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For places where trees are dense , see Forest .
For mountains , see mountains .
For the forest as a target of faith in Japan , see the forest of guardianship .
Mathematics of graph theory about the "forest" is in, wood (mathematics) see.
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Name of Performance : Opera "Living Forest" - Japan 2018's Opera Project
Location: Hyogo Prefectural Arts and Cultural Center Hankyu Hall
Begining:October 14, 2018 (Sunday) 10:00
Notes: Up to inevitable circumstances, casts, performances, etc. you can be changed. Please be forewarned
※ For performers, be sure to check out the official website and apply.
※ You can enter if you are 6 years
Limited number of tickets: You can book up to 8 by an application. Application limit: 4 seats
Type of seats and fees: Seats: 5,000 yen
B seats: ¥ 4,000
Payment: you can choose in front of reception desk
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Cattle—colloquially cows—are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos taurus.
Cattle are commonly raised as livestock; for meat (beef or veal, see beef cattle), for milk (see dairy cattle), and for hides, which are used to make leather. They are used as riding animals and draft animals (oxen or bullocks, which pull carts, plows and other implements). Another product of cattle is dung, which can be used to create manure or fuel. In some regions, such as parts of India, cattle have significant religious meaning. Cattle, mostly small breeds such as the Miniature Zebu, are kept as pets.
Around 10,500 years ago, cattle were domesticated from as few as 80 progenitors in southeast Turkey. According to an estimate from 2011, there are 1.4 billion cattle in the world. In 2009, cattle became one of the first livestock animals to have a fully mapped genome. Some consider cattle the oldest form of wealth, and cattle raiding consequently one of the earliest forms of theft.
Cattle were originally identified as three separate species: Bos taurus, the European or "taurine" cattle (including similar types from Africa and Asia); Bos indicus, the zebu; and the extinct Bos primigenius, the aurochs. The aurochs is ancestral to both zebu and taurine cattle. These have been reclassified as one species, Bos taurus, with three subspecies: Bos taurus primigenius, Bos taurus indicus, and Bos taurus taurus.
Complicating the matter is the ability of cattle to interbreed with other closely related species. Hybrid individuals and even breeds exist, not only between taurine cattle and zebu (such as the sanga cattle, Bos taurus africanus), but also between one or both of these and some other members of the genus Bos – yaks (the dzo or yattle), banteng, and gaur. Hybrids such as the beefalo breed can even occur between taurine cattle and either species of bison, leading some authors to consider them part of the genus Bos, as well. The hybrid origin of some types may not be obvious – for example, genetic testing of the Dwarf Lulu breed, the only taurine-type cattle in Nepal, found them to be a mix of taurine cattle, zebu, and yak. However, cattle cannot be successfully hybridized with more distantly related bovines such as water buffalo or African buffalo.
Piano no Mori: The Perfect World of Kai (ピアノの森 – The perfect world of KAI , lit. "Piano's Forest") is a manga by Makoto Isshiki. It was serialized by Kodansha from 1998 to 2015, initially in Young Magazine Uppers before transferring to Weekly Morning. Serialization is irregular, and went on hiatus in 2002 before resuming in 2006. The series ended after 26 bound volumes. The series was adapted into a 2007 Japanese animated feature film by director Masayuki Kojima and production company Madhouse. The film featured performances by the renowned pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy. An anime television series adaptation produced by Gaina premiered on April 9, 2018 on NHK.
Piano no Mori is a story that follows Kai Ichinose, a boy who lives in the red light district but escapes at night to play the piano in the forest. Shuhei Amamiya, the grade-school son of a professional pianist, transfers to Moriwaki Elementary, Kai's elementary school. But it doesn't take long before Shuhei is picked on by the class bullies, and gets involved in a dare to play the mysterious piano in the forest, leading to his meeting with Kai, who seems to be the only one capable of getting sound out of the thought-to-be broken piano. Kai's ability earns him the respect of Shuhei and his music teacher, former master pianist Sosuke Ajino. Both Shuhei and Ajino try to get Kai to take proper piano lessons, but Kai is at first resistant to refining his piano-playing technique. However, after hearing Sosuke play a Chopin piece he just can't seem to play himself, he relents.
