It is different from a brokerage firm and is not a record company. The word "production" means that it is dedicated to the production of singers, including but not limited to various tasks including mixing and recording of lyrics and music and establishing the route.
After brewing in the 1970s and developing in the 1980s, now Japan's record industry is becoming more and more developed, and the record industry is showing signs of streamlining. Especially since the idol explosion, the number of singers debuting every year has reached hundreds and nearly a thousand groups.
, there are only a handful of singers who have only released one single.
When you go to a convenience store to buy water, the girl who checks out may still like to show off her hair before. It's so magical.
Regular record companies naturally integrate record production and distribution, but even so, as a large-scale new talent cultivation, a considerable part of the new talent has been outsourced to outside music production companies. To use an analogy,
, a bit like a certain brand entrusting a certain foundry to produce it, then shipping it back with its own label, and then sending it to the market for sale.
Of course it can also be reversed.
The music production company discovers potential newcomers, researches a suitable style route for the newcomer, and then takes it to the record company to promote it. After the production is completed, it is sold on the market through the record company, and then they happily share the money.
In a country with perfect copyright, music copyright is divided into small and fragmented pieces. The producer controls the production copyright, the publisher controls the distribution copyright, and the songwriter controls the copyright of lyrics and music. By the way, the arranger has no copyright because it is not an independent work, so the arranger has no copyright.
Unless you are a big star, you will usually buy it out with one lump sum. Flashdance
In addition to these, there is also a more magical thing called the copyright of the original disc, which is usually owned by the office and is clearly arranged for you.
After talking to Misa Watanabe, Shinichi Iwahashi thought about many ways out, and finally set his sights on this aspect. In a sense, being a music production company is in line with the original concept of "selling excellence"
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Music itself is his strong point. Nowadays, he is becoming more and more famous in the underground music circle. Some underground musicians, as long as they are not Artiste who regards business as dirt, have already become aware of his name.
Good impression.
In this way, it will be much smoother to discover songwriters and hire them, or to produce records for underground musicians.
Just like the popularity of an actor attracts the attention of advertisers, just because of his popularity in the underground music circle, even if Shinichi Iwahashi is not the manager of an agency, record companies hope to recruit him to help them discover new talents.
This is an intangible resource, an advantage that others do not have. Even Watanabe Manyumi, who is also determined to work hard in the band next, does not have his charisma.
Although she was the supporter behind Shinichi Iwahashi when preparing for the music festival, this was something that people in the underground music circle could not see. Flashdance
I think back on when I first came to Tokyo, I had no goals. Then I decided to sell my talent and become an agent. In order to gain experience, I joined Watanabe Productions. After I became successful, I was forced by Misa Watanabe to choose one of the two, and finally decided to take the third path.
These things happened one after another. Now that Iwahashi Shinichi thinks about it, he feels incredible. How did he get the energy to fight hard?
If he could go back to when he was still in Odyssey, he would never have imagined that his ambition would expand so many times in just one and a half years.
In the final analysis, it is because I have touched the outline of success.
After hearing Yoshida Miwa's singing, I made up my mind to sell this singing to the whole world, find my place in life by selling excellent ideas, and work hard for it.
In order to achieve this goal, he planned the Women's Rock Music Festival. When he watched the audience's enthusiasm be ignited, he once again got stimulation from it, thus pushing himself to move forward.
It’s true that you can see a certain scenery wherever you stand.
From this point of view, Shinichi Iwahashi might in turn be grateful to Misa Watanabe for giving him the idea to open up the road ahead of him.
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March 31st is the end of the fiscal year.
On April 1st, the new fiscal year begins.
The entrance ceremony and entrance ceremony are also the most important ceremonies after entering April.
With the advent of the academic society, good academic qualifications mean that you can get a job in a good company. In Japanese companies, which pay attention to the tenure system, once you join the company, you will be lifelong.
These two ceremonies may seem completely unrelated, but in fact they are closely related.
Since it is a "lifelong event", it is normal for the entrance ceremony and the entrance ceremony to be more grand.
In April, Watanabe Production also recruited a group of new employees as usual. The new employees recruited by the planning department, production department, public relations department and other departments were all college graduates. This was normal, but this time even the agents
We also recruited a group of college students.
Yoshida Miki attaches great importance to academic qualifications and favors highly educated employees.
As soon as the new employee joins the company and the handover is completed, Shinichi Iwahashi will officially leave Watanabe Productions and resume his free life.
The amount of the severance allowance has also been calculated. Misa Watanabe must be a boss who is not mean and treats employees who have contributed to the office favorably. Although it is Shinichi Iwahashi's own intention to resign, if the aftermath cannot be handled properly,
Well, it is inevitable that you will end up with a bad reputation of not being rewarded for your merits, which will also have an impact on the morale of the office staff.
Even so, it was impossible for Misa Watanabe to give him 10 million yen as compensation for leaving Wan Yumi. In the end, including salary, he could get about 3 million yen at a time.
Counting his savings, he now barely has 5 million yen in hand.
In Japan, where wedding ceremonies are held one after another, business in suit shops is booming.
A few days later, Iwahashi Shinichi received a page from Takenouchi Akihito. After calling back, he said on the other end that he would hold an induction treat, and even his friend Shinichi Iwahashi was not left behind.
In the evening, Shin Iwahashi got off work and went to his appointment on time.
Having become a real social person, Takenouchi Akihito looks like an elite. He is wearing a high-end suit and has just had his hair cut. He looks very high-spirited.
After playing around with Daiyo Electric, Takenouchi Akihito finally joined Fuji Bank and became the most popular banker at the moment, with high education, high income, high requirements, and a complete "three highs".
After drinking a few glasses of wine, Takenouchi Akihito teased him, "Iwahashi, you are somewhat famous now, when will you make a fortune!"
"I'm preparing to make a fortune." Shinichi Iwahashi replied jokingly.
As a result, Takenouchi Akihito took it a little seriously and asked: "What? Are you going to have a big fight next?"
"That's pretty much it." He said vaguely.
After hearing this, Takenouchi Akihito said to him with a smile: "Then, if you need money, you are welcome to come to me. If it's you Iwahashi, it doesn't hurt if I give you a little water."