A few days after the interview, the record company contacted Xingchen Office, hoping to let Kamai Sachiko participate in a band audition.
This invitation basically showed to the other side that Genzo had fallen in love with Kamai Sachiko.
Star Office sent out these eleven "cheap lottery tickets", but unexpectedly, he actually won one, and immediately coordinated with the record company about Sachiko Kamaiike's audition.
The time is set at three o'clock in the afternoon on Thursday, and the location is the rehearsal room at the record company.
The process of co-starring is that Sachiko Kamaike sings two original songs by Abnormal, and then Abnormal will accompany Sachiko Kamaike and let Sachiko sing two songs by other singers she likes.
At the same time as the audition was finalized, the record company sent the music scores and audition vocals of Abnormal's two original songs to Star Office so that Kamai Sachiko could familiarize herself with the songs in advance.
By the way, Akamatsu Haruko helped sing the audition tape.
As the only official female employee of the production company, Bole brought Sachiko Kamaike to Shinichi Iwahashi, the former lead singer who is very familiar with abnormal songs...
In short, there is no one other than her for this task.
Similarly, Kamai Sachiko also handed over the names of songs by other singers to be sung to the record company. After the band got the tracks, they first re-arranged and practiced them.
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There are only three days before Thursday arrives. After getting the demo tape and music score from her manager, Kamaike Sachiko needs to practice these two songs in these three days.
Because her work as a model has been going on non-stop, she doesn't really have much time. She can only go to the side to memorize lyrics and melodies when she is free and resting.
There are no secrets among the young models, and this is not something that needs to be kept secret. The night when Sachiko Kamaike got the music score, the news that she was chosen to be the lead singer of the band began to spread among the young models.
Regarding this matter, most of the young models took a spectatorial attitude.
To them, Sachiko Kamaichi was going to an unknown record company, joining a band they had never heard of, becoming their lead singer, and then pretending to be cool on stage every day.
Such a job is not as good as being a model, showing themselves in front of the camera, and being a butterfly that shuttles through the colorful world. This would be more enjoyable and exciting.
Only Keiko Utoku felt a sense of loss after learning that the record company had settled on Sachiko Kamaike.
Keiko Utoku, who is the same age as Sachiko Kamaike, also understands that as age increases, opportunities gradually decrease and will not increase.
Passing by an opportunity means missing another opportunity.
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On Thursday afternoon, the band members arrived at the rehearsal room first. After arriving, they began to adjust their instruments and conduct ensemble rehearsals in advance.
Since the beginning of this year, Tomohisa Kawazoe and Masahori Koyanagi have gone on tour respectively, and Tatsuya Hirakawa has stayed in the recording studio to help. After the teammates who used to perform together on stage all day spent a rare time together, they were reunited because of Sachiko Kamaiike.
, come together again.
In the past few days, I have been arranging songs intensively in the recording studio. This busy state has restored the tacit understanding between the three of them and the feeling of comrades fighting side by side.
After arriving today, they immediately made preparations at their positions.
Neither Kawazoe Tomohisa nor Koyanagi Masaho had ever met the new lead singer. They had only listened to her demo tape and had a rough impression of her.
However, based on Kamai Sachiko's performance in the demo tape, the two were quite satisfied with the new lead singer, whom they had never met before.
Koyanagi Masahori also said that he was a good person to begin with, and he would gently accept anyone Tatsuya Hirakawa liked, no matter Haruko Akamatsu or Sachiko Kamaike.
However, for Kawazoe Tomohisa, who once thought about leaving the band, his willingness to give up the idea of quitting and now appearing in the rehearsal room can already explain his attitude.
Iwahashi Shinichi never had any contact or conversation with Kawazoe Tomohisa from beginning to end, but gave him reassurance through Hirakawa Tatsuya. Not only did he pull out the seeds of Kawazoe Tomohisa's withdrawal from the team as soon as they sprouted, but he also saved him.
The dignity left behind calmly.
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Five minutes to three o'clock, the door to the rehearsal room was pushed open.
The first ones who came in were Iwahashi Shinichi and Watanabe Manyumi. After a few brief greetings, Iwahashi Shinichi stepped aside and said to the door, "Tachichi-san, please come in."
