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    Mika on Elle Korea Magazine Aug 2015

    in Mika News and Press

    Posted

    Anything interesting? Will anyone translate it or at least summarize it please?

     

    This magazine writes in very descriptive way and even flowery... MIka's interview part seems it has been splited and rearranged a lot to translate into perfect flowing Korean... in this case it's very hard to imagine the original English words MIka used.... :( sorry.. 

    MIKA in UK & Ireland Press - 2015

    in Mika News and Press

    Posted · Edited by Yuna

    this is exactly what I read about other artists on FB. One told his fans not to ask him to come to this or that City because it´s not up to him to book it. This Artist explained that when he want to do a tour he calls his tour promoter and tells him when and how Long he wants to tour and the tour promoter is looking for countries, cities or regions where the artists were asked by the different concert agencies. If there isn´t enough request in a Country ( like for Mika in Germany ) the agencies don´t book the artist. Of course an Artist can book a club or a small venue for himself but they wouldn´t earn enough Money and to say the truth who of us would work for nothing?

     

     

    Btw I forgot to say that there was a Report on the Internet somewhere who spoke about Newcomers and their Labels and there it was told that Newcomers at the beginn of their carrier got the first tour paid by the Label to make them known. Afterwards they have to finance their tours by themselves.....

     

    Exactly. To tell the truth, artists can not choose where to tour and which venue... the artists are invited by "market" who smells money from them. 

    and yes It often conbines with record companies, means local labels (Universal music) co-works with concert promotors. If record sales good (or think would be good) local labels contribute or invest money for the tour too. When local label is negative about certain artists' market power, it's harder to arrange gigs in that country as promotors nomally do not take risks arranging tours that even local label does not pay attention to. "Local label's interests and attention" is one of very important factors to arrange tours in certain country. 

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    MIKA in UK & Ireland Press - 2015

    in Mika News and Press

    Posted · Edited by Yuna

    Yes, this is the crux of the matter. Mika can spend his time making more money elsewhere. I think he has done tours at a loss in the US because there is still potential for him there to gain a bigger audience or build a reputation so they can sell his music to TV and films, etc. NPIH has already come and gone in the UK so it seems lucky that there's even one show in London unless he has some other promotional plans soon.

     

    Indeed. Simply we can assume that Mika sells out 1,000 ppl venue, at $30 ticket, then earns $30,000 revenue. With that, the agency should pay for the venue rent, more than 10+ crew of plane tickets, hotel rooms, and all expenses during the stay, and tax. We can simply imagine that Mika hardly get paid or even might took all the loss. He can do that in US for promotional reason, that he could have chance to sell more records by taking that risk, as US is a Huge market. Then that could be considered as "investment" to get into US market. 

     

    Our rich neighbour, 2nd biggest market, Japan, promotors often take risks, inviting western artist who might not make money, to simply check out if he works in Japanese market.... Thanks to their effort, Korean promotors sometimes have chance to hijack artists during their journey to Japan, at very low price than that of Europe/US markets. We say that, if we want more Mika in Korea, Mika should be big in Japan, and Hong Kong, and other asian countries, and then things would be easier. When bigger United-Asia agencies co-invites Mika, the Asia-tour could be one of priority options that Mika can choose ..  (than Swatch promotions, at least  :mf_rosetinted: )

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    MIKA in UK & Ireland Press - 2015

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    Posted · Edited by Yuna

    That is nonsense though. Everyone (including Mika) has played in venues where the capacity was significantly smaller than the Adelphi. I have seen Mika at least 5 times in venues that were less than 800 people - during a regular tour. These were not promos or TV shows or private gigs. They were dates on his tour. I saw him just 3 months ago in a room of 450 people.

     

    The only reason he wouldn't sell enough tickets is if the venue is too large. This is the case with every artist regardless of how many tickets they can sell. Just because he can no longer sell out Brixton Academy 3 nights in a row doesn't mean it's impossible for a promoter to book him into a venue. I would guess that it's simply not worth Mika's time because he's working on a million other things that are making him money or potentially opening up opportunities for him.

     

    When UK doesn't pay as other Europe countries do.. hard to make some deals.

