Lourd de Veyra
| Lourd de Veyra | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lourd Ernest Hanopol de Veyra February 11, 1975 Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Pen name | Lourd de Veyra |
| Occupation | Journalist; radio/TV host; Vocalist for Radioactive Sago Project and guitarist for Kapitan Kulam |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Alma mater | Colegio de San Juan de Letran |
| Genre | Poetry, Essay, Novel, Punk, Spoken Word, Jazz |
| Notable awards | 1999 Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for Literature (Third Prize in Essay, English Division) 2003 Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for Literature (Second Prize in Essay, English Division) 2004 Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for Literature (First Prize in Teleplay, Filipino Division) |
| Relatives | Mike Hanopol (maternal uncle) |
Lourd Ernest Hanopol de Veyra (born February 11, 1975) is a Filipino musician, emcee, poet, journalist, TV host, broadcast personality and activist who became famous as the vocalist of the Manila-based jazz rock band Radioactive Sago Project.
De Veyra has published three books of poetry: Subterranean Thought Parade, Shadowboxing in Headphones and Insectissimo.
This is a Crazy Planets is a collection of essays from his Spot.ph blog
SuperPanalo Sounds! is his first novel.
In 2014, de Veyra released a compilation of his speeches entitled Lourd de Veyra's Little Book of Speeches and a book entitled Espiritu at the 35th Manila International Book Fair.
De Veyra went to Quirino Elementary School for grade school and to Colegio de San Juan de Letran for high school. He then graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Santo Tomas.
He has thrice been a recipient of a Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for Literature - A third prize in essay (English division) in 1999, a second prize in the same category in 2003, and a first prize in teleplay (Filipino division) in 2004.
When the hardcore punk band Dead Ends ended their four-year hiatus, he became one of the band's guitarists in 1994, sharing guitar chores with the band's leader and founder Al Dimalanta, making Dead Ends a four-piece band. The band then recorded their comeback and final album, the influential Mamatay sa Ingay (1995); it had a sound different from their past materials, having more of a crossover-thrash approach. Dead Ends disbanded in 1996 (because of Jay Dimalanta's passing), after which de Veyra briefly became a member of Al Dimalanta's new band Throw (band); the band also included de Veyra's brother Francis, who played the bass. Lourd de Veyra is the nephew of singer/guitarist Mike Hanopol.
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