Hatsune Miku, who I will talk about more later on, opened for Lady Gaga and was even scheduled to perform at Coachella! That was before Covid-19 shut the event down, of course. Vocaloid concerts even exist! Holograms of these virtual singers can be projected on stage, and music made by dozens of producers will be “sang” by these characters throughout the night. Anyone can create with Vocaloid, and every song that’s created adds to a growing list of performances by the virtual avatars. In my opinion, the main appeal of Vocaloid is the unique sounding vocals and the emphasis on community. This means a music artist can create vocals without using a real singer and has more control over their project. This allows producers to generate singing and speaking by typing in words and creating melodies! It works similarly to Siri or Cortana on your phone.
The software works by gathering data from voice providers and places all the recordings from the provider into a voice bank. It originally wasn’t even going to become a finished product, but Yamaha picked up the project and released it to the public commercially in 2004, which is, funnily enough, the year Iwas born! :0 “Vocaloid” is the name of a singing voice synthesizer developed in a joint research project led by Kenmochi Hideki at the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Spain. So what exactly are Vocaloids, and why are so many people interested in them? We hope to remain an error in the music industry for the rest of our lives.If you’ve found yourself browsing the internet, (or have talked to me at all) you’ve most likely come across Vocaloids. They were at the height of their popularity in the late 2000s and early 2010s, although these virtual pop stars still have massive fanbases. This can contrast to artists / musicians in social media, especially in pop music, who quickly conform to the societal standards of music making after making their break, in turn losing the thing that made them special and unique in the first place. The name behind GHOST DATA comes from the actual computational phenomenon “ghost data”, occurring after a supposed error is found – and corrected – thereby losing the original data forever. A staple of any GHOST DATA track can be recognized by their deep melody writing, emphasis on the human experience and emotional output, and strong percussive work.Įstablished in 2012, it was only until 2014 that GHOST DATA began taking a more serious interest in music production, honing every possible production technique and experimenting with every possible genre until finally solidifying his signature sound. GHOST DATA composes many different types of music through heavy experimentation and meaningful melody. GHOST DATA is a producer of electronic music, specializing in symphonic melody making and deep harmonic chord structuring, backed by creative and intuitive percussive work. Patron Thanks: Zurui, Tyler Ray, Circus-P, Stephan Lyons, Josh R., Justin Whitlock (JorroTreul), Chorvaqueen, Draya-Z, ArgentHeart, PaintedCz, Chandler Brown, KrisElric, Pax M., iwantcandy2, Krista Jones, Risuperu, Ashura, Agatechio, Meg, Psycho(Soubi), Jade Kaiba, Assora Tatsumi, Violin (Iris), Aaron “Metropolis” (2) was commissioned by Sange for his album “CITY OF BEASTS” featuring the UTAU Juni Ginkuro, and he has graciously allowed me to include it on this album. Special Thanks: Zero-G Ltd., Voctro Labs S.L., EmpathP (AkiGlancy), Circus-P, ODDEEO, Baggagelizard, Dj-jo, my friends and family, my significant other, and you! Music, lyrics: nostraightanswer (Kenji-B)Īdditional lyrics: EmpathP (4), Zurui (7) Featuring “My Impulse”, “Define Me”, “Pacify”, “Pushing Daisies”, and “Half-Life”, this album represents a large chunk of my career as a VOCALOID producer. Featuring a blend of electronic pop, house, and synthrock, SYNTECH is my first lyrical VOCALOID album.