Cyrus Fernandez

{{short description|Filipino voice actor, musician and writer}} {{Infobox person | name = Cyrus Fernandez | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date =  | birth_place = | other_names = | citizenship = Filipino | education = Bachelor's Degree in Development Communication | alma_mater = College of Development Communication, University of the Philippines Los Baños | occupation = Radio DJ, Music Manager, Events Host, Events Producer, Voice Actor | years_active = | employer = DZLB FM, NU 107 | organization = UPLB Jocks, Audio Heavy Entertainment | known_for = | notable_works = | style = | height = | television = | title = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | movement = | opponents = | boards = | criminal_charge = | criminal_penalty = | criminal_status = | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | relatives = | callsign = Castor <br /> Cyrus The Virus (NU107)<br /> Chase (DZLB FM) | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | signature_size = | module = | module2 = | module3 = | module4 = | module5 = | module6 = | website =  | footnotes = }}'''Cyrus Fernandez''' is a Filipino voice actor, musician, writer, and radio personality best known for his extensive recording work for the Filipino language dub of various international television programs,<ref name="TantengcoMalolos20231025">{{Cite web |last=Tantengco-Malolos |first=Ceej |date=2023-10-25 |title=What it's like being a voice actor in the Philippines: A conversation with Cyrus L. Fernandez |url=https://journalixm.com/2023/10/25/what-its-like-being-a-voice-actor-in-the-philippines-a-conversation-with-cyrus-fernandez/ |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=Journalixm |language=en}}</ref> and for having been one of the rock jocks who were in the last DJ lineup of Manila's now-defunct rock radio station NU 107.<ref name="REM">{{Cite journal | last = Ang | first = Raymond | title = It's the end of the world as we know it | journal = The Philippine Star | publisher = PhilSTAR Daily, Inc. | location = Manila | date = October 30, 2010 | url =http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=625551 | access-date = November 8, 2010}}</ref><ref name="GMA">{{Cite journal | last = Lapeña | first = Carmela | title = NU107: the last broadcast | journal = GMA New Online | publisher = GMA Media, Inc. | date = November 10, 2010 | url = http://www.gmanews.tv/story/205593/nu107-the-last-broadcast | access-date = April 10, 2011}}</ref><ref name="inq">{{Cite journal | last = Segovia | first = Jed-Angelo | title = NU death: From radio to the Internet? | journal = The Philippine Daily Inquirer | date = November 13, 2010 | url = http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/super/super/view/20101113-302910/NU-death-From-radio-to-the-Internet | access-date = April 18, 2011 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101119055821/http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/super/super/view/20101113-302910/NU-death-From-radio-to-the-Internet | archive-date = November 19, 2010 }}</ref> During his days with NU107 and UPLB Campus Radio station 97.4 DZLB FM, Fernandez variedly used the pseudonyms '''Cyrus The Virus''', '''Castor''', and '''Chase.'''

He served as lead vocalist of the Filipino Rock/Power Metal band Exillion <ref name="exillionrakista">{{Cite web |url=http://rakista.com/exillion/ |title=Exillion - Philippines » RAKISTA - Filipino Music Community! |access-date=2010-11-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100729064534/http://rakista.com/exillion/ |archive-date=2010-07-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref> until the band went on hiatus in 2010. He is still involved in bands albeit not in the front lines, having taken on the responsibility of being an artist agent. He currently works with bands Giniling Festival, Segatron, and Game Theory. He founded Audio Heavy Productions in 2010.<ref name="audioheavy">{{Cite web|url=http://www.agimat.net/music/p0000109.php|title = » #Agimat : Profile » Audio Heavy Productions »}}</ref>

A native of Los Baños, Laguna, Fernandez received a bachelor's degree in Development Communication with a major in broadcasting from the College of Development Communication at the University of the Philippines Los Banos. It was here that Fernandez first became a DJ, serving as a jock for 97.4 DZLB FM, taking on the pseudonym "Chase."<ref name="exillionagimat">{{Cite web|url=http://agimat.net/music/2002159.php|title = » #Agimat: Profile » Exillion »}}</ref>

Musician wunderkind Sega Alcabasa formed the band Exillion in 2009, and decided to recruit Fernandez as front man for the band because Alcabasa thought his high-noted singing would be most apt for the band's sound.<ref name="exillionrakista"/>

He currently writes music-related articles for news websites, and is part of Dig Radio,<ref name="dig">{{cite web |url=http://digradio.ph/ |title=Archived copy |website=digradio.ph |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123114150/http://digradio.ph/ |archive-date=23 November 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> an online radio station put up by former NU 107 jocks.<ref name="inq"/><ref>{{Cite web | title = DIG Radio: The Rebirth of NU 107 | date = March 8, 2011 | url =http://loading-info.blogspot.com/2011/03/digradio-rebirth-of-nu107.html | access-date = April 18, 2011}}</ref>

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