![]() Kind of! I met them really early on in their career. It was accidental, but it was something I’ve been passionate about for ages. So I used all my life savings to become that missing link, and it all just kind of went from there. To cut a long story short, I was asked to do some market research by a governmental body, and it ended with me finding all the elements needed to run a label (distribution, bands wanting to sign, etc), but all parties were missing someone in the middle, the actual label. I’d already done PR and marketing for several Japanese artists in the past. That was over eight years ago, and in that time I built some solid relationships in the industry in Japan, and I guess they trusted me. I started as a writer, much like you, covering Japanese music. I signed these bands because I’d had a long relationship with labels in Japan. Anyway, I haven’t answered your question. ![]() And last month HMV chose the latest album from the GazettE, DOGMA, to be one of their recommended releases from indie labels in October. And yesterday SCANDAL performed on national Turkish television, representing Japan in the ABU TV Song Festival, which took place in Istanbul this year. No one saw that coming! I’d have put money on BABYMETAL or ONE OK ROCK to win, both signed to international labels now. I mean, Dempagumi.inc just won Best Japan Act at the MTV European Music Awards. I don’t mean to be big-headed (yes I do, I love it), but JPU Records has the biggest bands of Japan right now. Yeah, I’m as mystified as you as to how that happened. You’ve signed some massive Japanese artists over the past couple years. So, here I am, beautiful double Steakhouse Burger in one hand, thumbing my reply to you on my phone in the other. When I got to my local North London BK, I noticed that I could double up a Steakhouse Burger for a quid, so I put aside my Rodeo craving for another day and settled for quite possibly the most gorgeous double Steakhouse Burger I’ve ever seen. So, naturally, I wanted a Burger King Rodeo Burger. I figured it was about time I interviewed the wee bam, especially seeing as how I took him around Glasgow and we both got properly wrecked.Īlright Colin? About 30 minutes ago I spotted an article on Facebook moaning about how Burger King’s Rodeo Burger looks nothing like the picture. I met Tom on a train to Hackney after the BABYMETAL forum show last July – which was well wicked – and we’ve been in contact ever since.
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