Shinichi Iwahashi came to the console, put on his headphones, manipulated the device, and auditioned for Keiko Utoku's recording.

Cover album is such a thing, since he himself no longer served as a recording engineer himself, he has never taken the initiative to listen to the results of the recording, and today it is another exception for Yude Keiko.

The reason why they don't listen is because there is no value in listening. This kind of thing, whether it is for the person who produces it or the person who sings it, there are no additional requirements.

Although each album contains a variety of songs, if you listen carefully, they are the same.

made an exception for Keiko Yude, not because the covers she recorded were different, but just to confirm the performance of her voice in the studio.

While he was auditioning for the recording, Yukiko Okada, a part-time worker, went to prepare tea for Seiichiro Kuribayashi and Keiko Utoku. Seiichiro Kuribayashi, who had just finished recording, called Keiko Utoku to sit next to him and rest.

Seiichiro Kuribayashi didn't care at all about what Iwahashi Shinichi was tossing around, only Keiko Utoku, who looked over at the console from time to time.

After the recording ended, Utoku Keiko came out of the recording room, only to learn that Shinichi Iwahashi had come to the recording studio. Seeing that Seiichiro Kuribayashi, who was in charge of the recording, also looked surprised, he knew that it was a sudden visit that had not passed the air in advance.

This kind of cover album is very quick to make, and by the time today's recording is over, the progress is almost complete. During the entire recording period, Shinichi Iwahashi never showed up, and Keiko Utoku thought that she would never have a chance to see him again.

Although even if we meet now, after a brief greeting, we haven't said anything at all.

However, the person who asked her if she could do music-related work at the interview was Shinichi Iwahashi, and the person who asked her to come over to record a cover album was Shinichi Iwahashi, and now the person who came to audition for her recording is still Shinichi Iwahashi.

Yude Keiko can't help but wonder if he has other intentions in this kind of practice.

......

Shin Iwahashi listened to two songs, took off his headphones, went to his coffee cup, and sat down next to Seiichiro Kuribayashi.

At this time, Yukiko Okada also came back from making tea, and Okiwahashi smiled and said, "I'll go clean up." Then he walked over to the recording studio.

The posture of the working girl is full, conscientious and responsible.

Keiko Utoku sat across from her, but Shinichi Iwahashi didn't talk to her first, and talked to Seiichiro Kuribayashi about the studio.

On the side, she listened to Shinichi Iwahashi talk to Seiichiro Kuribayashi about recruiting new musicians, and she couldn't guess Shinichi Iwahashi's intentions, and she couldn't join the topic, so she had to listen while waiting for the topic to turn to her.

......

Tatsuya Hirakawa will be withdrawn, and Seiichiro Kuribayashi will be the leader in the recording studio for a while. Iwahashi Shinichi also has to take into account his mood, it is rare to come to the recording studio, and the most important thing is to tell him that this kind of hard work will come to an end soon, and stabilize him.

Mineshima has a wide network in the underground music circle, and promised to find a musician, and it is estimated that he will be able to arrive soon. It won't be long before there will be an interview meeting to meet the people he brought over.

Coming to work at a production company doesn't prevent him from continuing to perform at a livehouse, and it's a good choice for underground musicians with irregular incomes to join a production company, and Iwahashi Shinichi has never been worried about not being able to recruit people.

This time, in addition to the musicians, he also plans to seriously recruit a professional recording engineer to take charge of this place, and in the future, the company's musicians will no longer hold this job.

When he talked about recruiting a sound engineer, he saw Seiichiro Kuribayashi show an expression of "finally liberated".

It seems that the job of making cover albums is boring for anyone to do.

Of course, this kind of work is to make a living, and when the time is ripe, it will say goodbye to this industry. Iwahashi Shin's voice engineer came in, but it wasn't for him to make this thing.

Since the production company was not established at the time of the record company, it was merged into it and became one of the departments. To exist independently, it is necessary to formulate a corresponding development plan. The presence of professional sound engineers is also part of the plan.

Iwahashi's initial plan was to take advantage of the freedom of a production company that could not release records on its own but did not have a monopoly on a record company, and to sign a contract to train songwriters and arrangers, and to cooperate with the industry.

The essence of a production company is that it has to be a place where people from behind the scenes gather.

As long as the production company exists independently, the work of producing singers for record companies can still be carried out. Helping to make new talents is an important way for Shinichi Iwahashi to accumulate experience, connections, and even wealth.

