{{Short description|Filipino drummer}} {{use mdy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox musical artist | background = person | name = Jun Regalado | image = | image_upright = | image_size = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = Nemesio Regalado Jr. | alias = | birth_date = <!-- {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} for living people supply only the year unless the exact date is already WIDELY published, as per WP:DOB --> | birth_place = | origin = Pakil, Laguna | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date first) --> | death_place = | genre = | occupation = | instrument = Drums | years_active = <!-- YYYY–YYYY (or –present) --> | label = | current_member_of = | past_member_of = | spouse = <!-- Use article title or common name --> | partner = <!-- (unmarried long-term partner) --> | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} or {{Official URL}} --> | module = | module2 = | module3 = }} '''Nemesio Regalado Jr.''', known professionally as '''Jun Regalado''', is a Filipino drummer and session musician. He has been dubbed "the most recorded drummer in the Philippines" with a career spanning more than 55 years.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Pocholo|last=Concepcion|title=‘50 Years of Drumming:’ Jun Regalado marks milestone with all-star free concert |url=https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/274364/jun-regalado-50-years-of-drumming/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |date=2017-09-27|website=Inquirer Lifestyle |publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |first=Kara|last=Bodegon-Hikino|date=2022-07-18 |title=Get to know Jun Regalado in new mini-documentary 'The most recorded drummer in the Philippines' – watch |url=https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/jun-regalado-the-most-recorded-drummer-in-the-philippines-mini-documentary-dj-arbie-bulaong-watch |access-date=2022-08-02 |website= Bandwagon|language=en}}</ref>
Regalado recorded drum tracks for over 400 albums with various performers and bands such as the Mabuhay Singers, Pilita Corrales, Imelda Papin, Hagibis, Rey Valera, Gary Valenciano, Ryan Cayabyab, Celeste Legaspi, Apo Hiking Society, Basil Valdez, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Sharon Cuneta, VST & Co., and many others. Regalado has also earned recognition internationally, having worked with David Pomeranz, The Lettermen, Matt Monroe, Spiral Starecase, Stephen Bishop, and John Ford Coley.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |first=Rafael|last=Bandayrel |first2=Waku|last2= Suanar|date=2018-08-06 |title=Drummer’s drummer |url=https://www.tempo.com.ph/2018/08/07/drummers-drummer/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Tempo |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Life and career == Regalado hails from a family of musicians in Pakil, Laguna. His father Nemesio, Sr. was a bandleader while his brothers Rudy and Pete play the drums and piano, respectively, and his sisters Virginia, Maria, Rosalinda and Theresa all play the piano. At age 5, his father taught him how to play the saxophone, clarinet, and oboe. By age 14, he began playing drums for his father's orchestra.<ref name=":1" />
While still a teenager, Regalado recorded for Villar Records where he worked with acts such as the Mabuhay Singers and Jun Polistico. His big break came when actor Jose Mari Gonzales, then the owner of recording studio Cinema-Audio, noticed Regalado's unique drumming style and recommended him to fellow producers and musical acts.<ref name=":2">{{cite AV media | people = | date =June 27, 2022 | title = The most recorded drummer in the Philippines! Jun Regalado – I FOUND IT! Mini Docu 2022 | trans-title = | type = | language =fil | via=YouTube | url =https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH66XatcLc8 | format = | time = | location = | publisher =I Found It!}}</ref>
At age 15, Regalado was hired as the drummer for Pilita Corrales' weekly TV show ''An Evening with Pilita'' and Nora Aunor's TV series ''Superstar'', among various recording work for film scores, TV commercials and ad jingles. During the 1970s and 1980s, Regalado was the most sought-after session drummer in the Philippine music industry.<ref name=":1" /> He also performed on ABS-CBN's noontime variety show ''Stop, Look, and Listen''.<ref name=":0" />
In 1977, he recorded the tracks "I Found It" and "Pinoy Funk" for a solo album project, but was unable to finish the rest of the album due to his busy recording schedule.<ref name=":2" />
More recently, Regalado established J.R. Recording Studios, a 24-track, two-inch tape analog facility.<ref>{{Cite web |last=pinoygrooves |date=2018-04-18 |title=Regalado – I Found It / Pinoy Funk |url=https://pinoygrooves.com/2018/04/18/regalado-pinoy-funk/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=PINOY GROOVES |language=en-GB}}</ref> As of 2022, Regalado still plays drums and runs a drum clinic.<ref name=":0" />
Regalado has four children, of which two also pursued musical careers: his son Niño is the drummer and backing vocalist for Neocolours while his other son Nemesio III, known as Junjun, currently plays drums for Bamboo Mañalac's solo act.<ref name=":1" />
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