Jensen Gomez

Jensen Gomez (born May 4, 1991) is a Filipino vocalist, musician and producer.

His debut album, Umpisa (trans: beginning) was released in 2014 by Universal Records.^[1] In 2019 he signed with Sony Music Philippines as a solo act, and released two double singles, HANGIN/INIT and Brand New Man/Chasing and a standalone single, “Gemini Soul”. He also released “Muses” (2019) under the name Memphiis^{[citation needed]} with MCA Music Philippines.

In 2021, he joined an indie record label Off The Record^[2] as head of its A&R department and in-house artist. He released Phases Vol. 1, Phases Vol. 2 and Phases Vol. 3 under said record label in the same year.

Gomez is known for the sexual misconduct allegations against him and his band, Jensen and the Flips, by several women.^[3]

Film and television

In 2012 Jensen Gomez contributed his song, Umpisa, to the soundtrack of Emerson Reyes’ full-length independent film, “MNL 143”.^[4] The soundtrack featured original music written and performed by Jensen Gomez, Peryodiko, Carlos Castano, Rya Petines and Ling Lava, Boogie Romero, Fando and Lis, Archievals and Dalisay Cortes, among others.^[5] In 2013, also acted as himself in "My Brother's Lover", an hour-long episode of the television drama, "Maynila" aired by GMA.^[6] In 2018, Gomez joined the production crew for the films “Glorious”^[7] and “Wild and Free”.^[8] In 2020, he did the score for the movie, “Malaya”, directed by Connie Macatuno.^[9]

Jensen and The Flips

Jensen and The Flips, active in the years 2013–2018, was an indie pop band organized by Jensen Gomez consisting of himself on vocals and guitars, with Mel Roño on guitar, Choi Padilla on bass, Carlo Maraingan on percussion, Jesser Sison on keyboard, and Fitz Manto on drums, and were featured in various festivals and events.^[10][11] Past members included * Michael Joshua Gemina (drums, backing vocals) and Miggy Concepcion (keyboards). Their first album “Honeymoon LP” was released in 2015 by MCA Music Philippines. In 2017 they released their second album called “BTTR” independently. However, Jensen Gomez and some of the band members were implicated in alleged acts of sexual misconduct leveled on them by some women on social media, most evidently on Twitter and were forced to regroup.^[3][12]

Discography

Albums

• Umpisa (2014, released by Universal Records)^[1]

Extended Play

• Phases Vol. 1 (2021, released by Off The Record and MCA Music) ^[13]
• Phases Vol. 2 (2021, released by Off The Record and MCA Music) ^[14]
• Phases Vol. 3 (2021, released by Off The Record and MCA Music) ^[15]

Singles

• "Init" (2019)
• "Hangin" (2019)

As Jensen and The Flips

• Honeymoon (2015)
• BTTR (2017)

As Memphiis

• Muses (2019, released by MCA Music)

References

1. "Umpisa". iTunes. March 17, 2014.
2. "PH Label Off The Record Redirects the Industry to Put the Focus Back on the Artist and their Art". Rank. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
3. "Local indie bands kicked out of music events amid sexual misconduct allegations". CNN PH. October 7, 2017. Archived from the original on November 25, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
4. MNL 143 (2012) Full Cast & Crew
5. Manila Undressed: A Review of Emerson Reyes' MNL 143, 24 July 2012
6. My Brother's Lover, Episode aired Oct 19, 2013
7. Glorious (2018) Full Cast & Crew
8. Wild and Free (2018) Soundtracks.
9. Malaya (2020) Full Cast & Crew
10. "Flip it and reverse it". The Philippine Star. October 23, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
11. ""Flipping" for Jensen Gomez". Philippine Daily Inquirer. August 27, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
12. "The Predatory Side of the Local Band Scene". preen.ph. November 22, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
13. Phases Vol. 1, 2021-07-16, retrieved 2022-03-14
14. Phases Vol. 2, 2021-09-10, retrieved 2022-03-14
15. Phases Vol. 3, 2021-11-28, retrieved 2022-03-14