Regional music styles have evolved in Southeast Asia. In the Philippines, the popularity of ‘budots’ (‘slacker’ in the Visayan language) from a grassroots scene to a mainstream genre shows that it could redefine Filipino dance music, which in the past has been heavily inspired by the West.
Samuel I. Cabbuag is a PhD student at the Hong Kong Baptist University's Department of Sociology. He's also an assistant professor of sociology at the University of the Philippines Diliman. His research interests lie in the intersection of digital sociology, popular culture, influencer cultures, and digital cultures. His PhD projects investigate influencer cultures in the Philippines and their engagement with content creation, everyday discourses, and politics.
Pat graduated in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in music, majoring in musicology at the University of the Philippines College of Music. She also obtained her master’s degree in music, majoring in musicology at the UP College of Music in 2023. Currently, Pat is a senior lecturer at the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication, particularly the Broadcast Communication Department. At the same time, she is also a lecturer in the music production program of the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde. Her research interests are in Philippine popular music cultures, music in media, fan culture, popular culture, culture industry, the history of Philippine variety shows, the history of music-oriented shows, celebrity and star studies, and branding. She has also presented her research at various international and local conferences.
Sam has worked as a writer and editor with top publications in the Philippines and around Asia for the past 10 years. She also helps brands craft narratives and connect with audiences as a communications consultant. When not writing, she’s looking for the next hole-in-the-wall, digging through secondhand record crates, or parenting her dog.
