We were able to reach people who are difficult to reach through our usual works and live performances. (Daichi Yamamoto)
It was a valuable experience to be able to create in a different field than usual, wasn't it?
STUTS: That's right. Producing a song or a work as a whole is something I have always done for my own works, but I was very happy to be able to produce it the way I wanted to in a project like this, where many people were involved and it was seen by many people. I am very happy that I was able to produce the work the way I wanted to.
Daichi Yamamoto: It was great that our music could reach people who are difficult to reach through our regular works and live performances. It was a great opportunity to let many people know about our music.
As with the creation of the music, I personally feel that the two of you must work well together in many aspects of your live sessions, as was the case at Daichi's recent one-man show in Osaka. The live session organized by "Johnny Walker" was also great.
Daichi Yamamoto: The "Johnny Walker" show was different from the live performance in front of the audience, so it was a new experience for me.
Daichi Yamamoto: I had a lot of fun but also felt a lot of difficulty performing "Cage Birds" for the first time. I think it would be interesting to perform with a live band set instead of just playing the beat and singing along, because he still has unknown potential.
Daichi Yamamoto: I would like to do it someday. I have performed as a guest performer, but I have not yet had a band set at any of my gigs. Cage Birds" is a song that gets not only the audience excited, but also ourselves, so I felt that it would be a good match with live sound in terms of creating a sense of unity when we had a session with STUTS at the Osaka concert.
STUTS: The session in Osaka was a lot of fun, wasn't it? Actually, "Cage Birds" is a difficult MPC to type, and during the live performance, I made some mistakes in typing the MPC, but I think I can experiment with it when I get more used to it.
Daichi Yamamoto: I was really impressed with the live performance. It was fun to see it live because it had more drive, or rather, a sense of pulling you along with a groove that was different from the recorded music. I heard a rumor that you can play MPC with your eyes closed.
STUTS: Compared to drums, the finger movements are less physical, so I can play songs that I am used to, but "Cage Birds" still takes some time (laughs). It would be fun if you could play live on the keyboard someday, like MPC does.
