Month: November 2018

November 24, 2018November 25, 2018

Lab. vs AYAKI @ Shibuya Terraplane

Hey guys !! I’m a bass guitar player Juna Serita!!

Today I had three bass lessons from the morning .

Recently I’m getting feel comfortable to teach my students .

At first , I needed to be kinda nervous every time .. That means I have a responsibility for my work, so that’s not bad . However it made me stressed out too. Therefore I always got so drained after lessons .

But now , I just teach my students what they want at the moment . I ended up to not prepare too much for it . Then I’m enjoying to solve problems together . Not give them all of my knowledge, but I’m always trying to guide them to good ways for their bass playing . ; )

I teach how to play the bass guitar as job since I was 19 years old ( or 20 ? I forgot ) but I can say , now I’m a much better teacher than before without question : ) .

And after lessons , I had a gig with the piano trio band Lab.at Shibuya Terraplane . It’s my favorite bar , the owner is pervert .lol

Another act is AYAKI trio .

I have seen his performance when I was university student . He was performing for a bass guitar player who is my bass master , Tetsuo Sakurai( from CASIOPEA ).

So I was so excited to see his playing again !! The drummer is awesome , I’ve seen him recently at a show too . And the bass guitar player , I hadn’t known him but he is also badass !! He was playing both dabble bass and bass guitar incredibly.

About Lab. ‘s performance , we played 6 songs .

SET LIST

1 Origin

2 Cambria

3 Cenozoic

4 Los of Hetero

5 Genetic Drift

6 Natural Selection

I know 6 sounds like few , but each song has over ten minutes … lol

We had a good conversation with instruments .

Lab.and AYAKI are planning to have a gig together constantly ; ) That’s gonna be nice !

Thanks for coming everyone today. ♪

See ya!!

Juna.

November 11, 2018November 12, 2018

Tokyo Brass Style concert in Kitami,Hokkaido

Hey guys!! I’m a bass guitar player Juna Serita!!

Today Tokyo Brass Style had a concert at Kitami hall in Hokkaido.

To be honest , I’d never expected the band has so many fans here in Hokkaido ! lol I’m glad that I could join the band ; )!

Set List

1st set

1　Makafushigi Adventure

2 Cuty honey

3 Gingatetsudo 999

4 Teikokukagekidan Sakura

5 Lupam the Ⅲ

6　Lamu no Love Song

7 Guns’n Roses

2nd set

1 The Anpan Man March

2　Sorairo Days

3 When The Bell Tolls

4The Merry-go-round of Life

5 恋はメキメキ

6 The message of rouge

encore : Odoru Pompokorin

At the 2nd set, Tokyo Brass Style and students performed together as a huge team ; ) !!

I’m pretty sure that was great .

Thanks for coming everyone ; ) !!

We went to a local restaurant for after-party ; )

There is no place which has fresh fish like this in Tokyo….

I’m gonna miss here … ; ( ; ( ; (

See ya!!

Juna.

November 10, 2018November 12, 2018

Tokyo Brass Style in Kitami day 1

Hey guys!! I’m a bass guitar player Juna Serita !!

I’m in Hokkaido now ! i.

It’s not as cold as I expected . Just comfy ; )

Tomorrow we’re gonna have a concert here and at the 2nd set Tokyo Brass Style and students will collaborate !!

So for that, today Tokyo Brass Style had a clinic for junior high school and high school students in Kitami.

It’s my first time to meet bass guitar players with this project after I joined the band Tokyo Brass Style !!!

I’m so happy about it . The one is high school student and the other one is junior high school student ; )

They are great bass guitar players. I almost had nothing to say !!

So tomorrow , I’m count on them and gonna play tambourine two song !! That’s gonna be exciting…♪

See ya!!

Juna.

November 7, 2018November 12, 2018

Shooting & jam

Hey guys !! I’m a bass guitar player Juna Serita !!

Today I had a shooting for a music video from the morning ; )

Recently my hair had been kinda messed up but today it was so beautiful , appreciate for the skill of the hair makeup artist ! She is amazing .

The shooting went pretty well .

I think it was biggest studio I’ve ever been for MV shootings .

I liked the high-ceilinged room ; )

Actually most difficult thing for me was …

I almost forgot the bass solo part I played at the recording … lol

That was kinda improvisation.. so I copied my phrase for the shooting .😂

Hopefully my acting will fit the audio .. !!lol

With the member , Drummer Yuriko Seki& Keyboardist Emi Kanazashi .

At night I was hosting jam session with a drummer Masayo “Zen”Nakahata ; )

We all enjoyed both drinking and jamming .

Thanks for coming everyone ! See ya !!!

Juna.

November 6, 2018November 8, 2018

Tokyo Brass Style @ Kasugai technical high school

Hey guys!! I’m a bass guitar player Juna Serita!!

Lunch ; ) yum yum

Today, Tokyo Brass Style had a performance for high school students . We visited Kasugai mechanical high school in Aichi prefecture ; )！

They seemed really excited !! We are so glad to see their smile ; )

Set list

1.Makafushigi Adventure

2.Chara Hetchara

3.Carrying You

4.Lupam the Ⅲ

5.Kokoro E

6.A Morning of the Slag Ravine

7.8man

8.A Cruel Angel’s Thesis

9.Message of Rouge

10.My neighbor Totoro

11. Odoru Pompokolin

Thanks everyone.

