Episode 21: A Message From the Agency
Ippei sang and recorded the vocals.
We took the demo to live houses, and ended up booking our first show at a place called Adam in Ikebukuro.
A hundred people showed up.
I realized: if you actually move, something starts.
Riding that momentum, we brought the demo to NACK5 radio and somehow got it played.
The DJ's comments were harsh, but it didn't bother me at all. I had confidence.
Still, we decided we needed to find a real vocalist — we couldn't keep going the way C-C-B did.
We put up a flyer at an instrument shop in Ochanomizu, and before long a girl with a great voice reached out.
Her voice was like Maki Ohguro's. It was incredible.
We hauled the gear to Ippei's apartment in Yoga and recorded her vocals right away.
We sent the song to about 40 music agencies, and one got back to us fast. But when I heard who else was on their roster, I got a bad feeling...
To be continued.