Kamai Sachiko responded and walked into the rehearsal room.
Shinichi Iwahashi introduced the three musicians to her in turn, and they greeted each other. Except for Kamaike Sachiko and Hirakawa Tatsuya, who had met each other once, it was the first time for everyone else on the two sides to meet. Even if they become colleagues in the future, they are all very polite now.
rusty.
After the brief politeness was over, Shinichi Iwahashi got straight to the point, "Let's get started."
He directed and coordinated the entire audition process. Tatsuya Hirakawa was responsible for communicating between his teammates and Sachiko Kamaike, while Manyumi Watanabe watched on, waiting to see the effect of the band's performance.
In addition to her as a spectator, there were also record company staff who set up cameras to record the upcoming audition.
In addition to keeping this record with the record company, a copy must be sent to the Star Office.
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The audition went quite smoothly, although when singing the second song, Sachiko Kamaichi was a little out of tune and had to stop and start over, but overall, as a first-time co-star, this performance was very good.
The three musicians in the band are also quite satisfied with the new lead singer. Tatsuya Hirakawa has long recognized her, and the good old man Koyanagi Masaho this time feels from the bottom of his heart that the new lead singer is good.
On the other hand, Kawazoe Tomohisa had an idea in his mind.
This time I signed a management contract and a recording contract again, so quitting the band midway shouldn’t happen again, right?
Thinking of this, Kawazoe Tomohisa subconsciously glanced at Shinichi Iwahashi who was talking to Kamaike Sachiko over there. He thought to himself, Iwahashi-san even established a record company for this new lead singer, so he should never allow that kind of thing
occur.
As long as Iwahashi-san is here, there will be no problem.
Kawazoe Tomohisa unconsciously had this impression of Iwahashi Shinichi in his mind.
Although I respected him before, I didn't have such unconditional trust. Thinking about it carefully, it seems that it was only when I learned about him setting up a record company that I became convinced of him and thought that there was no one more trustworthy than him.
After all, there are not many people who can just set up a record company because they couldn't get an agent.
This Iwahashi-san is really rock n’ roll.
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"Your performance just now was very good, Kamaike-san." On the other side, Shinichi Iwahashi was communicating with Sachiko Kamaike.
After receiving the compliment, Kamaike Sachiko showed a humble expression.
"By the way," Shinichi Iwahashi asked, "What's your impression of the three musicians who performed together?"
Kamai Sachiko thought for a while before answering him: "Those three performers are very good. Just now, I felt like I was holding the band back."
"But, if you think about it differently, I have just joined the band and have no experience. It is just a little bit of a hindrance to perform with experienced musicians. It is already beyond imagination." Shinichi Iwahashi told her.
Iwahashi Shinichi's words were very gentle. Kamaike Sachiko received the encouragement and replied: "I will practice very hard, Iwahashi-san."
The way she made her pledge was like a top student in school.
Iwahashi Shinichi smiled and said, "It is necessary to practice hard, but one thing is, don't work hard in private. Whether it's singing or anything else, it's all about science. Blind practice will cause problems."
Thinking in the long run, in order to make a singer's career longer, scientific vocalization must be started from the very beginning.
"But, let's put those aside for now..."
Shinichi Iwahashi changed the topic and asked Sachiko Kamaichi to follow him and walked to the three band members.
"The audition just now was pretty good." Iwahashi Shinichi praised the band.
After praising the band, let’s get down to business.
"Next, we will work with Xingchen Office to finalize the band. By then, Puchi-san will officially become a member of the band."
Iwahashi Shinichi said, "At that time, the management appointments of the three of you will also be placed with Xingchen Office, and the recording appointments will remain with Genzo."
Once the record company was established, for Shinichi Iwahashi and Manyumi Watanabe, as long as the record was in their hands, they would not suffer any loss.
Not only that, if you let your agent out, you will become an artist affiliated with a certain agency. In order to make money, the agency will also provide publicity help, which is mutually beneficial to the record company.
When he was having a threesome with Watanabe Manyumi, Iwahashi Shinichi didn't dare to let go and hook up with other agencies. Now that the rope is untied and the joint record company is established, he can safely and boldly put his eggs in different baskets.
