Life Through Journey

[Machine Translation] First album release in 3 years! The album contains songs that make full use of superb technique and heart-wrenching ballads that were selected through repeated trial and error in the midst of turbulent times. He was a member of "Outer Limits" and "Vienna", a band representing Japanese progressive rock, and has provided recording support for TOSHI (Vo) and GACKT of X JAPAN, and has released many masterpieces on the NEXUS and CRIME labels of King Records, and in recent years he has been a keyboardist for TV animation music as well. Shusei's Project", a symphonic rock project led by keyboardist and composer Shusei Tsukamoto, has finally completed its 4th album. All 8 songs are written, composed and arranged by Shusei. Shusei's Project" is a symphonic rock project led by Shusei Tsukamoto, who has written, arranged, engineered, mixed, and produced all of the songs on this album. The best and brightest of the Japanese music world have gathered here. The heavyweights of the Japanese HR/HM and J-Progressive music worlds are all here! The aforementioned Shusei ( Org,Key ), Takako Aramaki ( G ) of Outer Limits and Alan-chan Band ( tentative ), Toshimi Nagai ( B ) of Vienna and Dead Chaplin, and Tsutomu Okiku ( D ), a young drummer of great skill and attention, participated in this album. The album also features violinist Miki Fujimoto, who has participated in many overseas festivals, and Tenor Saxophonist Miku Yonezawa, who is also very active in THE JAZZ AVENGERS. The vocalists are young female voice actors, Megumi Masa and Yu Soma, and the band also includes Tsukasa Oda (Va.), Takehiro Maruyama (Vc.), and Hisahiro Sasaki (Fl.), who add color to the music.

3年ぶりにアルバム発売! 激動の時代の中、試行錯誤を繰り返し選び抜かれた超絶技巧を駆使した曲や心を揺さぶる珠玉のバラードを収録。ジャパニーズ・プログレッシヴ・ロックを代表するバンド"アウター・リミッツ"ヴィエナ"に在籍、X JAPANのTOSHI (Vo)やGACKTのレコーデング・サポートやキングレコードのNEXUS、CRIMEレーベルより幾多の名盤を世に送り出し、近年ではTVアニメの音楽も手掛けるキーボーディスト兼作曲家Shusei (塚本周成)率いるシンフォニック・ロック・プロジェクト"Shusei's Project"の4thアルバムが遂に完成。全8曲作詞・作曲・編曲。ソングライティング、アレンジ、エンジニアリング、ミックス、プロデュースは全てShuseiが行っておりその類稀なる才能を遺憾無く発揮した。日本音楽界の猛者達が大集結。ジャパニーズHR/HM界、Jプログレ系の重鎮が勢揃い!! 前述のShusei (Org,Key)を始め、アウター・リミッツ、アランちゃんバンド (仮)の荒牧隆子 (G)、ヴィエナ、デッド・チャップリンの永井敏己 (B)、若手技巧派ドラマーとして注目の大菊勉 (D)がアルバムに参加した。更に海外フェスに多数参加しているヴァイオリニスト藤本美樹とTHE JAZZ AVENGERSでも大活躍のTenor Saxophone米澤美玖を加えた充実の演奏陣。また、ヴォーカリストには若手女性声優陣、雅絢恵&相馬優を起用し、さらに曲に彩りを加える小田司 (Va)、丸山剛弘 (Vc.)、佐々木寿弘 (Fl.)も参加した。