The selection of songs for the debut single and album must be done at the same time. As a band that has not yet debuted, their lyrics and music reserves are very generous.
There are not only songs that Miwa-chan has composed since she was in elementary school, but also lyrics and music that she has completed from time to time after meeting Shinichi Iwahashi, like handing in homework. In addition, there are also songs in stock accumulated by Masato Nakamura.
More than enough to make an album.
Of course, we must keep in mind fir’s lesson: don’t put all good songs on the same album.
Several song selection sessions were held, and there was no doubt that the debut single was the one from the competition, "So Happy! So Happy! I Like It So Much!". As for the finalized album track list, nine of the songs were Miwa-chan's songs.
Only one song used Masato Nakamura's stock song.
The reason for this arrangement is simple and simple. Miwa-chan has not yet perfected her ability to write lyrics for other people's songs. In order not to give half-finished products to consumers, let's sing her songs first.
To make a debut, you not only have to choose songs, but also all other things.
As they move, so does CBS Sony.
The debut press conference is scheduled to be held on the last day of April. Before the press conference, people from the record company have already started sending the band's information to TV stations, radio stations, record stores, etc. to build momentum for the band's debut.
During this period, a personal manager who was assigned to take charge of the band's affairs was also in place. He was a thirty-five-year-old man named Numata.
In addition to their managers, there are also stylists assigned to them. As part of preparations for their debut, the band will next participate in several music magazine shoots and conduct simple interviews.
A powerful band does not have such high requirements for external image, so the three of them were not required to do anything like orthodontics, and their 100% natural faces were preserved.
Costumes and props for concerts are another matter. However, if you want to appear in magazines or on TV, you still have to listen to the stylist's advice. Of course, you will also retain some of your own insistence.
There is not much to worry about in terms of the costumes of Shinichi Iwahashi and Masato Nakamura, just a few outfits.
As the core figure of the band, Miwa-chan is also the only flower, so she is naturally the one who receives the most attention. Therefore, most of the quarrels about clothing or hairstyles come from Miwa-chan and the stylist. Miraculously, most of them are based on
The stylist compromised.
Whenever she waved the flag of victory and kept her own personality, Shinichi Iwahashi couldn't help but think to herself that Miwa-chan would rarely lose to anyone when it came to not compromising.
However, Brother Nakamura is much less polite about this kind of dispute. He always laughs and complains: "You are really stubborn."
In response, Miwa-chan gave Nakamura-san a "What are you talking about?" face.
At this time, Shinichi Iwahashi is watching the excitement.
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The troops and horses have not moved, but the food and grass go first.
Before the debut press conference even started, I started preparing for the debut interview with the music magazine. Before the debut press conference even started, I entered the recording studio and started recording.
The recording production was carried out at Sony's Shinanomachi recording studio. This recording studio, completed in 1978, is the top recording studio in Japan and has always been synonymous with high-quality recording.
Produced by Shinanomachi Studio, it must be a high-quality product, at least in terms of recording quality.
The first recording was on April 20th. The three of them went to the record company first, and then were sent to the recording studio by Numata. It was the first time to work in a top recording studio, and both Miwa-chan and her two friends were a little bit confused.
Vaguely excited.
This kind of rush is almost like entering the room of the girl you admire.
Not only are the equipment first-rate, but the team they work with is also top-notch. For Miwa-chan, working with a top-notch team is a pleasure. For Shinichi Iwahashi and Masato Nakamura, two people behind the scenes, the process of working with a top-notch team is also a joy.
It can become a process of learning and learning, which is one of the sources of excitement when I came to Shinano Studio to record.
After the equipment was debugged, Meihejiang walked into the recording room opposite.
She put on her monitoring headphones and stood in front of the microphone. The sound engineer instructed her to try the microphone.
The top-notch recording room seemed to look similar to the recording rooms she had been to before, but it was also different from the recording rooms she had been to before.
Miwa-chan looked at the glass wall opposite, and the sound engineer made a start gesture to her.
She was in a happy mood, like a child, and said: "Hi, how're you doin'?"
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The recording was done at a studio in Shinanocho, and the post-production was scheduled to take place in Japan. Taking advantage of this opportunity, CBS Sony, which has a lot of money, even arranged a trip abroad at public expense. While going to Japan to complete the post-production, they also took photos of the debut album.
When she learned about this arrangement, Miwa-chan went to check her passport excitedly, and was very excited about this publicly funded trip. Although she hadn't even entered the recording studio, she was already emotionally prepared to travel abroad.
Compared to Miwa-chan's excitement, Iwahashi Shinichi was much calmer. After confirming that the trip to Japan would last for a week, the first thing he had to do was to arrange the work in advance for the time he was not in Japan.
The single "17 Years Old" is scheduled to be released on April 28th. At this stage, the production of the single is completed and it is just before its release, which happens to be a short and medium-sized window.
However, by the time I left for the Kingdom of Fu, the production of the second single was probably in the middle of the process, so I had to coordinate with Chisato Moritaka first.
The performance of this single determines whether the path planned by Shinichi Iwahashi for her can continue, and whether Genzo can have its first work as a production company. To some extent, it also determines
A bright future.
Shinichi Iwahashi has long stopped intervening in the cover album contract between Chahanzhuo and Tokyo Music Industry Co., Ltd., which is still ongoing, and has left it to others to practice.
As for the matter of producing a single for the winner of Band Heaven, it is still uncertain whether a new winner will be eliminated during his absence. Even if it happens to happen, Seiichiro Kuribayashi will be temporarily given the title of general manager.
, and with Tatsuya Hirakawa and others playing support, it won’t be a problem to hold on.
However, this is okay for the time being, but it won’t work in the long run. Therefore, one of the important things for Genzo next is to recruit new blood.
Especially after DreamSeTrue signed a contract with CBS Sony, it will be much more troublesome to use the songs of Miwa-chan and Masato Nakamura. Among other things, the royalties paid to CBS Sony are indispensable.
Although you had to pay royalties when using the music of these two people before, compared with the previous friendship price, the current price is a bit too heavy for Genzo to bear. In this way, it is equivalent to losing two composers at once.
Therefore, not only producers, but also songwriters must actively absorb it.
