Vocalist Mika Kobayashi And Composer Raj Ramayya Collaborate On Theme Sing For Video Game The Initial
Japanese singer-songwriter performs song for video game now available on Steam
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA – July 20th, 2017 - Music production company Strawberry Hill Music is pleased to announce that Japanese singer-songwriter Mika Kobayashi performs as vocalist on the song “Escape the Machine” for the video game THE INITIAL, released by Restory Studio. Composed and written by Indo-Canadian musician Raj Ramayya, the song serves as the theme song of the game. The video game is now available for download on the Steam digital gaming platform for PC, Windows & Linux, and the game's soundtrack which includes “Escape the Machine” is available for free as downloadable content.
For the vocal recording session, Kobayashi was flown out from Tokyo, Japan to work with Ramayya at Strawberry Hill Studios, a recording studio based in Novato, CA and owned by music production company Strawberry Hill Music. An international team of musicians assisted Kobayashi and Ramayya in bringing the composition to life; Brazilian composer Theo Nogueira co-composed the piece with Ramayya, Chinese producer Bo Song served as guitarist, Russian musician Daria Kondrakina provided orchestral arrangements, and Malaysian recording engineer Falk Au Yeong handled the final mix.
Developed by a small five-man development team, THE INITIAL is a hyper action game about schoolgirls battling against evil. The game takes place in a special area called SPE, with a school for students gifted with ESP powers. Every student of the school is skilled in battle, and an evil organization wants to create an artificial girl who has the ultimate power. They have secretly collected combat data and are close to achieving their goal. It's up to two students of the school, Ruri and Erika, to stop them.
ABOUT MIKA KOBAYASHI: Born in Hiroshima prefecture, pianist and vocalist Mika Kobayashi found her love for music early when she began playing the piano when she was five years old. When she was twenty-two, she won the Grand Prix vocal auditions that had more than a thousand participants. Her consistent work since that moment would later lead to her releasing her first album with much excitement.
Mika has become highly valued as a vocalist, and eventually met composer Hiroyuki Sawano, through which she became one of his recurring collaborators. Together they have worked on songs for popular anime such as Attack on Titan, Kill la Kill, Guilty Crown, Blue Exorcist, and others. She is also a special guest performer with the sword performance troupe KAMUI, founded by Kill Bill swordfight choreographer Tetsuro Shimaguchi, providing musical accompaniment.
For those who wish to keep up with Mika, visit her official website (www.miccabose.com), like her Facebook page (www.facebook.com/小林未郁-mika-kobayashi-165061316916737), and follow Mika on Twitter @miccabose.
ABOUT RAJ RAMAYYA: Raj Ramayya is an Indo-Canadian singer, composer and lyricist based in Marin County, California. His claim to anime fame would be his musical collaborations with famed Japanese composer Yoko Kanno as a member of The Seatbelts. Ramayya sang the opening credits song "Ask DNA" and wrote the lyrics for "Cosmic Dare (Pretty with a Pistol)" from the fan favourite feature film Cowboy Bebop: the Movie, and both sang and wrote the lyrics for "Strangers" from the anime series Wolf's Rain. Not limited to music in anime, he has also worked on songs for video games from the likes of Konami, Sega, and Capcom.
Ramayya has been featured as a guest vocalist/composer with several distinguished artists, ranging from talented composers Yoko Kanno (Escaflowne, Cowboy Bebop, Wolf's Rain) and Tatsuya Oe (Captain Funk, Hotei), to gifted lyricists Chris Mosdell (Eric Clapton, YMO) and Ron Sexsmith, and everyone in-between. His work has won him multiple awards and critical acclaim from around the world.
Among his other projects are the alternative Indian-influenced folk rock band "The Beautiful Losers", the anime cover band “Raj and the Zen Masters”, the electronic Indian fusion music project "Bhang Lassi", and session singing for products ranging from Asahi Beer and KFC, to Toyota and Coca-Cola. He is also a guest vocalist with three different Japanese electronic music groups; Captain Funk, Akakage, and Studio Apartment, with SA's song "Strawberry Rainbow" (which Ramayya both sang and wrote lyrics for) hitting #1 on the iTunes Japan charts.
For those wishing to connect with Raj, visit his website www.rajramayya.com, like his Facebook page (www.facebook.com/rajramayyamusic), and follow Raj on Twitter @rajramayya.
ABOUT STRAWBERRY HILL MUSIC: Strawberry Hill Music is a music production company based in San Francisco, CA. They specialize in music recording and production/post-production for film, television, animation, video games, commercials, audiobooks, and web-original series. They also produce and engineer music for artists such as Amanda Abizaid, Marsha Yuan, and Damon Mahoney (Three of Swords).
