Mino Music's Mino Initiates Audition "The 4th Music Deepening Theory ~the battle~" - Pierre Nakano, Dr. Capital, Yuki Poyol Added as Judges! Details of Runner-up Prizes Also Announced
Pierre Nakano and others have been announced as additional judges for the music audition "Music Deepening Theory".
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Regarding the YouTube audition program "The 4th Music Deepening Theory ~the battle~" hosted by the Music Deepening Theory Project (KDDI Corporation, Natasha Inc., SBI LuaaZ Inc., LivePocket Inc.), Mino, a music critic and initiator of the project, has released a video announcing additional judges. Details of the runner-up prizes will also be released.
"Music Deepening Theory ~the battle~," which began in December 2024, is a tournament-style music program held under the concept: "What is necessary for music...? Technique? Theory? Trends? - No, isn't it the 'power to move someone's heart'?" As a hook-up project to create opportunities for indie artists to be discovered, this program features performances by artists evaluated by a panel of distinguished judges. The winner will receive prize money of 1 million yen and runner-up prizes.
The MCs for the program will be the duo Santa Monica, who have participated since the first season.
As previously announced, in addition to Mino, the music critic and initiator of the program, and Seiji Kameda, a music producer, Pierre Nakano, Dr. Capital, and Yuki Poyol will participate as judges for the fourth season. The esteemed panel of judges will confront the artists' souls, creating a "New Star Birth Documentary" that vividly depicts the moment a new star is born.
Further information will be released sequentially. Please pay attention to the next developments.
Click here for the follow-up video by initiator Mino:
Click here for the application form:
https://forms.gle/5Wd22bZGZUQhmN7G7
The application period is until Sunday, April 5, 2026, 23:59.
■Comments from Additional Judges
【Pierre Nakano】
I sincerely respect the expressions of all creators. With that in mind, as a drummer, I want to carefully examine aspects that lead to musical persuasiveness, such as rhythm and groove. I feel that Music Deepening Theory is not a place to determine the superiority or inferiority of talent, but rather a place to confirm how far "the sound that only that person can produce" can reach. I look forward to encountering expressions that move the heart.
【Dr. Capital】
Hello, Dr. Capital here! They say music transcends borders, and as an American musician rooted in Osaka, I experience firsthand every day how interesting the "way" it transcends is. I love listening to new songs as a listener and audience member, and as a music otaku, discussing artists and their works is the ultimate luxury. Furthermore, as an educator, I am passionate about young people and indie artists...