ICE CREAM DJ: DJ FUKU.
Her creations include: Jaguar with the collaboration of Andreas Merk (2015), Of ivory and flesh – statues also suffer (2014), Paradise – private collection (2012-13), (M)imosa, co-created with Cecilia Bengolea, François Chaignaud and T. Harrell (2011), Guintche (2010), A Seriedade do Animal (2009-10), Uns e Outros (2008), A Improbabilidade da Certeza (2006), Larvar (2006), Primeira Impressão (2005). The common denominator of these works is openness, impurity and intensity. She is the co-founder of P.OR.K, structure of production based in Lisbon.
KYOTO EXPERIMENT (aka: Kyoto International Performing Arts Festival, Kyoto International Performing Arts Festival, Kyoto Kokusai Festival) is a performing arts festival held in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture. It is held in October of the year from 2010.
"Disgusting pretty" was formed as a visual concept in July 2015.
We define the direction as a group as a belief that expressing emotions (diseased parts) deep down in the heart, poison + pretty anarchy if it is a human being (like a person, a cousin or various people) It is often used to express lyrics, music videos, etc. which are reminiscent of everyday frustration, nihilism and anarchism.
Sekihan is a Japanese rock band, including four members: Suke (guitar),Three generations (guitar), Mao (bass), Mito (drum). They started live activities and posted videos on their website. A rock vocalist who makes full use of a delicate voice like a woman from a big shout like a beast.
"Live kids aru aru naka no hito (DJ typical story of live kids)" is Japanese DJ. His twitter account that he tweets typical story of "live kids" (people who often go to Japanese rock live events) is followed by 60,000 followers. He is popular not only on social media but also in real life event. He plays more than 100 times a year at huge big rock festivals and live events all over Japan. He is young and energetic DJ of these days.
http://livekids-aruaru.com/ (DJ, goods, stamps, official line information, inquiries to homepage!)
Tsurumi (鶴見区 ) (literal translation "place to see crane-district"),is one of the 18 ku (wards) of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 270,433 and a density of 8,140 persons per km². The total area was 33.23 km².
Tsurumi-ku is located in eastern Kanagawa Prefecture, in the northeast corner of the city of Yokohama.
Ribera 's EMI 1st album "Free" won 1st place in the Japanese classic chart, holding down a strong talent such as yo - yo ma on release week. Including afterwards, it will be the first place in 3 weeks. World No. 1 in the classic charts in the United States, the United Kingdom, Korea etc. NHK Saturday drama "Ice wall" The best album "Hikata no Kamen" that recorded the theme song has already exceeded 100,000 copies, and then the albums to be released are ranked first in the classic chart.
Rivera has been attracting attention due to participation in artists' albums such as Bjork, Elton John, Pavarotti and Ared Jones as well as the main theme of the movie "Hannibal". Chorus expressing the beauty and purity of solitary aloofs was also acclaimed by TOP creators all over the world, and in Japan, they were frequently appointed in dramas, movies, commercials and documentary programs, and "life" "purification of the mind" "emotion" As a synonym for "beautiful things", that voice is familiar to the ear.
Not to mention the interestingness of life-size lyrics, as well as rap skills that are unimaginable from their pretty appearance and smooth flows on catchy melodies are highly appreciated from all directions of the music industry. Their music style is POP music, HIP HOP, and various type. The long-awaited major debut is decided from Warner Music · Japan Ambolde, a labels belonging to such a big senior Rip Slime as chelmico taking a lot of attention!
On October 19, 2016, the album "chelmico" was released. On December 17, the first one-man live "Winter of Winter" was held. On September 6, 2017, "EP" was released. On August 8, 2018, major debut album "POWER" was released from unBORDE.
