July 11th 2010 Live Event Reports

Hey hey guys!
On July 11th, 2010, ginjineko presented a live event in Tokyo.
At this event, ginjineko, I (khaluah), and Captain Ed of Hayatebune performed live.

I know that you guys who live overseas couldn't make it to the show, so here are the snippets from it.
The sound was directly recorded by the mic on the camera so it's not super, but I hope you guys can feel like you were among the audience ;)
Enjoy!

ginjineko is now the official monitor artist for Ovation!

Hey hey, guys!
I've got ANOTHER great news today!
I know what you guys just thought... "AGAIN???"

Yes, AGAIN!

ginjineko is now the official monitor artist for Ovation!
As you guys know, Ovation is one of the most prestigious acoustic guitar manufacturer in the world.
The thing is, in Japan, Hamer and Ovation are handled by the same distributor, Nakao Corp., and they were so cool to say, "Why not let him do both? :)"

So here's the first demonstration video for this beautiful guitar he got from them.
Enjoy!




●About the guitar
Ovation iDea
Model NO.:CC54i-PL
Distributor for Japan:Nakao Corp.
http://www.nakaocorp.co.jp/Ovation/product/product.php?inst=122_0
Official Site
http://www.ovationguitars.com/guitars/product/celebrity_idea_cc44si

●Review article (Japanese)
http://ameblo.jp/ginjineko/entry-10566779264.html


Here's the message from ginjineko himself about this guitar:

"The guitar itself is Celebrity, which is one of the most popular series in Ovation so the sound and resonantness is no doubt prime-quality. On top of that, it has multi-functional MP3 player which will be highly usable for both daily practices and live performances. If you are a guitar player who's thinking about adding an acoustic guitar to your weapon lineup, I think this one would be just perfect." - ginjineko



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ginjineko's Ustream Channel

Every Saturday 22:00 to 0:00 (Japan time)
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ginjineko
(Guitar play, review, talk etc)
*The program will be all in Japanese. You might not be responded if you chat in English or other languages.

ginjineko's Specially Tuned HAMER guitar

Hey hey guys, have you guys checked out my previous post?
ginjineko is now the official monitor artist for HAMER GUITARS!


Today I've got a message from ginjineko himself so here it is.


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HAMER SATF-TBKS【SPECIAL】

I am now officially the monitor artist for HAMER GUITARS.
The model I got from HAMER is SATF-TBKS (Mat Black).

But, it's specially tuned.

Its specs are changed to be mostly the same with U.S.A. version except for the body.
Rear pickup is Seymour Duncan JB.
All the wirings inside are exchanged to higher quality version just like the U.S.A. version.

Namerly, IT'S A MONSTER!
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Here're a couple of demonstration videos of his newly obtained weapon so check out and see how it sounds!

ginjineko is now HAMER's official monitor artist!

Hey hey, guys!
I've got a GREAT exciting news today!


Are you guys familiar with the guitar manufacturer HAMER GUITARS?
http://www.hamerguitars.com/

A lot of great artists like Linkin Park, No Doubt, Aerosmith, Judas Priest and Cheap Trick are their users.
http://www.hamerguitars.com/?fa=artists

And now, ginjineko is the official monitor artist for Japanese line of HAMER XT series!
Can you guys believe this???
He's already got the specially tuned model from NAKAO CORPORATION, which is the importer for HAMER guitars in Japan and soon will release a review video on YouTube.

According to ginjineko, who's been playing his newly obtained HAMER guitar for about a week now, the touch-and-feel is very close to his Gibson Les Paul and he loves it already.
He'll still continue to use his Gibson, but I think you'll start seeing him rocking his new weapon more often from now on.


I heard that there are more surprises regarding this, so please stick with us and we'll let you know as soon as more info is available!


Cheers!

New Video "Dive into the Corner" Released!

Hey hey, guys!

