"Shito Shinjo" (使徒信条)

Just a little update.
It's just a little song in Japanese.
Just uploaded a song called "Shito Shinjo"(使徒信条), which means Apostles' Creed in Japanese.
Yes just like "Creed" song by Third Day and Petra. Not sure if any Japanese band did this before but I wanted to do in in Japanese.

It's been a while since we did a song written in Japanese language.
It's just a simple bonus track type song, easy production with programmed drum track, but hope this can reach Japanese people.

-Tak


使徒信条という曲をアップしてみました。
アメリカあたりのクリスチャンのバンドがやっている、「使徒信条」(Apostles' Creed)をそのまま曲にする、というのを日本語でやってみた曲です。簡単でシンプルなオマケトラックですが。

USA Tour finished. Thank you!!

Hello, this is Tak from Imari Tones, Japanese Christian rock band.

(Sorry if my English is funny here and there, since this time I wrote it in Japanese first and then translated it into English.)
(And it's gonna be a long letter.)


I can't believe it.
It's almost 1 month since we came back from USA tour.


Thanks to you all, the tour was so much successful.
Recording at CFNI Dallas TX, concerts at churches, club gigs, and the showcase in Nashville TN, everything went very well.

(Here is the movie from our Nashville showcase)


Now we are back in Japan, organizing our thoughts, organazing videos and photos, and busy with everyday life here in Japan.

Before this tour, we were wondering what everything would be like after finishing the tour. We had no idea what it would bring, and we had no idea where we are going.

And let me tell you this.
Now we feel like the limit is gone.
It's as if we were in the small room and all of a sudden the roof is gone.
Now we can see the blue sky ahead of us and there is no limit.

I think this is what we call "breakthrough". And that is the most important thing we got through this tour.

Now that the old limit is gone, we have to take a new step and go for a longer journey in a bigger world. That's tough, it makes us dizzy, but it's a joy at the same time.


At the end of this tour, we attended a Christian music convention called The Objective. It was hosted by the people from "The Extreme Tour", and these guys were really great. I think they are trying to show what Christian musician really is, and trying to show the direction for musicians in this difficult age of music industry.

This year, we could not join their Extrem Tour further than The Objective convention, but in a future we really want to join their tour.

Also I was so inspired by the "outreach" they are doing.
Now I believe in the power of music, power of prayer, and the power of healing.

So now I really want to do this kind of "outreach" here in Japan.
(Off course it would be in a little bit different way, since in Japan things are very much different.)


In our 2010 East Coast Tour (which was last year), I prayed so that our country Japan would change. It was a great discovery for me, to find a heart for my own country inside me, to find out what I really wanted.

And now in 2011, we all know Japan is changing. However, the price was very high.

So my prayer during this tour, is like this.

"I want to see a miracle happen in Japan."

"I still believe in miracles."

Now we know God answers our prayer.

But in the first place, we have to be the "miracle" ourselves.

(By the way, here is the movie of Tak talking before concert)



So I want to tell you what we are going to do now.

One thing is, to contact industry people.
We met many music industry people at The Objective, the Christian music convention in Nashville.
Since we did our showcase very well, we made some little "buzz" among them in Christian music industry (hopefully, haha...).

So now we have to contact them, so that we can go further, aiming something big which we can't do by ourselves.


One issue we always have had is, to move and get based in USA.
Because we are playing a kind of music which is more for oversea market rather than Japanese domestic market, it's obviously a good thing to move to USA for our future success.

However, we know it's not so easy. For example, we have Visa issue and budget issue.
At the same time, we still have things to do here in Japan, especially because now Japan is going through a tough time.


One question here is whether or not we should follow success and glory.

As you know, people in this world are chasing their success and glory. However, we are a Christian band. Are success and glory necessary for Christian band? Should we really follow success and glory? Is there some other thing we have to do?

If we don't follow glory and if there is still something we can do, then I think we can say we are a Christian band.

So we are going to leave it to God's will, knocking every door and ask for His will.


Yes I know, it's almost 1 month passed since we came back from the tour. Maybe I should have contacted those industry people sooner.

I confess I have been suffering from kind of "burnout syndrome".
I needed some time to organize my thoughts and situation.
I could not think of doing anything for a while after the tour.
(Actually editing video took me so much time.)



So, here are things I'm going to do.