The Go Team (English: The Go! Team) is a British hip hop / rock band. The Go! Team are a six-piece band from Brighton, England. They combine indie rock and garage rock with a mixture of blaxploitation and Bollywood soundtracks, double Dutch chants, old school hip hop and distorted guitars. Their songs are a mix of live instrumentation and samples from various sources. The band's vocals vary between performances: while live vocals are handled mostly by Ninja (with Angela Won-Yin Mak also singing some solos), vocals on record also feature sampled and guest voices.
The Go! Team's first full-length album, Thunder, Lightning, Strike, was released in the UK and Europe on the Memphis Industries label in September 2004, to widespread critical acclaim. The album was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2005
On 18 December 2014, The Go! Team officially announced their return by uploading a "trailer" for their new album. The trailer features the songs from the short promos that were uploaded earlier in 2014, as well as other new material. On 6 January 2015, the title and track list were announced. The Scene Between was released on March 25, 2015.
On 11 October 2017, The Go! team announced the release of Semicircle, their fifth full length LP. The release date for Semicircle is 19 January 2018. Exclaim! scored the album a 7 out of 10, stating that the album "is a team effort, and all the better for it."
While it is true that there are definitely female fronted metal groups out there many of them play to the same tune. We have some killer guitar work with a drummer that’s about to pound their way through the third drum head of the day. It sounds great. Unfortunately, what we tend to get from the vocal department isn’t usually as heavy. Although clean vocals make for a pleasing contrast and overall more approachable sound, there could always be more. RagDöllz fills in this gap and sets themselves apart in this respect. Vocalist Rumi does both harsh and clean vocals. Her transitions are effortless and add in a nice mix up in their songs.
Although they have been around for a while, RagDöllz is definitely worth giving a quick listen to. The band also seems to have their stage presence together with excellent command over the crowd and great ability in generating some energy.
GALAMUTA is a Osakan heavy metal unit with mixed clean vocals & death voice. Their first album Warrior Rises was released in June 2018.
Track list:
1. Warrior Rises
2. Fight in Hell
3. Trigger Gun
4. Hellhound
5. Slasher
6. Catastrophe
7. thunder bird
8. I my me mine
9. What's the Name
ANIMA TEMPO is a progressive metal band based out of Mexico City. Founded in 2009 by three former members of a progressive metal cover band called CAUSTICA X, they began writing original material and additional members joined to complete the lineup. After demo releases in 2010 and 2011, the band began working on their first professional full-length while also touring across the ocean in Europe. In January 2016, the album Caged in Memories was released. The style of music combines familiar templates found in progressive metal, except their are also forays into melodic death metal at times, combining clean and harsh vocals alongside some sudden tempo surges and djent-influenced time signatures.
The band roster currently consists of Gian GRANADOS on vocals and guitar, Dante GRANADOS on lead guitar and synthesizers, Pedro VERA on bass, and Antonio GUERRERO on drums.
Horna formed in late 1993 under the name Shadowed, formed by vocalist and guitarist Shatraug and guitarist Moredhel. The name was changed to Horna when drummer Gorthaur joined the band in 1994. Horna did not start recording until early 1995. The first demo, Varjoissa, was released in September that year and sold out. Since 2002 Horna also became a dominant force with live desecrations all over the world, having raided the continents with European and North-American tours. Despite many line-up changes Horna has always remained strong under the guidance of the only remaining original member Shatraug. Through-out the years the lyrics of Horna ventured from harsh anti-christian hatred and paganism to devoted exaltations of the occult, the mysteries of the dark side of mankind and Satanism  from youthful outbursts of anger to ever more maturing inneren lightenment.
Horna cited the loss of "dedication" as the reason behind his departure, and revealed that Horna's performance at 2003's Tuska Open Air Metal Festival would be their last with Otava handling guitar duties. In 2008 Horna embarked on an American tour. They played their first American show on Halloween 2008 at "The Black Castle" courtesy of underground promoter Chris "Hate War" Wood.
The name "Horna" is Finnish for "abyss" or "hell". It was chosen because, to Shatraug, it sounded harsh and powerful.
