My Name is Cem Tekeli (pronounced as "Jem Te-Ke-Li"). I started "Golden Lion" in February 2022 in Los Angeles, California. It's all of the Music I have Written and Composed by myself over the course of my Life. I have had Musical and Band Experiences Playing, Jamming, Recording and Performing Primarily on Guitar or Guitar / Vocals in different groups in a Casual Way, and I always wanted to do a Serious Music Project where I Play and Compose all of the Music by myself with MIDI. "Golden Lion" is Giving me the Opportunity to Express my Visions as a Solo Artist through Producing Recordings through my Independent Label, Pakua Records. 

   I was Born on December 7th, 1986, in Manila, Philippines. I was Born in San Juan and Lived in Alabang, Muntinlupa, Philippines for the first few years of my Life. I am Filipino and Turkish.

   I first left The Philippine Islands in 1990 and moved to Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., before returning again in 1998. I Lived in San Juan and Makati, before I permanently moved back to The U.S.A. in 2006. I've Lived in Los Angeles and Orange County, California, and in Chicago, Illinois. 

   I have Traveled Around and have Journeyed Through Time in my Life. I have been to Manila, Tagaytay, Batangas, Subic, Baguio, Boracay, Philippines, to share a few ... I have also Visited and Adventured to Los Angeles, San Francisco, The Redwood Forests, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Big Sur, Santa Cruz, Malibu, Laguna Beach, Huntington Beach, California, and also other states in the U.S.A. --Illinois, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, D.C. Virginia, North Carolina, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas ... I have spent a Weekend and Attained an Acoustic Guitar in Hong Kong, China ... and I have even had a stop-over airplane flight in Tokyo, Japan for a few hours. 

    I started Playing music on my Primary Instrument, the Guitar, at age 14. I am Self-Taught and Learned mostly from Tablature and Jamming. After a few Years, I started to Sing Along to my Guitar Playing. I am Happy to work with MIDI to Record my Songs these Days. I also like the Melodica and the Didjeridoo. Through "Golden Lion", I am Happy and Grateful to Share my Music. I See my Life as an Expression of Music. 

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