Of course, GenZo's singers can't be done by the production company. The music library resources on the production company's side can also be used by the record company.

It can't release records independently, and can only be distributed by record companies, and this characteristic of the production company also makes GenZo turn a blind eye to Shinichi Iwahashi's development of his own production company.

......

Bringing the good news to Seiichiro Kuribayashi, Shinichi Iwahashi finally ended his placement of Keiko Utoku and turned his attention to her.

"How do you feel, Udesan?" asked Iwahashi Shinichi.

Yude Keiko replied, and everything was going well.

Iwahashi nodded cautiously, and as soon as he spoke, he said: "Recording this kind of cover album, the focus is on 'reductivity', so although I am singing, it is not really a music-related job, but rather a singing job." ”

After the establishment of the production company, I don't know how many cover albums have been made, and the person in charge of the studio at the beginning was Shinichi Iwahashi himself, so he knew the mystery of this.

And that's why he thinks this kind of thing has no value in listening, so he never listens to the recordings.

However, capturing the key to this made the cover album produced by GENZO particularly well-received.

So the entrustment orders with the Tokyo Music Industry Company continued one after another, and from the very beginning, Iwahashi Shinichi relied on his relationship with Deputy Minister Numata to exchange orders, and the Tokyo Music Industry Company took the initiative to continue to cooperate with him.

He said it so directly, which surprised Yude Keiko.

But this is also true in a sense. Before she got the job, she knew what a cover album was, but she didn't know the special nature of the job.

Recording a cover album is like copying a small portrait drawn by someone else on transparent paper, and there is no need for the singer to express himself at all.

The producers don't need to be as elaborate as they are to produce a regular album, and the singers don't need to add anything of their own style. Even, if you sing too stylishly, you will be called to stop and start again.

When Keiko Yude first started recording, she realized the special features of this job.

Now, Iwahashi was cautious about this, and she was surprised, and she replied thoughtfully: "Indeed, to stay behind the scenes and sing is to learn to give up your own characteristics. ”

It is also this point that makes people feel gloomy when they think about it.

Iwahashi Shinichi could hear the frustration in her tone.

In this regard, Keiko Utoku is different from Sachiko Kamaike. In contrast, Yude Keiko's feelings are more exposed, and there is a hint of anxiety that he has never met.

This anxiety is normal.

With her conditions, she must have received a lot of praise since she was a child, and probably had a wish to become a singer and so on, and imagined a broad road in life for herself, but she became a small model who did not enter the stream, gave up her own characteristics, and recorded a cover album here like a tool man.

Keiko Utoku is the same age as Sachiko Kamaike, and they are both at an embarrassing age when it is difficult to enter.

Overnight, Sachiko Kamaike caught the last train and became the lead singer of ZARD, but Keiko Utoku, who participated in the same audition, was called to record a cover album, and the contrast hurt was strong.

When I first met Keiko Utoku, the impression of her that she had a temperament similar to Sachiko Kamaike completely disappeared as the time of conversation increased.

However, the more different she is from Sachiko Kamaike, the more possibilities she has.

Iwahashi Shinichi deliberately said this, not to hit Keiko Utoku.

He saw the frustration of Keiko Yude in his eyes and reminded her, "Although this singing job has to give up its own characteristics, you still have to be careful not to simply hollow yourself out in this recording process." ”

Yude Keiko recorded a total of four albums in this contract, and she has this kind of passive combat mentality, so she really has to pay attention, don't really lose her personal characteristics in this state without personal characteristics.

He listened to the recording of Keiko Yude just now, and almost realized the meaning of "tool man" from her singing.

"That's right, the opposite of giving up one's work is 'don't give up one's personality'. He told Keiko Yutoku.

Keiko Utoku struggled to digest his words and nodded, "Yes, Iwahashi-san." ”

"That being the case. ”

Iwahashi Shin picked up the coffee cup and found that the coffee was already cold, so he put it down again, "Do you have any other arrangements for Yu Desan next?" Do you want to sing a few songs you want to sing?"

Today's recording has ended, and if it weren't for Shinichi Iwahashi's sudden visit, she would have packed her things and was ready to leave.

At this moment, Shinichi Iwahashi, who made this invitation, is more like a math teacher who tells his classmates to "delay class for another five minutes" when he is about to leave school, or a small boss who suddenly tells his employees to "take care of this work" when he is about to leave work.