Ungodly is regarded as "High Speed Blackend Deathrash" in Japan. It composed of Gt & Vo - Kirino, Ba - Gai, and Dr - Shimaoka.
They started on November 2013.
Black metal, death / slash wildly was the foundation of their music. Their metal style is also on lyrics and blast beat subject of which has the attitude of grind core to the melodic riff.
Their music is going to run through by multiplying the drum until the fierce fast style.
Cataplexy is a sudden and transient episode of muscle weakness accompanied by full conscious awareness, typically triggered by emotions such as laughing, crying, or terror. Cataplexy affects approximately 70% of people who have narcolepsy, and is caused by an autoimmune destruction of neurons that produce the neuropeptide hypocretin (also called orexin), which regulates arousal and wakefulness. Cataplexy without narcolepsy is rare and the cause is unknown.
The term cataplexy originates from the Greek κατά (kata, meaning "down"), and πλῆξις (plēxis, meaning "stroke").
Cataplexy manifests itself as muscular weakness which may range from a barely perceptible slackening of the facial muscles to complete muscle paralysis with postural collapse. Attacks are brief, most lasting from a few seconds to a couple of minutes, and typically involve dropping of the jaw, neck weakness, and/or buckling of the knees. Even in a full-blown collapse, people are usually able to avoid injury because they learn to notice the feeling of the cataplectic attack approaching and the fall is usually slow and progressive. Speech may be slurred and vision may be impaired (double vision, inability to focus), but hearing and awareness remain normal.
Cataplexy attacks are self-limiting and resolve without the need for medical intervention. If the person is reclining comfortably, he or she may transition into sleepiness, hypnagogic hallucinations, or a sleep-onset REM period. While cataplexy worsens with fatigue, it is different from narcoleptic sleep attacks and is usually, but not always, triggered by strong emotional reactions such as laughter, anger, surprise, awe, and embarrassment, or by sudden physical effort, especially if the person is caught off guard. One well known example of this was the reaction of 1968 Olympic long jump medalist Bob Beamon on understanding that he had broken the previous world record by over 0.5 meters (2 feet). Cataplectic attacks may occasionally occur spontaneously, with no identifiable emotional trigger.
Hancock's best-known compositions include "Cantaloupe Island", "Watermelon Man" (later performed by dozens of musicians, including bandleader Mongo Santamaría), "Maiden Voyage", "Chameleon", and the singles "I Thought It Was You" and "Rockit". His 2007 tribute album River: The Joni Letters won the 2008 Grammy Award for Album of the Year, only the second jazz album to win the award, after Getz/Gilberto in 1965.
Hancock was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Winnie Belle (Griffin), a secretary, and Wayman Edward Hancock, a government meat inspector. His parents named him after the singer and actor Herb Jeffries. He attended the Hyde Park Academy. Like many jazz pianists, Hancock started with a classical music education. He studied from age seven, and his talent was recognized early. Considered a child prodigy, he played the first movement of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 26 in D Major, K. 537 (Coronation) at a young people's concert on February 5, 1952, with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (led by CSO assistant conductor George Schick) at the age of 11.
Through his teens, Hancock never had a jazz teacher, but developed his ear and sense of harmony. He was also influenced by records of the vocal group the Hi-Lo's. He reported that:
In 1960, he heard Chris Anderson play just once, and begged him to accept him as a student. Hancock often mentions Anderson as his harmonic guru. Hancock left Grinnell College, moved to Chicago and began working with Donald Byrd and Coleman Hawkins, during which period he also took courses at Roosevelt University (he later graduated from Grinnell with degrees in electrical engineering and music. Grinnell also awarded him an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree in 1972). Byrd was attending the Manhattan School of Music in New York at the time and suggested that Hancock study composition with Vittorio Giannini, which he did for a short time in 1960. The pianist quickly earned a reputation, and played subsequent sessions with Oliver Nelson and Phil Woods. He recorded his first solo album Takin' Off for Blue Note Records in 1962. "Watermelon Man" (from Takin' Off) was to provide Mongo Santamaría with a hit single, but more importantly for Hancock, Takin' Off caught the attention of Miles Davis, who was at that time assembling a new band. Hancock was introduced to Davis by the young drummer Tony Williams, a member of the new band.
