Songwriting collaborations beyond albums 1 & 2

[Miguel]

Apparently doing alright for himself.

His home studio in LA:






Excerpts from a lengthy, roughly translated interview (Jan. 2017):

Heroism: I was learning Yamaha's piano lesson from kindergarten to fifth grade, but since I entered high school I started to make my own original. I was excited when new songs appeared in junior high school, I went to buy for pocket money, but the song I wanted not to be there so much was gone. If not, I tried to try making it myself. About that time Just as DTM became a hot topic. It was really expensive but I started hitting all savings and buying a machine called Mac Performer 5220 and fumbling by buying a Casio keyboard and a Mac version of Singer Song Writer.

Heroism: I do not know how to make it, and there was no one to tell me, so I felt it. At the time I was also doing bands, but I felt that the singing of the original there was crazy, it was a copy band though. When I was in high school in the second year, I played a Moulin play in the class at the cultural festival. I played this play, I used to play the original song casually back to where I usually starred Disney's songs.

Heroism: I studied for exams with everyone, and I joined the Keio University School of Commerce. Just a summer vacation just after entering the university, you can organize a band that you think is pretty destiny, from there all the more bands everyday. It is a so-called rock band that we organized with people outside the university, I was live once or twice a month and I got a voice from the major, and when I was a year I envisioned to eat in the band . Someday I wanted to stand at the Tokyo Dome, while I was setting goals, I continued activities with third and fourth (year students), but I felt the limit here. If it was an explosive hit somewhere, it would have been different, but I thought that it would not be ahead in this way, suddenly broke up at Hamamatsu during the tour (laugh). Although it was a band, I made songs, arranged a studio and a live house, almost all my tickets were sold on my own ... ... this is the limit. But at the same time I saw a way of composer. Even if it is difficult in the band, if you are a composer you might be able to stand in the Tokyo Dome ....

Heroism: At that time, I did not write such a big song, now it's embarrassing and it is a level that nobody can listen to. But something that sleeps in me thinks so, does not it? So as a composer I wanted to send about 20 companies, such as a writer's office that recorded about 10 songs only on the MD to MD. Then 10 companies responded and they went out. But when I go, some preaching is done ... ...., " Why did you call me? " " Why did you call me !? " I thought. I think now, the perfection degree is low, but it seems to have bothered me a bit. After all, it can not be decided and it will be in the form like a writer keeping it, so it was not a situation that I can eat immediately. Throat, it was supposed to try to get a job.

Heroism: I got a job at a certain public interest corporation and worked quite a bit as a salaried worker. Public interest group corporations are well quasi civil servants, so obviously no side jobs are prohibited. Writing new songs is no good for reinstatement. But if it is said that the songs I wrote so far are to be adopted, it's pretty gray, but it was okay. I was negotiating variously when I was called to personnel repeatedly. In the meantime, as lucky songs came out to the world, Nakajima Mika 's " LIFE " came out to red and white, so it's too conspicuous and masui as expected ... well. Until then I had worked in Tokyo, but in the fourth year I got a letter saying that I transferred to Nagoya. To be honest, I was already determined to do it with music, but quitting because I'm relocating because I'm relocating is too bad. First of all, I came to Nagoya on a business trip to find a house and traveled around with a real estate agent car. Meanwhile, if you were talking to a real estate agent woman, she likes karaoke, and singing is always "LIFE". Furthermore, " Wonderful Life " written in JUJU has flowed in Nagoya. Previously, I wore a suit in Shinjuku's Great Guard Five Crossroads, I thought as "I am doing what I am ... ", but that word stuck in my body ... .... So I decided to prepare and called the department manager of my department and said "I 'd like to write a song " after all , I left my resignation. There was a hold, but I finally retired with a handshake that I will support you in the future. It was only about 3 songs at the time, so it was full of anxiety, but I will devote myself from now on.

He attended songcamps abroad. "But when I go to Europe, they are talking about Los Angeles..."

I went there in a few weeks after saying "I will go at once"! At that time I stayed for two weeks, but since the manager of Alex was a great man of BMG, I took a tour of the mansion of a legendary man who succeeded at LA, with a feeling that he was taken by that person It was. I saw this and understood the urban legendary things people said in Europe. It's too amazing to be overwhelmed. But those people introduced at that time are still connected and it has become an important network for me. That is 2012, is not it? Then I came to come and go back and forth between Japan and LA.

Heroism: It is want Catching a Grammy Award to up to 40 years of age because it is now 35 years old. Already friends around is taking everyone, even you have that winning is about six friends this time, are you feel like does not mean that a pipe dream. Of course, it does not have to say no we have to fare in the future desperately. First, before the, I want to name to enter the top 40 of Billboard. Songwriter, as a producer. If possible, it is a place that wants to achieve this by the end of the year.

^ Wants to make a splash on the American charts this year, and win a Grammy in the next five years.

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