TeamAyu members will be receiving a New Year’s Card in the coming days. =)
Can’t wait to see what it looks like!! ^^
28 Tuesday Dec 2010
Posted ayu news, ayumi hamasaki
inTeamAyu members will be receiving a New Year’s Card in the coming days. =)
Can’t wait to see what it looks like!! ^^
28 Tuesday Dec 2010
Posted ayu news, ayumi hamasaki
inAs mentioned in a previous post, the chaku-uta for popular song 「Love song」 ”A cappella version” is available at mu-mo ♪
Now, avexnetwork’s Official Youtube has uploaded a 20sec teaser clip. Check it out~
28 Tuesday Dec 2010
Posted ayu news, ayumi hamasaki
inNew goods have been updated on mu-mo site!!!
ayupan Vinyl Yoyo (¥1,000) In Orange/Pink/Green
28 Tuesday Dec 2010
Posted ayu news, ayumi hamasaki
inTickets for Ustream is available for sale now!!
http://www.ustream.tv/ayu
「ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2010-2011 ~do it again~」scheduled to be held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium will be broadcast on Ustream!
Tickets for the event on December 30th/31st were fast sold out! To fulfill the request of fans that were not able to buy the ticket,who were too far away to attend the event,and for the fans overseas,we have decided to broadcast towards the whole world!!
Hope we can share this magical experience with you!
more detail.
http://avexnet.or.jp/ayu/cdl2010-2011/en/
ayumi hamasaki Official YouTube has also uploaded a teaser too. Check it out!
27 Monday Dec 2010
Posted ayu news, ayumi hamasaki
inFor those who are buying goods for friends, there is a wrapping service available at the CDL venue. The special wrapping paper is based on CDL’s black/purple theme, with A mark and A butterfly logos on them!!
There are 2 kinds of wrapping methods to choose from, traditional Japanese furoshiki style, and normal wrapping style!!
Furoshiki style wrapping price: Depends on size. ¥1,000 for small, ¥1,500 for medium, and ¥2,000 for large packages.
※ The wrapping style will differ based on the goods to be wrapped. (3 different patterns are available)
Normal style is free!!
※ For this service, each person can only have 2 packages wrapped per one receipt. To wrap more packages, one has to purchase more items using a different receipt to be able to wrap those.
The wrapping service is done by the award-winning Gomi Eri company! They will be using a new "ribbon wrap" style created specifically for this CDL!!
http://www.order-ribbon.com/?cat=24
★ The wrapping service is available for all goods and CDs purchased that day at the venue. Items already purchased elsewhere, but still unopened, can also be wrapped.
★ You can supply your own wrapping materials.
★ The wrapping service is limited in number, and served on a first-come-first-served basis.
★ Details about the wrapping service will be available on a menuboard posted at the wrapping booth at the venue.
26 Sunday Dec 2010
Posted ayu news, ayumi hamasaki
inCDTV: Our first live guest is Urata Naoya feat. ayumi hamasaki. Urata Naoya feat. ayumi hamasaki is a collaboration unit between AAA’s Urata Naoya-san and ayumi hamasaki-san. Aside from her own releases, this is ayumi hamasaki-san’s debut as a producer as well. The song to be performed is Dream ON, lyrics written by hamasaki-san herself. Here we have Urata Naoya feat. ayumi hamasaki. Yoroshiku!
Naoya: Good evening to everyone watching Countdown TV. This is Urata Naoya feat. ayumi hamasaki. On the 22nd of December, new single Dream ON was released! Thank you. This song is Hamasaki Ayumi-san’s debut product, which I have the honour of singing. It’s a song full of love and power, so please listen to it. So, please listen. Douzo!
CDTV: Urata Naoya feat. ayumi hamasaki, thank you!
24 Friday Dec 2010
Posted ayu news, ayumi hamasaki
inAfter the live performance of 「ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2010-2011 A ~do it again~」 on 31/12, Ustream will be broadcasting the original no-cut stream (without the encore section) of the concert at 3:00 JPN time on 1/1/2011.
The normal ticket price will be ¥3,150, which TeamAyu members get a special price of ¥2,625. We have prepared 2 courses for customers to choose from, 1Mbps (high quality) and 500kbps (normal quality).
To purchase a ticket, please click the button below to view a demo stream. Please purchase your ticket after that confirmation.
※ The course can’t be changed after the ticket is purchased.
※ Even if the demo stream runs smoothly, there is a possibility that the stream will not play properly on the actual day due to high traffic.
※ If the stream does not run smoothly, customers who bought the ticket can choose to watch the replays scheduled on the 2nd and 3rd as well.
※ Replays are scheduled for 4 times a day, in the morning, afternoon and at night.