The Royal is a 5-member metal core band originating from Eindhoven, the Netherlands, is decided at the end of November. 5 people play the most pure metal core sound in Europe now cross the Japanese archipelago.
It is based on metal sounds and blends honed breakdowns, not only for kids but also for metal heads. The band released two EPs and two full albums so far. The latest album "Seven" announced in 2017 has become a reputation in various countries, and the band has performed over 150 shows a year mainly in Europe. In the past, they appeared in the circuit festival Impericon Festival, which is one of the largest in Europe, TECH-FEST in the UK, the biggest metal festival in the Netherlands, JERA ON AIR etc. They also offer tour support such as Architects / Parkway Drive / Breakedown Of Sanity / Suicide Silence etc, which is one of the most remarkable bands in Europe now.
Singer and guitarist Boyer and bassist Resende formed the pop combo as students at the University of Rouen, sharing an affinity for indie music, new wave and sixties pop. Taking their name from a souvenir t-shirt given to Boyer's father in 1980, the duo recruited guitarist Mederic Gontier, and with the addition of drummer Sylvain Marchand a year later, the lineup was complete. The foursome released a self-produced and self-financed EP, "20 Minutes" (Bobby Records 1996) which resulted in them signing a deal with French label Atmospheriques.
In 1998, the band flew to NYC to record their first album Puzzle with Andy Chase. Featuring contributions from Eric Matthews and Adam Schlesinger, "Puzzle" was mixed in Sweden with Tore Johansson. The record, released between the end of 1999 & early 2000 received much praise from the press (band of the week in Melody Maker in Spring 1999), and saw the band touring the world to promote it. Puzzle received a gold certification from the RIAJ in December 2000. Of all the singles taken from the album, "Heartbeat" was the most successful. Tahiti 80's US label, Minty Fresh, released a mini LP called Extra Pieces, which included B-sides, remixes & other rarities.
In 2001, the band re-united with Andy Chase to record a more experimental follow up album Wallpaper for the Soul. The sessions took place in Rouen, NYC, Etretat, London & Portland (Oregon). Collaborators on this effort include mixer Tony Lash and Let It Be arranger Richard Hewson. Wallpaper for the Soul was released in 2002, garnered good reviews (it was selected as one of Uncut's top 10 albums of the year) and was followed by another mini album "A piece of Sunshine" made up of out-takes from the prolific album sessions.
Following that, Xavier Boyer selected songs for a compilation called "A Piece of Gold" on behalf of the band. Featuring various artists such as Todd Rundgren, The Small Faces, Donald Byrd....) it was only released in Japan for copyright reasons.
Together with Oikawa Koji x Osaka Phil, I will draw a magnificent Russian scene!
Donghae & Eunhyuk released debut digital single "Oppa, Oppa" on December 16, 2011. The single contains lead single "Oppa, Oppa" and B-side single "First Love". The duo made their debuted stage on December 16 in Music Bank.
The song "Oppa Oppa" was first introduced in Super Show 4 on November 19, 2011. The song released double music video: lead music video was released on December 16 and other music video was released on December 21, directed by Shindong and starring by Amber of f(x), Peter and Youngsky of One Way group and Sungmin and Shindong feature in the music video.
They released Japanese version of Oppa, Oppa on April 4, 2012. The single also containing of lead single "Oppa, Oppa" and B-side single "First Love". "Oppa, Oppa" peaked at #2 on Oricon single daily and weekly charts, and #1 on Tower Records single chart.
On June 19, 2013, the duo released their second Japanese single "I Wanna Dance" which also includes the B-side track "Love That I Need" featuring Super Junior-M member Henry.
They released their second digital single "Still You" on December 18, 2013. The music video was filmed in London. They made the first performed with "Still You" at SM Town Week: Super Junior Treasure Island on December 28 and 29.
