Dec. 9th, 2010

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As you know, the Daikaigi concert tours will restart again very soon (on the 15th) and the guest list is always being updated with new people who are joining the performers list. Some of the performers are not well-known so I put together a list here to give you an idea of who each person is as well as a work of theirs that is worth watching. This list will also serve as a schedule of the concerts in case you are deciding which day to watch!

I hope you manage to check out some of the unfamiliar people and like them, especially the odottemita/ensoushitemita ones! Zombies are pretty cracked, btw...

cast list, dates, etc. )

Okay, that was hard to type... I'll add guests as they are updated in the site. Make sure you check the site, too, since they have pictures~. There are a couple more concerts for you to watch this December (and both are free), I'll get to them in a while (or tomorrow).
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To celebrate the coming of the new year, Nico Nico Douga is having a new year event, Nico Nico Kouhaku 2010. This is different from the Daikaigi concert tour. You can read more about how a kouhaku is held in wiki.

The kouhaku will be from 21:00 of December 31, 2010 to 12AM onwards of January 1, 2011. As far as I know, online viewing is free, although they have a promo for premium users in Japan where they can watch the concert live in the venue. The venue for this concert is not announced and will only be provided to those who win the invitation from the raffle.

Gate is here.

The guest list includes:

Hosts
Yamada Hisashi
Hyakka Ryouran

Utaite
• Kouhei
• Saiya
• Dasoku
• Nero
• Choucho
• Noir/Noaru
• Nomiya Ayumi
• Puriko
• Pokota
• Mi-chan
• Yamadan
• Yuge
• Sekihan
• Ten

Special Guest:
Golden Bomber

Vocaloid producers
• TokuP
• T-Pocket
• HachioujiP
• DeadballP

Odorite
• 1-nen 25-gumi (Ainiya, Nyanko, Mirii, Yuki)
• Imaoka-san
• Kyoufu
• takuma
• tadanon
• Bouto


I'll add to this as they update the site. I am not sure if this is only for premium users but they didn't say anything about it so I think it's free-for-all. If you cannot watch it at this time (I know I can't since I'll be celebrating my own party then ^^;.), you can timeshift it in advance so you can watch later on.
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This is not utattemita or Vocaloid-related (despite having a producer and a few utaite in it), but people who follow odottemita might be interested in watching. On December 12, 2010 (18:00), there will be an odottemita event, Nico Nico Dancemaster. Official website is here and the gate to the namahousou is here.

No ticket is needed although I am not sure if online viewing is only for premium users. They said in the site that the HQ stream is restricted to premium users, but I don't know if they have an economy version for free users :(.

Guest list is as follows. I've included the dancers' mylists in case you want to see samples of their performances.

list of performers )

I'll update this list if there are any additions, although I doubt it since the date is so near.
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Re:nG

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Re:nG (Renji) is a Vocaloid producer, an arranger and also an utaite. He has started uploading his works in Nico Nico Douga in 2007 and has been active since then. His first Vocaloid composition in NND, I Had Hatsune Miku Sing a Song Like a Robot Anime OP, was uploaded September 2007. Later on, a full version of the song, entitled WAY was uploaded, too.

He had formed a duo with utaite Re:A (Re:A&Rn:G or "rearrange") where he arranges/composes Re:A's songs. They have released a couple of albums before disbanding in December 2009. At present, Re:nG renamed his circle "solidbeats" and has collaborated with various utaite like Kouhei, Chachako and PAGECO. Aside from being an utaite and a producer/arranger, he is also the voicebank and creator of UTAU Soune Renzi (who was partnered with Soune Ria, voiced by Re:A).

Re:nG has contributed a lot to both utattemita and Vocaloid fandoms, but for the purpose of this post, we will talk more about his Vocaloid works.

You might have known Re:nG's music even without noticing that he composed it because of their sheer popularity. Re:nG does not have a particular genre when it comes to composing and arranging music. He has composed rock, pop and even trance music. His guitar melody is worth noting because while it varies in every song, it always sounds dexterously done and powerful without drowning the other instruments. Although rarely applied, his piano melody is also nice, especially when used as an interlude between rockish guitar-drums tunes.