*Throwing Bible (in Japan concert)
Yes, bible throwing performace which was made famous by Stryper!
We are going to do it in Japan! At our concerts!
I wonder why we were not doing it before, maybe it's good time to adopt this pretty gimmick to our show. Also we will place some Free Bibles on our merchandise table so that people can see them. We will do each of our gigs as an "outreach" in Japan.


*Podcast
Some of you may know I was doing a podcast, together with my wife in 2008. However, it's not updated for a while since the band became very busy.
I'm thinking about starting it again, because I feel it's something I have to do now.
It's just a small output for an indie band like us, but I want to deliver some messages which I have to deliver in this time.
This time I'm going to do it by myself, because it's more personal and quicker.
Basically it's in Japanese language. I'm not sure if I'm gonna do English version.


*Side Project for Outreach
Like I just said, now I'm willing to do some "outreach" activity here in Japan, something like what I saw in Nashville TN. That's because I want more people to experience the power of music, power of prayer and healing power of God.

I can't say anything big, like big open-air event or benefit concert in Tohoku region, since we need some backup from organizations to do that kind of thing. But I'm thinking about doing some small stuff.

However, in fact, Imari Tones is not for these kind of local outreach activity.
Because our music is not for Japanese domestic market, and we need a decent venue and sound system to play, and our band members are not so flexible schedule wise.

So I'm thinking about starting a side project band for outreach purpose. Maybe with our church friends. And it's not gonna be a heavy metal like Imari Tones. It will be something easier to understand for Japanese people.



*Recording - Mid term plan
During this tour, we were selling CDs called "Living Water EP" at some venues. It inclueded 4 songs and 2 demo tracks.
During this tour, we recorded 2 songs (+1 remix song) in Dallas TX. So now we have 6(+1) songs.
We are planning to record 3 or 4 more songs during 2011, and make it a full album and release it in 2012.


*Recording - Long term plan
Also, we are thinking about making a "concept album". A concept album about Japanese history. It's gonna take time, it will need study and research. It's gonna be a biggest challeng for us. I don't know it's gonna take 2 years or 3 years. However, I promise, no matter how the situation is, no matter if we are successful or not, we gonna finish that album. At least that far, we can promise.



That's the list of things we are going to do.



I don't know how it's gonna be about our oversea touring plan.
Maybe we gonna do another tour soon, maybe we gonna play some festival, or visit certain city for a short tour, anything can happen.

But there is also a possibility we don't do any tour in 2012.
Because in these 3 years, we have been working hard and used up our energy and resource. So we may need some time to prepare and get rest, just to do a bigger thing in a future.

So we leave our next tour plan to God's will, while we are knocking every door.



Lastly, but most importantly,
We want to say big THANK YOU to all the people.
All the people who support us
All the people who made it possible
All the people we met on this tour
All the people who cares for us

And we thank God for huge blessing on this wonderful tour.

Thank you JESUS!!


Tak "Tone" Nakamine
Imari Tones
"The first Christian heavy metal from Japan"
http://www.imaritones.net/


p.s.
Check our footage from this tour on our YouTube channel.
http://www.youtube.com/imaritones

USAツアー報告

さて、やっと少し気持ちが落ち着いて書くことができるようになってきました。


もう戻ってきてから一ヶ月がたちましたが、
4月半ばから5月いっぱいにかけて、
Imari Tones（伊万里音色)、
3度目となるアメリカ遠征に行ってきました。

おかげさまで、
ツアーは願ってもないくらいの成功でした。

ナッシュビルでのショウケース、各教会でのライヴ、そして各地のバーやクラブでの演奏、どれもこれ以上ないくらいに成功しました。

ナッシュビルで行われたショウケースでは、いくつものクリスチャンのバンドが集まって演奏する中で、最大の評価と賛辞をいただいて、大いに盛り上がりました。（日本から来たというものめずらしさのアドバンテージもあったと思います）



クラブでの演奏は、どれも小さなバーなどの会場ですが、昨年、または一昨年に見に来てくれたお客さんが、何人もまた来てくれたり、非常に手ごたえのある演奏ができました。各地で支えてくれた人たちに、本当にお礼を言いたいです。



