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01 October 2005 |
Tour, media, studio and live info and more
It`s official! Marty is teaming up with multi-platinum superstar Ami Suzuki for a tour of Japan at the end of this month! The new album from Ami Suzuki, ?gAround the World?h was released October 12th. on Avex.
More info in the Japanese section of this site.
Marty has a 4 page color spread in the `cutting edge people` section in the current issue of `SPA!` magazine(Japanese equivalent to Maxim or FHM). Coming out soon is a follow up in `Pia` magazine featuring the contest winner who met Marty, as well as a cover story in `Sound Designer`.
Studio update: ex-JAPAN bassist Mick Karn put down some bass tracks for a song on Marty`s upcoming record. Two more songs will be cut with a 26 piece orchestra this week in LA with A-list arranger Tom Harriman.
Marty will do an autograph session in Tokyo on November 19th.
Check in often for more details.
A free DVD featuring Marty is available at major music stores in Japan from BOSS. Marty shares stories, experiences, advice, and plays some guitar as well. In this DVD you can get a sneak peek at Marty`s new signature guitar coming out in January from Ibanez, as well as great new stuff from BOSS.
Also Marty`s most recent full concert with Aikawa Nanase will be broadcast 6 times on SkyPerfect TV. More info in the Japanese section.
Here as promised is a transcript of a recent chat with Marty, enjoy!
.COM Well, it`s great to finally catch up with you, it has been a while since you have updated me-and the fans of our site!
MF Sorry `bout that! This is my first chance to even catch my breath?c
.COM First off, tell me about the new theme song for the show ?gRockman?h and tell us what ?gRockman?h is.
MF ?gRockman?h is a major hit anime TV program in Japan. Every season they change the theme song and this coming season it will be a song I wrote and recorded called ?gAshiato?h (Footsteps). Lyrics were written by ?gClair?h who also sang on the track. She is absolutely amazing! The TV version can be heard starting in October, and the full length version will be released as a single after that.
.COM You are in LA now, I know you are doing tracks for your new solo album, but why LA and not Tokyo?
MF After going for over 2 months without a single day off, I needed a little down time, so I got to visit my folks in LA. After that much needed break I played on 2 songs on the upcoming Supreme Beings of Leisure album. They are one of my favorite bands. I don`t know how to label their music, trip-hop, acid-lounge, space-sexrock, I don`t know. I can tell you for sure that it is some of the most innovative music out there this side of Garbage. Highly recommended if you are wondering what to play as background music for intimate times if you know what I mean. I also wanted to get into the studio there and have Jeremy Colson play drums on 2 or 3 songs for my new record. We got 5 done and I`m ecstatic. Mark my words, that guy is gonna be one of the top drummers in rock. As far as I`m concerned, he already is, and I am extremely strict on drummers!
.COM You have played with some tremendous drummers now that you mention it?c
MF Even the drummer in my first band was exceptional for a 16 year old! I`m totally spoiled.
.COM This summer you joined G3 in Tokyo and there has been talk on the internet that the song you did may or may not come out on the live DVD. Can you clear that up for us?
MF I don`t really know anything about that. Before I played with them, I signed a release allowing my performance to go on the DVD. Whether or not they include the song, I have no idea. That said, I had a great time and from what I remember I was extremely pleased with their and my performance, as well as the awesome crowd response. I would be honored if they included the tune. Plus it would be the first blues tune I ever released, I think!
.COM What`s going on with Hebimetasan? Many of us, myself included, who have downloaded the show on the internet know it looks crazy, but since we don`t understand Japanese, we have no idea what is going on.
MF I didn`t know you could download the show. I have received emails from people have actually done that, I just don`t know how they do it. I have seen the show`s official site and I know you can`t download it there, so I assume someone taped some of the shows off TV. Anyway it`s a great show and I`m proud to be part of it. I have learned a ton, and it has opened so many new doors for me. It is a two-season show, and the final episode airs Sep. 27th. There will likely be specials and/or spin-offs of the show coming in the not too distant future, but I can`t tell you any more than that right now.
.COM Still no word on releasing the shows outside of Japan?
MF I don`t really see it happening, since almost all the guests are Japanese and only known in Japan, and most of them are in movies and TV rather than being musicians, so even if the shows were translated, I`m not sure how it would go over outside of Japan. Then again, Iron Chef did ok!
.COM Please tell me you are not planning to do any cooking shows! We are going to give your site a new look over the next few months, so please keep checking in, OK?
MF No problem. I can`t wait to see what you have planned.
.COM Thanks to Marty for this quick update and thanks to all of you around the world who enjoy Marty`s music. We are going to overhaul the entire site and we want to hear from you! We have a huge gallery and many of the pics are coming down to be replaced by new ones, along with lots of other fun updates. We would love to put your pics up, with Marty or without, send `em in, directly thru the CONTACT link at this site. Also feel free to email suggestions, comments, complaints or technical issues, as we approach 3 million hits, we want to do anything we can to make this site better than ever. Thanks! Maysan (webmaster)
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