ZIMA, an alcoholic beverage brand of Molson Coors Japan Co., Ltd. (President: Kenichi Yano) that has always been at the forefront of youth culture, is now searching for new music from around the world to be played by three robots in the social media party band Z-MACHINES.
ZIMA developed the robot band Z-MACHINES with the question “the world is evolving daily, but are our parties?” and ever since, it has been hosting “Parties of the Future” unlike anything you’ve ever seen before, featuring the ultra-virtuosic performance of the three robots on guitar, drums, and keyboard, as well as the social media function in which the online audience can join the party without having to be there and send in their music. Having its debut performance in June and an appearance in a summer music festival in July, Z-MACHINES has been highly publicized not only in Japan, but by numerous media overseas including in the U.S., U.K., China, and Brazil, triggering much interest around the world.
(See video archive of Z-MACHINES here http://zmachines.jp/archive.html)
Always the leader of youth culture, ZIMA has worked with numerous artists in the past and, this time around, is calling out to artists around the world for music which will revolutionize the party in “FUTURE PARTY by ZIMA”. Overseas, the robot band has already collaborated with internationally renowned U.K musician, Squarepusher.
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Z-MACHINES Project URL: http://zmachines.jp/en
The deadline to submit your music is August 10th.
•Methods and Terms of Submission for Music to be played by Z－MACHINES
Two ways for submitting your music are; (1) sending in the music from a PC (MDI/WAV format), or (2) sending it using the iPhone app “nana”. The selected music will be recorded and its video streamed online in September. We very much look forward to you sending in music that will make the “party of the future”.
Please go to the link below for details.
http://zmachines.jp/en
•About Z-MACHINES
MACH - Robot guitarist playing two guitars with astounding speed!
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MACH inspires music creators to advance the possibility of music with super-accurate playing beyond human ability - it can not only play ultra-fast, but also play the slide, mute strings, and use the whammy bar. He’s also equipped with the “Body & Soul: Synchronicity System” where he will bang his head in synch with the movement of the audience watching the performance online. He will bring together the audience and players for a whole new party experience.
ASHURA - Robot drummer of the future playing 22 drums!
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The special drum set consists of 19 drums and 3 bass drums which are more than double the usual set – it is the one-and-only drum set in the world specially developed for ASHURA. The extreme dance rhythm possible only for a machine drummer inspires composers for a totally new musical innovation.
COSMO - Robot keyboard player resembling a future life form!
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COSMO’s sexy neon colors add a touch of flamboyance to the Z-MACHINES performance. Designed with the concept of “future life form”, he is supposed to be an ancient life form evolved a few thousand years ahead. He has spiral shapes in many of his body parts, which is a symbol of primordial life energy, and revs up the party “spirally” upward with music. He can emit light from the eyes through user demand online, playing the role to unite the party involving the power of the online audience.
•About Squarepusher
Squarepusher
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Squarepusher, is one of the most highly acclaimed artists on respected UK independent label Warp Records. His revolutionary approach to music is influenced by a wide range of music including experimental and first generation “drum & bass” jazz, electronic beats and fusion. His most recent album, Ufabulum, was released in May 2012 and is characterized by the extensive use of electronic beats together with super-fast complex rhythms with a nod to some of his early classics. Elements of the jazz-oriented feel of “Feed Me Weird Things”, the beautiful and pop melodies of “Hard Normal Daddy” and the acid and aggressive sound of “Go Plastic” can all be heard making this one of his best-ever albums.