If you’re a fan of Japanese music and live outside of Japan, I would be so grateful if you take a moment to read this🙏
If you’ve ever wondered why more Japanese artists don’t reach out and do shows & tours overseas, the reason is pretty simple and the main one is the hurdle of selling tickets.
There is only a SMALL percentage of artists that can rely on the power of big labels/agents to promote their shows internationally.
Even in Japan, selling out shows is a lot more challenging than in past years, due to people just being satisfied with digital content. And considering it costs even more to bring a tour overseas, you can imagine how many artists are willing to LOSE money by doing so, if any.
It’s not just about the artist not being popular or sufficient enough, or that they don’t have the will to bring their content to fans around the world. In fact, there are so many fellow artists around me that I highly respect, telling me they wish they could do shows overseas, but know it’s not realistically possible, and as someone who yearns for the same thing, it really, really hurts inside.
More importantly, it hurts most that fans around the world will often never ever be able to see a show of their favorite Japanese artist.
I’m not trying to ask for pity, nor demand anything, unless this resonates with you.
But if it does, and you want to know what you can do to help us reach you with our music, it’s really very simple.
Please go follow artist’s socials.
Please go subscribe to their Youtube channels.
Please find them on Spotify.
Please interact with them by commenting and letting them know you’re there to support them.
Please share your passion with the people around you.
AND PLEASE, don’t miss the opportunity to buy a ticket and GO to their shows, when that miraculous opportunity comes, whether it’s a solo or event stage.
I am not exaggerating when I say it IS a miracle and it might never happen again.
I know writing all this isn’t gonna change much, but I just hope it reminds you that every listener, every fan, every second of support matters in keeping music alive, particularly in this generation.
Thanks for listening, if you made it this far🫶
Let’s keep Rocking On.
NANO
@Cyndikate1 Cannot say it yet because i am at the beginning of endwalker, but just doing the msq so far has taken me ~230hrs! (Started as a DPS, switched to healer right before shadowbringers)
After months of work, I am proud to present:
"Making Monster Hunter", a feature-length documentary on the development of the very first Monster Hunter game.
RT's appreciated!
(video link in post below)
I think a lot of people are starting to realize “better graphics” are separate from artistic vision. Games use so many tools to achieve their intended look- it’s not a one size fits all solution and never will be. It’s why those unreal engine 5 Mario remakes look like total shit
i’d rather go back to ps1 low poly graphics than have a future of ai slop graphics and actually i’ll double down and say i’d rather go back to 2003 tier computers than have a future of llms being omnipresent in society and people believing they are some kind of oracle but that’s not really feasible atp
@ulises_johnson_ musicians don't make money, and can't afford to hire other musicians.
one solution is swapping services with other broke musicians. this mutual aid strengthens community.
another is ai. this weakens community
the tools technocapitalists sell us are not our salvation.
To the technocapitalist, a musician’s value is based on how cost effectively they can create a product that people consume.
To them, GenAI is more efficient than humans at creating consumable products, therefore, it is better at music.
the natural conclusion of free markets
Lead investor of Suno confirming that people who use Suno stop listening to all music that they don't create themselves on-app.
Commercial genAI creates cultural isolation, sold to consumers as "personalization."
Hard disagree.
This is everything wrong with the games industry.
You need passion for games as more than a product. This is why AAA is collapsing.
You don’t have to be actively playing games, I go through ebbs and flows myself. But you should be a gamer and be immersed in the culture and consumerism of gaming. Otherwise why are you even here? Go work at a bank.
What the industry should be doing is giving more autonomy to the actual creatives who have passion for the medium.
Let games be art.
stupid, evil man. all art is political because it’s created within a context. to be “apolitical” is to be a doormat for nationalism and fascism. to be “apolitical” is to side with the oppressor and the status quo. art isn’t apolitical because you want to be a doormat for zionism