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Diwa de Leon (aka Master Diwa in the internet world) is a professional composer, arranger, ethnic instrumentalist, violinist, sound designer, recording artist, music teacher and all-around musician.

He finished his Bachelor of Music degree, Major in Composition and Minor in Violin at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City. He is also the valedictorian of Philippine High School for the Arts batch 1997 where he majored in Visual Arts.

Together with five highschool buddies, he co-founded Makiling, a world music band and they have been playing music locally and abroad since 1997.

He is currently working with international mobile entertainment company, MRM Studios as an arranger of mobile ringtones. He also holds private violin lessons during the weekend and does occassional gigs with Makiling at nights. Aside from that, he also does freelance music projects for various forms of media entertainment.

He recently formed www.diwadeleon.com, a website to promote his services. He provides audio and music services such as violin lessons (Manila only) composition, jingle writing, music scoring, and musical arranging for production companies on stage, television and film. His blog www.masterdiwa.com was made to complement the professional website as a more informal venue for his thoughts.

Diwa comes from a highly musical family, his grandfather Felipe Padilla de Leon, Sr. is a National Artist for Music. He is now on a quest to create his best music composition yet.

His other interests include blogging, cosplay and gaming.