Hopefully we can come back here again someday ; ) !!

I think most songs that I need to memorize is done.

See ya!!

Juna.

November 5, 2018November 6, 2018

Lab. @ club CACTUS

Hey guys!! I’m a bass guitar player Juna Serita!!

Today I had a gig with piano trio band called Lab. at club CACTUS in Nogisaka,Tokyo.

The another act is 300 kg. I’ve heard 300 kg is amount of their weight ,but according to the guitar player Tsuruta-san, the amount is over 300 kg ,most likely 350 kg. lol That’s awesome !! And I like Tsuruta-san’s talk on the stage too; )!

Lab. had been working on recording , so we didn’t have a gig for a while . It’s been a long time.

I can say we’re getting better, but there is still a lot of room for improvement . We all think so. ; )

About 300kg ‘s performance , they are great !!

I was really interested in the band but I didn’t have a chance to come and see their show. So lucky for me .

I exactly realized the bass player Makino-san can play finger picking very fast. And also he has enough stamina for that. He is badass…

The drummer Hiroki Murakami, I played with him several times when I was university student ; ) ! I’m so happy that I saw him for the first time in a while . And actually we’re gonna have a plan to perform together at the end of month ：）　I’m excited about it ♪

Lab. will have one more gig this month which is on November 24th. The venue is my favorite bar ♪

If you’re free, book your schedule please ; )

See ya!!

Juna.

November 3, 2018November 4, 2018

Tokyo Brass Style @Horonobe day 2

Hey guys!! I’m a bass guitar player Juna Serita!!

Tokyo Brass Style concert in Horonobe, Hokkaido Day 2 !

Yesterday the 1st set was big band style (sit on a chair and use music charts ), but today’s both 1st and 2nd set are Tokyo Brass Style’s style ; )!!

Set list

1st

1 Makafushigi Adventure

2 Chara-Hecchara

3 Ginga Tetudo 999

4 Teiokukagekidan Sakura

5 Lupam Ⅲ

6　Lum no Love Song

7. Guns’n Roses

2nd

1 Adnpanman no thema

2 Sorairo Days

3 When The Bell Tolls

4 Jinsei No Merry‐go‐round

5 Koi wa Mekimeki

6 Rouge No Dengon

Encore : Odoru Ponpokorin

At the 2nd set, Tokyo Brass Style and brass band of Horonobe junior high school performed 2songs together as the one band . The students did great , I’m proud of you guys!!

Today there was a long bass solo section too ; )

I ‘m actually really glad that I joined the band.

Because of the funny member!!!

See ya!

Juna.

November 2, 2018

Tokyo Brass Style @Horonobe

Hey guys!! I’m a bass guitar player Juna Serita!!

I’m soooooo happy because the hotel’s buffet was awesome !!!

I’m over the moon : D yum yum

TodayTokyo Brass Style had a concert in Horonobe !

Today’s our theme is “adult ”…..

We are a big band , but our style might be different with others . We aren’t allowed to use music charts on the stage usually , and not only playing instrument but also dancing …!!!!

That is Tokyo Brass Style .

However as I mentioned today’s our theme is “Adult ”….. So at the 1st set, we all sit on chairs and used charts .

All songs on 1st set are new for most members including me.

1st set list

Yoakemichi
Youkai Bingen Bemu
Dokaben
Grand Slam
Kaze No Oka
Ai Oboeteimasuka
Sazae Ikka

I’m pretty sure we looked nervous ,yes I was really nervous actually . lol

The great thing is , Tokyo Brass Style’s song allengemant is mad cool. That’s why I could really enjoy practicing .

I hope we’ll have opportunities to play these songs again someday ; )

Afterwords, we performed as usual at the 2nd stage : )

2nd set list

1.Astro Boy

2.Cuty Honey

3.Hyokkori Hyotan Jima

4.A Cruel Angel’s Thesis

5.Take me home country road

6.Pazue No Rappa

Encore : 8man

Thanks for coming everyone !!!

Tomorrow also we’re gonna have a concert at the same place but the set list is totally different ! ! So definitely you can enjoy tomorrow too even though you already saw our show today.

See ya : ) !!

Juna.

November 1, 2018November 2, 2018

Tokyo Brass Style after school project@ Horonobe junior high school

Hey guys!! I’m a bass guitar player Juna Serita!!

I’m in Hokkaido now !! Tokyo Brass Style Hokkaido tour began today .

Our boss took us to a ramen restaurant for lunch : D

Tonkotsu soy source soup : ) yum yum !!!

So we visited Horonobe Junor High School for After School Project .

“Tokyo Brass Style After School Project ” is….

The project is , When there is a school (Normaly high school or junior high school ) which wants us to visit , we come there and teach the students how to play the songs well , how to enjoy the songs . And later , we will perform together as one group . These are packaged : )

So first , in front of the students we performed only two songs as demonstration : ) And then we practiced together .

Tomorrow and day after tomorrow , we’re gonna have shows . So the students are gonna be on the stage with Tokyo Brass Style day after tomorrow ; ) Only two songs ; )

I’m so excited about it ♪

See ya!!!

Juna.