(Group) milktub（ミルクタブ）

[daigong]

milktub（ミルクタブ）




bamboo （ボーカル）
Hikaru 一番星☆光 （ギター）

milktub founded in 1991 is a Punk & Rock'n'Roll duo based in Japan!



milktub is a music unit consisting of bamboo (vocals) and Ichibanboshi Hikaru (guitar) with the slogan of “fast, silly and stylish.” They performed the theme song of the 2013 anime Uchouten Kazoku.

bamboo（左）

生年月日：07.24
担当パート：Vo.　MC　作詞　作曲 脂肪
影響を受けたアーティスト：ZIGGY　NEW ROTE'KA
座右の銘：水分補給はこまめに。
備考：美少女ゲーム業界にて現役ゲームプロデューサとしても活動中。
3度の飯より肉が好き。
 
Hikaru 一番星☆光（右）

生年月日：06.04
担当パート：Gt. 作曲 編曲
影響を受けたアーティスト：山田かまち　近藤真彦
特技：趣味の自転車で月に500km走る。
備考：引き篭もりなのであまり人前に出ない。ライブすら出演しない事もしばしば。
愛読書は未だコロコロコミックという健康志向な妖精です。


 
SOURCE: wiki / Lantis Festival Media Package

Discography
Official facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/milktub696
Official website : http://milktub.com/
Official Myspace : http://jp.myspace.com/milktub/
Official twitter : https://twitter.com/bamboo_milktub & http://twitter.com/hikaru_milktub

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A sample of their LIVE!


because now they are bringing their act to AMERICA! is giving away two pairs of tickets to see them LIVE in Las Vegas Jan 16-17 and meet em!! Enter da CONTEST by Dec 20! http://jphip.com/lantis-festival-in-las-vegas-ticket-give-away/


Can’t wait for to just win em? BUT TICKETS NOW! *General & VIP Tickets*

Friday (Jan 16): http://www.axs.com/events/256244/anisong-world-tour-lantis-festival-tickets
Saturday (Jan 17): http://www.axs.com/events/256245/anisong-world-tour-lantis-festival-tickets

[vlinorman]

bamboo is the president of an eroge developer called OverDrive.

One of their games is on Steam.

http://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/251870/

I didn't know the band was around that long already. Good to see they're getting some overseas attention.

[daigong]

that's some really cool trivia vlinorman! thanks, we've been comissioned to ask em some questions as part of our promotion for LANTIS ANISONG FESTIVAL contest

Feel free to drop me a PM with some questions you have for em. so far i got some "Dave from Elite"-like fodder that would make Ops proud!!

[vlinorman]

A sample of their LIVE!

A couple of OverDrive games are about budding rock/punk bands, well these bands exist in real life too.





I always wondered whether these musicians were OverDrive employees.

[daigong]

^ SHIT! Shoulda asked them that.



well. I submitted the questions and he answered ALL OF EM! including ones about the brief boys (source: afachan.asia)

JPHiP: For those new to you and your music, tell us how you got involved in anisong and the Lantis Festival.

bamboo: I was playing my band, milktub while I was composing music for video games, then Lantis asked me to challenge myself even more by becoming an Anisong singer. My major debut was with the anime BAKA and TEST – Summon the Beasts -. I played at Lantis Festival not only this year but 5 years ago, too, so I was offered the chance to join this Las Vegas show based on the expectation that “bamboo can do something crazy wherever he is.”

JPHiP: Who and what are your influences on your music and how do they work into milktub’s sound and visual style?

bamboo: I was influenced a lot by Japanese punk bands. I inherited their concept of “men and women from all ages can enjoy this” and arranged our music to fit that theme. That’s the music part. The visual style is… not related to much of anything. (laughs)

JPHiP: Briefly explain the origin of your backup dancers the brief boys and will fans at ANISONG World Tour Lantis Festival in Las Vegas get a taste of them live?

bamboo: I came up with the idea when I was cooking nimono, a Japanese traditional food, in my kitchen. There are more than ten thousand people at the Tokyo show, so I’d be boring them if I just did normal stuff, and I really want to leave a huge impact on them. I wish I could bring them with me but I don’t want to get caught by the FBI, and they probably wouldn’t get a visa at the first place, so I gave up! (laughs)

JPHiP: milktub has been around since 1991, what would you credit to your longevity with Hikari?

bamboo: Hikari and I are friends since when we were in elementary school so our friendship has lasted more than 30 years. We’re like brothers or husband and wife because we’ve been always encouraged each other to “make things whenever and however we want to make them.”

JPHiP: Our members at JPHiP informed me that you are the president of an eroge developer called OverDrive. How did you get involved with this project?

bamboo: I was already in milktub when I started making games. 9 years ago OVERDRIVE was established as an independent company which I became the CEO of. Aside from that, I am producing a download site called “Mangagamers” to bring the fantastic visual novels of Japan to the world. I am a singing, dancing, game-making rock musician!

JPHiP: You’ve used kickstarter and crowdfunding to source your projects, how does it feel to have people all over the world support your projects and would you crowd source future milktub ventures?

bamboo: As of right now, we are only crowdfunding in Japan, but as we gradually release more content to our overseas fans, we are considering using Kickstarter for global support. We feel that many of our overseas fans have been introduced to us by our games, and the global audience has been increasing every year.

JPHiP: What is the difference between doing theme songs for anime and theme songs for games?

bamboo: Not much. I make music that best represents the work in 90 seconds.

JPHiP: How did you get involved with Act Against AIDS 2014?

bamboo: Last year, I was invited to participate in the event as part of a team called “Endohkai” led by JAM Project’s Masaaki Endoh, after I performed with them as a guest artist. I definitely want to set time aside to participate in charity events a few times a year and continue this tradition for years to come.

JPHiP: What do you want everyone to pay special attention to at the concert?

bamboo: Like rock’n’roll, anisong is music that crosses borders. Even if you don’t know the song, just feel the music. I’m sure we can all enjoy the show in the same light.

JPHiP: This is your first time performing in America. What do you like about traveling to other countries to perform?

bamboo: I’ve actually performed in China and Germany last year. It’ll be my first time performing in America, the birthplace of rock’n’roll, and I’m super excited. I always try to speak the language of the country we’re in during performance. My English isn’t very good, but I’ll try my best to communicate to the audience what milktub and the Lantis Festival is all about.

JPHiP: Do you have anything you want to say to your overseas fans?

bamboo: Let’s rock’n’roll !!!

Read it and pimp it here! http://jphip.com/jphip-interview-bamboo-of-milktub-lantis-festival-in-las-vegas/ @

[vlinorman]

Great interview! They're cool dudes.