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Mitchie M
Mitchie M's logo
Mitchie M's logo
Background information
Also known asMitchie Mitchell, Tucada
BornJapan
Genres
Occupation(s)Composer, lyricist, guitarist
Instrument(s)Hatsune Miku, Megurine Luka, Kaito, Kagamine Rin & Len, Meiko, Electric Guitar, Piano
Years active2011-present
Labels
Websitehttps://mitchie-m.com/
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2012–present
GenreMusic
Subscribers477 thousand[1]
Views153.28 million[1]
Silver Play Button100,000 subscribers

Mitchie M is a Japanese musician, Vocaloid producer, and songwriter. He is best known for making the vocaloid Hatsune Miku sing like a real person.[2] He got his name from Jimi Hendrix Experience drummer Mitch Mitchell, and his biggest influence is Antônio Carlos Jobim.[3]

Early Life

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Mitchie M started learning piano at age six. He went to high school at Wako International High School (埼玉県立和光国際高等学校), and during this time, he played in bands and developed an interest for desktop music (DTM), and began to study music production and music theory.[2][4][5] Eventually, he went to college and majored in mechanical engineering, but decided that he wasn't good enough for it and went into the music industry, and got his start in the industry by using his older brother's computer to create songs.[6] He first got introduced to Vocaloid through an advertisement for the vocaloid Meiko, though he thought it would be too difficult to implement into a song and that the voice would sound too robotic, but that the software could be used for parts such as choruses and simple parts.[7] In 2011, due to the effects of the Lehman Shock and the Great East Japan Earthquake, trying to find commissions and creating music became difficult, and because of this, Mitchie M had decided to try vocaloid.[6] He originally debated on Hatsune Miku and Megurine Luka, but ultimately ended up picking Hatsune Miku because of her popularity, but he thought Megurine Luka fit his style better.[7]

Career

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On July 15, 2011, Mitchie M uploaded his first song to the Japanese video-sharing website Niconico Douga titled cosmic ballad, which stated in the description to be a practice piece and an attempt to make the Vocaloid Hatsune Miku sing realistically.[8] Later, on July 31st, he uploaded his second song FREELY TOMMOROW, which when released became the fastest vocaloid song to reach one million views on Niconico, taking only 20 days, 6 hours, and four minutes (the fastest record at the time).[9] Since then, he has released the albums Greatest Idol (グレイテスト・アイドル) (2013) under Sony Music Japan and Virtual Popstar (バーチャル・ポップスター) (2019) under Warner Music Japan. He has worked with Crypton Future Media for multiple projects and collabs such as their Gundam collab and Project Voltage, and has made multiple songs for advertisements.[2] He has also wrote and produced the song All Night Radio by Japanese singer Ado.[10]

Realistic tuning

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Mitchie M's is best known for his "god-like" or "divine" tuning of the vocaloid Hatsune Miku. He recognized that Hatsune Miku struggled with her low-notes and did better on the high notes, so he tweaked his songs to better fit her "vocal range." In an interview, he has stated that he doesn't like how Hatsune Miku still struggles with the pronunciation of things such as her "oh" sound, so he does in and tweaks it each time. He mainly focuses on voice editing when it comes to vocaloid, and after he's done making the vocaloid vocals on a track, he then goes into pitch correction and noise processing apps to make Hatsune Miku sound more realistic, but that 70%-80% of the voice editing happens within the vocaloid editing software itself. His main preference for the Hatsune Miku voicebank is VY1.[7]

Personal life

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Mitchie M rarely shows up in public, and keeps his identity anonymous.[5] In his free time, Mitchie M likes to bike and go mountain climbing. He also reviews things such as guitars, camera equipment, and other pieces of equipment. He also has tutorials on things such as replacing guitar pickguard, building a power strip, and other guitar and technology related things.[11] His favorite Vocaloid work is the Defense Girl Sowaka-chan series by kihirohito.[12]

Discography

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Studio albums

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List of Albums
Title Album Details Peak Chart Position Sales References
Oricon Albums Chart Billboard Japan
Greatest Idol (グレイテスト・アイドル)
  • Released: 6 November 2013
6
6
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Virtual Popstar (バーチャル・ポップスター)
20
15
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Mini-albums

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  • REALISTIC VIRTUAL SINGING (2012)
  • 39D (2015)

Singles

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  • Wah Wah World (ワーワーワールド) (2020) (with Giga)
  • Newly Edgy Idols (アイドル新鋭隊) (2020)
  • Mai Mai Mai (マイマイマイ (买买买)) (2021)
  • Bad Girl A (少女Aに夜露死苦) (2023)
  • What Kind of Future (ミライどんなだろう) (2023) (for Project Voltage)
  • Cause We Are Princesses (だってプリンセスだもん！) (2024)
  • Idol Senshi (アイドル戦士) (2025)
  • Ai to Ai (アイ to アイ) (2025)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "About Mitchie M". YouTube.
  2. ^ a b c "Mitchie M » BIOGRAPHY". mitchie-m.com. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
  3. ^ "Mitchie M - VGMdb". vgmdb.net. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
  4. ^ https://www.facebook.com/Mitchie.M.Official/about_work_and_education
  5. ^ a b "Mitchie M (Vocaloid producer)". Tokyo Otaku Mode. 22 May 2025. Archived from the original on 17 March 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  6. ^ a b a-kaneko (2023-08-03). "『プロセカ』人気ボカロP、Mitchie M の"神調教"を生み出す「プロフェッショナリズム」に迫る - さくマガ". さくらインターネット株式会社 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  7. ^ a b c "Vocalo Producers with VOCALOID -Mitchie M- A history of pioneering vocal synthesis creation with Hatsune Miku – - VOCALOID - the modern singing synthesizer -". www.vocaloid.com. 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  8. ^ 【Realistic Tuning】Hatsune Miku "cosmic ballad"【Original】 (in Japanese). 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2025-05-22 – via www.nicovideo.jp.
  9. ^ "『FREELY TOMORROW』10周年！動画投稿当時の裏側を語る". ボカロP Mitchie Mの初音ミク曲制作ブログ (in Japanese). 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
  10. ^ "Adoさんが歌う『あの夜であえたら』の主題歌『オールナイトレディオ』の作詞作編曲を担当！". ボカロP Mitchie Mの初音ミク曲制作ブログ (in Japanese). 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  11. ^ "ボカロP Mitchie Mの初音ミク曲制作ブログ". ボカロP Mitchie Mの初音ミク曲制作ブログ (in Japanese). 2025-04-09. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  12. ^ "10 Years of Vocaloid Producers Interview: Miku's 10th - vgperson's Interview Translations". vgperson.com. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  13. ^ "Mitchie M | ソニーミュージックオフィシャルサイト". Mitchie M | Sony Music (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
  14. ^ "グレイテスト・アイドル | Mitchie M". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  15. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  16. ^ "プロフィール | Mitchie M | ソニーミュージックオフィシャルサイト". Mitchie M | Sony Music (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2025-04-03. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  17. ^ "Mitchie M 2nd Album『バーチャル・ポップスター』特設サイト｜Warner Music Japan". Mitchie M 2nd Album『バーチャル・ポップスター』特設サイト｜Warner Music Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-05-22.
  18. ^ "バーチャル・ポップスター(初回生産限定盤) | Mitchie M". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  19. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-05-24.
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