As of the moment, Re:nG has used mainly Miku in his works, although he has also (albeit rarely) used Gakupo and Hiyama Kiyoteru. He also used MIKI and Kaai Yuki once. Of course, he also composed for his UTAU duo, Soune Renzi and Ria. One thing to note about his Miku is her solid tuning and the way her voice resounds without being sharp on the ears. His Gakupo and Kiyoteru are pretty good, too, without hints of sounding nasal or off as they would often do in other works.

As for his singing, he is a pretty good singer and has covered not only his own works but rearrangements of other works as well. He's noted to sound like Nakai Kazuya in Miku Wiki :D.

sample Vocaloid works
Anata ni Hana wo, Watashi ni Uta wo (Hatsune Miku)
Neoromantist (Hatsune Miku)
jewelfish (Hiyama Kiyoteru)
Kuchiduke wa Setsuna (Kamui Gakupo)
Platinum Romance (Miku, MIKI, Yuki)
WAY (Soune Renzi)

sample original works in collabs with utaite
whisper (with ichi)
BRAVE (with Chachako)
Ash Heart (with Kouhei)

sample covers
Melt (with Re:A, ryo original)
Anata ni Hana wo, Watashi ni Uta wo (self-cover)
IMITATION BLACK (with Ren and Chachako, natsuP original)

nikki says
I first knew Re:nG while I was looking up originals of the songs clear sang and I fell in love with "Symmetry" and "Anata ni Hana wo, Watashi no Uta wo". I love his Kiyoteru works the most, though. It was unfortunate that I knew of his collaboration with Re:A too late (I was too focused on his Vocaloid works), although I really loved Re:A's cover of "le grand bleu" which was included in one of those Utaite Tsunagu collections in the past. As someone who is both a fan of Vocaloids and utaite, I find Re:nG's numerous works and awe-worthy. He's so much like someone who can do anything remarkably, without confining himself to just one community. The way he delves into a lot of things at the same time and connects with people is really inspiring. Wonderful talent aside, I think his attitude towards creating something is admirable.


ETA: Re:nG himself clarified some points of the post specifically his first upload and the correct translation for "Kuchiduke wa Setsuna". Thank you for the corrections mm.
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ZERO

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You might know ZERO as the other half of that notorious magnet with tane. He is not new to the utattemita community, having started uploading his covers as early as DEcember 2008. He also has done collabs with a lot of people apart from tane, like Airi and Yuu.

ZERO has a higher and more boyish voice than Tane. He has a good range, enabling him to reach high notes despite the slight roughness of his voice. He might sound shaky at some parts of his covers, especially the fast-paced ones, but it adds to the natural feel of the covers. He covers songs in a straighforward, unadulterated way (when not with Tane) but he is still labeled in some songs as (z)ero. If you like Turbo's or H+ero's voices or ikemenish voices (as the tags say), you'll probably appreciate ZERO's singing. Sadly, he doesn't do sheep-counting tracks XD.

sample covers
solos:
Hajimete no Koi ga Owaru Toki (ryo original)
Starduster (Jimmythumb original)
Calc. (Jimmythumb original)
COLOR (TokuP original)
Itsumo Yori Nakimushi na Sora (Rerulili original)

collabs:
Cendrillon (w/ MISAKI, Dios original)
Perfect Crime (w/ *Airi, samfree original)
Aquarium (w/ Yuu, kihee original)
Bokura no 16-bit Sensou (w/ Tane, Sasakure.UK original)



nikki says
I first knew ZERO from his and Tane's brain-breaking magnet cover. As usual, LOL. Then I found him again when I was searching for people who have covered Dark to Light, which is one of my favorite Jimmythumb works. He has this...pure-hearted way of singing (when not singing with Tane), almost the same as early ShounenT and Turbo styles. I'm sad that he's not as popular as Tane even though he covers songs very well.

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