Miku Fan USA
MIKU EXPO 2018 - AUSTIN, TEXAS POV - July 08, 2018 ミクエキスポ2018 - オースティン、テキサス州
#Miku Expo 2018,#ミクエキスポ2018 - オースティン、テキサス州,#Austin Texas Miku Expo Concert
RE-UPLOADED ON 02-16-2021 DUE TO COPYRIGHT TAKE DOWN OF "DECORATOR" (kz Livetune), WHICH IS NOW COPYRIGHT PROTECTED. THERE IS A 4 MINUTE "GENERIC" MUSIC SELECTION IN THIS VIDEO NOW. SORRY. NOT MY CHOICE.
*I OWN THE RIGHTS TO THIS VIDEO. ALL PHOTOS AND VIDEO CLIPS IN THIS VIDEO I PERSONALLY OWN AND PRODUCED.
*I DO NOT REPRESENT CRYPTON FUTURE MEDIA, INC, PIOPRO, INC. OR VOCALOIDS
*I MAKE NO MONEY WITH THIS VIDEO.
*ALL RIGHTS ARE OWNED BY CRYPTON FUTURE MEDIA, INC. AND ME PERSONALLY (not that I really care about this, honestly).
YouTube and Crypton, PLEASE DO NOT give me a copyright hit! I simply wanted to provide the Miku fandom with the amateur video I shot before, during and after the Austin Texas MIKU EXPO concert on July 08, 2018. IF ANYTHING, I hope that my video will only increase the number of Miku Fans here in the USA, as well as throughout the world!
ALSO, if you take over ownership of this video, leave my tags so people can find the video, thanks!
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Hello fellow Hatsune Miku Fans! What an AMAZING performance by Miku, Luka, Rin, Len, Meiko and Kaito in Austin last month! WOW!
Yes, once again, the Vocaloid "train" rolled into North America, as we here in the United States and Mexico enjoyed another concert series by Miku, Rin, Len, Luka, Meiko and Kaito. And what a concert!
The Austin, Texas venue of the H-E-B center was large, and obviously the building has multi-uses, including an ice rink, concert venue and entertainment center. As such, the sound quality of the concert was not "the best" as the sound reverb'ed throughout the large, cavernous interior. Due to the massive size of the building, there were open seats all around, and approximately 1/2 of the VIP standing room only area in front of the stage was open. It's a big space.
This being said, the crowds were totally into it, and the performance by the Vocaloids went off "without a hitch". I had VIP access, though I chose a seat initially to set up my really good video camera on a tripod to film the entire concert. BUT, just after Anamanaguchi performed, a very polite Japanese security guard on the VIP floor spotted my camera and tripod, and kindly asked me to remove it. I had no issue in doing so, and then proceeded to set up my cell phone on the tripod to film using that (which was allowed in these US concerts). The sound and video quality was not nearly as good as the real video camera... I then left the chair and went into the VIP section to dance and sing, leaving my cell camera just run.
Most of this video is the film shot I took with the cell phone throughout the concert. However, you will no doubt enjoy my "walk through" of the crowds waiting in the long lines, as well as the photos I shot prior to the concert. There are other videos of the concerts that are far better than mine.
However, near the conclusion of the concert I returned to the tripod and cell phone, grabbing it to film the conclusion of the concert from the VIP section. I wanted Sakura no Ame, a great song. This I did, and we partied the rest of the night away. I had a 3.5 hour LONG drive back to Dallas then, returning to my hotel after 2:15 AM.
Anamanaguchi band again performed a 35 minute warm-up set prior to the Vocaloids taking the stage at the HEB that evening. The crowd got really rocking by then!
The weather was HOT and HUMID, with heat indices reaching into the 100 degree F region. The long crowd lines, one for VIP, one for regular admission, were respectful of each other, and began forming up many, many hours prior to the doors opening at 8 pm. You will see this in my video. Then it rained.... Hard, and quite long, with thunder and lightening to boot. We all got soaked. I felt bad for the cosplayers.
As you see in this video, I traveled from Minnesota for the concerts - and took you along with me to the John F. Kennedy memorial and historical areas of Dallas. I then enjoyed a dinner of Tex-Mex and then the concert day was proceeded by attending the "Miku Paint" event in Mesquite, Texas where I met the Crypton Future Media President Ito-san. He was very gracious and excited to be there!
But this Austin concert was my 8th live Vocaloid concert.
Also, you will see in the video I did my best to "get the crowd going" prior to the concert, as well as taking 100's of photos, are you in one of my photos??? If not, you missed a great concert and night!
It was fun to have many of the attending fans recognize me, BASED ON MY VOICE ONLY! That's kinda scary to me!
I will never forget the experiences of Austin and Dallas! Thank you to CFM and the fans for giving me lifelong memories of Miku Expo 2018!
- Miku Fan USA