Midday's Japanese Amateur Artist Intro

[Zythus]

hi19, you are my hero...


<3

[Xx{Midday}xX]

Originally Posted by hi19hi19

WAIT

nobody's stepped felys -long mix- for FFR yet? (or the short version for that matter)

brb stepping

I assumed for whatever reason, that it wasn't allowed. I mean, why release some bad Elegiac Remix instead of the original version o_o...

[shiro_ryuu]

Say Zythus, you wouldn't happen to have the full CD list link would you? I want to see if any of the listed artists need their "latest works" info updated :S

[Zythus]

M3 is still going about now. It might come out in a week or less. You might want to check M3 homepage to see the listings of artists that had booths there. Note that some artists, as I was informed, had a collaborative sharing of one booth to sell their CDs. Perhaps it was the money problem...

[shiro_ryuu]

OSTER project VOCALOID lesson translation are also going down here:

http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...ad.php?t=93100

Was finally able to get permission from the author to translate (went through the site first, who then told me they'd forward it to the author). As for now, here's another artist:

Cyber-Rainforce



Official Site: http://www.geocities.jp/cyber_rainforce/
muzie: http://www.muzie.co.jp/cgi-bin/artist.cgi?id=a047790

mp3 pack download:

Official site states that redistribution is strictly prohibited

CD info:

I don't see anything about CDs on the site.

Videos: Hmm, none that I see unfortunately, either by artist or song

Regarding Permission

Haven't looked into this. If someone wants to step this I'll check in more detail.

Profile:

Mainly does Euro Beat type stuff. You can also find some "game style" mp3s, which is something you'd expect to find as BGM in an actual shooter/RPG etc. Also has some sweet articles on the site on how the music creation process goes down. I might take a crack at translating them once I get done with the OSTER project VOCALOID series.

Most recent work: solitary

[Xx{Midday}xX]

Ups on that! Woot, completely dld. =)

[shiro_ryuu]

Zythus:

http://www.toranoana.jp/mailorder/ar...010151375.html



Incoming.. and I mean INCOMING:

rakiα



Official Site: http://www.geocities.jp/rakia618/
muzie: http://www.muzie.co.jp/cgi-bin/artist.cgi?id=a013563

mp3 pack download:

None Yet

CD info:

The first 2 albums seem to be sold out. One that's on sale is Charity Album "Sensibility". Unfortunately I can't seem to find anywhere that has it for sale. However, it seems like this person enjoys free music and doesn't want much to do with selling songs.

Videos: Hmm, none that I see unfortunately, either by artist or song

Regarding Permission

Seems like a standard "link to my site if you use my songs" deal. I'll ask for people if they want to step any of these songs.

Profile:

An entire page called "Profile"! Oh joy, so here we go:

General

Handle Name: rakiα(rakia/Astral Bell)
Birthday: 198x-0x-xx
Occupation: In House Special Effects
Education: Barely graduated from the College of Music
Language: Japanese(95%) English(4%) Other(1%)

Favorites

Music(Genre):

• Classic
• House
• Pops
• Instrumental

Movies:

• Ghibli Series
• Pixar related
• Walt Disney Related

Manga:

• ONE PIECE
• BLEACH
• ハチミツとクローバー (Hachimitsu and Clover)
• フルーツバスケット (Fruits Basket [WIN])
• のだめカンタービレ (Nodame Cantabile)

Western Style Clothes:

• ARMANI
• Anne Valérie Hash
• Chloé

Misc Goods:

• Francfranc
• ロフト

Black Tea: MARIAGE FRÈRES

(Communications section removed.. kind of a personal policy)

Music Work

DTM History: Summer 2002 - Present
Work Environment: Home based music creation using a PC

• Sequencer
  • Main: Nuendo
  • Sub: Sonar, XGworks, Singer Song Writer

• Sound Sources
  • SD-90, GigaStudio(sampler), Soft Sound Sources(tons)

• Effector
  • POWERCORE FIREWIRE

• Audio Interface
  • Delta1010、Hammerfall DSP Multiface

• MIDI Interface
  • MIDISPORT4×4(2)

• MIDI Keyboard
  • UF8

• Speaker
  • DS-90A(2)

• Headphone
  • HD580、ATH-AD7

(geez!)

