Dōjin music
Dōjin music ( Japanese 同人 音 楽 , dōjin ongaku ), also known as otokei dōjin ( 音 系 同人 ), is a subcategory of the so-called dōjin activity in Japan . Dōjin are works that are self- published and roughly correspond to the English term indie . These works can be original or fan works of official products. Such products are sold on special pages on the Internet , on the author's own pages and on conventions such as the popular Comic Market .
Well-known dojin musicians who later received record contracts are Asriel , Chata , Haruka Shimotsuki , Nagi Yanagi , Rekka Katakiri and Sound Horizon .
Genres
Dōjin music is not a stand-alone genre, but refers to a specific type of publication. Dōjin music often consists of video game compositions created by fans . In contrast, there are many artists who create original works. The scene encompasses many well-known musical styles, such as pop , rock , techno and trance .
Usually dojin music is self-made, at a low cost, by independent artists. The so-called home studio software is advantageous for composers of dojin music because they are cheaper than studio mastering live instruments. Accordingly, the music has a pronounced synthetic quality. Commonly there are a Live - instrument (such as a guitar ) and in the background synthetic orchestration processing, even if all the instrumentation become more frequent, such as orchestra -Werke or Dōjin- Jazz .
organization
Artists in the scene can either take part in solo or band projects. It is common for artists from different groups to work together on a music album . Each member of a group usually has their own individual website , where personal works can be freely downloaded . In addition, news about inclusions in upcoming albums will be announced. Some artists only publish their albums on these pages. Some albums are sold on conventions such as the Comic Market for an average of 1000 yen (about 7.33 euros ).