procussions, Common Market, The Foreign Exchange, Starving Artists Crew, People Under The Stairs, Kero One, Blackalicious, Gangstarr, Remy Shand, Prince, Rahsaan Patterson, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Tom Jones, Paul Anka, Marvin Gaye, Lizz Wright, Al Green, Michael Jackson, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Urban Dub, Teeth, Kindred The Family Soul, Leela James, Goapele, Jill Scott, Jaguar Wright, Glenn Lewis, Lisa Shaw, Elmer Dado, Cyril Yarisantos, H-Bomb, Soulcism, Ann Barcelona, Carlo Ching, Bong Garcia, Caliph8, Don Renato, Treva Whateva, DJ Andy Smith, Angie Stone, Lizz Fields, Sweetback, John Legend, Sade, A Tribe Called Quest, Harry Connick Jr., Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, Kristian Hernandez, jojoflores, Richard Cheese, Karminsky Experience, Sergio Mendes, Led Zeppelin, The Zombies, The Doors, Common, Mos Def, Jeru The Damaja, Guru, Del tha Funky Homosapien, Lauryn Hill, Madlib, Spinna, Krush, Dilla, Talib Kweli, The Roots, Mint Condition, Beastie Boys, Outkast, Jay-z, Guns N' Roses, De-Phazz, Koop, Mo' Horizons, Babyface, Omar, Boom Bap Project, Braille, Ohmega Watts, Cynthia Alexander, De La Soul, Babyface, Deftones, Muse, The Yardbirds, Dimitri from Paris, Towa Tei, Twisted Halo, NIN, Tony Rich, Jimi Hendrix. And many many many more.