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TCK & Toshi Yanagi workshop

 

 

 

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

 

 

Today I had a performance at Tokyo City Keiba. I performed only three songs .

I’ll be here tomorrow , and day after tomorrow too ; )

 

After TCK, I headed to Noah in Gakugeidaigaku.

I and the drummer Emi had a performance  with the greatest guitar player Toshi Yanag at his  guitar workshop i !

He is based in LA , Cali. Playing for the popular TV show called “Jimmy Kimmel Live !” and also  perform with variety of artists / musicians such as James Brown , George Benson, Sheryl  Crow.

He can handle every genre , but I guess rock is the best . We performed some rock songs (composed by Toshi ) , Progressive songs , ballade.

 

We get know each other in LA ,so I’m happy that we play together now !!!

His guitar playing is truly amazing, and I got inspired a lot .

Thanks for the great opportunity. Thanks for coming everyone !!

 

 

See ya!!!

 

 

 

Juna Serita ” The Princess of Funk “official Music Video 

 

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2020.1.12お昼 @ 三軒茶屋グレープフルーツムーン

Open 12:10　Start 13:00　2ステージ　途中休憩あり
MC : 予約 3,500円 当日 4,000円 （税込・飲食代別）
Juna Serita (Bass & Vocal)  / 福岡”TAKOYKAI”丈明 (Guitar & Vocal)  / 杉浦”DE-HI”秀明 (Keyboard & Vocal)  / MiMi (Drums & Vocal)

 

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Shoka Okubo @Harajuku Crocodile

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

Today I had a gig of SHOKA OKUBO FUNKY PROJECT at Harajuku Crocodile .

member

guitar & vocal : Shoka Okubo

bass & vocal : Juna Serita

drums : Emi Yonekubo

 

It’s the first time to play with this member .

We played Shoka’s original songs and also some old school .

To be honest , I was thinking whether I should bring 4 strings today or not .  Thought today’s show I got a little bit comfortable and confident to play the 5 strings . Feels like getting used to it . ; )!!!

See ya!!

 

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2019.10.26 @  Yokohama paradise cafe .

Open 18:30　Start 19:30　2ステージ　途中休憩あり
MC : 予約 3,000円 当日 3,500円 （税込・飲食代別）
Juna Serita (Bass & Vocal)  / 福岡丈明 (Guitar & Vocal)  / 杉浦秀明 (Keyboard & Vocal)  / MiMi (Drums & Vocal)

 

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Funky Jazz night @ Hiyoshi Wonder Wall

 

 

 

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

 

 

Today I had a funky jazz live at Hiyoshi Wonder Wall!

 

Member

Bass : Juna Serita

Drums : Emi Yonekubo

Flute : Erisa Ogawa

Piano :Dennis Lambert

It was my first  time to Dennis and Erisa! Thanks for having me .

We each brought some songs we want to play .  I and Emi brought some session standard songs and Dennis and Erisa brought their original songs too ; )

(Actually I was gonna bring my instrumental original songs too but I thought the melody should be too complicated to play for the first time ; ( )

Erisa plays the beat box and the sax at a time!!!  I don’t know whether  it’s common among flute players  or not but at least I had never seen like that person in my life .  Wow !! She is bad ass !!!

And It’s been a while since I’ve played with Emi !!  When we started play some songs , I realized how much I was missing it .

My favorite percussionist Winter came down as audience and he sat in at the 2nd stage !! Yey ; )

Thanks for coming everyone !!  See ya!!

 

 

Juna Serita ” The Princess of Funk “official Music Video 

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2019.10.26 @  Yokohama paradise cafe .

Open 18:30　Start 19:30　2ステージ　途中休憩あり
MC : 予約 3,000円 当日 3,500円 （税込・飲食代別）
Juna Serita (Bass & Vocal)  / 福岡丈明 (Guitar & Vocal)  / 杉浦秀明 (Keyboard & Vocal)  / MiMi (Drums & Vocal)

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SOFP@Yokosuka base ~ jam

 

 

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

 

Today I had a performance at Yokosuka base with this cute ladies .

