Introducing the Members of the 20th Anniversary Project vol. 12

We had the last orchestra recording and as always, we welcomed the greatest musicians! To begin with, guitarist Yoshiaki Kano. It was over 10 years ago.. he, Izumi Kato and I participated this event in Nagoya. At the after party he and I just clicked and we became really close since then. At the time I thought of him as a funky person.. Time had passed and we finally had chance to work together. He had various taste in how he played the guitar. Sometimes he played it funky like I thought he was, but other times he plays an acoustic guitar gently. Also it was really cool when he came up with a intricate phrase really quickly. Bassist Yoshinobu Takeshita He is a good looking and very talented person who is a bassist, but is also known as an actor. Most famous work as an actor is “29 y.o. Christmas.” He played electric base and acoustic base int the recording. How he played both of the bases and the phrases he came up with were very cool! He played wood base for “Lost Jellyfish,” and played electric base for “Laundry.” Please look forward to both of the songs!! Drummer Keisuke Komori I was nervous when I first saw him, but he greeted me with a smile, which made me a big fan of his. He interpreted the lyrics into his mind and executed really well into the sound. He played the drum very emotionally, and seeing him play the drum became a great energy for the vocal recording later int he day. He took the lyrics very seriously so maybe that’s why but he pointed out some typo in the lyrics. Thank you so much for that! Sax and flute player Shunosuke Ishikawa He played the tenor and alto sax for “Laundry,” and the flute for “Lost Jellyfish” He played in many tones to create a nice harmony, and it sure came out so nicely! Those instruments really stand out and show the persona of the player. In this recording I saw his warm and a bit quirky personality through the sound of his instruments. And I mean quirky in a good way. This recording was done with talented members and the songs came out very nicely. Please look forward to the album!!