24 Friday Dec 2010
Posted ayu news, ayumi hamasaki
in◆ ayu Quiz!
<<Participation Deadline: 30 December 0:00>>
Everyone, let’s predict the song which ayu will sing to open her 『ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2010-2011 ~ do it again ~』 live concert on the 31 December ♪ Those who participate in this programme will get a special participation present: 『Love songs』 mobile background, for free!
Additional prize for mu-mo members only! If you win the ayu quiz, you get to take part in a lucky draw to win some merchandise too!
◆ mu-mo limited A cappella chaku-uta®!!
The chaku-uta for popular song 「Love song」 ”A cappella version” is only available at mu-mo ♪
◆ Limited New Year ayupan contents!!!
New Year ayupan mobile backgrounds and deco-mail templates are only available at mu-mo ♪
This is available only for a limited time, till 31 January 2011, so don’t miss it ♪
★ Mobile background
★ Deco-mail template
※ All 3 versions to greet you a happy new year!
※ For more details, visit mu-mo now!
24 Friday Dec 2010
Posted ayu news, ayumi hamasaki
inNew items for the 「Hamasaki Ayumi Hiroba」 at Ameba Pigg will be available from 30 December 13:30 for a limited time!
T-shirt (2 types): 200AG each
Sports towel (2 types): 150AG each
ayu Daruma: 250AG
ayupan Mask: 200AG
Ameba Pigg-only item!
ayu Pine Decoration: 300AG
2011 New Year ayupan (Green/Orange/Pink) (3 types): 250AG each
⇒ Visit Ameba Pigg http://pigg.ameba.jp/
23 Thursday Dec 2010
Posted ayu news, ayumi hamasaki
inMisa-chan’s note: Bushido (武士道) is the samurai code. Once again, I’m only translating the parts relevant to ayu.
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ayu-chan’s new album
Love songs
is on sale
During all my years of recording, I’ve been deeply moved by some music I’ve experienced. But this time, I’m going to write about the last song on the album, November.
The very first demo we received from Komuro-san had no rhythm. With just a trance-like synthesizer sound, the song was of a sorrowful drifting ambient trance genre. The song already felt complete at that point, but
The album this time had an underlying theme, not voiced but understood by everyone, to develop an organic sound as much as possible and to cut down on the synthesizers.
We wanted something which can invoke a feeling on nostalgia, no matter who and how old the listener is, and make them think of their childhood days. So based on that feeling,
We decided to feature the sure-kill piano+harmonica combination with my xylophone and I.
Next, the rhythm problem.
Drums could be inserted in the background. As we were aiming for something cool with a large sound, we made a request to Vinnie Colaiuta, who did SEVEN DAYS WAR, straight away.
As for bass,
We wanted a sound which was short and sparse but lively, something like the song CRAZY by SEAL. So we found out who did the bass for CRAZY. And it was Pino Palladino, the bassist who did SEVEN DAYS WAR as well.
Pino was from England, so he wasn’t in America often. The last time, he was coincidentally in Los Angeles on a tour, that’s why we miraculously managed to get him to play.
So we asked our super coordinator and translator
“Where can we get someone who has a groove, but does not do the rock genre?”
Hearing our request, she casually made an offer to Nathan East for us.
Nathan is Eric Clapton’s right hand man, basically the best bassist in the world!
Yesterday, I went out for drinks with my senior Shinga-san, and she asked “So, what big shot musician have you worked with lately?”. I replied “Nathan East” and she was so surprised she fell off her chair.
Yeah, anyway, we anxiously sent off the demo tape to Nathan and Vinnie. And finally, the day for recording arrived.
On a cue, the drums and bass started off recording together, and from the very first session, everything was perfect! It took all my effort to hold in my tears. This was a sure kill!
We had a sound producer on hand just in case to give the musicians their cues and music instructions, but because they were such good players, they didn’t need those. We didn’t need to get them in the mood, and they remained steady and calm throughout.
But it was hard to stay calm, they were just so good from the very beginning.
After that, we gave them just a little bit of simple instructions, and they redid the whole song for us again.
Vinnie and Nathan were both great players, and could do wonders in so little time. With such wonderful work done, it didn’t feel like I was working at all…
In the end, the take that got the “OK” was the very first take they did.
Telling jokes and laughing all the way, but so serious and involved when they are performing. Though we didn’t spend much time with them, Vinnie and Nathan were so cool
Yep
Just one strike! Normally, there’s always lots of changes made during recordings, and lots of people often come unprepared. But this, they pull out their sword, and all they need was just one strike!
This is what true bushido/samurai is about.
As a musician myself, I strive to be like that too.
It was a moving experience.
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