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How to Become a Keyboard Player | A Self-Study Roadmap and How to Determine Your Level of Skill for Band Playing
If you search for "how to become a keyboard player," you'll notice something surprising. While there are plenty of articles explaining how bands can recruit key...
What is the music scene? A complete guide to the Japanese band scene, including its map and how to get in.
I feel that surprisingly few people can clearly answer the question, "What is a music scene?" We often hear terms like "the Japanese music scene," "the local mu...
The Complete Guide to Band Merchandise Production and Sales | From First-Time Sales to Online Expansion
When you're in a band, you tend to think that the more live shows you play, the more money you'll make, but the reality isn't that simple. Live performance fees...
Complete Guide to Bands from Gunma | BOØWY, BUCK-TICK, and BACK NUMBER: The "3Bs of Gunma" and the Local Music Scene
When discussing the history of Japanese rock music, perhaps no other prefecture has produced as many legendary bands as Gunma Prefecture. From this inland prefe...
Complete Beginner's Guide to Band Sound and PA | From Microphone Setup to Monitor Adjustment: Creating the Perfect Sound for Live Performances
Most bands playing in a live music venue for the first time feel this way the moment rehearsal ends: "I can't hear my own sound," "My vocals are buried," "The w...
The Complete Guide to Releasing Your Band's Music | How to Release on Spotify and Apple Music and Bring Your Music to the World Without a Label
After countless trips to the studio, working together as a band to refine the arrangements, the recording is finally complete—that sense of accomplishment is pr...
The Complete Guide to Forming a Band in Japan | Practical Guide for Foreign Musicians — How to Form a Band in Japan
The number of foreign musicians who want to form a band in Japan is definitely increasing. At the same time, the number of Japanese musicians who want to create...
The Complete Guide to Attracting Audiences to Your Band's Live Shows: A Three-Tier Structure That Won't Fail You, 7 Patterns to Avoid, and How to Increase Your Audience in 3 Months
How to increase audience numbers in just three months from a "zero-attendance live show"? This book explains, using my own experience of recovering from a situa...
A Complete Guide to Your Band's First Live House Appearance — From Submitting Your Audio to Performance Quotas and the Flow of the Day
The term "live house" is actually a Japanese-made English word. What is called a "live music venue" or "live music club" in English-speaking countries has been ...
Let's create original songs with your band! A complete guide to songwriting and band arrangement for beginners.
There's great joy in playing your favorite songs as a cover band. However, as a band matures to a certain extent, many members begin to feel the need for their ...
