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During April and May, in an effort to promote the 2008 Western Japan Stick Seminar and Hiroshima Stick Night, I was able to schedule interviews with both a local radio station and a local TV station.

At the radio station, I did a 15-minute live spot that included an interview and a short performance in the studio. It all turned out to be so much fun that I forgot to be nervous.

The TV interview was recorded over two days. For the first bit, the TV station wanted to film me playing a live show, so I had to schedule an emergency performance at Organ-za. (Thanks for the help, Izumi!) My friend Chap happened to be in town on business that day, so he came to Organ-za for the performance that night and took several photos. (See below.)

The second part of the TV interview was performed at my apartment, so they could show where I work and practice. I also happened to have a friend who is a beginning Stick player coming on that day for a lesson, so they were sure to get him on film as well.

The edited material ended up being around 5 minutes, which the station aired as a special segment on the 6 o’clock news. I uploaded the video file to YouTube, and you can view it by clicking play in the frame below. (The video is in Japanese only.)