Tokyo Interview Part 1 (Feb 07, 2010)
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Hey guys!
I know a lot of you have been waiting for this so as a joint collaboration with JunSenoue.com and The Sonic Stadium, I’d pleased to reveal the interview that took place in Tokyo, Feb 07th 2010. Forum VIP and TSS writer ‘T-Bird’ got the chance (one again!) to sit in the interviewers chair with our favourite guitarist armed to the teeth with fan questions, a tape recorder, calamari, fries and a two pizzas (go figure). Also present was Jeriaska of Gamasutra.com, his weapon of choice being a digital camera. Congratulations to JunSenoue.com Forum members Ibbod0, Bluelightning and especially Sonic1991 who won a copy of the Sonic Heroes ‘Triple Threat’ album for his top question! Again, thanks to T-Bird for handing out that generous prize!
Anyway, here’s the first part of the interview, with the fan questions and another few photos tomorrow!
T-Bird: So Jun, how are you, and what projects have been keeping you busy?Jun: I’m working on several projects, at this moment I can only tell you that I’m working on Super Monkey Ball: Step and Roll which was released this month. I was not the composer; I took care of finding the singers and talent in a similar way I did for Sonic Unleashed and Sonic the Hedgehog 2006. The composers were Tomoya Ohtani and Mariko Nanba. There are eight vocal songs which meant I had to find eight singers; In the end these were two Japanese singers, three North Americans and three from Europe, with the genres of the tracks focusing on dance and club tunes.T-Bird: To sort of follow on, can we expect any new material from you this year? I think “The Works” went down exceptionally well last year, and the burning question on everybody’s lips is when is the second Crush 40 album due out?Jun: Yeah…we [Jun and Johnny Gioeli] are discussing when we should start work on the next album, or the next show. Originally I had a plan to do other Crush 40 shows here in Tokyo in early May, but Johnny is quite busy with Axel Rudi Pell [the German rock act Johnny performs with] so maybe we will get around to doing some shows. We had a TGS (Tokyo Game Show) performance in 2008, and a lot of kids wanted to be there. Unfortunately they could not attend as the event was during school time, so the aim is to do some shows during the summer or spring vacations.T-Bird: Wow, that’d be very cool for the Japanese audiences! I think one of the most impressive soundtracks from last year was the Sonic and the Black Knight OST on the principle it was so musically diverse – how did you go about getting in touch with Tommy Tallerico, and what was it like working with him and Richard Jacques amongst others?Jun: Talking about Sonic and the Black Knight, I ideally wanted to work with the guys who provided the songs to previous Sonic titles instead of teaming up with the SEGA composers I usually team up with. I asked Richard Jacques, then spoke to Howard Drossin. Talking about Tommy though, he was not an original Sonic composer. I’ve known him for years and we are good friends, and I thought this would be a good opportunity to team up with him and have him as a composer on this title. Tommy provided us with ten ideas for tracks, and basically I selected three ideas from his list. He composed one of them from the start to the finish, and then the other two tracks I used the ideas and took care of them, arranged them and tracked the music with my band. It was a very fun experience!T-Bird: I bet! Ok…(laughs) I guess this would be a good time to bring up Sonic the hedgehog 4 Episode 1 which has just been announced this week. Any thoughts? Anything you can tell us like, are you involved with the soundtrack?Jun: Uhh…Ok. My answer is this; I hope I can tell you all the details in late spring or early summer!T-Bird: Haha! Ok, I guess we will just have to wait then! As we mentioned before, you’ve heard of the Summer of Sonic. In 2008 we had TJ Davis and Richard Jacques, last year we had Bentley Jones return to perform…any chance in the near future for a Crush 40 appearance?Jun: Talking about the shows we’ve done so far: with had a TGS performance back in 2008, and for that we played along with some backing tracks. For our next shows in Japan (more later!) we plan to have full band. If we come over to the UK, we will probably do something similar to what we did at TGS, but yes, we [Jun and Johnny] will be talking about it! …
That’s it for today folks! The fan questions will be online tomorrow, along with a few more SLR high-resolution pictures!
