SOUL VOICE

[Machine Translation] This is the distribution release of the first album "SOUL VOICE" by Yutaro Sugiyama, a vocalist with a soul who has become a topic of conversation for his live lectures across the country with his songs and his book "Revive My Soul Voice: Record of a Vocalist Who Survived a Stimulant Hell" (Shufu to Seikatsu Sha). The album was independently produced and released in February 2009, and approximately 3,000 copies have been sold by hand at lectures and live concerts nationwide without being distributed. The album contains a number of great songs that he has composed steadily since his rehabilitation from delinquency and his aspiration to become a musician. While most of his lecture live performances are in the style of a single piano or guitar, or a cappella, with the songs at the forefront, this album is arranged with a full band, giving it a rock flavor. *Only ringtones and music distribution are already available. The most popular song on the album is "Life is journey," an epic number that translates to "life's journey" in Japanese. It is a song that I sang to myself on the train, tired of dreaming, on the two-hour journey from Ome to Ikebukuro. The other song, "Kimi ga Hoshi ni Natta Hi (The Day You Became a Star)," was the first song Sugiyama wrote in his life, and has already become the signature song of his first single, a ballad that he has continued to sing at live lectures. Kotoba" is a song about the importance of words sung a cappella at a live lecture, and has been broadcast on TV. Eco Life" was adopted as the theme song for the Gifu Prefecture Eco Summit. It is a song that everyone can enjoy at the end of a lecture. Other melodious songs include "Alive" and "Out of tune," which are cheering songs for young people, and "Find a way" and "Kimi no moto e" (To you), which are love songs popular among women. Arranged (3 songs), mixed and mastered by Hidekazu Ishiguro, and arranged (8 songs) by Mac Takayama. Born in Gifu, Japan in 1974. At the age of 23, he made a fresh start after reconciliation with his parents and awakened his love for them. She graduated at the top of her class and obtained a teaching license, but moved to Tokyo to pursue her musical career as a singer, hoping to "give courage to the people of the world through singing. She has been active in activities for sound upbringing of youth and prevention of drug abuse, and has appealed the importance of "bond between parents and children," "Kotoba," and "love and dreams" through live lectures with songs at various places in Japan.

◆青少年健全育成を掲げ、歌を交えた全国縦断講演ライブで話題となり、著書『よみがえれ、魂の歌声～覚せい剤地獄から生還したヴォーカリストの記録～』(主婦と生活社)なども出版している魂のヴォーカリスト杉山裕太郎の1stアルバム『SOUL VOICE』の流通発売である。すでに2009年2月に自主制作発売し、流通させず全国の講演ライブ会場などで約3000枚を手売りしている。非行時代から更生し、ミュージシャンを志すようになった頃から地道に作ってきた名曲の数々が収録。講演ライブではピアノ一本やギター一本、アカペラなどの歌を前面に出したスタイルが多いが、このアルバムはフルバンドのアレンジでロックなテイストに仕上がっている。※着うた、楽曲配信のみすでに販売しています。◆一番人気は日本語で訳すと「人生行路」という意味の、人生の応援歌でもある壮大なナンバー 『Life is journey』。夢に疲れて乗った電車の中で、青梅～池袋までの約二時間の道のりの中で出来た自分自身への応援歌。他には、『君が星になった日』は杉山本人が生まれて初めて作った曲で、すでに1stシングルの看板曲として、講演ライブでも歌い続けてきたバラード。『コトバ』は講演ライブの中で、言葉の大切さをアカペラで歌いあげてTVでも放送されたことのある曲。 『エコライフ』は岐阜県のエコサミットでもテーマソングとして採用。ノリがよく、講演会の締めで皆で盛り上がる曲。その他、若者に送る応援歌『ALIVE』、『Out of tune』や,女性に人気のラブソング『君のもとへ』『Find a way』など、メロディアスなナンバーが目白押し。◆石黒秀和氏によるアレンジ(うち3曲のみ)&ミックス、マスタリング。Mac鷹山氏によるアレンジ(うち8曲)。◆1974年、岐阜県生まれ。少年時代は優等生だったが、大人に対する不信感から中学を境に非行に走り、暴走族リーダーや薬物乱用など、人生のどん底を経験する。23歳の時、親との和解を機に愛情に目覚めて再出発し、教師に憧れて大学へ入学、首席で卒業、教員免許も取得したが、「歌で世の中の人たちに勇気を与えたい」と、歌手としての音楽活動のために上京した。過去の経験を生かして、青少年健全育成や薬物乱用防止などの活動に力を入れ、全国各地での歌を交えた講演ライブを通じて「親子の絆」、「コトバ」、「愛と夢」の大切さを訴