The duo released their first full-length Japanese album Ride Me on February 26, 2014 and started using name Super Junior-D&E since then. They released short version of "Motorcycle" promotional video (PV) on February 2. The song became the main theme of the Japanese TV show, 'Sukkiri'.
Super Junior-D&E (Korean: 슈퍼주니어-동해&은혁 , also known as Donghae&Eunhyuk, D&E or SJ-D&E) is the fifth official sub-unit of the South Korean boy band Super Junior. Formed by S.M. Entertainment in 2011, the group is composed of two Super Junior members: Donghae and Eunhyuk. The duo debuted on December 16, 2011, with their digital single "Oppa, Oppa".
Donghae & Eunhyuk released debut digital single "Oppa, Oppa" on December 16, 2011. The single contains lead single "Oppa, Oppa" and B-side single "First Love". The duo made their debuted stage on December 16 in Music Bank.
The song "Oppa Oppa" was first introduced in Super Show 4 on November 19, 2011. The song released double music video: lead music video was released on December 16 and other music video was released on December 21, directed by Shindong and starring by Amber of f(x), Peter and Youngsky of One Way group and Sungmin and Shindong feature in the music video.
They released Japanese version of Oppa, Oppa on April 4, 2012. The single also containing of lead single "Oppa, Oppa" and B-side single "First Love". "Oppa, Oppa" peaked at #2 on Oricon single daily and weekly charts, and #1 on Tower Records single chart.
On June 19, 2013, the duo released their second Japanese single "I Wanna Dance" which also includes the B-side track "Love That I Need" featuring Super Junior-M member Henry.
They released their second digital single "Still You" on December 18, 2013. The music video was filmed in London. They made the first performed with "Still You" at SM Town Week: Super Junior Treasure Island on December 28 and 29.
The duo released their first full-length Japanese album Ride Me on February 26, 2014 and started using name Super Junior-D&E since then. They released short version of "Motorcycle" promotional video (PV) on February 2. The song became the main theme of the Japanese TV show, 'Sukkiri'.
Super Junior-D&E The 1st Japan Tour was kicked off in Nagoya on 4 March 2014, going through 8 cities including Osaka, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Kobe, Niigata, Budokan and Tokyo for 22 performances. They sang a total of 22 songs, including "I Wanna Dance", "Oppa Oppa", and "BAMBINA". The boys wrap up their concert from May 8 to 10 in Budokan attracting a total of 100,000 fans for their 1st Japan Tour. Shortly after D&E 1st Japan Tour, the duo released their 3rd Japanese single titled "Skeleton" on August 6, 2014.
They debuted in 1988 with the simultaneous release of the single " So release that hand " album " B'z ". The 4th album " RISKY " released in the same year, the 10th single " LADY NAVIGATION " released in 1991 became the first million seller, etc. After winning the first Oricon chart by the 5th single " Komachi Angel of the Sun " released in 1990 Works are hit one after the other, so far 15 single singles and 19 albums are million-seller. Among them, the best album " B'z The Best" Pleasure " released in 1998 exceeded 5 million pieces for the first time in music history in Japan, the same year B'z The Best" Treasure " "The total of two works has recorded about 10 million pieces of sales. For the first time they participated in "Hollywood Rock Walk" as a musician of Asia in 2007 (The Hollywood'S Rock Walk Hall of Fame in).
Since 1989, the live crowning " LIVE-GYM " was held, so far ranging from live houses in Japan to stadiums, In addition to being held at the venue, they also appeared in various music events. Initially their music style combines a hard guitar for driving, based on hard rock, acoustic style, jazz style, funk style, reggae style, blues style, latin style.
B'z (ビーズ , Bīzu) is a Japanese rock duo, consisting of guitarist, composer and producer Takahiro "Tak" Matsumoto (松本 孝弘 , Matsumoto Takahiro) and vocalist and lyricist Koshi Inaba (稲葉 浩志 , Inaba Kōshi) , known for their energetic hard-rock tracks and pop ballads.
