After sending his girlfriend to work, Iwahashi Shinichi had some free time. He had no plans until seven o'clock in the evening before going to an industry reception.
The emotional driver drove silently. Shinichi Iwahashi flipped through the phone book and called Mineshima first.
A few days ago, Mineshima invited him to see see-saw's performance. After the performance, Shinichi Iwahashi left his business card to the three girls. However, after that, he did not receive any girls.
phone calls from them.
I received the producer's business card but didn't call him right away. These girls were quite calm. Of course, it could also be that they have no interest in becoming professional musicians.
The three girls came from a middle-class family with good tutors. Their experience of forming a band was limited to the light music club in school. For many years, they have been playing music on their own with a few friends in a small circle. After graduating from college, they joined big companies.
The only thing left to do is "find another young talent working in a big company at the sorority and get married." This is the last step for an office girl.
Judging from the resumes of the three girls introduced by Mineshima, they do not look like people who would quit their jobs and become professional musicians.
What's more, the two oldest members of the band are one year older than Shinichi Iwahashi.
After seven years in the industry, Iwahashi Shinichi still has to face the reality that he is younger than the new artists he wants to discover from time to time. Many musicians who respect him are several years older than him.
However, it is actually very true to say that you should become famous early.
If Iwahashi Shinichi is only a little famous now, musicians much older than him, even if they approve of him in their hearts, will either feel distrustful of him because of their age, or be unwilling to do so due to their own reputation.
admit.
However, he is young but has been famous for a long time, and his fame is as big as he is now. No one will think that his success is just a fluke. With the recognition of the world, musicians who are older than him will also
Recognize him more.
That night, the performance that Shinichi Iwahashi went to see was actually the first time the three girls had a formal performance in a live house.
From this point of view, it can be almost concluded that they have never thought about turning their hobbies into their majors in these years, and they have never put it into practice in the years they have been forming a team.
This seems to mean that Iwahashi Shinichi's phone will have no chance of being dialed.
If those three girls chose to treat music as a hobby forever and never enter the professional field, Shinichi Iwahashi would have to feel sorry for them.
Although they know that the path of life is their own choice, it is a pity that it is a simple emotion.
but……
"Three people from see-saw?"
When the call was dialed, Mineshima told Shinichi Iwahashi on the phone, "In a few days, they will come to perform again."
"Really?" Iwahashi Shinichi was a little surprised.
"They said they still want to sing on stage in front of the audience. I hope I can give them another chance to go on stage." Mineshima said and laughed, "It's not too late for me to welcome a band with such a high degree of completion.
, or three girls... Iwahashi-san thinks so too, right?"
Mineshima obviously appreciates this band. At the same time, it is also clear that Shinichi Iwahashi cares a lot about this band. This can be seen from the fact that Shinichi Iwahashi immediately gave the band his business card after the performance that night.
Knowing Iwahashi Shinichi's thoughts, Mineshima naturally paid more attention to this band.
Iwahashi Shinichi didn't answer his question, "Providing an opportunity for bands who want to perform is the original meaning of livehouse."
After the three girls received the business card, they did not contact Iwahashi Shinichi, but they went to find Mineshima.
Shinichi Iwahashi was thoughtful.
Previously, he thought that maybe the three girls had no intention of becoming professional musicians, but now, he has changed his mind. To say that these three girls have the idea of becoming professional musicians - such determination is probably far away.
Not enough. However, it cannot be concluded that they have no intention of becoming professional musicians.
The only thing that is certain is that that night, the band's first official performance on stage, and the experience of singing in front of the audience, the three girls must have far more positive feelings than negative ones.
"As long as they want to perform, arrange performances for them." Iwahashi Shinichi told Mineshima.
For these three girls, becoming professional musicians is not a life choice, but a world that has been unfamiliar to them since birth. Therefore, they need a process to understand this world, and then decide whether to go or stay.
