{"id":46528,"date":"2020-08-26T23:09:15","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T21:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.nl\/?page_id=46528"},"modified":"2025-04-16T14:46:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T13:46:48","slug":"submissions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/submissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Submissions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AVO Magazine is a Japan-related website with a focus on Japanese music. If you have news that you want us to share and is related to Japan or Japanese music, please send an email with your news, press releases, music, and press kits to the Editor-in-Chief of AVO Magazine. So do you have something exciting to share with us? We&#8217;re all ears!<\/p>\n<p>Please keep in mind that the news has to be in English and that AVO Magazine is bilingual. To publish certain articles, it needs the time to translate them into Dutch as well. Since the website is run by one person, it is not always possible to publish the article. But know that we will always try our very best.<\/p>\n<p>In regards to music, physical formats are still welcome (on request), but we do also appreciate links to streams and downloadable MP3s.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Editor-in-Chief<\/strong><br \/>\nFrancisca Hagen &#8211; hello[a]avo-magazine.com<\/p>\n<p>We are also active on <a href=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/join-avo-magazines-discord-server\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discord<\/a>. You are welcome to drop your suggestions over there.<\/p>\n<p>____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h3>Article highlights<\/h3>\n<p>To give an idea of exactly what AVO Magazine has been working on, a shortlist has been made with highlights of a number of articles published on the web magazine.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40899\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40899\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40899\" src=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-09_LGW_Minyo-Crusaders_\u220fJuri-Hiensch_MG_IMG_5828.jpg\" alt=\"Minyo Crusaders at Le Guess Who? 2019 | Photographer: Juri Hiensch\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-09_LGW_Minyo-Crusaders_\u220fJuri-Hiensch_MG_IMG_5828.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-09_LGW_Minyo-Crusaders_\u220fJuri-Hiensch_MG_IMG_5828-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-09_LGW_Minyo-Crusaders_\u220fJuri-Hiensch_MG_IMG_5828-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-09_LGW_Minyo-Crusaders_\u220fJuri-Hiensch_MG_IMG_5828-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-09_LGW_Minyo-Crusaders_\u220fJuri-Hiensch_MG_IMG_5828-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-09_LGW_Minyo-Crusaders_\u220fJuri-Hiensch_MG_IMG_5828-1140x760.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40899\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minyo Crusaders at Le Guess Who? 2019 | Photographer: Juri Hiensch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Minyo Crusaders at Le Guess Who? 2019<\/h4>\n<p>The collaboration consisted of an <a href=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/2019\/10\/avo-interview-a-conversation-with-katsumi-tanaka-of-minyo-crusaders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">interview<\/a> with the Japanese band Minyo Crusaders and a report of their <a href=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/2019\/12\/photo-report-a-day-out-with-minyo-crusaders-during-le-guess-who-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">day in Utrecht<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rgg-container\" data-rgg-id=\"10135\">    <div class=\"rgg-imagegrid captions-title captions-effect-none \" data-rgg-id=\"10135\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fake-island-abunai19-francisca-hagen01.jpg\" data-rel=\"rgg\" rel=\"rgg\" title=\"FAKE ISLAND at Abunai! 2019 | Photography by Francisca Hagen (AVO Magazine)\" class=\"rgg-simplelightbox size-full rgg-img\" data-src=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fake-island-abunai19-francisca-hagen01.jpg\" data-ratio=\"1.4995313964386\" data-height=\"1067\" data-width=\"1600\" aria-label=\"FAKE ISLAND at Abunai! 2019 | Photography by Francisca Hagen (AVO Magazine)\">\n                            <\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/htll-abunai-2019-francisca-hagen01.jpg\" data-rel=\"rgg\" rel=\"rgg\" title=\"HighTechLowLife at Abunai! 