Hello, everyone! After some deliberation, I've decided to put an idea I've had for a while into action; I will begin producing a new cover group called Kudamono Project! Kudamono Project is an exclusive group with a focus on quality and teamwork, and has a fun fruity theme! The group will do a large variety of music, with no particular limits, although songs will be suggested and partially chosen by members. The group will be focused very much on quality, so I will be very choosy with auditions, and I am only taking four people for first generation! Depending on the response, I may add a second group of trainees that I feel might eventually make good additions to the main group.
Audition GuidelinesYou should audition with one full-length song of your choice (IN JAPANESE)! This song should have backing. In addition to your choice song, I will need two more songs from you; however, these songs need only be one minute and thirty seconds long instead of full length. Please choose song types that are the opposite of your choice song; e.g. if your original choice song was an energetic, cute song, try singing a slow song and a lower-range song for your other two songs. In addition, if you can sing in a boy's range, please send me something in that range as a fourth song. At this point, I am not sure how much boy-range music we will be doing, so I want to have a good idea of what the range of my auditionees are! If you are capable of picking out harmonies and learning them, please also send me a link to something with you harmonizing! (Song lists at end of post.)
Your choice song can be a file, or a Youtube link, however, your second and third songs should ONLY be .mp3 or .ogg format - this is the format I will be asking you to send files in for the group, and I need to make sure you can export those! Please include the song name and your name on all files you send to me, and upload files somewhere instead of attaching them to your e-mail. Your boy or harmony song can be a file or a link like your choice song. For your harmony song, if it's a group song, be sure that I can hear your part CLEARLY.
In addition to your songs, please fill out the following form and include it in your e-mail! Feel free to include a resume, if you like!
Your name:
Your age:
Range (singing): (If you know exactly, such as "tenor 1 - soprano 2", please say so!)
Experience in cover groups:
How quickly can you learn songs?
Favorite music types:
Specific favorite songs (three, please!):
Pick a color: Red, Green, Yellow, Pink, Blue
Audition link(s):
Please e-mail everything to my e-mail (naoko(at)nekohimenaoko(dot)com). Be sure to include "Kudamono Project" in the subject line!
Auditions are due by March 31!
A site for Kudamono Project is in the works, and will be added to this post when completed!
Songlists Set 1 - Choose Energetic, or SlowEnergeticIkimasshoi! (Morning Musume)
Guruguru Jump (Morning Musume)
Ai no Sono ~ Touch My Heart (Morning Musume)
Baby! Koi ni Knockout (Pucchimoni)
Kacchoi Ze! Japan (Biyuuden)
MY BOY (Buono!)
Kawaii Kare (Melon Kinenbi)
Lucky Cha Cha Cha (Minimoni)
SlowJohnny e no Dengon (Morning Musume)
Aruiteru (Morning Musume)
Sakura Mankai (Morning Musume)
Kokuhaku no Funsui Hiroba (Berryz Koubou)
Nanni mo Iwazu ni I LOVE YOU (Biyuuden)
Hoshi no Hitsujitachi (Buono!)
Akai Freesia (Melon Kinenbi)
Tanpopo (Tanpopo)
Songlists Set 2 - Choose Cute or MatureCuteGo Girl ~ Koi no Victory (Morning Musume)
Omakase Guardian (Guardians 4)
Fighting Pose wa Date ja Nai! (Berryz Koubou)
Issai Gassai Anata ni A.GE.RU (Biyuuden)
Shochuu Omimai Moushiagemasu (C-ute)
Soku Dakishimete (C-ute)
Koi*Kana (Kirarin Revolution)
Minimoni.Jankenpyon! (Minimoni)
MatureOnna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai (Morning Musume)
Dounikashite Doyoubi (Morning Musume)
Kanashimi Twilight (Morning Musume)
Shouganai Yume Oibito (morning Musume)
Dakishimete Dakishimete (Berryz Koubou)
Hitorijime (Biyuuden)
Namida no Iro (C-ute)
Thanks! (GAM)