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Iwahashi Shinichi thought for a while, "When the time is right, if they want to leave a souvenir, ask them if they have any idea of producing an underground single and selling it during the performance."
The production company owned by Shinichi Iwahashi has always been engaged in producing records for underground musicians. As for the timing he mentioned, when is the right time, Mineshima, a veteran, naturally has his own judgment.
Mineshima understood and agreed. After agreeing, he would be responsible for discovering the band. After a pause, he asked, "Will Iwahashi-san go to the next band's performance?"
"Maybe I'll go."
Iwahashi Shinichi didn't give a clear answer, so Mineshima stopped asking any more questions.
After making the phone call, Iwahashi Shinichi told the driver to take him to Yoyogi's recording studio. Since he had some free time, he went to the production company's recording studio to have a look.
The recording studio in Yoyogi is now mainly used to produce singles for underground musicians, or rent it out to underground musicians to record.
However, the cover album contract signed with Tokyo Music Industry Co., Ltd. when I first started my business still continues to this day. The person in charge of the production company makes the decision and hires cash-strapped underground musicians to support their lives.
Okada Yukiko, a part-time working girl, is now a new mystery writer who is constantly being urged by editors. She no longer has the free time to come and work as before, but she still comes here to work for a day occasionally to adjust her mood - Iwa
Shinichi Hashi secretly thought that maybe one day she would write a book called "Murder in the Recording Room" or "Death Recording".
Kuribayashi Seiichiro's contract has always been affiliated with the production company. Therefore, from the time he joined the production company to now working for the record company, the copyright of the songs during this period is actually in the hands of Iwahashi Shinichi, not
In the hands of the record company.
Coupled with the fact that it has produced underground singles for underground musicians, this production company is inconspicuous, but it is by no means as worthless as it seems on the surface.
Keeping a hand behind your back may save you from crisis at critical moments.
In addition to being a composer, Kuribayashi Seiichiro also formed a band of his own and released several records. However, they were not very successful. Instead, they were songs he provided to others, and from time to time there was a hit.
Some talented people really do not have the aura to become popular singer-songwriters. There is no explanation for this kind of thing.
Some of Seiichiro Kuribayashi's songs were provided to zard. Although the band mainly focuses on original creations, it does not completely stop singing songs by external composers. However, the songs provided by external composers are rarely released as main releases, and most of them are
Included as an album song.
Seiichiro Kuribayashi has a very good relationship with several of zard's musicians. At first, several of them worked together in Yoyogi's recording studio. He occasionally partnered with zard as a support keyboard player. Among zard's fans, he is Zhang Shu
Face.
In addition to providing music to zard, he also provides music to Keiko Utoku. In addition, he also provides music to singers belonging to other record companies. He provides music to singers from other companies and will also accept music from composers of other companies. Only
Only in this way can we truly integrate into the industry.
Of course, there are also a few songs that Shinichi Iwahashi particularly liked, which he has put into his music library for future use.
Compared with previous years, almost all the staff in the recording studio have been replaced. Iwahashi Shinichi is now very busy with official work and rarely comes here, and he is not familiar with the people here.
Despite this, when he appeared, every staff member here could immediately recognize him. Enjoying the treatment of being instantly recognized and bowing, Shinichi Iwahashi once again deeply realized what it is to be a celebrity.
Feel.
After greeting each other, the staff members went about their business. Iwahashi Shinichi sat down at the familiar table and looked through the music scores and the numbered audition tapes.
It was an audition tape left when I was interviewing singers for recording cover albums.
After confirming with the staff, Shinichi Iwahashi took the tape recorder sent by the other party and inserted the tape. He listened to the tapes one after another without knowing anything about the singer, just listening to the singer's own voice.
When he heard one of them, Shinichi Iwahashi was moved in his heart.
After listening to the demo tape, he took out the demo tape and asked the staff, "Do you want to continue using these demo tapes in the future?"
