For internet sensation and singer-songwriter Jireh Lim, it would be a great pleasure if he gets to continue what he’s currently doing until he gets older.
“Lahat naman siguro, kahit hindi sa music. Sa kung anumang profession nila, dream nila [is simulan o pagpatulay] kung ano 'yung pinakagusto [nilang] ginagawa. Like ako, music, magsulat ng songs, mag-record, mag-perform. 'Yung 'yun dream ko. Ten to 20 years from now, sana ganito pa rin ginagawa ko. Sana makapagbigay pa rin ako ng inspirasyon sa mga tao na minsan in love, minsan sawi,” he said.
Jireh has greater appreciation for the opportunities he receives because he started with producing and releasing his own music.
“Una, ako lang. Laptop, camera, ganun… U.S.-based [kasi] ako dati… Tapos merong nag-contact sa
‘kin [na kaibigan]. ‘Bro, uwi ka dito. Gusto mo manage kita?’ So ako naman, napaisip. Imbis na nagtatrabaho ako dun ng full-time job, triny ko dito. Dun nag-start na pinakilala [ko sa mga tao at] nakapasok ako sa mga network. Blessing din na dun nagsimula lahat,” he shared.
He hopes to continue contributing to OPM and looks forward to more people enriching the industry.
“Maraming nagsasabi na OPM is dead, pero hindi ako naniniwala dun… OPM is not dead kasi may mga new artists… daming compositor… Feeling ko, hindi talaga mawawala 'yung OPM hangga’t merong mga nagsusulat, hanggang merong tatangkilik nito,” he asserted.
Jireh recently performed two of his songs on the Playlist, an online concert platform for Filipino musicians.
“Na-a-amaze ako kapag ganung mga recording kasi parang bumabalik 'yung nakaraan. Dati kasi dun ako nagsimula eh. [I wrote and recorded my own music and videos]. So [it was like] reminiscing,” he concluded.
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