GENZO's high-profile selection meeting was watched by the entire industry.
After the great success of Daikoku Moki, the outside world has become convinced that this record company, which started as a band, is opening up a new market that was unexpected for the band. Now, GENZO has launched a unique new audition, and competitors are speculating about Iwahashi Shinichi.
What will be the next step, and what kind of new people will be introduced?
Record companies are watching closely, and firms in the industry are also paying a certain degree of attention to this, especially firms that have actor resources and are interested in signing singers. Based on Shinichi Iwahashi's previous actions, his style of conduct is also
It is probably understood by the industry that if he intends to exchange resources with other forces, then after this selection meeting is over, there will be a new round of cooperation.
In comparison, the talent scouts gathered near the audition venue waiting to pick up the missing items are just a little extra when buying something.
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One special thing about this selection meeting is that the invited examiners are not professional music producers. Komuro Tetsuya and Oda Tetsuro are famous as composers, while Akimoto Yasushi is a professional in the television industry.
Part-time lyricist.
Previously, Iwahashi Shinichi had intended to invite up-and-coming music producer Takeshi Kobayashi. After being declined by the other party, he simply gave up inviting professional music producers and instead focused on musicians who were full of ideas and wanted to show off their skills.
Iwahashi Shinichi thought of the musician Yasuyo Konishi who had produced Keiko Utoku's debut single. He heard that his band Pizziato Five had added a new female lead singer with a devilish figure. She was enjoying herself recently and gained a large number of young supporters in the underground music industry.
For Shinichi Iwahashi, paying attention to the trends in the underground music industry is a good way to maintain a sense of popularity. The debut single produced by Konishi Yasuhiro for Utoku Keiko is full of spirit and impeccable talent. Not only that, but
A musician with such a distinctive style that he can put his own stamp on every song he handles is quite consistent with the goal of this audition for Shinichi Iwahashi.
The reason why we avoid established music producers is to select fresh people through fresh eyes.
The usage of established music producers should be that after the company has selected new people, it should then select producers with suitable styles and invite them to produce, instead of letting these people take on the role of selecting new people when they are preparing to discover new trends.
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Precisely because the examiners of this selection are not professional music producers, it is inevitable that these ambitious and idea-filled musicians will use the selected newcomers to express their musical ambitions.
This point was true for Tetsuya Komuro, who had expressed his belief to Shinichi Iwahashi outright from the beginning, and the same was true for the other examiners.
Iwahashi Shinichi not only wants to use these people's eyes to discover new people, but also uses this to discover new trends.
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The 300 resumes that entered the final review were circulated among the key personnel within GENZO. Iwahashi Shinichi read it himself, and also collected the staff's opinions on the candidates, and marked the promising candidates in advance.
At the final stage of the review, in addition to the candidates selected by each reviewer, if there are still candidates who have caught the eye of the record company's senior management, a special award will be awarded. To those candidates who have potential but are not related to the theme of this selection meeting
For candidates who do not meet the criteria, a temporary award is set up to sign the candidate first. This is already a common practice in the industry.
The resumes of the candidates who entered the final review naturally passed through the hands of Watanabe Manyumi.
Regarding GENZO's singer business, she has always said that "laymen do not interfere with insiders". Even so, every selection meeting, every group of new talents is introduced, it is impossible not to let her know, it is impossible not to listen to her
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Since the establishment of the record company, it has never stopped accepting self-recommendations from the public. After cooperating with Star Office, it also held a formal selection meeting.
But this time, Watanabe Mayumi was more concerned about this selection meeting than the previous selection meetings. The outside world speculated on Iwahashi Shinichi's plans, and Watanabe Mayumi also paid considerable attention to this selection meeting.
However, rather than saying that she cares about what kind of newcomers will be selected through these non-professional music producers, she is more concerned about where the selected newcomers will go and what Iwahashi Shinichi can discover from these newcomers.
What a new fad.
Now, with the common interests of the record company, even if the newcomer's management contract is released, it will not shake the cooperation between the two. However, after this selection meeting, there may be new partners for cooperation, which still needs to be carefully considered.
Shinichi Iwahashi invited Tetsuro Oda to attend the selection meeting, and LLION Records, a VER fan, also released people. Obviously, it revealed the signal that the GENZ department would cooperate again in the future.
Shufang Ikuo acted rashly before and failed to get any benefits from Shinichi Iwahashi. Later, he changed his previous strategy and asked WANDS to cooperate with Daikuro Maki, and then sent Oda Tetsuro to deal with Iwahashi Shinichi...
As for what will happen next, and whether working together again will really bring benefits, we can't say for sure.
But one thing is certain, as long as Shinichi Iwahashi still insists on his idea of forming a new force that can compete with the BURNING system, then the friendly cooperation at this moment must be temporary.
However, for Watanabe Manyumi, in her mind, in addition to thinking about how the GENZ department will get along in the future, there is another thing that inevitably makes her think about it.
How to deal with the BURNING department was something that could be discussed directly, the matter at hand. The other matter was a shadow of Momo Huhu in her heart, but it was not suitable for public discussion.
To some extent, it is out of alertness to potential crises.
But maybe it was just a false alarm.
Watanabe Manyumi put away this idea, briefly browsed through the information on the final review meeting, and called Shinichi Iwahashi. Of course, when she mentioned something related to the selection of newcomers, she mentioned the old saying "I am a layman" again.
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Iwahashi Shinichi heard this sentence too many times, so he joked with her, "This sentence is the so-called disclaimer before Wan Yumi-san expresses his important opinions."
After he was so sarcastic, Watanabe Mayumi replied, "Being treated like this makes me feel like I can't do it without saying something unpleasant."
Iwahashi Shinichi laughed on the phone, "The method of provoking generals, right?"
"The method of provoking a general is useless if it is seen through." Watanabe Manyumi said calmly.
Iwahashi Shin nodded, "So, what I am going to say next is all true." He seemed to be talking to himself, but he gained the upper hand gently and skillfully.