Episode 23: Charisma in Her Voice
The agency's president said the demo we'd sent him was good. Today, having actually heard the song and watched us play, he was convinced — let's do this together.
At the time, high-school-girl vocalists fronting rock bands were becoming something of a trend. I remember thinking there was real charisma in our vocalist — like a Japanese Bette Midler.
The president had another idea too: these days you can release a CD independently, so put one out on an indie label first, then aim for major.
The demo's quality was high enough that we decided to master it as-is and press it to CD. Things moved forward almost too smoothly.
I was a senior in college at the time, weighing whether to keep pursuing music or give it up. The offer from the agency, coming right when it did, felt like exactly the chance I'd been hoping for.
I remember sitting in on the mastering session at a well-known studio in Ebisu. Before long, the CD was finished.
Then the president made another proposal...
To be continued.