Bass Vocal : Juna Serita

Guitar Vocal: Shoka

Drums: Emi Yonekubo

 

 

It was really nice weather , we really enjoyed to perform  there.

 

We played both cover song and original songs.

I also sang one song ; )

I’m so happy that we could perform here ♪♪

Thanks for involving us ; ) !!

 

I got some nice call ; )

 

 

 

After that ,I was hosting jam session at Shimokitazawa RPM with badass musicians !!

 

Bass : Juna Serita

Guitar : Nobumasa Tsuruta

Drums : Mike Marrington

Many musicians came to jam !! Thanks guys !!!

We jammed some funky / blues / soul / R&B / J-pop / and what .

Actually I’m gonna be hosting jam session tomorrow and day tomorrow too ; )

Come up if you’re free ; )!

 

See ya!!

 

 

 

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SOFP@Yokosuka US base Friendship Day

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

Today I had a performance at Yokosuka US base Friendship Day with my buddies.

SHOKA OKUBO FUNKY PROJECT

From the left in the pic,

Drums: Emi Yonekubo

Guitar Vocal : Shoka Okubo

Bass Vocal : Juna Serita

 

It was a really beautiful weather today but too hot!!! lol  I got melted on the stage.

We performed over 10 songs , both cover songs and original songs . I do love to play with them. I was feeling how fun music is at the moment .

We’re gonna perform in Yokosuka base again on 19th .

The good thing was I finally ate Navy Burger .

 

After the event , we dropped by a coffee .

 

I really like this pic.

 

 

 

See ya!!

 

 

 

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September

 

 

 

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

 

 

It it already announced ,

British Blues Guitar Player Matt Schofield ‘s trio will have shows in Blue Mood Tokyo, Japan !! SEPTEMBER 28 th and 29 th .

Then SHOKA OKUBO BLUES PROJECT ( Gt&Vo Shoka Okubo / Ba Juna Serita / Dr Emi Yonekubo )will perform as opening act ! ✨

That must be fantastic !! Actually I haven’t seen Matt’s trio in real life yet  but I have all their CD!!  They are veriaty ! I listened to them again and again .

 

Anyway I’m so excited ! I was wondering how much I improved since I performed with Matt at last NAMM show : )

 

Recently I and Shoka and Emi don’t perform together so often , so don’t lose it ! Please book your schedules for September 28th and 29 th  😘

 

 

See ya !!

 

 

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recording

 

 

 

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

 

Today I had a recording with the drummer Emi  Yonakubo at GOOD-DAY studio for an artist .

It’s been almost one month since we had a gig together . When I and Emi were in Los Angels, I saw her almost everyday , so something feels strange today .lol

Anyway always fun to play with her ; )

 

This is the producer Gary Scott.  His direction was so kind.

We did backup vocal,too .  I do love his worm voice  ; )!

Today’s my gear , only this except bass guitar .

I didn’t use amp but there is no problem because of this great pre-amp. It’s so helpful. MBT-custom.

I really enjoyed the recording . I can’t wait to hear the end result  !

With the singer Yuka ; )!!

I might come to record one more song next week .  Only  for backing vocal recording or both backing vocal  and bass recording. : )

 

 

By the way I’ll have a concert at Gajoen chapel tomorrow .

The music is reggae,soul, funk, jazz, etc…

They aren’t charging, so feel free to come up !!

 

 

See ya!

 

 

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Ikego friendship day 2018 & jam session

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Today SHOKA OKUBO FUNKY PROJECT had a performance at Ikego US base in Zushi, Shizuoka!

It was really beautiful weather , maybe I got sun-tan more..?

Actually , on the time table, the band name was written SHOKA OKABU ,but it is wrong ! lol 

SHOKA OKUBO FUNKY PROJECT is correct ; )!