2019 | Photography by Francisca Hagen (AVO Magazine)\" class=\"rgg-simplelightbox size-full rgg-img\" data-src=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/htll-abunai-2019-francisca-hagen01.jpg\" data-ratio=\"1.4995313964386\" data-height=\"1067\" data-width=\"1600\" aria-label=\"HighTechLowLife at Abunai! 2019 | Photography by Francisca Hagen (AVO Magazine)\">\n                            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Abunai! 2019 &#8211; Dutch Japanese culture convention<\/h4>\n<p>Collaboration with the Dutch convention Abunai!, photography\/videography team Miyako Studio and AVO Magazine. The collaboration consisted of exclusive interviews with the Japanese bands <a href=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/2019\/12\/avo-interview-with-fake-island-the-more-we-can-spread-our-music-the-more-world-peace-will-be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FAKE ISLAND<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/2019\/12\/avo-interview-with-hightechlowlife-save-the-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HighTechLowLife<\/a> and live reports of both performances (<a href=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/2019\/12\/fake-island-at-abunai-2019-convincing-and-loud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/2019\/12\/hightechlowlife-at-abunai-2019-could-it-be-any-louder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2<\/a>).<\/p>\n<div class=\"rgg-container\" data-rgg-id=\"10136\">    <div class=\"rgg-imagegrid captions-title captions-effect-none \" data-rgg-id=\"10136\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mv-check-out-week142025.jpg\" data-rel=\"rgg\" rel=\"rgg\" title=\"Music Video Roundup logo on top of a design with the red dot (inspired by the Japanese flag) and a photo of an old television with white noise on the screen. (Photo by Hamed Asad)\" class=\"rgg-simplelightbox size-full rgg-img\" data-src=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mv-check-out-week142025.jpg\" data-ratio=\"1.5238095238095\" data-height=\"1050\" data-width=\"1600\" aria-label=\"Music Video Roundup logo on top of a design with the red dot (inspired by the Japanese flag) on top of a photo of an old television with white noise on the screen, placed on a chair with orange-coloured tiles on the background. (Photo by Hamed Asad, edited by Francisca Hagen)\">\n                            <\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/mv-check-out-week49-2024.jpg\" data-rel=\"rgg\" rel=\"rgg\" title=\"Still from &quot;\u306f\u3058\u307e\u308a\u3064\u3065\u3051\u3066\u308b (Hajimari Tsudzuketeru)&quot; by \u5927\u4e08\u592b (Daijobu). Directed by \u5742\u5143\u307d\u3093\u592a (Ponta Sakamoto).\" class=\"rgg-simplelightbox size-full rgg-img\" data-src=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/mv-check-out-week49-2024.jpg\" data-ratio=\"1.7777777777778\" data-height=\"900\" data-width=\"1600\" aria-label=\"Still from \"\u306f\u3058\u307e\u308a\u3064\u3065\u3051\u3066\u308b (Hajimari Tsudzuketeru)\" by \u5927\u4e08\u592b (Daijobu). The five members of Daijobu formed a circle and holding hands on a grassfield. Directed by \u5742\u5143\u307d\u3093\u592a (Ponta Sakamoto), who also did the cinematography, editing, planning and composition of the music video.\">\n                            <\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/mv-check-out-week22-2022.jpg\" data-rel=\"rgg\" rel=\"rgg\" title=\"Still from the music video for &quot;Stardust&quot; by SLOW LEARNERS. Pictured is an elevator with three members of SLOW LEARNERS in it with an extra effect put on it which makes the image looking wavy.\" class=\"rgg-simplelightbox size-full rgg-img\" data-src=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/mv-check-out-week22-2022.jpg\" data-ratio=\"1.7777777777778\" data-height=\"900\" data-width=\"1600\" aria-label=\"Still from the music video for \"Stardust\" by SLOW LEARNERS.