How to book Japanese artists?

Twisted · Jan 30, 2002, 16:00

Say i want to organize a concert or festival with Japanese artists, like L'Arc~en~Ciel or Hikaru Utada or any of the other artists that are constantly topping the Japanese charts.
How would i book such artists? Should I approach their recordcompanies or are there special management-agencies to turn to?

Does anyone have (web-)adresses or phonenumbers which could be usefull to me?

Thanks in advance,

Peter Zoon

thomas · Jan 30, 2002, 16:00

Hi Peter,

my wife used to work in a Tokyo-based concert agency, we'll be back with more info later today.

Nahoko · Jan 30, 2002, 16:00

Peter,

if you would like to book groups such as Arc-en-Ciel, it's best to directly approach their promotion agencies, in their case it's Maverick

=> http://www.maverick-dci.com

They should be able to provide you with further info. Record companies like Sony Music are not involved in such deals. The best is to visit a group's or singer's official web site, their agencies are usually linked.

It seems you have big plans! ;)

Twisted · Jan 31, 2002, 16:00

Thanks for the URL, Nahoko.

It will provide a good start.

Actually, i'm not planning to organize this myself.
A friend of mine works for a concerthall in Amsterdam and she wants to organize a Japan-festival.

For this festival to be succesfull there should be some big names.

Currently, she's working hard to get the funding together because we reckon those big Japanese names don't come cheap.

We're actually hoping the recordcompanies would chip in, because they also have something to gain when it comes to promoting Japanese music. I mentioned L'Arc~en~Ciel and Hikaru Utada, because they both have already been featured on international soundtracks, so it's obvious the recordcompanies have bigger plans with them.

Frankly, we have no idea if there is even a market for Japanese music in Holland, but i suppose that's just a matter of good promotion.

Thanks again,

Peter

Nahoko · Feb 9, 2002, 16:00

Hi Peter,

sorry for the late reply. I am quite sure it needs a lot (of money) to lure groups like "Laruku" to Europe. I generally think that there's a strong trend towards "all things Japanese" in Europe, be it anime addiction or jpop craze. Anyway, I wish you good luck with your project, I hope you keep us posted... ;)

Twisted · Feb 18, 2002, 16:00

Originally posted by Nahoko
I generally think that there's a strong trend towards "all things Japanese" in Europe, be it anime addiction or jpop craze. Anyway, I wish you good luck with your project, I hope you keep us posted... ;)

I noticed that too. Through the years this trend comes and goes, but every time it comes back it appears to be more intense.

I sure will.
Actually, next week i will go to a small Japan festival here in Amsterdam with the Japanese band eX-Girl as the main attraction. This band is currently touring through Europe and this concerthall built a small festival around this performance. Other guests are DJ Hito (from Berlin) and Momiji (a local band doing JPop / JRock covers).

Anyway, it should be interesting to see what kind of an audience turns up at this event.

Greetings,

Peter

A-chan · May 19, 2002, 09:08

Whooah, cool!!
I'm sure a lot of people will LOOVEE you for doing something like this..

moyashi · May 19, 2002, 18:30

Why don't you book bands that have fallen from the charts?

Utada Hikaru would be like oogles and oogles ... her father pee'd on the industry trusting in his daughter's talents. She dissappeared for a bit cuz of it too.

Get folks like :::
Hirai Ken (apparently he travels a lot, Seiko Matsuda (she might fall in love with you ;) ... she's got a thing for younger foreign men), White Berry (they just disappeared) zone (new group trying to gain record sales recognition) and such ...

Or try to get groups on the coming up side ...

TomAsInfinity · May 23, 2002, 04:31

If you get Garnet Crow, Brilliant Green and Do As Infinity under one roof, I will fly out to the Netherlands especially to support my future wife, Tomiko Van

Twisted · May 23, 2002, 05:08

Right Tom, I'll see what i can do for you.

Mind you, i'm not sure what the current status of this project is. But next week i will meet the person involved, so i'll ask if the budget got through.