B'z is one of the best-selling music artists in the world and the best-selling in their native Japan, having released 46 consecutive No. 1 singles, 25 No. 1 albums and sold more than 100 million records worldwide. In 2003, HMV Japan ranked the band at number 30 on their list of the 100 most important Japanese pop acts. In 2007, B'z became the first band from Asia to have their handprints and signatures put up in the Hollywood's RockWalk.
Tak Matsumoto, guitarist in Tetsuya Komuro's TM Network, had been extremely busy with various recording sessions and live performances. On 21 May 1988, Matsumoto released his first solo album, Thousand Wave. He saw this as the end of his solo career, and began his search for band members. He later met vocalist Koshi Inaba, who would later found B'z with him. At the time, Japan's music scene was loaded with many new bands being created. With all the digital sounds in mainstream music, the only sounds that they felt could not be expressed and replicated were the guitar and the human voice. As a result, they decided to keep it a two-man unit. On 21 September 1988, B'z made their debut with their first album, B'z, and single, "Dakara Sono Te o Hanashite (だからその手を離して )". Their music was very much a product of its times, with synthesizers and samplers sharing equal time with Matsumoto's guitar, producing an experimental sound, very different from their well-known hard rock sound of today.
Instead of immediately performing live after a debut album, as many Japanese bands were doing, B'z chose to have a clear vision of how they wanted to perform and decided to wait until they had enough material to play for at least 90 minutes. The two concentrated on recording, raising the quality of their music. Their efforts resulted in a second album, Off the Lock, released on 21 May 1989. With this second album came their first series of live performances, known better to their fans as "Live-Gym". "Live-Gym No. 00" started in Nagoya, continuing into Osaka, and finished in Tokyo. Tickets were sold out on the day they became available. On 21 October, their first mini album, Bad Communication was released. The title track was a blend of rock and dance music, and is still a classic played during their "Live-Gyms." It charted for 163 weeks on the Oricon Charts. Their first nationwide tour, B'z Live-Gym No. 001, covered 16 shows around Japan.
Stephen Bishop is a world-class guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter with a celebrated career of over four decades of live performance, song craftsmanship, recording, and entertainment. A San Diego native, Stephen Bishop’s introduction to the music industry was after seeing the Beatles perform on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” at 13 years old. Shortly after seeing their performance, his brother Denny bought him an electric guitar. He began creating his own unique chords, melodies and writing original songs. The first song he ever wrote was called, “Surf’s Turf,” an instrumental. Less than a year after picking up the guitar, Stephen formed a band called, “The Weeds.” Soon after, they began performing at local venues, playing a mixture of original songs and popular hits on the radio at the time. As a band, the Weeds placed second at the Claremont Battle of the Bands in 1966.
After the Weeds disbanded, Stephen ventured to Los Angeles in the hopes of landing a songwriting contract. Stephen walked the streets of LA in the early 1970’s with nothing more than a $12 guitar. He began playing songs for different publishers in the area and landed a deal with Edwin H. Morris Publishing in Hollywood. Stephen was paid $50 per week. During his first few years at the publishing company, only one of his songs was recorded. At one point, Stephen considered leaving Los Angeles to work for his father's insurance company in San Diego. However, his friend Leah Kunkel connected him with Art Garfunkel. Art recorded two of Stephen's songs on his album, “Breakaway.”
Shortly thereafter, Stephen was signed to ABC Records. He released his first album, “Careless,” which had two popular hits, “On and On,” and “Save It For a Rainy Day.” It became gold certified, as well as his second album, “Bish.” Stephen Bishop has released 17 albums and has played his songs personally for Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Bette Midler, Melissa Manchester, and Katy Perry. His newest album, "Blueprint" was released in 2016. In Eric Clapton's autobiography, he mentions Stephen Bishop as one of his favorite songwriters.
