Suguru can be professional about this. She cares about the music more than she cares about getting jabs in, and more than she cares about seeing Satoru excited and eager over something. She owes it to her fans to bring them something they'll enjoy.
"Let's find Miguel," she says, and heads off in the labyrinth of the backstage rooms and staging areas to find her lead guitarist. Suguru knows how to play guitar and piano, and has done so on stage, but she always has her backing band with her. Any of the musicians with them could play the song but he'd be the best at understanding what was going on with the music and the intent woven into the lyrics and the music. The song is strong enough not to need much else, although that might change with a run through.
She grabs a roadie on the way, letting him know to set up two microphones on stage for a quick rehearsal. While he runs off to do that, Suguru finds her guitarist and passes him the notes. They talk it over for a minute, Suguru pulling Satoru in for any technical questions he has, and then they're on stage.
Most of their staging has them on opposite sides of the stage, with the occasional crossover or stepping back while the other person is in the limelight. But this one— with this one, they need to be closer. It's not a song they're singing at the audience, facing the crowd, especially this initial try.
The song is an impressive blend of Suguru's style and Satoru's experimental nature, neither one taking center stage, but blending beautifully. Intimate, almost, especially given the lyrics. It needs an intimate setting. She pulls the mic stands closer together, and while she doesn't expect they'll be tied to the placement, it's a start. Miguel off to the side, and the two of them center stage. A spotlight on them, perhaps, leaving the rest of the stage dark— fitting for a reveal of a new song, one now a duet between the two of them.
But those are details for later. Now, she turns to the mics, gesturing to Satoru to take the other one, and puts the notes on the music stand, just in case they need anything. Despite the lyric changes, she still knows the song.
She gestures to Miguel, and the opening chords fill the stage.
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"Let's find Miguel," she says, and heads off in the labyrinth of the backstage rooms and staging areas to find her lead guitarist. Suguru knows how to play guitar and piano, and has done so on stage, but she always has her backing band with her. Any of the musicians with them could play the song but he'd be the best at understanding what was going on with the music and the intent woven into the lyrics and the music. The song is strong enough not to need much else, although that might change with a run through.
She grabs a roadie on the way, letting him know to set up two microphones on stage for a quick rehearsal. While he runs off to do that, Suguru finds her guitarist and passes him the notes. They talk it over for a minute, Suguru pulling Satoru in for any technical questions he has, and then they're on stage.
Most of their staging has them on opposite sides of the stage, with the occasional crossover or stepping back while the other person is in the limelight. But this one— with this one, they need to be closer. It's not a song they're singing at the audience, facing the crowd, especially this initial try.
The song is an impressive blend of Suguru's style and Satoru's experimental nature, neither one taking center stage, but blending beautifully. Intimate, almost, especially given the lyrics. It needs an intimate setting. She pulls the mic stands closer together, and while she doesn't expect they'll be tied to the placement, it's a start. Miguel off to the side, and the two of them center stage. A spotlight on them, perhaps, leaving the rest of the stage dark— fitting for a reveal of a new song, one now a duet between the two of them.
But those are details for later. Now, she turns to the mics, gesturing to Satoru to take the other one, and puts the notes on the music stand, just in case they need anything. Despite the lyric changes, she still knows the song.
She gestures to Miguel, and the opening chords fill the stage.