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Combining Otoboke Be~ba~ and OZIN OSBORN Shinomiya
Celeina: You are now working with many unique artists.
Takano: That is an amazing lineup, isn’t it?
Celeina: I guess each of them has their own flow, but how did you come to direct the production of “Otoboke Be~ba~”?
Choshu: I was running a label called “Jyusai Riot Sha,” and we did a record release in Kyoto for a rock band called “Nejiume Tassi and Memories Nonsense,” which was run by a Kyoto chef who released their music on that label. The band I was playing with at that time was Otoboke Beaver. I think they were only 20 years old or something, but their live show and the CD-R I bought from them were really good, so I sent them an e-mail asking if there was anything I could do to help them.
Celeina: Chikara-san contacted you.
Choshu: I had the courage to contact him.
Takano: Are you also working as a kind of label owner?
Choshu: That’s right.
Takano: “Dumb Beaver” is amazing, isn’t it, with Free and Chad of the Red Hot Chili Peppers mentions on social networking sites.
Choshu: Before that, Foo Fighters, who will headline “Fuji Rock” tomorrow, and Black Midi, who will perform tomorrow, mentioned us in interviews, and invited us to open their Japan tour.
Celeina: Wow!
Takano: That really fits the theme of today’s event. Also, in terms of event production, recently we have had Guitar Wolf and Choshinjuku, Otoboke Be~Ba~ and OZIN OSBORN Shinomiya-san. This is an interesting combination. Music and comedy.
Choshu: As I said before, at music concerts, if you don’t know the artists or songs, you can just go home without seeing them, but sometimes music fans don’t know much about comedy, and I want comedy fans to see music as well, so I want to create a crossover between the two. Also, simply, the Corona disaster has made me a huge fan of comedy.
Takano: You are motivated to let everyone know who Chikara-san is promoting, right?
Choshu: That’s right. I have a crazy desire to let everyone know what I like.
Celeina: From an artist’s point of view, I really appreciate the presence of people like Chikara-san.