Have you guys already checked out ginjineko's latest tune, "Dive into the Corner"?
(If not, check this article!: http://kamoneginjistudio.blogspot.com/2010/04/ginjinekos-new-tune-dive-into.html)


Now, here's the video.
I guess there's nothing I need to say.
JUST watch it, hear it, and feel it!





I personally love the camera work of the intro :)
...And the way how he stands and gives us that I-totally-owned kind of look at the end ;)

Check the video, and feel free to rate it and leave some comments!

"REAL+" now Available at iTunes Store!

The wait is finally over, guys!
ginjineko's latest mini album "REAL+" is now available at iTunes Store!

You can purchase and download it from 23 countries including the United States.

Here's the link.
http://itunes.apple.com/jp/artist/id346474593


ginjineko's 1st full album "World" is also available at iTunes Store so please check it out!

As for more details about the mini album "REAL+", please read this article I posted the other day.
http://kamoneginjistudio.blogspot.com/2010/02/new-mini-album-real-coming-soon-on.html

Aaight then, Cheers!

ginjineko 1st full album "World" now available at CDBaby.com

Hey hey, guys!
I just wanted to let you all know that ginjineko's 1st full album "World" (released in Aug. 2009) is now available at CDbaby.com.
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/ginjineko2

You can buy the download version at iTunes store, but if you want the physical CD, you can get your copy at CDbaby.

So whichever you prefer, the choice is yours :)


As for more detail about the album "World", please read this article I posted the other day!
http://kamoneginjistudio.blogspot.com/2010/02/1st-full-album-world-is-on-sale.html

Alright then, cheers!

ginjineko's new tune "Dive into the Corner"(Free Demo) Released!

Hey hey, guys!

Thank you for waiting.
A free demo of ginjineko's new tune has finally been released!
It's called "Dive into the Corner".
I think I don't need to say anything, just listen, and you'll see what the deal is.


You can listen to it from here.
http://ginjineko.seesaa.net/?1270554499
(It's listed on the top)


According to ginjineko, this tune is 10 times harder than "Limit Break".
Well, he broke the limit with "Limit Break", I guess sky's the limit now lol.


Enjoy!

ginjineko's mini album "REAL+" now on sale!!

Thank you guys for waiting!
ginjineko's mini album, "REAL+" is now on sale from CDbaby.com!

You can purchase the CD from the URL below.
http://cdbaby.com/cd/ginjineko

Go ahead and grab your copy now!

Download sale from iTunes Store is now in process.
We'll inform you guys as soon as it's available.
But please note that this CD has such a beautiful art work and it's also a part of the "story" this concept album weaves.
And obviously, you can only get the art work by purchasing the CD ;)


For more details about "REAL+", please read this article I wrote the other day!
Thanks!

ginjineko tunes TAB & Backing Track Sets on sale!

●MIGHTY☆WING 250yen
●Catwalk Etude 250yen
●LIMIT BREAK 250yen

You can purchase them from here
http://www.dl-market.com/default.php/manufacturers_id/1693/language/en



As some of you might already know, ginjineko usually just says no to TAB requests.
And here are his main reasons why.


1. THERE'RE A LOT OF THINGS THAT JUST CAN'T BE PUT DOWN ON TABs
He often says, "Use your ear". That's right, to learn music, you must use your ear.
But when you have TABs, you tend to just "read" it on the paper and forget to learn how it's actually played by listening to the actual music.
Music is naturally full of nuance and feelings that just can't be put down on paper, and you can only learn them by listening to it carefully.

2. COPYING BY EAR IS THS BEST WAY TO NOURISH GOOD "MUSIC EAR"
Kinda same thing with 1, but to be a good musician, you must nourish good ear.
Copying by ear is the best practice to develop "music ear" so you should do it as often as possible, especially when you are a beginner.