このツアーを計画しているときから、
これが終わったらどうなるだろうと
思っていましたが、

今の気分としては、
「天井がなくなったような気分」
です。

まるで、小さな部屋の中にいたのが、突然その天井がなくなって、広々とした青い空が見えているような、そんな状態。

それまでそこにあった古い限界が突然なくなって、そこからちょこっと顔を出している状態。


ブレイクスルー、壁を破るというのは、こういうことなんだろうと、思い、
これこそが今回のツアーの成功によって、一番大きな成果なのだと、僕は思っています。


逆に言えば、今まであった壁がなくなって、より大きな新しい世界が広がっているぶん、これからは、そのより大きな世界に踏み出して、長い長い道のりを歩いていかなくちゃいけない、そんなことを感じています。
それは、気が遠くなるようですが、同時にうれしいことでもあると思います。



これからやらなければいけないことに話題を変えましょう。

ツアーの最後に、ナッシュビルで行われたクリスチャンミュージックのコンベション、The Objectiveに参加しました。
僕たちにとって、本格的なクリスチャンミュージックのイベントに参加することは初めての経験でしたが、このイベントを主催しているThe Extreme Tourの人々が、本当に素晴らしかった。

彼らは本当にクリスチャンミュージックの業界における良心として、これからのミュージシャンが進むべき道を共に模索し、道を指し示していると思います。

ですから、今回は参加できませんでしたが、彼らが行っているThe Extreme Tourにも、ぜひいつか、参加したいものです。

そして、彼らが行っているアウトリーチにも感銘を受けました。

音楽の力、祈りの力、それらがもたらす癒しの力を、僕は信じています。

ですから、僕はこういったアウトリーチを、日本でもやりたい、と強く思うようになりました。

もちろん、条件や土壌の違う日本では、少し違う形になるかもしれませんが。



昨年2010年のアメリカ東海岸遠征の際、僕は祈りました。日本を変えたい、と。
それは自分にとっても大きな発見でした。

そして2011年になり、今僕たちは、日本が変わっていくことを知っています。しかし、その代償はとても大きかった。

ですから、このツアー中の僕の祈りはこうでした。

日本に奇跡が起こるのを見たい。

僕はまだ奇跡を信じている。

僕は、今、神が僕たちの祈りに応えてくれるということを知っています。

ですから、まずは、僕たち自身が、その奇跡にならなければいけないのです。





ここに、これから僕たちが行うべきことを書いておきたいと思います。


まず最初はビジネス的、事務的なことですが、

ひとつには業界人へのコンタクト
ナッシュビルのコンベンションThe Objectiveにて、
僕たちはたくさんのクリスチャンミュージックの業界人の人たちと知り合いになりました。
そして、ショウケースの演奏を絶賛してもらったことで、僕らは今、クリスチャンミュージックシーンの一部で評判になっていると思います（笑）

そこで、僕たちだけではどうにもならない、次のより大きな展開を狙うため、これらの業界人の方々にコンタクトを取っていかなくてはいけません。

それはひとつには、活動の軸足をアメリカに移すということもあります。
明らかに、このインディーズ時代において、海外市場向けの音楽をやっている僕たちにとっては、活動の拠点をアメリカに置いた方が、将来的な成功のために良いのです。


しかし、アメリカに拠点を移す、というのは、簡単なことではありません。
そして、同時に、僕たちには明らかに、日本でやるべきこともあります。

もうひとつ言うのであれば、バンドが栄光を追うべきか否か、という問いもあります。

世の中の人々は、栄光を追い求めるものですが、
クリスチャンのバンドであれば、むしろ「栄光は要らない」と言うべきではないか、
栄光を求めない活動をするべきではないか、そういう考えもあります。

成功や栄光を求めるのとは別に、ここ日本でできることも、確かにあるからです。


ですので、アメリカへの移住、拠点を移すことについては、急ぐことなく、神様の御心にまかせて、その上で扉をたたいてみたいと思っています。


本来、この知り合った業界人さんたちへのアプローチを考えると、
ツアーが終わってもうすぐ一ヶ月、もう少し早くやっておくべきであったとも思いますが、
以上のような問いが自分の中にあったこと、

そして、正直なところ燃え尽き症候群で、この一ヶ月弱の間、ほとんど何もできなかったこと、そして考えを整理するので精一杯だったことを、正直に告白しておきます。
（実際のところ、ビデオの編集と整理で、かなり手間取っていましたが）



