Nasagot na nga finally kung sino ang bagong manager na hahawak sa career ni Jay-R.
Nang huli itong makapanayam ng entertainment press, nagpahiwatig ito that he was looking for a new manager. At that time, tatlo raw ang pinagpipilian niya na posibleng mag-manage sa kanya.
Pero kagabi, along with his girlfriend Krista Kleiner, Stages of Carlo Orosa, conducted a press conference announcing their new talents—sina Jay-R at Krista nga.
From Arnold Vegafria of ALV to his three choices, marami ang na-curious kung bakit ang Stages ang napili ni Jay-R to manage him.
Ang paliwanag ni Jay-R: "I want a fresh start with my career and I think Stages can really help me. I wanna focus more on music. Dito sa Pilipinas, making OPM better and making OPM more popular.
"Also, I wanna take my music sa ibang bansa tulad ni Christian Bautista, di ba? He's known all over Asia and Stages has a lot to do with that. So, maybe I can get my foot in the door and start doing something na ganoon din."
May natapos na nga raw itong i-record na kanta in Bahasa Indonesia—a duet with another Asian singer.
Hindi naman itinanggi ni Jay-R na kahit papaano, naging inspirasyon niya si Christian sa bagay na ito.
"Yeah, sabi ko nga, when I have the opportunity to change management, I want it with Stages."
Naisip din daw niya na baka magkaroon ng conflict kung same ang manager sila ni Christian. Halos same din yung career paths at goals ng dalawa.
DIFFERENT STYLES. Pero ayon kay Jay-R, "We have different styles naman. I'm more up-beat, si Christian naman, more on ballads."
Hindi ba ito puedeng maibigay ng kanyang former manager?
"I think Arnold is capable. Pero I think Stages [has the] network... they have the network in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia at yun ang gusto kong i-tap," ang sabi ni Jay-R.
Mabilis at naging maayos naman daw ang pag-alis niya sa ALV.
"Isang meeting lang. Sa kanila, okay naman. He [gave] his blessing and you know, we just finished some paper work and yun, okay na. Sila Carlo and Arnold also chatted just to clear the air. Okay naman ang separation."