Most recent work: solitary

Edit: What the.. I think this artist blocked our site from showing their banner image.. isn't that the point of a banner image >.>;;;

And another:

Shako-Pani



Music Style: Breakbeat / Electronica / Drum & Bass
Official Site: http://www.myspace.com/shakopani (no really )
muzie: http://www.muzie.co.jp/cgi-bin/artist.cgi?id=a040707

mp3 pack download:

None Yet

CD info:

In a rather joking fashion, he works with Coron Records, which doesn't actually sell CD's, they simply put related MP3s together for download, adding some cover art for style.

Videos: It's on the myspace page in youtube format, and freaking cute I might add

Regarding Permission

Doesn't actually say, nor do I see it on the BBS. I can email if anyone is interested

Profile:

Works with FL Studio, and is a big fan of FL Chan, the FL Studio Mascot. Mainly deals with the bass and drums. Not much else I see besides this

Most recent work: Habanero Fairy

[Joskun]

@Zythus and Xx{Midday}xX try this site : http://media-convert.com/
Good for everything
I just find out about Onoken. I really enjoy his song Fragment from the game I/O
If someone has it that would be awesome!
Also whenever you guys get a green light for Iosys
let me know as I got a few tracks I want to use for step.
Much Thks for the Oster Project. Rapidshare works like charm (/^_^)/
Also from looking at the thread I'm quite curious about Shiki.
I should make a nicovideo account soon

[jimerax]

Originally Posted by hi19hi19

nobody's stepped felys -long mix- for FFR yet? (or the short version for that matter)

V4N stepped it before but it was rejected for the syncing or something, IIRC.

Just noticed Shiki actually posted in this thread, way too late lol.

[Xx{Midday}xX]

Weird, shiro's updates didn't show up on my subscribed threads. Looking now.
And I see shiro hasn't updated for a week or so.

I can't download from rakialpha's muzie site. 5 songs have download errors. Nevermind... seems to be a temporary fault on muzie's part.

These songs are definitely stepworthy. Permission please. (Moreover, I could do it myself, huh...)

[shiro_ryuu]

Yeah, I got a busy spurge recently I'll get some more updates tomorrow. Hmm.. I'm not getting email updates either...

[chidori!]

wait wasn't there going to be MOSAIC.WAV and Vocaloid packs?

[Xx{Midday}xX]

There will never be a MOSAIC.WAV pack. Read. MOSAIC sells music. It's not free.

As for vocaloid pack, it's separated by the artist. Baker and OSTER Project are both vocaloid packs in one sense or another. Yuuyu, North-T, etc. packs may come later. We have permission to make them, yet I'm just too damn lazy. And I'm failing school. Of course, you can make a pack too.

In other news, I'm going to release a 50 song vocaloid smpack on www.otakusdream.com soon. Hope you guys will enjoy in the near future. And no, my files are not as crappy as the ones you find on OD. No offense. I only like Tweety's, and sort of like Ilonaya's stepfiles. Oh course, 消失 (my version) is going to be in it. Don't expect it to be easy. I tried to follow stargroup and jimerax's stepfiles in terms of stepping things right. (I adore their stepfiles.) Whether I epicly failed or succeeded will be for you guys to decide. =)

[shiro_ryuu]

Threw the separated posts from below into the main thread. Also did some updates from 403 to Minamotoya. Probably could have done a few more, but then I noticed an IOSYS remix CD while look at どぶウサギ's site....

Edit: Added an update on OSTER Project CD status. More info as I get it.

[Breakdown16]

I can't read Japanese at all, but I believe that Shiki is now selling his CDs...I think. See here: http://kobe.cool.ne.jp/linker/form.shtml

The problem is, I live in the US. Shiki says that an order of five or more items is required for foreign shipping. Argh.

[shiro_ryuu]

Was gonna post that but beat me to it :P Here's some more updates:

1) I received a response from Yuuyu and am sending a reply back with the permission request details, await to hear back (The email from Yuuyu was sent around 1AM Tokyo Time, so I expect the response to be sometime tommorow)

2) 403 released another episode of his radio series, you can find it:

http://403.team-7.net/wordpress/musi...2539;・/

just click on the link that says "radio016". Of course it's in Japanese

3) baker＆kisk are releasing more inventory of their CD 「Reflection」 on 6/29, to be available on toranoana:

http://www.toranoana.jp/mailorder/ci...198/index.html

They do not ship internationally, but you can use a service like Celga to buy and ship it for you (I did that with SHIKI's Trancer Doll's CD).

