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The pop band "balconny", based in Fukuoka, Japan, has started distributing music. Their first single "Gift" is a stylish and funky song with a city pop style.
"yohei nishi", who produces most of the band's songs, has started working under the new name "westman8". In 2025, as a new attempt, they rearranged their original songs using AI. Balconny is known for creating "good old Japanese pop songs", and while keeping the lyrics the same, they have reborn them in a completely different arrangement, creating a new worldview.
The song "Gift" was created more than 15 years ago, and the original song is a mellow and passionate song in the style of Latin bossa nova. This time, it has been rearranged and remade into city pop. It is a song that gives you a sense of 80's city pop.
In addition, AI has some trouble pronouncing Japanese words, but they have left them as they are. I think that this is also "the flavor of AI". I hope many people will listen to it.
The cover photo was also created using "PixAi."
©2025 Image generated by PixAi "Moonbeam"
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westman8
Yohei Nishi is a Japan based musician, songwriter, and producer, actively working from Fukuoka. Over the years, he has been involved in numerous music productions and songwriting projects for artists, earning a solid reputation among industry professionals for his hands on, practice driven approach. He is a former member of the happy rock band Black1Neck, which debuted as one of Fukuoka's top ranked bands. Currently, he is a member of the pop band balconny, where he serves not only as the bassist but also as the primary songwriter and sound architect, shaping the core musical identity of the band. His work is recognized for balancing strong melodies with groove oriented arrangements, earning deep trust within collaborative production environments. In 2025, he launched his solo project westman8, focusing on music production that integrates AI driven composition tools with human creativity. Rather than treating AI as a mere assistant, he explores a hybrid creative methodology that fuses authorship, emotion, and technology. This approach, blending nostalgia with contemporary sensibilities, has attracted growing attention from music industry professionals as a next generation music production model. Beyond music, Yohei Nishi is also the owner and executive of a family run company with over 100 years of history, giving him a rare dual perspective as both a creator and a business leader. Grounded in real world management and long term decision making, he brings a sustainable and practical viewpoint to creative innovation. Starting in 2026, he plans to expand his activities into educational seminars on AI powered music creation, sharing real production workflows, ethical considerations, and strategic applications of AI in the music industry. His work bridges music, technology, and society, positioning him as a practitioner who not only creates with AI, but also teaches how to implement it responsibly. In addition, he has served as a city goodwill ambassador for six years and remains active as a radio personality, continuously connecting music, media, and local culture. Through these multidimensional activities, he represents a new model of the modern creator, one who links artistic expression with technology, business, and community.
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