Frances Valerio

Student in Philippines

Frances Valerio

Student in Philippines

When I was in junior high school, I watched Christina Grimmie’s song covers on youtube and became a fan. I started a youtube channel where I post covers and vlogs. That’s when I started to like music and thought of taking music in college. In Senior high school, My strand was Music, Arts and Design (MAD) at the University of Santo Tomas then graduated in 2018.

When I was in first-year college, I was originally a guitar major but I decided to shift to a voice major. After that, there was a time when I asked myself if I really wanted to continue this course. If I decided to shift, I would be taking a Bachelor of Arts in Communication arts in another school. After thinking about it, I decided to continue music and now I’m a fourth-year student at UST Conservatory of Music. I’m also the “L” in the LGBTQ+ community.

I can choose other business ideas but I’ve decided to go for starting a music studio where musicians or aspiring musicians can record their songs or want to learn music. Sol Studio is a place where people can have a place to do their video recordings or if they want to learn music.

Christina Grimmie said, “If it’s your passion and you want to do it for the rest of your life, why would comments stop you?” You do you as long as you’re not stepping on anyone.