Audition tape?

Seeing Iwahashi's reaction, Minejima understood, "Aren't you prepared? ”

To sell something, of course, you can't leave the "sample".

It's the same with a sales pitcher, prepare a tryout, and it's best to record a tape of her performance so that the person receiving the pitch has a general idea of her. In addition, a resume is also indispensable.

Mineshima is not a hidden person, or rather, he is very happy to share everything about his agent with others, and he is proud of his work, otherwise, he would not have said "sell excellent" to Iwahashi Shinichi when they first met.

At this time, Iwahashi Shinichi asked for his help, and he also taught him and seriously helped him analyze.

"There are many different ways for a singer to make his debut, but whether it's being discovered by a record company or a talent scout, or participating in a music competition, the most important thing to do is to show oneself in order to achieve one's goal," Mineshima said. ”

Talent scouts can talk to people with outstanding appearance in places where young people like Takeshita domini frequent, ask them "if they want to be models (actors)", and then invite them to participate in interviews, but they can't say "whether they want to be singers" to people who don't know anything about it, and they must fully and clearly understand the singer's own strength in advance.

And in the huge city of Tokyo, there are always hundreds of record labels. Before self-promotion, record companies should also be screened. Mainstream debut is not just the pursuit of a "debut".

Although as an unknown little person, most of the time he is being picked and picked by record companies, the choice has always been mutual. While being chosen, they will also choose each other.

For Miwa Yoshida, Minejima's advice is quite simple, "As you said, Yoshida-san's style is not popular enough, so you might as well actively contact the show, club, LIVEHOUSE, or street roadshow, in short, as many performances as possible to accumulate fame." ”

Mineshima casually cites Mimi Club as an example, "For example, this group of troublesome guys started performing at the club three years ago, and I met them because they wanted to hold a concert at LIVEHOUSE, and I was approached by someone else. I thought it was a popular band, but after the opening, only 12 people came in. ”

"Mineshima-san was deeply impressed by our desolate scene, and that's why he became our agent. Ryu Ishii also laughed at himself.

Mineshima smiled, "It's impressed." In this way, they still happily finished the performance, and handed out free tapes of the band to the audience. ”

"THE LIVEHOUSE COULD ACCOMMODATE 150 PEOPLE, AND WE THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE OVERLOADED WHEN IT WAS FULL, SO WE PREPARED 200 VIDEOTAPES. Onoda Yasuhide said.

Iwahashi couldn't help but laugh when he thought about it. Isn't that really funny?

"However, starting from there, it is now a well-known band, and now it has successfully signed a record company. Minejima smiled, and his expression became serious again, "In short, it is so hard to go from underground to mainstream." ”

Nowadays, in the era in which Iwahashi Shinichi lived, while idols were popular, the record market had shrunk a lot compared to previous years, and even the killer Akina Nakamori or the Plaid Band, even if they became phenomenal and limited to the market environment, it was difficult to reproduce the sales glory of the 70s.

The market has shrunk, and record companies have become cautious. What's more, in such a country with a highly developed entertainment industry, as a grassroots, there is no time and place, so it can only accumulate in a down-to-earth manner and then find opportunities in the cracks.

This is something you can't get around even if you're good at singing, writing best-selling songs, and being impeccable in every way.

"By the way, Iwahashi-kun, do you know how to drive?" Mineshima asked him.

Iwahashi Shinichi replied, "If you are generally exempted, there is." ”

This body has already obtained a driver's license before going to Beijing, and the qualification is an ordinary exemption, which is about the same as the domestic C1 book.

"That's so much more convenient. "I sometimes take the band out to perform, and if you can drive, you can follow me to help out — it's basically chores, which is quite hard and boring." However, there may be some lessons to be learned. ”

"I can't ask for it. Iwahashi Shinichi said, "If you need to, be sure to call me." ”

Fengdao came over in a hurry, and after saying this chase, he was ready to leave again. Before leaving, he exchanged contact information with Shinichi Iwahashi.

Shin'ichi Iwahashi wrote down the phone number from the apartment, and Minejima picked it up, "Don't Iwahashi-kun have a pager?"

"Nope. "Iwahashi Shinichi said,

"Since you're going to be an agent, it's a good idea to have a pager that can reach you at any time. Mineshima gave the last advice of the trip and left in a hurry.

As soon as Mineshima left, the people in the band lost their minds to rehearse, surrounded him, and asked him about the details of his agent. Iwahashi Shinichi had no choice but to tell the truth.

Speaking of the opportunity for him to meet Miwa Yoshida, it was because he heard the piano and the people in the band were all surprised and appreciative reactions of "you kid can".

In this atmosphere, Iwahashi Shinichi was not surprised, but there was a feeling of recognition, and the yearning for this industry in his heart increased.

Takuji Sakamoto said of him, "With such talent, it is better to come to the band than to be an agent." ”

"How can a band be so easy?" said Iwahashi.

"Well," Ryu Ishii joked, "there are a lot of bassists and 1645 guitarists." Can you play C, G, F?" saw him nod his head and instigated, "Then it won't be a problem, come on." ”

Hearing him say so rashly, Shinichi Iwahashi simply followed suit, "If I knew it was so simple, I wouldn't have been an agent for Yoshida-san." ”

After a little bit of a joke about the Three-Legged Cats, the focus of the gang is finally back.

After not seeing her for a while, Minako Ishii's foot injury has healed and she can continue dancing. Ryuya Ishii is still a god and likes to add his rakugo to performances.

During this period, the members quarreled over a rhythm, and they repeatedly contacted each other tirelessly. Shinichi Iwahashi watched from the sidelines and stayed with them until the end of the rehearsal before leaving.

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Following Minejima's suggestion, Shinichi Iwahashi decided to record an audition tape for Miwa Yoshida first.

Mineshima introduced him to a reasonably priced recording studio, and after settling on it, Shinichi Iwahashi called Miwa Yoshida and asked her out.

As a result, as soon as they met, they hadn't seen each other for a few days, and she also changed her hairstyle, cut her hair out of the ordinary, and the bangs on her forehead were uneven, looking like a little boy.

Thinking of Maori Amatani, who had just met, Shinichi Iwahashi was a little happy, "Is there any 'hair breaking fashion' this time?"