\">\n                            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Weekly MV article series<\/h4>\n<p>A weekly article with a list of 7 music videos of Japanese acts from various music genres, mostly focusing on lesser-known musicians, that got released in that specific week. All the published articles can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/tag\/weekly-mv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rgg-container\" data-rgg-id=\"10137\">    <div class=\"rgg-imagegrid captions-title captions-effect-none \" data-rgg-id=\"10137\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AVO-Magazine-Presents-ZEROSHIKI-DEFINEME-SOMEIYOSHINO-Francisca-Hagen14.jpg\" data-rel=\"rgg\" rel=\"rgg\" title=\"AVO Magazine Presents: ZEROSHIKI + DEFINE ME + SOMEI YOSHINO @ Musicon, The Hague (7 October 2019) | Photography by Francisca Hagen\" class=\"rgg-simplelightbox size-full rgg-img\" data-src=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AVO-Magazine-Presents-ZEROSHIKI-DEFINEME-SOMEIYOSHINO-Francisca-Hagen14.jpg\" data-ratio=\"0.666875\" data-height=\"1600\" data-width=\"1067\" aria-label=\"AVO Magazine Presents: ZEROSHIKI + DEFINE ME + SOMEI YOSHINO @ Musicon, The Hague (7 October 2019) | Photography by Francisca Hagen\">\n                            <\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AVO-Magazine-Presents-ZEROSHIKI-DEFINEME-SOMEIYOSHINO-Francisca-Hagen20.jpg\" data-rel=\"rgg\" rel=\"rgg\" title=\"AVO Magazine Presents: ZEROSHIKI + DEFINE ME + SOMEI YOSHINO @ Musicon, The Hague (7 October 2019) | Photography by Francisca Hagen\" class=\"rgg-simplelightbox size-full rgg-img\" data-src=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AVO-Magazine-Presents-ZEROSHIKI-DEFINEME-SOMEIYOSHINO-Francisca-Hagen20.jpg\" data-ratio=\"0.666875\" data-height=\"1600\" data-width=\"1067\" aria-label=\"AVO Magazine Presents: ZEROSHIKI + DEFINE ME + SOMEI YOSHINO @ Musicon, The Hague (7 October 2019) | Photography by Francisca Hagen\">\n                            <\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AVO-Magazine-Presents-ZEROSHIKI-DEFINEME-SOMEIYOSHINO-Francisca-Hagen06.jpg\" data-rel=\"rgg\" rel=\"rgg\" title=\"AVO Magazine Presents: ZEROSHIKI + DEFINE ME + SOMEI YOSHINO @ Musicon, The Hague (7 October 2019) | Photography by Francisca Hagen\" class=\"rgg-simplelightbox size-full rgg-img\" data-src=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AVO-Magazine-Presents-ZEROSHIKI-DEFINEME-SOMEIYOSHINO-Francisca-Hagen06.jpg\" data-ratio=\"1.4995313964386\" data-height=\"1067\" data-width=\"1600\" aria-label=\"AVO Magazine Presents: ZEROSHIKI + DEFINE ME + SOMEI YOSHINO @ Musicon, The Hague (7 October 2019) | Photography by Francisca Hagen\">\n                            <\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AVO-Magazine-Presents-ZEROSHIKI-DEFINEME-SOMEIYOSHINO-Francisca-Hagen04.jpg\" data-rel=\"rgg\" rel=\"rgg\" title=\"AVO Magazine Presents: ZEROSHIKI + DEFINE ME + SOMEI YOSHINO @ Musicon, The Hague (7 October 2019) | Photography by Francisca Hagen\" class=\"rgg-simplelightbox size-full rgg-img\" data-src=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AVO-Magazine-Presents-ZEROSHIKI-DEFINEME-SOMEIYOSHINO-Francisca-Hagen04.jpg\" data-ratio=\"1.4995313964386\" data-height=\"1067\" data-width=\"1600\" aria-label=\"AVO Magazine Presents: ZEROSHIKI + DEFINE ME + SOMEI YOSHINO @ Musicon, The Hague (7 October 2019) | Photography by Francisca Hagen\">\n                            <\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AVO-Magazine-Presents-ZEROSHIKI-DEFINEME-SOMEIYOSHINO-Francisca-Hagen02.jpg\" data-rel=\"rgg\" rel=\"rgg\" title=\"AVO Magazine Presents: ZEROSHIKI + DEFINE ME + SOMEI YOSHINO @ Musicon, The Hague (7 October 2019) | Photography by Francisca Hagen\" class=\"rgg-simplelightbox size-full rgg-img\" data-src=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AVO-Magazine-Presents-ZEROSHIKI-DEFINEME-SOMEIYOSHINO-Francisca-Hagen02.jpg\" data-ratio=\"1.4995313964386\" data-height=\"1067\" data-width=\"1600\" aria-label=\"AVO Magazine Presents: ZEROSHIKI + DEFINE ME + SOMEI YOSHINO @ Musicon, The Hague (7 October 2019) | Photography by Francisca Hagen\">\n                            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>AVO Magazine presents: Zeroshiki + DEFINE ME, guest SOMEI YOSHINO<\/h4>\n<p>This is a concert organised by AVO Magazine and was part of a mini-tour through The Netherlands and Belgium. One of the guest writers of AVO Magazine has written a <a href=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/2019\/12\/zeroshiki-define-me-and-somei-yoshino-at-musicon-a-unity-for-one-night-in-the-hague\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">live report<\/a> of the event in The Hague. Photography has been done by the Editor-in-Chief.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AVO Magazine is a Japan-related website with a focus on Japanese music. If you have news that you want us to share and is related to Japan or Japanese music, please send an email with your news, press releases, music, and press kits to the Editor-in-Chief of AVO Magazine. 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