そして、以下が、自分のバンドImari Tonesで、またそれとは別に、僕がこれからやろうと思っていることです。


聖書を投げる。Stryperがやっていた、コンサートにおける聖書を投げるパフォーマンスを、Imari Tonesも行う。物販席マーチャンダイズテーブルには必ず新約聖書を置いておき、人々の目に触れるようにする。そして、Imari Tonesのギグはひとつひとつ、アウトリーチとして行おうと思います。


これは中期プランです。
今回のツアーにおいて、一部の会場で"Living Water EP"と銘打ったCDを販売、配布しましたが、そこに収録されていた4曲、そしてダラスでレコーディングした2曲（+リミックス1曲）があり、合計6曲(+1)ですが、それに加えて、３，４曲ほどのレコーディングを2011年内に行い、フルアルバムの形にして、2012年度に発表しようと思います。


そして、さらに長期のプランにおいて、歴史をテーマとしたコンセプトアルバムのアイディアが私の中にあります。それはたくさんの調査や取材を必要とするもので、音楽的にも、今までで最大のチャレンジになると思いますが、2年かかるか3年かかるか、しかしその作品を完成させるまでは、バンドの状態がどうであれ、成功を収めるにせよ収めないにせよ、そこまでは必ずやり遂げようと思っています。ここまでは、皆さんに、約束します。


ポッドキャストを行う。
以前、うちの嫁さんと一緒に、初心者クリスチャンと銘打ったポッドキャストをやっていましたが、バンドが忙しくなるにつれて、更新できない状態が続いていました。
今、やらなければいけないこととして、また新たに、ポッドキャストを始めたいと思っています。
無名のインディーバンドが行うこととしては、本当にささやかな発信ですが、
今この時に、伝えなければいけないメッセージを、本気で伝えてみようと思っています。
自分ひとりでやるつもりです。その方が、作業が早く、かつパーソナルな内容にできるから。伝えなければいけない言葉を、今こそ伝えます。基本的に、日本語で考えています。英語版をやるかどうかは、わかりません。


アウトリーチ用のサイドプロジェクトを始める
先述したように、僕は今、ナッシュビルで見たようなアウトリーチを、日本でも行いたくてしょうがありません。
音楽の力と祈りの力、そして、神の癒しを一人でも多くの人に体験してもらいたいからです。

大きなアウトリーチイベントを行うとか、東北地方を訪れるとか、そういった大掛かりなことは、教会や組織の支援が必要なため、確実なことを言うことはできませんが、僕はまず足元の小さなことからやっていきたいと思っています。

しかし、Imari Tonesは、こうした小規模なアウトリーチの行動には向きません。日本の土壌に向かないハードロックであること、演奏するにはきちんとした音響設備が必要なこと、バンドのメンバーもフレキシブルな活動があまりできないこと、などの理由があります。

そこで、私は、教会として、教会の仲間と、アウトリーチ用のサイドプロジェクトのバンドを始めることを考えています。
それはイマリトーンズでやっているようなハードロックではなく、ワーシップや、もっとわかりやすい音楽に焦点をあてたものになるはずです。



以上が、今やりたいと思っていることです。



今後のイマリトーンズの海外展開がどうなっていくかはわかりません。

また程なく海外ツアーに出かけるのか、フェスティバルに出演するのか、
あるいは地域を絞って訪問する小さなツアーに出かけるのか。

来年1年はツアーを一切やらない可能性も十分あります。
いろいろな意味で、もう余裕ありませんから（笑）

来年以降に大きなことをやるために、来年は充電するという可能性も、十分にあります。

しかし、そのあたりは、すべての扉をたたいた上で、神様の御心にまかせようと思っています。



最後になりますが、今回のツアーを実現するにあたって、支援していただいた皆さん、応援していただいた皆さん、いろんな方法で、いろんな面で支えていただいた皆さんに、心からのお礼を言いたいと思います。

なかなか、お礼のメッセージをお送りするのが、遅くなってしまっていますが、少しずつ、皆さんに感謝の気持ちをお伝えしていきたいと思っています。


そして何より、今回僕たちに大きな幸運と、最高のツアーを祝福してくれた神様に、感謝してお礼を言いたいと思います。


サンキュージーザス！

Tak "Tone" Nakamine
Imari Tones （伊万里音色）
The first Christian heavy metal from Japan

Nashville Showcase date confirmed

Just in case, our showcase at Rocketown, Nashville Tennessee, is now confirmed on May 24th Tuesday, 9:20PM.

