old events in tokyo

Chapter 15 The Big Guy in the Studio

The contract was in duplicate, and the Being company had already stamped the official seal, and it was only waiting for Kazuki Akiyama to sign and stamp his own seal, and it would officially take effect.

Speaking of which, Kazuki Akiyama has never understood that in this era, RB is still using seals, and everyone has more than one seal.

For example, the real seal in the seal is now used to sign a contract, which has legal effect.There is also a bank seal, which is specially used to open an account and manage personal accounts, and it also has legal effects.There are also the most used identification seals in daily life, which can send and receive express delivery and so on.

Kazuki Akiyama signed his name in Chinese characters on the contract. Looking at the contract, he secretly teased that he would be regarded as an insider in the future.

The record contract signed today, as for the brokerage contract, there is no good choice for the time being, and Kazuki Akiyama, who is so transparent at this stage, does not have any invitations for commercial performances, so let's leave it blank for now.

If it doesn't work, you can also join the agency company under Being first, as long as you don't let yourself participate in late-night prank shows with no lower limit, I heard that it will kill people.

Putting away the contract, Kazuki Akiyama immediately straightened his posture, "President Nagato, what do I need to do now?"

In fact, Kazuki Akiyama wanted to record his first single as soon as possible, but he didn't have the nerve to speak directly.

Taiko Nagato looked at Kazuki Akiyama who was full of energy, and secretly laughed in his heart. Sure enough, newcomers are eager to release their first single immediately.

"Last time I just listened to the demo sent by Qiu Shanjun, but I haven't heard Qiu Shanjun's singing in its entirety. Do you want to try it in the recording studio?"

In fact, Daxing Nagato had watched Kazuki Akiyama's performance in the audience not long ago, but Daxing Nagato's real purpose was to hear Kazuki Akiyama's voice in the recording studio.

The recording studio is different from the stage scene. In the recording studio, the external sound interference impurities will be filtered out, and what remains is the most essential voice of the singer. If there are shortcomings in the singing style, it will be ruthlessly amplified.

Being's recording studio and headquarters are not together, but they are both in Roppongi and not far away.

A group of people arrived at the recording studio soon. Nagato Taiyuki said a few words to the welcoming staff, and then brought Kazuki Akiyama to the door of a recording studio.

Before entering the door, he heard several men talking inside, Kazuki Akiyama looked inside, and there were three men who looked to be in their thirties.

The one with half-long hair and the most cheerful expression wearing glasses was chatting with another ordinary-looking man.

The last one seemed to be the tallest, leaning against the wall with his hands folded on his chest, his eyes always gave off a sense of melancholy, he didn't speak much and only interrupted occasionally.

Seeing Taiyuki Nagato come in, the three of them stopped talking and stood up. Daiyuki Nagato looked familiar to them and just nodded and said hello.

"Let me introduce to you first, this is Oda Tetsuro-san, one of the co-founders of Being and the composer." Nagato Taiyuki raised his hand to signal the tall man who was leaning against the wall just now.

Kazuki Akiyama hurriedly bowed, "Oda-san, I am Kazuki Akiyama, please take care of me!"

He has heard of the name of Tetsuro Oda, and the theme song "Let's Dance Together" by Chibi Maruko, which is still on the air, was written by him. This song can be said to be familiar to everyone.

Nagato Taiyuki pointed to the man with half-long hair and glasses and said "Masao Akashi, Chief Arranger of Being", and finally the ordinary-looking man "Takeo Hayama, composer of Being".

"Akashi-san, Hayama-san, please take care of me!" Akiyama Kazuki continued to bow.

These two have also heard of it, and have been responsible for the composition and arrangement of many artists under Being.

The co-authors are all big bosses, and there is only him, a small shrimp, Kazuki Akiyama secretly complained.

It was at this time that Nagato Taiyuki introduced Kazuki Akiyama to everyone, "Kazuki Akiyama, the company's new signing, brought him here today to try out the sound. It just so happens that you are all here, let's listen together."

"Akiyama-kun, just sing whatever you want, don't worry about us" Masao Akashi said very casually, without any airs of being a producer.

This old man is very talkative, and he can learn more from him in the future, Kazuki Akiyama thought secretly, and at the same time relieved his nervousness a little, after all, there are so many big guys watching.

When you enter the recording studio and close the door, you will feel a moment of silence, and no noise from the outside world can come in. It is the first time you enter such an environment with low back noise, and you will feel flustered and stuffy.

Kazuki Akiyama was no exception. He walked to the microphone to calm down a little, and sang the song "Thank you" a cappella.

When he first heard his own voice coming from the earphones, Kazuki Akiyama was taken aback. Is this his own voice? It was completely different from the usual singing. He stabilized his mind and continued singing.

Outside, Nagato Taiko and several people were sitting or standing around the workbench, wearing monitor headphones, after listening for a while.

