Ramon Jacinto
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Ramon Pereyra Jacinto is a Filipino
musician and entrepreneur. He is more commonly referred as RJ Jacinto. He is the founder of the legendary radio station, DZRJ and the proprietor of the Rajah Broadcasting Network
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and graduated with honors in Economics. To further his studies and took up law at the University of Sto. Tomas while working for his father's steel company, Iligan Integrated Steel Mills, Inc.
During his exile, RJ recorded songs together with other Filipinos and secretly sent them to the Philippines for airplay. The songs “Muli” and “Don't Let Go” became hits but the composers and singers were not named in order to avoid military sanctions.
On March 5, 1986, Juan Ponce Enrile, who was then the Defense Minister, returned the radio stations and some of their family's steel mills to the Jacintos. DZRJ was finally transferred from military administration on June 1986 and Jacinto began to make DZRJ, the leader in retro wave by playing music from the 50s, 60s and 70s.
depended on piano bars and discos. Jacinto decided to hire live bands to provide financial opportunities as well as to revive the night life in the Philippines through live music.
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
musician and entrepreneur. He is more commonly referred as RJ Jacinto. He is the founder of the legendary radio station, DZRJ and the proprietor of the Rajah Broadcasting Network
Rajah Broadcasting Network
Rajah Broadcasting Network, Inc. is a Philippine television and radio network owned by guitarist-singer-businessman Ramon "RJ" Jacinto...
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Background
Jacinto is the third of the eight children of Don Fernando Jacinto, founding father of the steel industry in the country. His grandfather, on the other hand, was one of the founding fathers of Philippine banking.Education
Jacinto attended the Ateneo de Manila UniversityAteneo de Manila University
The Ateneo de Manila University is a private teaching and research university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. It began in 1859 when the City of Manila handed control of the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros, Manila, to the Jesuits...
and graduated with honors in Economics. To further his studies and took up law at the University of Sto. Tomas while working for his father's steel company, Iligan Integrated Steel Mills, Inc.
Career
Jacinto has always tried to put music and business together. He started entrepreneuring at the young age of 15. He set up his first enterprise called RJ Enterprises, a company which dealt with producing and release records. RJ Enterprises pioneered multi-track recording in the country and eventually became the primary studio choice for many artists and advertising agencies at that time. Two years later, Jacinto ventured to establish what would become a legendary radio station in the Philippine broadcasting industry – DZRJ. It served as a venue for on-air experiments of radio concepts which were never heard before in Philippine entertainment history. Manned by students, mostly coming from Jacinto's high school class, the radio station introduced alternative music to the Filipino youth. It was the first station to play songs from rock legends such as the Beatles, the Ventures and the Beachboys. The radio station also gave emphasis on playing the music of local talent. Apart from DZRJ, Jacinto also established the now defunct, DZUW.RJ Radio
While manning his own radio station, RJ was also the Senior Vice-President of their family business, with 2,500 employees reporting to him. During the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos, the Jacinto family's assets were forcibly seized and placed under military control and executives of the company were jailed with no charges filed. The sequestered assets included Jacinto's two radio stations. At that time, Jacinto was in the United States and opted to stay there in exile for 14 years to save himself from being jailed.During his exile, RJ recorded songs together with other Filipinos and secretly sent them to the Philippines for airplay. The songs “Muli” and “Don't Let Go” became hits but the composers and singers were not named in order to avoid military sanctions.
On March 5, 1986, Juan Ponce Enrile, who was then the Defense Minister, returned the radio stations and some of their family's steel mills to the Jacintos. DZRJ was finally transferred from military administration on June 1986 and Jacinto began to make DZRJ, the leader in retro wave by playing music from the 50s, 60s and 70s.
Bistro RJ
On July 25, 1986, Jacinto set up Bistro RJ, a rock and roll music lounge and restaurant which became famous for those who were into singing and dancing. At that time, live bands traveled abroad to make a living and the night circuit in ManilaManila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
depended on piano bars and discos. Jacinto decided to hire live bands to provide financial opportunities as well as to revive the night life in the Philippines through live music.
RJ Guitars
Jacinto developed an interest in music and he was particularly inclined to one instrument – the guitar. While performing in his bistro, Jacinto felt exasperated about switching between a Fender Jazzmaster and a Gibson Les Paul. He decided to approach Rudy Discipulo to make a guitar versatile enough to produce all the sounds he needed. Impressed by Discipulo's workmanship, Jacinto embarked on putting up a guitar manufacturing business. At present, there are 10 RJ Guitar Centers in the Philippines, providing world-class RJ Guitar models and distributing Taylor guitars and Belcat products from abroad.Who's Who of the Philippines
Jacinto continues to manage his many businesses and to perform weekly at his bar. Due to his accomplishments and contributions to Philippine society, Jacinto was part of the Philippine Tatler's “Who's Who of the Philippines” list.Television shows
- RJ Sunday Jam (Formerly known As RJ Online) (2003–present) (simulcast on RJ 100)
- Thank God It's RJ (1993–present)
Studio Albums
| Year | Album details | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds) |
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| 1987 | RJ Back From Exile
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| 1988 | Pasko Na Naman
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| 1990 | The Guitarman
Viva Records (Philippines) VIVA Records is Philippine record label. It is subsidiary of VIVA Entertainment.- Artists & Album Releases :* 18 Greatest Hits ** Andrew E.** Basil Valdez ** Jun Pulistico... |
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| 1991 | Giliw
Viva Records (Philippines) VIVA Records is Philippine record label. It is subsidiary of VIVA Entertainment.- Artists & Album Releases :* 18 Greatest Hits ** Andrew E.** Basil Valdez ** Jun Pulistico... |
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| 1994 | The Guitarman II
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| Pasko Na Naman (Repackaged 1994)
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Compilations
| Year | Album details | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... |
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| 1991 | RJ Best of Original Hits
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| 2005 | The Very Best of RJ
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| Rock 'n Roll Classics
Warner Music Group Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies... |
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| 2006 | Muli
Warner Music Group Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies... |
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Live Albums
| Year | Album details | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... |
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| 1999 | The Ultimate RJ Bistro Collection Vol. 1
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| 2000 | The Ultimate RJ Bistro Collection Vol. 2
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| 2005 | RJ Symphony Rock
Warner Music Group Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies... |
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