Location, a venue called Rocketown.
http://www.rocketown.com/

And it's a part of the event called "The Objective".
Some other Christian bands will be there.

It's only a short performance for showcase, but we are sure it's gonna be exciting.

So check it out!

-Imari Tones

Now touring!!

Hello, this is Tak from Imari Tones.

We are doing our updates on our facebook and twitter, but really sorry we have no time to give you an update here on Kickstarter.
After all, you are the ones who made this happen. So thank you very much. We can't be thankful enough.

We are now in the middle of our tour now. We did 3 shows in Texas, did 3 songs recording in Dallas Texas, played 2 shows in Tennessee. Now we are in Delaware, East Coast.


Tour has been going very well so far. So much blessing we can't be thankful enough. We are thankful to people who made our recording session in Dallas TX possible. We are thankful to all the people we met in Texas, we are thankful to all the people we met in Nashville TN, and we are thankful to all the people we met at Hamilton Pointe Church, Hixson TN. It was a blessing.

But most important thing we had so far, is a message from God. Believe it or not, we are doing this tour for our country Japan. I always say, Japan is an almost perfect place, but only 2 things are missing which are Rockn'Roll and Jesus. Last year, we did East Coast Tour and that's when we knew our mission is to change our country Japan. That was our prayer to God.

And 1 year later, now we know Japan is changing. It was not easy. It is a tough thing. I think everyone knows what happened in March 2011 in Japan. The earthquake, Tsunami, and Nuclear Crisis. Many lives were lost. Cities, Towns, lost. It has changed everything. I think it has changed everything forever in Japan. People, especially young people, they started talking about things like politics, energy policy, changing society.


I think it takes time, because in Japan society and system is mostly fixed and older generations take control. But I believe our country Japan is going to change little by little, into what it really is, something more than just a economic capital in the world. We believe what we are doing, is a part of this change, an action to make our country new. Every song, every note we play, that is our prayer to God. We now know God answers our prayer.

It was our joy to hear the news today, that Prime Minister of Japan, has ordered to stop the nuclear power plants in Hamaoka. Things are not easy, not simple, but we believe it is a step ahead, one great step ahead. So please keep praying for Japan. So that God will work on this country and so that we can change Japan, despite all the hardship we are going through.


We are trying to prove that we can change. Another important thing during this tour is, our spiritual growth. We, Tak, Hassy, and Jake, all are ordinary Japanese persons who grew up in ordinary Japanese culture background. We are not smart, we are not even the best in music skills. But we are trying to break our limit. Hassy&Jake, just for your information they are not baptized yet, their faith getting very stronger during this tour. They are growing fast spiritually. Every problem we have, that is a chance for us to push ourselves further and grow in spirit.


We prayed, and we are getting the answer. So journey goes on. At the end of this tour, what answer will God give us, and what can we bring back to Japan? Each day, every moment, every breath we take here in USA, that is our prayer and that is our searching for answer.

So THANK　YOU　VERY MUCH for making this happen.


Here is our show dates after this.


May 7 Saturday, Mojo13, Wilmington DE
9pm or later
http://www.mojothirteen.com/


May 8 Sunday, Crossroads Church and Ministries, New Castle DE
10am
Church service, we will give our testimony and play 2-3 songs.
http://www.crossroadshome.net/


May 11 Wednesday, The Wonderland Ballroom, Wahington DC
9pm
http://www.thewonderlandballroom.com/


May 13 Friday, Clash Bar, Clifton NJ
10:30pm
http://www.myspace.com/clashbar


May 14 Saturday, Goodbye Blue Monday, Brooklyn NY
somewhere between 8pm--11pm, needs to be confirmed
http://www.goodbye-blue-monday.com/


May 15 Sunday, Gloryzone Ministries, Deer Park NY
Church concert, all ages
Concert is at 6pm.
http://gloryzone.org/


May 21 Saturday, Blue Moon, Seattle WA
10:30pm
http://bluemoonseattle.wordpress.com/

On this day we also may be helping this event in University District.
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=203537306335565