 

Today’s SET LIST

１I wanna take a limo

２ Who did you think I was

３Soul Shine

４ Crosscut saw

５I’m yours and I’m hers 

６Hallelujah 

７The other side of me

８Peace

９Funk Rap

１０Good to your earhole

１１No one to run with

１２ Crocodile tears

１３The JAM

Thanks, always fun to  play with Shoka Okubo and Emi Yonekubo!

I needed to come back to Tokyo ASAP after the performance because I had another event .

So I couldn’t eat Navy burger ; (! I wanted to try it ; (!

 

 

At the night , I had a jam session as host member at JAM SESSION in Okachimachi, Tokyo.

 

Today’s host member

Gt. Naoto Saito

Ba. Juna Serita

Dr. Yu Sasaoka

 

I played not only  my electric  bass guitar , but also other kind of instruments.

A bass guitar player let me play the ukulele bass .

This is small and right but sounds great !!

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drums…..  ; )

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I suck at it but I do enjoy playing the drum !!!  I look so  serious during playing bass guitar .  In the case of drums, I’m always wearing a smile on my face !

Anyway thanks for coming everyone!!

 

 

See ya!!

 

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４/３０ yolis&Juna session@SOMETHIN’ JAZZ CLUB B2 in Ikebukuro

Host member  Vocal:yolis / Bass: Juna Serita / Drums : Masatoshi Kanazawa/Guitar:Ryan Carter/Keyboard : Nobuhiro Takamoto/

20:00~ 23:00 charge 1,100 yen , 3drink 1,100 yen

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６/２４ yolis & Juna LIVE @Jiyugaoka hiphen

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I really don’t know anything.

 

 

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

 

Today we came back from Tokushima to Tokyo with a plane .

I didn’t  do sight seeing at all but it’s no problem, as usual . I’m only interested in playing music at many places …

 

During I and Shoka were waiting  for the bus to the airport , she let me know her favorite singers. I have played with Shoka for a long time ; however  I didn’t know her cup  of tea except blues actually .

Those are fantastic!! I feel I wanna listen to the voice all day.   It gave me a goosebumps . Shaka is always my great music teacher.

Appreciate my sis!

 

By the way I went to LABI in Shibuya to buy new earphone after came back to Tokyo ’cause I lost it yesterday…..  So sad…..I’m gonna go bananas…..

And actually now I don’t have money enough… Of course I prefer greatest one but my budget is about 2,000 yen( about 20$).

When I was looking for it , a stuff talked to me what I’m look for , and he was curious about my guitar in my back.  (It is bass guitar ,tho)

And then we had a lively conversation about our favorite music. He really knows many cool stuff and he let me listen to them with his phone and a speaker sold there.lol

That was such a nice meeting .  Of course , what he did is not only telling me nice artists, but also choosing  earphones which has nice low sound for me.

People often ask me what kind of music I used to listen to in my childhood . I usually can’t answer well because I didn’t  listen to music so often.  I was crazy on sports then.

So maybe … I’m kinda beginner as a musician ….

There are too many greatest musicians over the world.  I’d love to know more and more …; ) !!!

 

See ya!!

 

 

 

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Shaka Okubo @ Tokushima BLUES ALLEY

 

 

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

SHOKA OKUBO FUNKY PROJECT has come to Tokushima prefecture for the event named BLUES ALLEY .

This is a blues festival , it takes place in the whole village.

We performed at Toraya, kind of bar.

Today’s SET LIST

1 I wanna take a limo 

2 Crosscut Saw

3 Little by little 

4 No one to run with

5 I’m ready

6 I can’t quit you baby

7 I’m ready (Juna vocal )

8 All yours 

9 Hallelujah 

10 Who did you think I was

11 Crocodile tears

encore: Good to your earhole 

Actually today I didn’t feel nervous at all. That’s quite rare, I usually can’t work well under the pressure .

Thanks for the gifts! I ate them after the performance soon ; )

According to Emi, I and Shoka’s grooves were matching  today.  I have no idea why it happened tho.

Shaka looked so relaxed while playing on the stage. That’s also rare.

See ya!!

 

 

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