His wife Chette Soriano-Ayson confirmed on Tuesday morning the news on her Facebook page saying: “My husband, my best friend and love of my life Jim Ayson joined our creator last night.”
Local social media communities lit up up with shock and grief after news spread of the unexpected passing of Ayson, who is an active and outspoken voice online and has forged various digital partnerships, both local and foreign, in his work for Smart DevNet.
Ayson’s record of the pivotal moments in local IT history, such as the time when the Philippines first went online, is often cited in various publications as key source material.
A man of many hats, Ayson also championed the cause of Original Pilipino Music (OPM) and was partial in particular to Pinoy Rock and alternative independent musicians. To this end, he founded PhilMusic.com, a website devoted to articles about emerging and established OPM acts.
PhilMusic was a strong online presence in the pre-social media days and later embraced social media network sites like Facebook and Twitter which Ayson tirelessly maintained until his death.
Ayson personally covered several musical events armed with his laptop and handheld cameras as he immediately uploaded photos to PhilMusic just shortly after taking them. A musician himself who played drums, Jim was also invited to write about both music and technology for several online and print publications, most notably the now defunct, The Reviewer where he was a columnist and music editor.
Ayson is survived by his wife Chette and their baby daughter Gabby.
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