......

It's not a song you are good at, but a song you want to sing. This kind of request is interesting.

Keiko Utoku walked into the recording studio and watched as Shinichi Iwahashi on the other side put on his monitor headphones, looking like he was waiting to receive the start signal she sent.

From the beginning of her heart, she heard him take the initiative to explain that "recording a cover album is not considered to be making music", and then to his advice "don't hollow yourself out", and her thoughts changed from accident to surprise.

After discovering the key to recording a cover album, and grasping this trick, Utoku Keiko originally looked at this job negatively, and just followed this trick to ask for tricks, and the progress was really smooth sailing.

I was reminded by Shinichi Iwahashi today, and in retrospect, it looks like I'm playing smart.

Recognized by Shinichi Iwahashi, Keiko Utoku senses his keen insight. Listen to the recording, you can hear the subtle difference, his ears are really powerful.

After seeing through it, he reminded her that Utoku Keiko felt his kindness. I could not have said this to a little model who came over to record a cover album.

After being reminded, I personally imprisoned her in the shed and asked her to sing the songs she wanted to sing. At this point, it is no longer good or bad. What Yude Keiko felt was a certain kind of protection and respect from him.

From being asked by Shinichi Iwahashi at the interview meeting, "Can you do music-related work", to being asked by him to record a cover album.

For the first time in this time, Utoku Keiko had the words "I like music very much" that she said at the interview meeting, and it really reached the ears of this young producer.

Not only that, but he never despised or trampled on her dreams.

Keiko Utoku put on her headphones and told Shinichi Iwahashi on the other side, "It's time to start." ”

......

Iwahashi Shinichi sang with Utoku Keiko for an extra forty minutes.

I don't know how many cover albums of this kind have been recorded since the production company was established, and he has never done anything like this for the singers who came to record.

is willing to do so much for Yude Keiko because she knows that she does not make a living as a cover singer, but because she wants to engage in music-related work, so she signed this contract.

Also confessed in front of him that he dreamed of a music-related job. Sachiko Kamaike has now really touched her dream, but Keiko Utoku is lost in the process of recording these cover albums.

Helping her correct the misdirection can be regarded as living up to the trust she mustered up the courage to show her dreams in front of him.

In addition, in the process of listening to her singing, Iwahashi Shinichi also learned more about the vocal characteristics of Keiko Utoku.

This round of recordings is over, look at the time, it's already past seven o'clock in the evening.

Sure enough, the "five minutes" in the teacher's mouth and the "little work" in the boss's mouth are unreliable.

Keiko Utoku began to pack her things and prepare to leave, because Shinichi Iwahashi came over, and Yukiko Okada, who was "forced to work overtime", went to tidy up the recording studio.

As soon as Keiko Utoku said goodbye and went out, the door to the recording studio was pushed open, and Seiiichiro Kuribayashi returned from dinner.

"Did I meet with Udesan before it was over?"

Shinichi Iwahashi also packed his things, "It's been a little longer." ”

After tidying up the recording room, Yukiko Okada, who was finally able to get off work, rubbed her stomach, "I'm so hungry." There was no image of the childish appearance, and Shinichi Iwahashi and Seiichiro Kuribayashi who saw it in their eyes were both amused.

"It's for my sake. Shinichi Iwahashi greeted her, "How about inviting you to dinner as compensation?"

Okada Yukiko smiled, "Then please, Iwahashi-san." ”

......

The two went out of the studio together.

"I'm going to get the car over. Shinichi Iwahashi told her.

Yukiko Okada is honest and obedient and waits where she is. After a while, a magnificent duke stopped in front of him, and the driver's seat lowered the window, revealing Iwahashi Shinichi's face, "Let's go." ”

"That's amazing!" Yukiko Okada looked incredulous.

Shinichi Iwahashi didn't care about telling the truth, "It's the heads of the company who say that it is impossible to be the president if he doesn't drive a good car." ”

The truth didn't affect Yukiko Okada at all, she got into the car and said with a smile, "After all, it's the president Sanma." ”

"Okay, President-san. Iwahashi Shinichi faced her innocent smile, unwilling to do anything with her, and replied cooperatively.

Just as he was about to set off, Yukiko Okada suddenly let out a "hey".

"The pager rang. ”

She took out the pager from her bag and confirmed the number, "...... It should be Mingcai-san. ”