"The voice is nice and recognizable."

"It's amazing to have such a voice at such a young age."

Akashi Masao and Hayama Takeshi commented respectively, Oda Tetsuro did not speak but nodded.

Nagato Taiyuki smiled triumphantly, how could the person he likes have no characteristics, then pressed the button and said to the microphone on the table,

"Qiu Shan-kun, try again with the song "Encounter", pay attention to adjust the voice line."

Kazuki Akiyama couldn't hear the conversation outside in the recording studio, but when he heard Taiyuki Nagato's request in the earphones, he sang another part without thinking too much.

The singing method of "Encounter" is different from the "Thank you" just now. Kazuki Akiyama's singing sounded very lingering after the adjustment.

After listening to this passage, the eyes of the few people outside lit up.

"A voice with great potential, after a period of training, it will definitely shine in the future." This time it was Tetsuro Oda who spoke first, and it was obvious that he was very optimistic about Kazuki Akiyama's potential.

Several people, including Nagato Taiko, nodded in agreement. They are all professional musicians, very sensitive to sound, and know what sounds can attract people.

At the end of the audition, Kazuki Akiyama came out of the recording studio, a little apprehensive, not knowing what the big shots in front of him would say about him, but it seemed that their eyes were much friendlier than at the beginning.

"We've all heard Akiyama-kun's voice, and it's very good, but there are still some small flaws in some places, and he probably hasn't received formal vocal training." Nagato Daxing paused
"Although the audience may not be able to hear such details when performing on stage, recording records in the future may have an impact, and the performance should not be too bad. Moreover, as a singer, if he cannot vocalize correctly, it will cause irreversible damage to the voice after a long time. harm."

"So my idea is to arrange a period of training for you first. During this time, you can record your first single while training, so that the time will not be wasted. I will arrange for you after the recording of the single debut."

After Akiyama Kazuki listened carefully, he felt that Nagato Taiyuki's proposal was very reasonable.

After all, I really haven't received formal training. I used to rely on my good voice to sing, but it was not a long-term solution after all.

He also knows that if he doesn't protect his voice well, it may affect his singing career later.In his previous life, he himself had heard some singers whose voices were completely different.

"Oh, by the way, I forgot to mention that the two songs that Akiyama-kun sang just now were written and composed by himself." Nagato Taiyuki finished talking about the arrangement for Akiyama Kazuki, and did not forget to praise him.

"Si Guoyi, it turns out that Mr. Akiyama is still a singer-songwriter." Masao Akashi first praised.

Several people couldn't help but look at Kazuki Akiyama more highly. People with creative talents will be respected by others everywhere.

"Akiyama-kun has good ideas and we can share them together in the future." As a composer, Oda Tetsuro also has goodwill towards Akiyama Kazuki, and he appreciates people with creative talents.

Facing the praises of several seniors, Kazuki Akiyama's junior put on a full posture, being modest and courteous will not be annoying anywhere.

"Let Akashi-san do the arrangement of Akiyama-kun's first single. Akashi-san is a very good arranger. Akiyama-kun, don't miss this opportunity." Nagato Taiko arranged Akashi Masao as Akiyama Kazuki's debut single The arranger of the song also paid great attention to Kazuki Akiyama.

"Teacher Akashi, please take care of me in the future." Kazuki Akiyama will also come, so he changed his name to teacher.

"Haha, Akiyama-kun is too polite. It is my honor to be able to arrange music for Akiyama-kun." Akashi Masao is also very happy, not only because Akiyama Kazuki called him a teacher, but also because working with an excellent and potential singer is also a joy. .

Kazuki Akiyama himself also wants to learn more about music arrangement. He has the ability to sing, write lyrics and compose a song, but he doesn't know much about music arrangement.

If the previous lyrics and composition are the skeleton, then the arrangement will make the song fuller and the audience will sound more comfortable.

Now that Kazuki Akiyama's audition has been finished, there is nothing wrong with the recording studio for the time being.

Moreover, it was the first day of the contract and there would be no arrangements, so Kazuki Akiyama offered to leave.

After greeting several big brothers, Kazuki Akiyama was about to go back, but was delivered to the door by Nagato Taiyuki himself, which was a flattering courtesy for the newcomers.

Standing on the side of the road after going out the gate, Kazuki Akiyama shook his fist secretly. He will also be a person with a contracted company in the future, and now he can be regarded as a person in the entertainment industry.

Although he hasn't officially debuted yet, he thinks it won't be long before he will have his first single. Thinking about the changes in the past few months, Kazuki Akiyama has to lament the impermanence of the world.

The signing was successful, and it was time to tell that guy Ishida Takumi. He must have been waiting for his own news.

Without Ishida Takumi's help these few months, I don't know how many detours I would have to take. For Ishida Takumi, Akiyama Kazuki has always regarded him as his best friend, and he belongs to the category of best friend.

(End of this chapter)