    For example, if France, the 2 hr distance of neighbour country pays certain amount, that's the "Market Price" in that region(Europe) and Mika should be paid like that in UK to be fair to other countires... Imagine that Mika get paid 1 Mil dollars for 1 gig in France for 100 mins gig in front of 10,000 ppl , then UK only offers 0.1 Mil for 100 mins gig in front of 1,000 ppl, how unfair is it if Mika accept it.... thinking of he should put same energy, same set, same time, and pay same money to crews. Maybe 'One promotional gig" might be excused, gets understadings of French/Italian agencies who pays a lot, explaining that Mika does one gig in UK at discounted price, only for promotional reason.... 

     

     

    Well, maybe if he's on radio2, he will announce something? That'd be nice for sure.

     

    Anyway about how it works with the gigs, i think at some point in 2012 mika told a fan that he'd have to be invited for a tour by a tour promoter. They pay for everything (venue, advertising, ticket distribution, travel, hotels, staff salaries,...) and only do that if they can expect to get some money out of it in the end. I also don't get why he can't just do smaller venues, i love those intimate gigs and he could even sell out these venues in germany. But well, apparently it's not possible for some reason, or he doesn't want to. At least in germany. Hope it's different for the uk. ;)

     

    Yes That's exactly what I heard from articles about this market. The artists should get offers to have some tours. If one artist are ready for tour, the artist's agency send out offers to local promotors of each countries. Normally promotors in certain region get united and make groups. For example, Korean promotors work with Japanese promotors, shares the offers of each agencies, or send out Asian tour offer to certain artist, like Package deal. Only in 2011 Mika could have a sole MIka gig in Seoul, even though he was not in tour season, simply because the Huge Sponsor "Hyundai Card" wanted him very much.  

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    MIKA in UK & Ireland Press - 2015

    in Mika News and Press

    Posted · Edited by Yuna

    IMO, Each country has its own mainstream music scene reflecting its culture and the trend flowing from past to present throughout the history. Maybe one album suits very good on this and it becomes 'trendy' or 'mainstream' on that certain music scene. Or if not, that album suits better on other music scene in other country because it just suits there. Mika's music just suits "current trend" and  "cultural sentiment" in countries like France, Italy, and thankfully South Korea. That's why his music is so much loved in those countries. 

     

    Actually, Now I can see that Mika's music sounds far from things of mainstream in huge markets, like UK, US, and it is apparently hurtful for fans from that "Huge Market" and of course, for Mika himself. If I were a musician and could choose to be a mainstream in several countries, my choice would be US and UK, not South Korea. Thankfully France and Italy is big enough and we worldwide fans should be relieved as those countries works as "basecamp" for Mika's career.

    "Not mainstream" in UK and US doesn't mean end of his career and of course doesn't mean that his music is not good enough.  It just doesn't suit on those countries, but Mika has pretty big altanatives. Mika's 4th album goes very well on several countries and it shows that he made a great album!  Mika knew which country has a potential to adore him, and he found right places and we worldwide fans should should be happy for that (even though his right places are not my home country) If years goes by, there could be a moment that Mika's music could be kinda suit on the music scene of certain moment in UK, and that's the best we hope to have again. 

    UK fans... you still can travel to any place in France/Italy with (relatively) small amount of money and time...  :)

     

    Edit : Taylor Swift or other unfamiliar names in UK chart top 10 is not doing good here in Korea, never could fill Olympic Arena as Mika did, but that doesn't mean that their album is not good enough. Their albums are best and suits on current UK scene, but doesn't suit here in Korea. I fully understand how fans are frustrated when their fave musician doesn't good in homecountry, while he/she's big in other countries.. as that means they rarely have chance to see their fave musician's concert. It hurts.... 

    2015 - Arena della Regina, Cattolica Italy - 25 July - REPORTS/PICS/VIDS

    in Concert Reviews

    Posted · Edited by Yuna

    Thank you for the video! I especially like "Staring at the Sun" live and the sounds of audience singing along.

    It sounds so good... and powerful when singing in live  :)

     

    And promiseland - I enjoyed that also but wish the band sounds a bit weak yet, any high-quality version released ??

     

    I loooooove Ordinary man live which became my one of faves..  :wub:

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    Mika on Elle Korea Magazine Aug 2015

    in Mika News and Press

    Posted

    Mika is on The August issue of Elle Korea Magazine.

     

    Physical magazine is selling now. But online article is not yet.

     

    They'll put more photos and behind scene. But It takes little time because it's August issue.

     

    Here is my copies.