The staff quickly came over to confirm and told him, "These books are no longer in use."
"If you don't mind, can I take these audition tapes away, okay?" Shinichi Iwahashi asked.
There is naturally no second answer to such a question.
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Late spring is the time of year when new artists come together to debut. The record market is booming, and every record company is vigorously launching new artists. Even if they only release a single, they may accidentally hit the market and achieve good sales.
Large companies cast a wide net, and small companies are not to be outdone. Suddenly, in the past April alone, the number of singers debuting in groups reached forty. This May, the number of singers debuting in groups is probably not much different.
May is not a popular season, but once the annoying rainy season arrives, it is really not a good time to launch new artists.
Today, the craze for bands is still there, and the band format is still sought after by most companies and is the focus of production for various record companies.
However, bands are now so popular that they are no longer limited to traditional bands. The actors' offices took a fancy to the booming record market and asked several actors to form a team to release records to earn money. Some bands tried their best to use the form of team formation.
Brains make the selling point no longer the music, but the freshness.
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
At this point, it can be said that the band craze has finally reached its peak.
Genzo, which is famous for its band production, has successively launched popular solo singers since last year, and this year launched a popular dance music group. After TRF became popular, Genzo also made a big splash and planned to prepare a dance music performance at Wangan Plaza.
Every step of the way is to try to avoid putting eggs in the same basket.
From the perspective of the industry, Shinichi Iwahashi is not only firm in his determination to get rid of the band production industry, but his actions are also quite effective.
Unlike Genzo, which is trying to develop in many aspects and is sparing no effort for this, another emerging record company in the industry has taken the matter of producing bands to an extreme in the past few years.
The band b’z to which the record belongs has been showing its prowess since the second half of last year. Since this year, this momentum has only increased. Every single released is bound to top the charts and become a huge seller.
With such a rock-solid band in hand, the record will have a firm foothold in the industry.
Last year, the band Wands, which I also belong to, jumped into the spotlight after collaborating with Daikoku Moki. After participating in the Red and White Song Concert, the band's already released records were sent to the audience who watched TV.
Weekly ranking in the top ten, praise for Noboru Uesugi continued to pour in through the phone to the record company.
This spring, the singles and albums released by Wands both topped the charts, rushing to the forefront in one fell swoop.
After wands became popular, Nagato Daiyuki struck while the iron was hot and launched two new bands in one go. He was very motivated to turn the record into a band base.
With the backing of Burning, Daiyuki Nagato, a lifelong member of the Appearance Association, can freely choose the beautiful newcomers he thinks are suitable. Burning has rich media resources, and its singers have no shortage of publicity. Whether it is TV media exposure, or magazines and
For billboard promotion, the artist whose record belongs to him has a clear advantage.
In last year's Red and White Song Festival, Records, as a new record company, got three places to appear in the Red and White Song Festival. This way of showing off its strength made the entire industry know that this record company is a direct descendant of Shu Fang Ikuo.
Zhou Fang has a close relationship with Ikuo. With this relationship, in the future, the singer will not miss the Hongbai Song Festival.
Although the process of joining the Burning Department was not pleasant at first and was accompanied by humiliation. But today, the company is developing rapidly, and Nagato Daiyuki is still firmly seated as the president. This makes the unpleasantness of the past fade away in the memory.
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After joining the Burning Department, he had abundant publicity resources, and the record company was on the fast track as soon as it was established. This was indeed something that only Ikuo Suho could give him. When Nagato Daiko thought this way, I am afraid he couldn’t explain clearly.
Is it a compromise with reality, or is it really enjoying the feeling of being sheltered by a towering tree?
In any case, the two new bands launched after Wands both became popular with their debut singles. As newcomers, their songs reached the top ten.
Such achievements instantly attracted the attention of the industry.
The smooth debut of the two bands was partly due to the abundant publicity resources, and partly because the debut songs of both bands were composed by Tetsuro Oda.