Thanks, Martin.
Have a happy New Year!
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Hey guys,
firstly, I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas! I can’t believe how quickly 2009 has gone by, especially the last few months. Mind you, the wait for all 3 brand new Jun Senoue / Crush40 related CD’s helped! I want to say a special thank you to everyone who ordered at least one of the CD’s, it’s you guys who help make sure there’s more. I’m certainly looking forward to the next batch! To anyone who is still wanting one, we still have personalised copies of both ‘True Colors’ and ‘The Best of Crush40′ in the official JunSenoue.com shop (See here for details).
So what does 2010 hold? So far, a lot. The Official Crush40 website will be online the 1st quarter, and Jun’s currently working on several projects that have yet to be announced. I have a few more plans for the shop also, and I have a very good feeling about this year! Anyone who hasn’t joined the forums so probably do so, as news is updated there before it hits the main page! If you hang around long enough, you’ll become a ‘JS.com Forums Exclusive Member’ and starting from January 1st, have first pick at all future CD’s and Merchandise. So what are you waiting for? Join here!
Last but not least, I want to thank Jun for giving us all this amazing opportunity to own a personalised CD, including all the little extras and the late night trips to the local Post Office to make sure we got them as soon as possible! I also want to thank each and every fan who read and contribute to JunSenoue.com, along with everyone on the FaceBook / MySpace / YouTube pages for the continual support. I also couldn’t have managed without the support from Benji, Pamela and Shane who make sure the forums are fun, informative and safe, every day!
Have a happy New Year Crushers! See you in 2010
Martin / Jun
Personalised Signed Copies of ‘True Colors’ Available!
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That’s right guys, ‘True Colors: The Best of Sonic the Hedgehog Part 2′ is now available in the JS Shop for pre-order! Jun has purchased 50 copies like before, and again is happy to personalise your CD and sign it! The tracklist and details on how to order are as follows;
01. Un-gravitify
02. Dreams of an Absolution
03. Throw It All Away
04. E.G.G.M.A.N.
05. Waking Up
06. This Machine
07. Fly in the Freedom
08. My Sweet Passion
09. Believe in Myself (SA2 Version)
10. Unknown from M.E. (SA2 Version)
11. Theme of E-102γ
12. Cosmic Eternity – Believe in Yourself
13. Look-a-like (Short Edited Ver.)
14. Sonic3 MegaD Mix
15. Lazy Days -Livin’ in Paradise- (Original Demo – Mixed with Ted Poley)
16. All Hail Shadow (Hybrid Mix feat. Mike Szuter)
17. Dreams of an Absolution (Starry Night Remix)
18. Open Your Heart (K-Klub Remix)
To head over to the forums for details on how to order, CLICK HERE!
“Crush 40 – Super Sonic Songs” back in stock!
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Hey guys,
Jun has purchased another 50 copies of ‘The Best of Crush 40 – Super Sonic Songs’ and they’re now available to purchase via the JunSenoue.com shop! For details on how to order you own copy, please visit the forums here! Each copy is $30 and we accept PayPal only. Shipping price is dependent on your country, but you will see the total price before paying!
Once you have pressed the ‘Pay Now” button in PayPal, you must press ‘Return to Merchant’ otherwise your order will not be recieved!
Also, anyone still wanting a copy of ‘Jun Senoue – The Works’ can purchase an unsigned copy at YESASIA.com!
Thanks, Martin
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Limited signed copies of “Crush 40 – Super Sonic Songs” now SOLD OUT!
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Hey all,
Want to own a signed copy of “The Best of Crush 40 – Super Sonic Songs”? We currently have very limited numbers in stock! I must also stress that we do not currently have any more copies of “Jun Senoue – The Works” left, although hopefully it should come back into stock soon.
Anyway, for details and instructions on how to order your signed copy of “Super Sonic Songs” by Crush 40, please see here!
Make sure to follow those instructions word for word, or your order will not be accepted!
SOLD OUT!
Thanks to everyone who ordered, Martin