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GREETINGS!

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Hello!  My name is Diego Mapa and I operate Pulse Wave Studio.  A small creative audio studio based in Manila, Philippines.  You can hire us for commissioned musical arrangement and music production for advertisements, visual presentations, jingles, film score, events, track or album production, and other audio needs.  

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EMPLOYMENT:

AUDIO CONSULTANT (Sound Designer, Sound Effects Producer, & Audio Editor): Warpgate Technologies - July - October 2023

AUDIOPOST:
Pulse Wave Studio, Owner - 2012 - Present
Liquid Post, Music Arranger – January 2009 – July 2009
Roadrunner, Inc., Music Arranger – 2006-2008

RECENT PROJECTS (Music Producer & Arranger or Audio Editor):

Amazon Prime: Takeshi’s Castle Philippines, Maya Sonic Branding, ANIMA Launch, Converse, Nestle Philippines, Eva Air, Metropolitan Museum Manila, Arthaland

PREVIOUS CLIENTS (Music Producer & Arranger):

Nike, Adidas, Ooma, Fuji Film, Jollibee, Chowking, Plus Network, Freitag, MYX, PBA, Globe, Samsung, Sports TV5, Gilas, Marlboro, AXE, Ayala Land, Jack N’ Jill, Gilette, Hygenix, Japan Home Centre, Belo, Cinema One, Tiger Beer Singapore, Bodhi Educational Videos Hong Kong, Project Runway Philippines, ETC Channel, Binge TV, Basketball TV, etc. 

ACHIEVEMENTS: 

Best Original Music Score for Avid Liongoren’s animated film “Saving Sally” Metro Manila Film Fest Awards 2016 with co-scorers Pablo Pico, Acel Bisa Van Ommen, Mikey Amistoso et al. 
Best Original Music Score for Marie Jamora’s film “Ang Nawawala” Cinemalaya Awards 2012 with co-scorers Mikey Amistoso and Jazz Nicholas.  

FILMOGRAPHY:

Makamisa: Phantasm of Revenge (Khavn Dela Cruz and Alexander Kluge 2024)
Orphea (Khavn Dela Cruz and Alexander Kluge 2020) 
Saving Sally (Avid Liongoren 2016)
Flip The Record (Marie Jamora 2016)
Red (Jay Abello 2014) 
Komikero Chronicles (Keith Sicat 2014)
Ang Nawawala (Mari Jamora 2012)
Illustrated By (Pepper Marcelo 2012) Slumber Party (Emmanuel Dela Cruz 2012)
I-Libings (Rommel Sales 2011)
Rakenrol (Quark Henares 2011)
Keka (Quark Henares 2008)
A Date With Jao Mapa (Quark Henares 1999) 

DISCOGRAPHY:

Producer for The Brockas “Masaker” (2025)
Producer and Recording Artist for Tarsius "Culture Cow" (Body Clock Records  
2020)
Producer and Recording Artist for Kagid "Self-Titled" 7" Vinyl (Body Clock Records/ 
The Grey Market Records 2020)
Producer and Recording Artist for Tarsius “Igado” E.P. (More Rice Records 2018)
Producer and Recording Artist for Pedicab “Remuda Triangle” LP (The Grey Market 
Records/ Soupstar 2017) 
Producer and Recording Artist for Eggboy “The Spotlight Effect” (Body Clock
Records 2017) 
Producer and Recording Artist for Tarsius “Baluga 2000” (Team Manila/ Sibika’t 
Kultura 2014) 
Producer and Recording Artist for Pedicab “Kaya mo mag-sando?” (MCA Music 
2012) 
Producer and Recording Artist for Tarisus “Primate” on Vinyl (Numberline Records 
2012) 
Producer for Techyromantics “Touch” (Party Bear Records 2009) 
Producer for The Vince Noir Project “Self-Titled” (12 Stones Records 2007) 
Recording Artist for Pedicab “Shinji Ilabas Mo Na Ang Helicopter” (2008 MCA Uni-
versal Records) 
Recording Artist for Pedicab “Tugish Takish” (2005 Vicor Music) 
Recording Artist for Cambio “Derby Lite” (2004 Universal Records) 
Recording Artist for Cambio “Matic” (2007 MCA Universal Records)
Recording Artist for Monsterbot “Rhomboids” (2005 Sibika’t Kultura Records/ Dis-
tributed by Vicor)
Recording Artist for Monsterbot “Destroy! Destroy!” (MCA Universal Music 2002) 

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FAQ:

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How much to have a piece of music produced or arranged?

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Rates will depend on:

 

- Length of music

- Purpose of usage, example for TV, Radio, Cinema, Social Media etc.

- Kind of genre of music

- If music will be an instrumental or will need vocals or session musicians.

- If lyrics or words must be written by our composer or arranger.

- Number of revisions

- Number of edits, example a 30 second edit down, 60 second edit down, etc.

- If music will  be used for advertising, music can be 100% ownership of client, licenesed only for a certain number of years, and will return to composer at end of contract, etc.

- If music will be broadcasted or played in an event.

- If music will be distributed digitally or printed in physical copies such as CDs, DVDs, vinyl, cassettes, etc.

- If music will be translated to other languages.

- If music will be distributed or broadcasted in other countries besides the Philippines.

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For inquiries and rates, you can contact us here.

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