Japan’s Silky Voice chooses PMC for home studio
Published: ASIA
JAPAN: Japanese producer Jun Inoue, aka Silky Voice, has recently finished construction on his home studio in the Shibuya district of Tokyo, which has been built around a pair of flagship BB5 XBD-A monitors from British loudspeaker manufacturer, PMC. The creation of his own studio has provided Mr Inoue with a configuration of his choosing, meaning that he doesn't need to rely on commercial facilities that ‘are not always suitable for everyone’s style of production’. The producer has been responsible for the success of Japanese boy bands Arashi and Kat-Kun, among others.
‘Most of these commercial studios do not have speakers that generate powerful and quality middle-low frequencies,’ Mr Inoue explained. ‘The audio may not be centred or balanced according to the structure of the room. I also worried about the time and cost of renting these studios, so I decided to build a home studio just like Motown's “Hitsville USA”, where I could invite my friends at any time and be able to work in a friendly environment.
‘I chose PMC BB5-XBD-A speakers because my favourite musicians such as Stevie Wonder, Prince and Afrojack, and many other respectable artists who make wonderful dance songs, were using them,’ he continued. ‘I also wanted a speaker that could generate rich, middle-low frequencies. I have spent many hours in Japanese studios but the only studios that satisfied me were the Victor Studio 202 and LAB Recorders B-Studio. I believe fully monitoring the mid-low range throughout the whole production process is the key to making audiences move their bodies. This is why, when I decided to build my private studio, PMC's BB5-XBD-A speaker came to mind first – because it has beautiful mid-low range.’
Since establishing his own studio and installing the PMC monitors, Mr Inoue has been working on projects for Yasuha Kominami and HaKU, as well as overseeing the production of all Japanese artists' content for Tokyo Tunes, a site created to promote new Japanese artists and songs through their YouTube channels and iOS app.