Of course, the reason why he dares to put eggs in different baskets is also related to the fact that he now has the strength and confidence.
"Before signing a contract and debuting, there is something I would like the four of you to consider."
Shinichi Iwahashi asked them to abandon the name Abnormal and rename the band.
Shin Iwahashi had the idea of changing the name of the band a long time ago, but it was difficult to bring it up due to the state of the band's previous hiatus. Secondly, it was not yet time, so it was just right to bring it up now.
When he talked about this, the three musicians all reacted like "it should be changed."
"It's better to change the name." Kawazoe Tomohisa said, "abnormal is too unlucky."
What he meant was obviously that the band's first lead singer ran away and went home, and the second lead singer suddenly decided to switch to behind the scenes, and the band was almost dragged to the point of disbanding.
When Tatsuya Hirakawa and Shoho Koyanagi heard these words from Kawazoe Tomohisa, one looked helpless and the other secretly laughed.
Kamai Sachiko thought of Akamatsu Haruko and Kawazoe Tomohisa's words, which made her feel a little uncomfortable.
Iwahashi Shinichi ignored this meaning and continued to explain, "Since we are going to be a band with a female lead singer, and the market positioning is pop rock, the band's name needs to be more catchy and easily accepted."
A band with a name like Abnormal doesn't look like it can release songs that ordinary people can enjoy singing in karaoke.
"Anyway, I, and the four of you," Shin Iwahashi said, including Kamai Sachiko, "let's come up with a suitable band name together. If you have a good idea, you can come and tell me. Of course, it's best
It was decided before the formal contract was signed.”
The four members of the band, including Sachiko Kamaike, all agreed.
Before officially joining the band, she was assigned the task of renaming the band. Iwahashi Shinichi left the renaming until now, just to give the newly added lead singer a sense of participation.
Regardless of whether the lead singer is Kamai Sachiko or someone else, leaving this step aside is just waiting to leave now.
Thinking of a new name for the band together can be regarded as the first "collective creation" between the four members of the band.
The audition was over, and Sachiko Kamaike was also ready to say goodbye.
She didn't come here by herself today, Xingchen Agency also sent someone to follow her. Normally, a small model is not qualified to have a separate agent, but this time she is an exception.
After all, Xingchen Office is also curious about this plan.
At this time, the band members began to pack their things.
Hirakawa Tatsuya put the guitar away in the case. Iwahashi Shinichi saw his guitar and suddenly asked: "Hirakawa-san, what model of guitar do you use?"
"What?" Tatsuya Hirakawa was startled.
I couldn't guess why Shinichi Iwahashi asked this question, so I could only answer him first, "Gipson's Lespaul is just a low-end model."
"Even so, it sounds very expensive." Iwahashi Shinichi said.
Expensive guitar. When he went to originallove's performance before, Tajima Takao used an expensive Gibson. In fact, this is easy to understand. Musicians naturally pursue good instruments and instruments that are convenient for them.
"Is there any problem?" Hirakawa Tatsuya asked him.
Iwahashi Shinichi shook his head, "That's not a problem. I'm a keyboard player, so naturally I prefer good instruments."
Of course, if you want to use an instrument well, you have to spend more money to buy it.
"I just thought about a problem."
Iwahashi Shinichi started thinking about this issue when he saw the expensive guitar in Tajima Takao's hand. Today, when he saw Hirakawa Tatsuya's guitar, this idea came up again.
"I'm thinking that expensive guitars are something that teenagers and freelancers with little income can dream of owning, but that are out of reach."
"So, I have an idea." Shinichi Iwahashi said, "It doesn't matter when recording in the studio. In the future, when the band performs live or participates in TV performances, Hirakawa-san and Kawazoe-san will also try to use domestically produced
Affordable musical instrument.”
This suggestion made by Shinichi Iwahashi left everyone in the band a little confused.
Not allowed to use expensive musical instruments?
Noticing their reactions, Shinichi Iwahashi smiled and said, "Don't get me wrong, I'm not telling you not to use expensive instruments. As long as you occasionally use affordable instruments, you can always use a certain model of affordable piano."
"In this way, if there are teenagers or freelancers with little income who want to imitate your band and form a band, they can afford the same model as yours," said Shinichi Iwahashi.