3. ginjineko NEVER WRITES DOWN HIS MUSIC
That's right. The composer himself doesn't have the music sheets for his tunes cause he never writes them down.
Did you guys know that a lot of contemporary musicians (professional or amateure) never write music sheets?
In case of ginjineko, he just "copies" the music ringing in his head, plays it down on the guitar, and records it on his Mac. If he forgets how to play any of his tunes, he just listens to his recordings and "copies" it again.
That's why, if he decides to release TABs, he has to write it down from the scratch, and that's such a time-and-effort-consuming work.



However, he DOES understand that you guys asks for TABs because you love his music.
And he really appreciates that.
So, he finally decided to make TABs for some of his most popular tunes.
(He still wants to remind you guys to listen to the tunes carefully, even when you have the TAB!
There are a lot of stuff you can only learn by listening!)

Each sets are only a couple of dollars so I'm sure you can afford it by saving up some soda money for a couple of days.
Plus, from my point of view, if you pay some fee, however small it is, you will try to make something out of it, don't you agree? I'm sure you won't make any "oh-I-got-off-work-late-today" excuses or "I've-just-got-a-new-XBOX-game" excuses to skip today's practice. And trust me, it's such a big difference when you are a lazy person just like me :)


*If you have any requests for ginjineko to add to his TAB/Backing Track sets line up, please send it here: kamoneginjistudio@gmail.com (ginjineko's ORIGINAL TUNES ONLY PLEASE!) We cannot guarantee all requests will be answered, but ginjineko sure will consider them when he decides to release more TABs next time.

New mini-album "Real+" COMING SOON on iTunes Store!!

Have you guys already got ginjineko's 1st full album "World"?
If not, you better check this article immediately cause you are missing out one greatest guitar instrumental album of the decade.


If you already got a copy, and still longs for more, there's no need to worry cause ginjineko's new mini-album "Real+" is coming soon on iTunes Store!

Tunes included in this mini-album are:
1. VOICE -Unplugged-
2. WORDS
3. IMAGE
4. REAL
Bonus Tracks
5. Catwalk Etude
6. Graduation


Just like his full album "World", these tunes are RE-RECORDED, RE-MIXED, RE-MASTERED and some are RE-ARRANGED only for this album.
VOICE-Unplugged is a MUST-HAVE. You'll see another side of our Big Cat on this gem of a tune.

I'll post more info about release date etc. soon as it's available so please be patient and stay tuned!

1st Full Album "World" is on sale!!

●Buy CD(disk in case with special mini-liner)
https://www.musicterm.jp/shop_cd_e/cdshop00.asp
(Now available from CDbaby.com too!
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/ginjineko2)

●Download from iTunes Store
http://itunes.apple.com/jp/artist/id346474593


I've seen a lot of you guys posting this same question on ginjineko's YouTube channel: "Hey, when are you releasing your album?"

Well, it's already out!
So what are ya waiting for? It's real good stuff. In fact, it was reviewed on "Guitar Magazine", one of the most prestigious... well, guitar magazine in Japan.
ginjineko himself talks about it here:http://ameblo.jp/ginjineko/entry-10341059678.html(Japanese only)

So go ahead and check it out!
You can even listen to the samples from iTunes Store.

Tunes included in this album are:
1. DUAL
2. HIGHEST TYPE-R
3. Zettai, Taiikukan-ura dakanne!
5．LOVE SONG
6．JULIA
7．MILLION STRIKE
8．Promise
9．VOICE
10．LIMIT BREAK
11．KING OF THE SKY
12．S.O.D -Super Over Drive-
13．Tsuki Kumo

*All these tunes are totally RE-RECORDED, RE-MIXED, RE-MASTERED and some are even RE-ARRANGED, only for this album.
10. Limit Break is the special version featuring Mr. Takumi "FIRE" Matsuda on bass. Mr. FIRE is one of the most successful professional bass player who represents today's Japanese music scene.

Here're some videos of the studio session we did with Mr. Fire last year.
Can you guys tell how much we were freaked out just to be in the same room with him???
I think he's really not a human, he must be an alian or something to be sending out such aura!