Advertorial
Mirei's English-Language debut launches today.
by Cool Japan Music (Paid Advertisement) (Paid Advertisement),
Japanese singer/songwriter MIREI's English-language debut, Take Me Away, drops today. Check it out below.
FOLLOW MIREI ONLINE:
http://mireinyc.com
https://www.instagram.com/mireinyc
https://www.facebook.com/MIREInyc
https://twitter.com/MIREInyc
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb43jc24EZp74nYcJ1dsnIA
Japanese singer/songwriter MIREI possesses a truly transcendent voice, delicate and ethereal yet supremely skilled at channeling complex emotion. Born in Osaka and based in Tokyo, the 21-year-old artist now brings her magnetic vocal presence to Take Me Away— her forthcoming EP which instantly affirms her rare talent for making dance-pop music with both heartfelt sensitivity and unapologetic power.
Arriving as her English-language debut, Take Me Away finds MIREI collaborating with producer/songwriters Zak Leever (a classically trained musician who's earned support from industry heavyweights like Diplo) and DJ Shiftee (a two-time DMC World Champion). With its hypnotic melodies and otherworldly beats, the EP artfully merges elements of R&B-pop and post-EDM, dreaming up a boldly original sound but never distracting from MIREI's captivating vocals. And in crafting her intimate lyrics, MIREI carefully drew from personal experience as a young woman in Japan's capital city. “There's a light side and a shadow side to Tokyo, and I've seen a lot of the shadow,” MIREI notes. “I wanted to write songs that let people know about both sides.”
In virtually every song on Take Me Away, MIREI reveals the universal nature of the issues she's exploring. On the EP's title track, for instance, she speaks to the sometimes-painful push for authenticity in a deeply conformist culture. “'Take Me Away' is about how hard it is to feel like you belong, especially when you're dealing with things like anxiety and depression,” she says. And while the brightly textured track unfolds with a certain melancholy, MIREI offers some sweetly delivered encouragement to embrace your own truth, subtly turning “Take Me Away” into an undeniable anthem.
All throughout the EP, MIREI's kaleidoscopic sound provides a potent backdrop to her lyrical reflection, which listeners will soon know as releases single by single ahead of the EP's official US release in 2020. Not only showcasing her fearless honesty, Take Me Away endlessly reveals the tremendous musical passion that Mirei has pursued for almost her entire life. “When I was really young, like three-years-old, my parents used to bring me to karaoke and sing all night long,” she recalls. In kindergarten she began taking dance lessons, which immediately sparked a fascination with pop divas like Rihanna and Lady Gaga. Soon enough, MIREI added singing to her repertoire and—with the help of Garage Band—began making music on her own when she was just 12-years-old.
By age 13, MIREI had caught the attention of a major record label, her first step toward global stardom. While spending her eighth-grade year in New York City, she performed in the prestigious choir Gospel For Teens, and took home the top prize at the legendary Amateur Night at the Apollo. After moving to Tokyo the following year, MIREI soon found success with several hit singles and album releases on her home turf. Eventually teaming up with Zak Leever and DJ Shiftee, she began the process of bringing Take Me Away to life in 2018.
For MIREI, the making of Take Me Away marks a thrilling new chapter in her growth as an artist—one that finds her facing the most difficult of emotions, then transforming those feelings into music that questions, challenges, and ultimately empowers. “I was so moved by the whole experience of making these songs,” says MIREI. “Sometimes it actually hurt to write them, but I think that's a good thing. A lot of the time what we feel isn't happy or perfect, but talking about it is what connects us. I hope that hearing these songs helps other people to feel more connected too.”
FOLLOW MIREI ONLINE:
http://mireinyc.com
https://www.instagram.com/mireinyc
https://www.facebook.com/MIREInyc
https://twitter.com/MIREInyc
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb43jc24EZp74nYcJ1dsnIA
Japanese singer/songwriter MIREI possesses a truly transcendent voice, delicate and ethereal yet supremely skilled at channeling complex emotion. Born in Osaka and based in Tokyo, the 21-year-old artist now brings her magnetic vocal presence to Take Me Away— her forthcoming EP which instantly affirms her rare talent for making dance-pop music with both heartfelt sensitivity and unapologetic power.
Arriving as her English-language debut, Take Me Away finds MIREI collaborating with producer/songwriters Zak Leever (a classically trained musician who's earned support from industry heavyweights like Diplo) and DJ Shiftee (a two-time DMC World Champion). With its hypnotic melodies and otherworldly beats, the EP artfully merges elements of R&B-pop and post-EDM, dreaming up a boldly original sound but never distracting from MIREI's captivating vocals. And in crafting her intimate lyrics, MIREI carefully drew from personal experience as a young woman in Japan's capital city. “There's a light side and a shadow side to Tokyo, and I've seen a lot of the shadow,” MIREI notes. “I wanted to write songs that let people know about both sides.”
In virtually every song on Take Me Away, MIREI reveals the universal nature of the issues she's exploring. On the EP's title track, for instance, she speaks to the sometimes-painful push for authenticity in a deeply conformist culture. “'Take Me Away' is about how hard it is to feel like you belong, especially when you're dealing with things like anxiety and depression,” she says. And while the brightly textured track unfolds with a certain melancholy, MIREI offers some sweetly delivered encouragement to embrace your own truth, subtly turning “Take Me Away” into an undeniable anthem.
All throughout the EP, MIREI's kaleidoscopic sound provides a potent backdrop to her lyrical reflection, which listeners will soon know as releases single by single ahead of the EP's official US release in 2020. Not only showcasing her fearless honesty, Take Me Away endlessly reveals the tremendous musical passion that Mirei has pursued for almost her entire life. “When I was really young, like three-years-old, my parents used to bring me to karaoke and sing all night long,” she recalls. In kindergarten she began taking dance lessons, which immediately sparked a fascination with pop divas like Rihanna and Lady Gaga. Soon enough, MIREI added singing to her repertoire and—with the help of Garage Band—began making music on her own when she was just 12-years-old.
By age 13, MIREI had caught the attention of a major record label, her first step toward global stardom. While spending her eighth-grade year in New York City, she performed in the prestigious choir Gospel For Teens, and took home the top prize at the legendary Amateur Night at the Apollo. After moving to Tokyo the following year, MIREI soon found success with several hit singles and album releases on her home turf. Eventually teaming up with Zak Leever and DJ Shiftee, she began the process of bringing Take Me Away to life in 2018.
For MIREI, the making of Take Me Away marks a thrilling new chapter in her growth as an artist—one that finds her facing the most difficult of emotions, then transforming those feelings into music that questions, challenges, and ultimately empowers. “I was so moved by the whole experience of making these songs,” says MIREI. “Sometimes it actually hurt to write them, but I think that's a good thing. A lot of the time what we feel isn't happy or perfect, but talking about it is what connects us. I hope that hearing these songs helps other people to feel more connected too.”
discuss this in the forum (4 posts) |
bookmark/share with:
this article has been modified since it was originally posted; see change history