Accomplishments:
Stephen Bishop’s hit song, “It Might Be You,” was the theme to the film “Tootsie.” Stephen has written the themes to several films, including “Animal House,” "The Money Pit," and “White Nights.” His songs have been performed by Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Barbra Streisand, Art Garfunkel, Steve Perry, Stephanie Mills, Kenny Loggins, Johnny Mathis, Phoebe Snow, David Crosby, The Four Tops, Aswad, Beyonce, and Pavarotti. Stephen was nominated for two Grammy's and awarded an Oscar nomination for his song, “Separate Lives.”
Fun Fact:
Stephen appeared as the “Charming Guitar Player,” in Animal House. In the toga party scene, John Belushi slams Stephen's guitar to smithereens.
Yokohama's population of 3.7 million makes it Japan's largest city after the Special Wards of Tokyo. Yokohama developed rapidly as Japan's prominent port city following the end of Japan's relative isolation in the mid-19th century, and is today one of its major ports along with Kobe, Osaka, Nagoya, Hakata, Tokyo, and Chiba.
The 2002 FIFA World Cup final was held in June at the International Stadium Yokohama. In 2009, the city marked the 150th anniversary of the opening of the port and the 120th anniversary of the commencement of the City Administration.
In November 2010, Yokohama hosted the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting.
Japan Century Symphony Orchestra (Nihon Century Symphony Orchestra) is a professional orchestra, a public utility corporation based in Toyonaka City, Osaka Prefecture (in Hattori Fudo Park ). It is also a regular member of the Japan Orchestra Federation . In 1989, it was established as Osaka Century Symphony Orchestra in the form of developing as a professional brass band of Osaka's administration(at that time, the only brass band managed by the prefecture). After that, it has operated the current name since April, 2011.
Japan Century Orchestra was founded in 1989 under the management of Osaka Prefecture Government as the name of Century Orchestra Osaka. In April 2014, Norichika II MORI became Chef conductor.
Their subscription concert series are held at The Symphony Hall 10 times a year.
Additionally, they participate the joint operation of new concert hall in Toyonaka called Toyonaka Performing Arts Center. From 2017 they will be held famous classical series 4 times a year at the hall.
Besides concert activities as above, they have a friendship agreement with Toyonaka city since 2012 about music activities. The city hold a music festival with them every autumn. They actively promote music appreciation classes aimed at refining the sensibilities of the younger generation, who will be tomorrow's leaders.
They are dedicated to fulfilling their mission to become an orchestra that is loved and respected by not only classical music lovers but also all the people in every walk of life.
Midon began his career as a session singer for Latin recording artists, including Shakira, Alejandro Sanz, Julio Iglesias, and Jose Feliciano. After touring with Shakira, he moved to New York City to pursue a solo career. In New York City he worked with producer and DJ Little Louie Vega. He wrote and recorded several songs, including "Cerca De Mi" with Vega and his production team under the band name Elements of Life. The band was led by Vega and toured Europe, Japan, and Australia during 2003 and 2004.
Midón was signed by Arif Mardin to Manhattan Records. In Mardin's long career, Midon was his first signing of an artist. Mardin and his son Joe produced Midon's debut album, State of Mind (2005). The album featured a guest performance by Stevie Wonder, one of his idols, another one with Jason Mraz, and a song written in tribute to Donny Hathaway entitled "Sittin' in the Middle." Midon is an avid amateur radio enthusiast, who used his call sign (KB5ZOT) using Morse code. Midon released the album A World Within a World on September 25, 2007.
Primal Fear's lyrical themes are often a very controversial issue. Although the main lyrical motives in Primal Fear's works are metal, science fiction, and fantasy, it is often thought to be metaphorical. The band's lyrical themes usually project images of science fiction, but also possibly refer to themes of religion, government among other issues.
Primal Fear had their highest success, and most chart entries with their 2012 release, Unbreakable. The album landed on 20 January 2012 with chart entries in Germany (No. 31), Sweden (No. 48), Finland (No. 50), Japan (No. 27), Austria (No. 74), Switzerland (No. 51) and the Netherlands (Top 200), and for the first time in the band's history, they showed up on the US Billboard Heatseekers chart, landing at No. 44.