May 24 Tuesday, Rocketown, Nashville TN
We play 9:20pm slot. Showcase in front of music industry people.
http://www.rocketown.com/



I think that's all for now. Lastly but most importantly, the reason we came to The United States to tour is, we (still) believe that we can find "Rockn'Roll" here in USA, and we can find "Jesus" here in USA. This is our continuous quest for "Lost Rockn'Roll". And we strongly believe that we can find it in Jesus. After all, that's the very reason we became a Christian rock band.


p.s. Don't forget to visit PAZ Japan. We are giving out flyers to people for them during this tour.
http://www.pazjapan.org/



At pastor's house in Elkton Maryland,
2011 May 7th, 3am,
Tak "Tone" Nakamine
Imari Tones
"The first Christian heavy metal from Japan"

p.s.again.
The reason we call this tour "Yes we are okay, we rock tour" is, because after March 11th so many people asking us if we are okay and if we are still touring. So we decided to answer before asked. But after coming to USA we realized that rock band saying "we are okay" is kind of funny. That was funny, yes.

Imari Tones in USA, "Yes we are okay, we rock" tour

(This is a newsletter sent on April 21st)


Hello, this is Tak from Imari Tones, Japanese Christian rock band.

Now we are in USA.
We are now in Dallas TX, and we are going to start our tour from here.
Still having jet lag, today I just want to let you know we are on tour.

We decided to team up with PAZ Japan to ask people help for Japan earthquake relief during the tour.
We gonna give out flyers which saying "Help Japan through local churches".
We decided to do this because, 1: We want to help through local Christian organizations, 2: We have some friends in PAZ Japan. They are so nice people.

Donate online or also you can send a check.
http://www.pazjapan.org/


Tour was so dramatic and troublesome since the first day.
On the day of the departure, our drummer Jake called me and he said "Hey I lost my passport. I can't find it anywhere. What are we going to do!?"

Well, we prayed, and I told him to come to Narita airport anyway, even if he can't find his passport.
And 3 hours later, we were all at Narita Airport (Tokyo, Japan).
We were wondering if we should cancell everything, because we can't tour without Jake.
But somehow, we were positive and we felt we should go on no matter what.
We prayed, but we could not find his passport.
I told Jake to have his passport re-issued, even if it would take a week.
But Hassy said, "I'm sure you will find your passport. Even if you can't fly with us, I believe you will come to USA 2 days later."
That's when I knew Hassy's faith was so strong.

We said 'See you soon in America" and I and Hassy flew to USA without Jake.
And, we first landed at Minneapolis MN, and I checked my email, and I got a email from Jake which says "I found the passport in my room. I thought I checked everywhere but....anyway I booked a flight flying on day after tomorrow."

God answers our prayer, even if sometimes it takes a while.
We experienced that again. And probably we learned our little lesson from this.

Jake arriving 2 days late, actually that's tonight. He arrives in Dallas TX tonight. (I'm writing this 5pm April 21st)
And our first show of this tour, is tomorrow night in Austin TX.
So it looks like we made it. We are not gonna miss a show.

I'm wondering what I'm gonna say when I see Jake at the Dallas Fort Worth airport.
It looks like Hassy got something to say on his own.

But we believe God's guidance.
Hope we can have this whole tour done, without any accident, and we can see as many people.


Here is our show dates.


April 22 Friday, Headhunters, Austin TX
9pm or later
http://www.headhuntersclub.com/

April 23 Saturday, The Moon Bar, Fort Worth TX
9pm or later
http://www.themoonbar.com/

April 26 Tuesday, Super Happy Fun Land, Houston TX
9pm or later
http://www.superhappyfunland.com/

April 29 Friday, The Music City Bar, Nashville TN
We play 8pm--10pm slot
http://musiccitybar.com/

May 1 Sunday, Hamilton Pointe Church, Hixson TN
Our concert at 6pm, Also some worship song and testimony at morning service 10:30am
http://hamiltonpointechurch.com/Map.html

May 7 Saturday, Mojo13, Wilmington DE
9pm or later
http://www.mojothirteen.com/

May 8 Sunday, Crossroads Church and Ministries, New Castle DE
Time and detail not confirmed yet.
http://www.mojothirteen.com/

May 11 Wednesday, The Wonderland Ballroom, Wahington DC
9pm or later
http://www.thewonderlandballroom.com/

