BELONG Media/A-indie is launching a new project called “Jingle Jungle Range Town,” an initiative aimed at bringing the appeal of indie music to a broader audience.
In preparation for its full launch on November 25, 2024, the project will enhance reader participation features and utilize AI perspectives to provide a new entry point into the increasingly complex indie music scene. Through this project, we plan to convey the charm of music in a more accessible way.
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To achieve this, we plan to enhance reader participation features that we’ve wanted to implement but haven’t been able to until now. Additionally, by incorporating AI perspectives, we will create an entry point into the complex world of indie music and communicate its appeal in an easy-to-understand way. Detailed project information will be announced on November 25.
Name: Jingle Jungle Range Town
Organizer: BELONG Media/A-indie
Launch Date: Monday, November 25, 2024
Objective: To convey the appeal of indie music to a broader audience
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Article Editor: Tomohiro Yabe (yabori)
Editor-in-Chief of BELONG Media/A-indie. Started writing for “Timeless Masterpiece,” the predecessor of BELONG, a music blog, in 2010.
After writing for “only in dreams,” hosted by ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION vocalist Masafumi Goto, he majored in music business at a music vocational school.
Has been writing articles about Japanese and international music for over 10 years.
Previously worked at a music CD rental shop with over 100,000 album titles, specializing in garage rock, psychedelic rock, and Japanese indie rock.
Using that experience, he has published 26 issues of “BELONG Magazine,” a music magazine focused on “roots rock.”
Currently writes articles based on SEO strategies learned at a web development company. His hobby is watching “Kaiken! Nandemo Kantei-dan.”
Previously written articles can be found here
Twitter: @boriboriyabori
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