For more information, please visit SHM's official website (www.strawberryhillmusic.com), and follow them on social media through Facebook (www.facebook.com/strawberryhillm) and Twitter @StrawberryHillM.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA – July 20th, 2017 - Music production company Strawberry Hill Music is pleased to announce that Japanese singer-songwriter Mika Kobayashi performs as vocalist on the song “Escape the Machine” for the video game THE INITIAL, released by Restory Studio. Composed and written by Indo-Canadian musician Raj Ramayya, the song serves as the theme song of the game. The video game is now available for download on the Steam digital gaming platform for PC, Windows & Linux, and the game's soundtrack which includes “Escape the Machine” is available for free as downloadable content.
For the vocal recording session, Kobayashi was flown out from Tokyo, Japan to work with Ramayya at Strawberry Hill Studios, a recording studio based in Novato, CA and owned by music production company Strawberry Hill Music. An international team of musicians assisted Kobayashi and Ramayya in bringing the composition to life; Brazilian composer Theo Nogueira co-composed the piece with Ramayya, Chinese producer Bo Song served as guitarist, Russian musician Daria Kondrakina provided orchestral arrangements, and Malaysian recording engineer Falk Au Yeong handled the final mix.
Developed by a small five-man development team, THE INITIAL is a hyper action game about schoolgirls battling against evil. The game takes place in a special area called SPE, with a school for students gifted with ESP powers. Every student of the school is skilled in battle, and an evil organization wants to create an artificial girl who has the ultimate power. They have secretly collected combat data and are close to achieving their goal. It's up to two students of the school, Ruri and Erika, to stop them.
ABOUT MIKA KOBAYASHI: Born in Hiroshima prefecture, pianist and vocalist Mika Kobayashi found her love for music early when she began playing the piano when she was five years old. When she was twenty-two, she won the Grand Prix vocal auditions that had more than a thousand participants. Her consistent work since that moment would later lead to her releasing her first album with much excitement.
Mika has become highly valued as a vocalist, and eventually met composer Hiroyuki Sawano, through which she became one of his recurring collaborators. Together they have worked on songs for popular anime such as Attack on Titan, Kill la Kill, Guilty Crown, Blue Exorcist, and others. She is also a special guest performer with the sword performance troupe KAMUI, founded by Kill Bill swordfight choreographer Tetsuro Shimaguchi, providing musical accompaniment.
For those who wish to keep up with Mika, visit her official website (www.miccabose.com), like her Facebook page (www.facebook.com/小林未郁-mika-kobayashi-165061316916737), and follow Mika on Twitter @miccabose.
ABOUT RAJ RAMAYYA: Raj Ramayya is an Indo-Canadian singer, composer and lyricist based in Marin County, California. His claim to anime fame would be his musical collaborations with famed Japanese composer Yoko Kanno as a member of The Seatbelts. Ramayya sang the opening credits song "Ask DNA" and wrote the lyrics for "Cosmic Dare (Pretty with a Pistol)" from the fan favourite feature film Cowboy Bebop: the Movie, and both sang and wrote the lyrics for "Strangers" from the anime series Wolf's Rain. Not limited to music in anime, he has also worked on songs for video games from the likes of Konami, Sega, and Capcom.
Ramayya has been featured as a guest vocalist/composer with several distinguished artists, ranging from talented composers Yoko Kanno (Escaflowne, Cowboy Bebop, Wolf's Rain) and Tatsuya Oe (Captain Funk, Hotei), to gifted lyricists Chris Mosdell (Eric Clapton, YMO) and Ron Sexsmith, and everyone in-between. His work has won him multiple awards and critical acclaim from around the world.
Among his other projects are the alternative Indian-influenced folk rock band "The Beautiful Losers", the anime cover band “Raj and the Zen Masters”, the electronic Indian fusion music project "Bhang Lassi", and session singing for products ranging from Asahi Beer and KFC, to Toyota and Coca-Cola. He is also a guest vocalist with three different Japanese electronic music groups; Captain Funk, Akakage, and Studio Apartment, with SA's song "Strawberry Rainbow" (which Ramayya both sang and wrote lyrics for) hitting #1 on the iTunes Japan charts.
For those wishing to connect with Raj, visit his website www.rajramayya.com, like his Facebook page (www.facebook.com/rajramayyamusic), and follow Raj on Twitter @rajramayya.
ABOUT STRAWBERRY HILL MUSIC: Strawberry Hill Music is a music production company based in San Francisco, CA. They specialize in music recording and production/post-production for film, television, animation, video games, commercials, audiobooks, and web-original series. They also produce and engineer music for artists such as Amanda Abizaid, Marsha Yuan, and Damon Mahoney (Three of Swords).
For more information, please visit SHM's official website (www.strawberryhillmusic.com), and follow them on social media through Facebook (www.facebook.com/strawberryhillm) and Twitter @StrawberryHillM.
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