May 13 Friday, Clash Bar, Clifton NJ
10:30pm
http://www.myspace.com/clashbar

May 14 Saturday, Goodbye Blue Monday, Brooklyn NY
somewhere between 8pm--11pm, needs to be confirmed
http://www.goodbye-blue-monday.com/

May 15 Sunday, Gloryzone Ministries, Deer Park NY
TBA, probably around 5pm
http://gloryzone.org/

May 21 Saturday, Blue Moon, Seattle WA
10:30pm
http://bluemoonseattle.wordpress.com/

May 23or24, Rocketown, Nashville TN
(Showcase gig in front of the music industry people. Wow that's gonna be an important gig. Detail TBA)
http://www.rocketown.com/


Japan is still having some major aftershocks, we're not sure if we can even call them aftershocks.
After all these disasters and nuclear crisis, we all know we have to change, repent, and re-born as a nation.
Please keep praying for Japan. Please give us power to rise up again, as a new nation, changed by Jesus Christ.

Thank you very much and God bless,
Tak "Tone" Nakamine
Imari Tones
"The first Christian heavy metal from Japan"
http://www.imaritones.net/

Internet Radio April 11 evening

Hi this is Tak from Imari Tones,
Japanese Christian rock band.

We're leaving Japan next week, to tour in USA.
We're still busy preparing and doing rehearsals.


1. Internet Radio tomorrow night
Here is one thing,

Internet Radio Interview: OnlineWithAndrea
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/onlinewithandrea/2011/04/11/imaritones-music

April 11th Monday 7:30pm Eastern Time
(Oh, it's tomorrow night. Sorry if I could have notified earlier.)

You can listen at URL above.
We will play some newly recorded songs as well as our old songs.
Tak also talks about Japan situation update after the earthquake and tsunami.



2. Kickstarter Reward

Again, thank you very much for helping us on Kickstarter.
We can't be thankful enough.

We are now(still) trying to send out the rewards, downloads, CDs, and T-shirt.
Though we will send it out this week for those we already know their mailing address, we have not got reply from some people yet.
We want to know your mailind address, T-shirt selsction / T-shirt size.
We will contact you via kickstarter/email again, but please tell me if you have not been contacted yet.



3. Tour Date

So, again, here is our tour date.

April 22 Friday, Headhunters, Austin TX
April 23 Saturday, The Moon Bar, Fort Worth TX
April 26 Tuesday, Super Happy Fun Land, Houston TX
April 29 Friday, The Music City Bar, Nashville TN
May 1 Sunday, Hamilton Pointe Church, Hixson TN
May 7 Saturday, Mojo13, Wilmington DE
May 8 Sunday, Crossroads Church and Ministries, New Castle DE
May 11 Wednesday, The Wonderland Ballroom, Wahington DC
May 13 Friday, Clash Bar, Clifton NJ
May 14 Saturday, Goodbye Blue Monday, Brooklyn NY
May 15 Sunday, Gloryzone Ministries, Deer Park NY
May 21 Saturday, Blue Moon, Seattle WA
May 23or24, Rocketown, Nashville TN (Showcase gig in front of the music industry people. Wow that's gonna be an important gig. Detail TBA)


Honestly, we are busy and overwhelmed with preparation and other stuff we have to do.
We have just recorded 4 songs in Yokohama, Japan last month.
We gonna record 2 more songs in Dallas TX.
We have been preparing for the donation project for Japan teamed up with PAZ Japan.
Many things going on in our band, we talk about so many things, there is always a spiritual battle and inner struggle.

But we, Tak, Hassy&Jake, all know this tour is going to be very important for us.
And still we believe in God's guidance.

So we are looking forward to seeing you on tour, on internet, and everywhere else.


I said we are busy but don't hesitate to talk to us on facebook, twitter, YouTube, or Mixi. Those quick communications work very well during busy time. You can also simply reply this email:)


And if you have not checked yet, this is one of the new songs we recorded. This song is already our favorite in live performance.
http://soundcloud.com/imaritones/jesus-train


Thank you and God bless,
YOU are loved by God and YOU are so precious to Him.
Please remember, we are all children of God and He loves us so much.

In Christ,
Tak / Imari Tones
"The first Christian heavy metal from Japan"
http://www.imaritones.net/