{"id":34368,"date":"2014-05-06T14:26:12","date_gmt":"2014-05-06T04:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=34368"},"modified":"2014-05-06T14:26:12","modified_gmt":"2014-05-06T04:26:12","slug":"sis-alumnus-pellegrino-do-what-you-love-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/sis-alumnus-pellegrino-do-what-you-love-to-do\/","title":{"rendered":"SIS alumnus Pellegrino: Do what you love to do"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saipan International School 2013 alumnus Abel Pellegrino said he feels the gift of music should be shared. The 18-year-old student currently studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and plans to major in Audio Engineering.<\/p>\n

He told Saipan Tribune in an email that his father, the late businessman Anthony Pellegrino, \u201cinstilled a drive that will always stay with me.<\/p>\n

\"Abel<\/a>
Abel Pellegrino<\/figcaption><\/figure>\u201cHe has inspired me to pursue what I love doing. I will follow in his footsteps in the sense that I will do what I love to do,\u201d he said.
\nPellegrino\u2019s ultimate goal after completing his studies is to make, produce, write, and perform music. \u201cIt\u2019s what I think I\u2019m best at and I love doing it. I would want to do it for the rest of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

He plays the guitar, sings, and draws his musical inspiration from artists like Billy Joel and Frank Ocean.
\nHis passion for music began when has was 12-years-old and picked up a guitar. While residing on Saipan, Pellegrino\u2019s covers of famous songs and music could be heard every week at the Garapan Street Market. The Saipan native also used to put on shows for tourists for two years on the Sunset Cruise to Ma\u00f1agaha Island on the weekends.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like the gift of music needs to be shared,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Pellegrino also plans to enroll in a few classes at Hawaii Community College, where he can produce his own sounds at some of the best production studios on the island.<\/p>\n

The former Saipan resident said he hopes to return to Saipan one day to visit. \u201cI want to graduate and move to California or maybe just stay in Hawaii. I feel like there are even more opportunities in the mainland.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the end of the day, he urges Saipan youth to \u201cdo what makes you happy.<\/p>\n

\u201cBottom of the line, be passionate in what you choose to do. You are your own leader in the end, and people will be interested in anyone with a great attitude. I choose to play music because I have a love for it that never ceases to stop changing. Music personifies a person, fabricates a mood, and adds emotional theme to life in general. It spins an ineffable amount of joy to write and perform, anywhere. It\u2019s taught me how to be me.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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