【Recording in One Shot】Fingertip/Freakz【A Study in Scarlet Part 1】

Over 100 songs

———-This is a new series, right?

Yes, Freakz has had a long career and has over 100 songs.

These are the old songs, the so-called “studies”.

I thought I would put them on Youtube little by little.

———-You have a lot of songs.

They are just “studies”, so there are a lot of songs that are not ready to be performed.

I’ll upload the best ones one by one.

———-It’s a good idea, isn’t it?

Right?

Novel by Conan Doyle in which the great detective Holmes first appeared

———-Why scarlet?

Don’t you know?

It’s the novel by Conan Doyle in which the great detective Holmes first appeared.

———-Isn’t that “Hiiro-no-Kenkyu”?

Look it up, it was also published as “Hiiro-no-Shusaku”.

Some say the Shusaku is a more accurate translation.

———-I think the Kenkyu is cooler.

That’s why you’re recognized in the Kenkyu.

Well, I mean, it’s a project to introduce studies, so I just put the name of my favorite novel on it.

The amount of editing points is the same as saying that you are an amateur

———-So you’re going to do a recording in one shot for this series.

Yes, that’s the main point.

It’s the antithesis of Youtubers and TikTokers.

———-Again with the small talk…

Look at the videos of popular Youtubers.

You’ll be amazed at all the editing points.

———-Yes, there are a lot of edit points.

Too many editing points is spoiled.

That’s an exaggeration.

———-It’s not an exaggeration.

They just record a video without much thought, and then cut and paste…it’s just not very nice to watch.

———-That can’t be helped, because unlike actors and TV personalities, they are amateurs.

The amount of editing points is the same as saying that you are an amateur.

———-But there are a lot of people who are popular and make a lot of money.

I don’t pander to the masses.

They make videos for people who enjoy that kind of thing and make money.

———-I don’t know.

That’s what makes it live

It’s hard to do a recording in one shot, I have to practice, and it’s nerve-wracking.

But that’s what makes it live.

———-Then you should do live distribution, too.

Umm, I’ll do that another time.

———-…Oh, no. Enough of this, let’s talk about the song.

I wrote the song when I was in college

I wrote the song when I was in college.

According to the record, it was written in 2000.

———-The lyrics were written by YOSHIFUMI.

Yes, he was a friend of mine in college.

We decided to try the process of having YOSHIFUMI write the lyrics first and then add the music to it.

I don’t remember which one of us came up with the idea first.

———-So the lyrics came first.

In other words, it has to be fuckin’ fast

Yes, and YOSHIFUMI presented some conditions for composing the music.

———-Conditions?

BPM 230 or higher.

In other words, it has to be fuckin’ fast.

———-Wow, that’s interesting.

It’s really interesting.

You’d think that restrictions would mean less freedom of thought, but it’s not the case, it’s the opposite.

———-It’s the other way around.

Yes, I can come up with many more ideas than when I think without restrictions.

This was a fantastic first experience.

———-Wow, it’s a strange thing, isn’t it?

Anyway, that’s how the song “Fingertip” came about.

I can’t just release something like that at a moment’s notice

———-What were some of the challenges?

The mix from 2000 was so crappy that I had to start from scratch.

So it takes a lot of time.

———-I see.

It also took me a long time to memorize the lyrics.

Especially since they weren’t my own lyrics, it took a long time for the words to come out smoothly.

———-Yeah.

After recording the video and the song for the first time, I recorded the chorus, mixed, and mastered the song.

It seems like I can’t just release something like that at a moment’s notice.

———-Well, it seems that your aesthetic is to create something good even if it takes a long time, so I won’t say anything.

I’m glad you understand.

Look forward to the next one, STAY METAL!

September 26,2022　Freakz