     

    + I have limits to upload pics so I could only one pics :doh:

    You can upload the pics on the external website and embed the link here.then no limits at all ;)

    2015 - Mika at Montreal Jazz Festival - 4 July - REPORTS, PICS, VIDEOS

    in Concert Reviews

    Posted · Edited by Yuna

    Mika was amazing last night.  It was the first time I saw him (and probably the last, as I live all the way in New Zealand!)

     

    I don't have much to add to what the others have said, but he was such a performer!  Played the crowd so well and everyone had so much fun!  I had to get my mum to translate for me when he started speaking in french though :)

     

    I have the setlist as we went and thanked the lighting guy and he gave it 'as a souvenir' 

    The reason for the delay was because the opening act didn't have enough songs to fill out the time so they started later.

     

    I can't figure out how to post pictures, can someone help? :)

     

    Just upload the picture on external website (like Picasa web) and get the link, then write a post here and click "Image" button and you can paste the link there. Please let us have the setlist  :fangurl:

    Japanese Thread

    in MFC International

    Posted

    数日間に急に日本からのメンバーが来てくれるようになりましたね。

    ライブ直後でもないのに、私の知らないところで大々的なキャンペーンでもあったんでしょうか？ :blink:

    まあ、嬉しいことなので :thumb_yello:

    ようこそMFC、Japaneseスレッドへ。

     

    新しく加入された方も既存の方も必ずMFCガイドラインをご一読お願いします。

    MFCガイドライン

    リンク先に日本語版もあります。

     

    Yeah I'm quite surprised to see many Japanese fans saying hello in introduction thread! Bunch of new fans!

    what happened..?  :naughty:

    Japanese Thread

    in MFC International

    Posted

    I prefer his own show to festival. But, yeah, May will be fine. Winter in Seoul must be freezing cold. I don't want to visit there in the coldest period of winter. :no:

     

    i'm wondering....he might think May is early seriously but not lying. The concept of time for him must be different from that for us. :mf_rosetinted:

     

    He lives forever....or vampire....that only explains his 'soon' is completely different from ours  :mf_rosetinted:

     

    :yeah:

    Japanese Thread

    in MFC International

    Posted · Edited by Yuna

    ありがとう。

    でも、インタビュアーがあまりMIKAのことを知らないような感じですよね。 :sad:

     

    In another interview, he said that he hopes to come back next year EARLY. Check the link I posted on this thread earlier to see the video. :wink2:

     

    Oh I just watched that! So he apparently said early next year...not very trustful, as always  :mf_rosetinted:

    Anyways next year May is very 'early next year' in Mika world...you know  :naughty: I still remember his word that 4th album will be out 'Early 2015' and see what happened LOL

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    Japanese Thread

    in MFC International

    Posted

    In 2015, the VOICE FINAL was at 25 April 2015.

    I guess The Asia Tour will be in May again, if he already signed TheVoice 5 ! :rolls_eyes:

     

    If so, if he comes next May...he will play Seoul Jazz Festival again.... actually very good to me  :das:

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    Japanese Thread

    in MFC International

    Posted

    METRO news France

    http://www.metronews.fr/culture/mika-j-ai-envie-de-continuer-the-voice/mofs!VNwaPn5W8ujHI/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

     

    の　インタビューで

     

    La prochaine tournée sera très intense, ils veulent rajouter des dates, notamment en Asie.

    J'ai envie de le faire, c'est la première fois que je le dis.

    Ça veut dire que je vais travailler comme un fou, je fais déjà l'émission en Italie, j'ai un nouveau projet de mise en scène à venir en Angleterre. Mais c'est mon métier qui exige ça, je me suis échappé très jeune grâce au cirque, c'est un énorme privilège et je ne peux pas me plaindre.

     

    google translator in English

     

    The next tour will be very intense, they want to add dates, particularly in Asia.

    I want to do, this is the first time I say it. It means that I will work like crazy, I already do the show in Italy, I have a new project directed to come to England. But it's my job that requires this, I escaped very early thanks to the circus, it is a huge privilege and I can not complain.

     

      :cheer:

     

    本当に来年　アジアツアーするみたいですね！

    :excite: :excite: :excite: :excite:

     

    Oh  :teehee:

    He "want" to add dates.... in Asia... so when it would be?

    He will finish European tour in October... and I hope he could have enough breaktime after that. 

    Did he signed The voice already? If not... he could add Asia tour this winter... if already signed.... next year :mf_rosetinted:

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