Peter

Jan 30, 2002, 16:00	#1
Twisted That man in the corner Join Date: Mar 15, 2002 Location: The Netherlands Age: 35 Posts: 1,456	How to book Japanese artists? Say i want to organize a concert or festival with Japanese artists, like L'Arc~en~Ciel or Hikaru Utada or any of the other artists that are constantly topping the Japanese charts. How would i book such artists? Should I approach their recordcompanies or are there special management-agencies to turn to? Does anyone have (web-)adresses or phonenumbers which could be usefull to me? Thanks in advance, Peter Zoon

Feb 18, 2002, 16:00	#6
Twisted That man in the corner Join Date: Mar 15, 2002 Location: The Netherlands Age: 35 Posts: 1,456	Originally posted by Nahoko I generally think that there's a strong trend towards "all things Japanese" in Europe, be it anime addiction or jpop craze. Anyway, I wish you good luck with your project, I hope you keep us posted... ;) I noticed that too. Through the years this trend comes and goes, but every time it comes back it appears to be more intense. I sure will. Actually, next week i will go to a small Japan festival here in Amsterdam with the Japanese band eX-Girl as the main attraction. This band is currently touring through Europe and this concerthall built a small festival around this performance. Other guests are DJ Hito (from Berlin) and Momiji (a local band doing JPop / JRock covers). Anyway, it should be interesting to see what kind of an audience turns up at this event. Greetings, Peter

May 19, 2002, 18:30	#8
moyashi Regular Member Join Date: Apr 15, 2002 Location: SonyLand Age: 40 Posts: 1,566	Why don't you book bands that have fallen from the charts? Utada Hikaru would be like oogles and oogles ... her father pee'd on the industry trusting in his daughter's talents. She dissappeared for a bit cuz of it too. Get folks like ::: Hirai Ken (apparently he travels a lot, Seiko Matsuda (she might fall in love with you ;) ... she's got a thing for younger foreign men), White Berry (they just disappeared) zone (new group trying to gain record sales recognition) and such ... Or try to get groups on the coming up side ... __________________ crazy gonna crazy

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Jan 30, 2002, 16:00	#2
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	Hi Peter, my wife used to work in a Tokyo-based concert agency, we'll be back with more info later today.

Jan 30, 2002, 16:00	#3
Nahoko Regular Member Join Date: Mar 15, 2002 Posts: 54	Peter, if you would like to book groups such as Arc-en-Ciel, it's best to directly approach their promotion agencies, in their case it's Maverick => http://www.maverick-dci.com They should be able to provide you with further info. Record companies like Sony Music are not involved in such deals. The best is to visit a group's or singer's official web site, their agencies are usually linked. It seems you have big plans! ;)

Jan 31, 2002, 16:00	#4
Twisted That man in the corner Join Date: Mar 15, 2002 Location: The Netherlands Age: 35 Posts: 1,456	Thanks for the URL, Nahoko. It will provide a good start. Actually, i'm not planning to organize this myself. A friend of mine works for a concerthall in Amsterdam and she wants to organize a Japan-festival. For this festival to be succesfull there should be some big names. Currently, she's working hard to get the funding together because we reckon those big Japanese names don't come cheap. We're actually hoping the recordcompanies would chip in, because they also have something to gain when it comes to promoting Japanese music. I mentioned L'Arc~en~Ciel and Hikaru Utada, because they both have already been featured on international soundtracks, so it's obvious the recordcompanies have bigger plans with them. Frankly, we have no idea if there is even a market for Japanese music in Holland, but i suppose that's just a matter of good promotion. Thanks again, Peter

Feb 9, 2002, 16:00	#5
Nahoko Regular Member Join Date: Mar 15, 2002 Posts: 54	Hi Peter, sorry for the late reply. I am quite sure it needs a lot (of money) to lure groups like "Laruku" to Europe. I generally think that there's a strong trend towards "all things Japanese" in Europe, be it anime addiction or jpop craze. Anyway, I wish you good luck with your project, I hope you keep us posted... ;)

May 19, 2002, 09:08	#7
A-chan Junior Member Join Date: May 19, 2002 Location: There where 'Monster-a horrible story' begins.. Posts: 8	Whooah, cool!! I'm sure a lot of people will LOOVEE you for doing something like this..

May 23, 2002, 04:31	#9
TomAsInfinity Regular Member Join Date: Apr 2, 2002 Location: London (なきつらにはち ), UK Age: 30 Posts: 78	If you get Garnet Crow, Brilliant Green and Do As Infinity under one roof, I will fly out to the Netherlands especially to support my future wife, Tomiko Van

May 23, 2002, 05:08	#10
Twisted That man in the corner Join Date: Mar 15, 2002 Location: The Netherlands Age: 35 Posts: 1,456	Right Tom, I'll see what i can do for you. Mind you, i'm not sure what the current status of this project is. But next week i will meet the person involved, so i'll ask if the budget got through. Peter