Ippei's Room一平の部屋: Studio

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3/22/2017

It's spring! 🤣👍

Spring is here! 😆

How are you, friends? The spring equinox had passed a couple of days ago and the Northern hemisphere is officially in spring now! Well, I am really surprised that it was actually winter all this time. For the first time in my life, I almost got heat stroke in the middle of winter.🤣

I just made the first noise in spring at the Musicians Union in Hollywood! Ah yes, I felt so good to play loud in a big band! I was just too happy playing and dancing and doing both at the same time!

Aaaaa, I so wanna play more….. I need more of the good stuff…. I’m like suffering from withdrawal…..

2/09/2017

Back in Musicians Union in Hollywood!

This is the first time to come to the musicians union in Hollywood after the tour. Well, I felt totally different tension in there from the stage because I need a different skill. Our job on the stage is to entertain our audiences for whatever it takes. Our job in the studio is to read the charts precisely and play as the composer imagined or even better. I have been almost only playing on stages and I am now trying to change my career to be a studio musician.

I was thinking I had to choose one or the other, but that's not true. I’m going to do both. I can do it. It just takes more time. That's all.

12/15/2016

Recording Sanshin!

Just put the sanshin track down with my brother Adrien! 😆 That was a fun recording session! I'll bring shamisen next time!

Musicians Union in Hollywood!!

Hello, I got fat.

I ate like no tomorrow a few days ago on my birthday and now all the abs are gone. Six pack became one pack. It's amazing that human bodies can transform like this just in one day.

Anyway I went to the Musicians Union in Hollywood again. Today we were taking some stills while we were playing. Now everyone can see our pretty faces. We are hoping to get more gigs with this. Crossing fingers.

12/01/2016

Rehearsal at Musicians Union in Hollywood!

Los Angeles, the place of everlasting summer, but it’s been a bit cold lately.

I came back to the Musicians Union in Hollywood after two weeks of absence because of Thanksgiving break. That was a fun rehearsal. As always, I sightread tons of big band charts!

Good thing about the musicians in here is that everyone is sooooo nice! Everybody compliments each other and this is a great encouragement! 😄👍

11/16/2016

Came to Musicians Union in Hollywood!

I'm at Musicians Union in Hollywood again. I just put my name on another musicians list in there. Now I'm going to make a website, do a recording, make a promotional video then pray.

Okey, time to play fun music! I'm gonna rock out!

9/13/2016

Band rehearsal!

Rehearsal at JamSpot, the rehearsal studio in Boston. I haven’t been here for a year. There used to be a funny guy who speaks Japanese fluently but he was not there. Oh well, I wanted to see him after such a long time.

9/11/2016

With Composer Hiro

Back in NYC after two days of absence.

Today I made a visit to the studio of the great composer, Hiro. When I was still attending at a music college (which is an ancient history), he was already teaching at the same college. I was saying hi at the corridors and also I went to see his faculty concerts.

Wow, look at all the vintage keyboards racked up on the wall!! He said all keyboards are hooked up and all can be controlled on one central keyboard. I love this kind of stuff and so wanted it at some point but price tags were astronomical so I gave up in .5 seconds.

I had a great conversation with Hiro. It was not only so informative but a good reality check for me. He has been working on much much bigger productions in totally different caliber from what I have done. My jaw dropped right to the ground a few times because what he was saying was ridiculously bigger or more harsh than I could imagine. People, I might have said this before but music is NOT an easy business.

Hiro-san, I learnt a lot today. Thank you!!

8/30/2016

PageFlip Firefly Bluetooth Page Turner Pedal

Just got myself a Bluetooth page turner!! 😆😆😆

If you step on these pedals, you can turn the pages forward and back, so it's great when you have to read music while you are playing. HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!! So far, it's working beautifully on every app that I want to use this page turner with. I got another weapon. Well, I don't really need to deploy this arsenal till this weekend so I am reading a Japanese novel with it. Well, to read a book, it's much easier and quicker to slide or just tap the screen with a finger, but that's not the point today! I'll step on to the pedals, and I'm gonna enjoy every time the page turns and laugh like a winner!