4) Cyber-Rainforce might release a new song "under the aurora" soon. It looks like it will end up on the muzie page

5) As noted, SHIKI is accepting mail orders until 6/22/08. Requests overseas require at least 5+ CD's purchased, and the payment is through bank transfer / wire transfer. Unfortunately, I've tried these in the past and it seems as though the banks apply charges during the process, forcing a substantial amount of money to be lost during the process. I generally wait for stuff to hit toranoana, then grab it through a friend or Celga.

Muzie had some maintenance thingy last night, so the sight is a bit quirky right now. I noticed previously working links don't work now, so I may have to verify each one and point to the new address

[Xx{Midday}xX]

Woah, muzie undergoes a site change =O Site changed style, but I checked all of the urls, and they work.

And exact info on that CD asap please... =)

Oh, and ninja'd.

[shiro_ryuu]

OSTER PROJECT put up a thread in the OSTER PROJECT mixi community asking for how people wanted the newer batch of 「ねこのかんづめ」　done. The popular response was:

3、CD-Rコピーは初回版って割り切って全曲今の環境で音源修正してプレスにして

Which is taking the original and cleaning it up some before pressing. OSTER PROJECT responded back some time after stating this was secretly in progress, with the possibility of a bonus track(!). However, things were rough with job hunting season, so there is no known time when the CD batch will be completed. I have this thread bookmarked so I can check on the status occasionally and see when the CD will be available.

[jimerax]

Most of cosMo's songs have a lot of potential for hard files.
off vocal versions are better on some songs, and vice versa.

also anyone who wants to step songs in OSTER's CD for FFR can contact me.

[shiro_ryuu]

This one's for keepers for sure :X

Harmonia



Music Style: Trance and DigitalPops
Official Site: http://harmonia-hp.com/

mp3 pack download:

None Yet

CD info:

So far they have one album, 「Novelty」, which is only been sold at M3-2008. 2 versions were released, one with the vocals by emi, and the other with the vocals by Hatsune Miku.

Videos:

http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm1237688 [saturation]
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm1797448 [visualize]
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm3102685 [summer insects]

Regarding Permission

Nothing on the site, but they sell these songs in CDs, so I'm not sure if permission
will be granted. I'll inquire if anyone is interested in stepping.

Profile:

Harmonia is a combination of FAT, SHIKI and emi. FAT does main composition, SHIKI does SHIKI style composition and emi does the vocals, as well as some of the lyrics. FAT has also used Hatsune Miku to do some of the songs you see above. The ones with emi singing them can be found here:

http://harmonia-hp.com/music.php

just click on any of the save disk icons to listen (they don't have forced download enabled, so it will end up streaming to your browser probably). As for the profiles, I'll give a quick overview of the stuff on their profile page:

FAT

General Info

Sex: Male
Birth: 4/15
Part: Chief Composer

Equipment

CAKEWALK：SONAR5PE
CALKWALK：Z3TA＋
ROLAND：JV-2080
KORG：ER-1mk2
KORG：KLC-DE(M1)
ReFX：Vanguard

Personal History

I'm in charge of Harmonia's composition and arrangement. With the synthesizer as my core, my main strong point is digital sound. As the founder of Harmonia, my main objective is the sales of CD.

emi

General Info

Sex: Female
Birth: 12/16
Blood Type: O
Part: Lyrics, Vocal

Equipment

DAW：Cubase SX3/Steinberg
AIF：UA101/Roland
MIC：BETA58A/SHURE
Synthesizer：XP-80.Legacy Collection(D)

Personal History

1998: First itention to become a singer and work on singing and lyrics
2001: At a certain institute's vocal club, I began my full blown singing career
2005: Through the solo project "PHANTAS-MAGORIA" I began my music as an activity. My current activities include engaging in temporary songs vocals and voice drama theme songs. I met with FAT and assumed the role of lyrics and vocalist with the objective of selling CDs.

SHIKI

General Info

Sex: Male
Birth: 7/6
Blood Type: B
Part: Composer

Equipment

CAKEWALK：SONAR3PE
Propellerhead：Reason3.0
YAMAHA：MO6
KORG：TRITON Extreme
Jackson：Randy Rhoads V
LINE6：PODXT

Personal History

I'm in charge of composition and arrangement. Priding myself in Melodic and HiSpeed, I'm an all around Zal soba and curry nice guy (this has got to be mistranslated lol).

Most recent work: Novelty, released at M3-2008 (5/11)