Nekomimi Music

So I thought it was enough that they were getting Gackt and the main Haruhi cast, but no, Anime Expo 2007 isn't done there. The caliber of musical guests has just been increased again, because Chiaki Ishikawa and savage genius are both going to be present as official guests of the con. For the uninformed, Chiaki Ishikawa is the vocal half of "See-Saw", the group that created the music for Noir and .hack//SIGN (with my favorite composer, Yuki Kajiura). She has since moved on to a solo career, performing the OP single to shoujo-ai/mech series Simoun. She's also working on a full debut album. And, great news for attendees - she'll be performing a concert on Sunday, July 1st, as part of the convention.

Meanwhile, savage genius is another performer who has collaborated with Yuki Kajiura - "they" are responsible for the high-energy techno opening to Erementar Gerad Elemental Gelade, "Forever...", as well as Kajiura-composed opening to El Cazador de la Bruja, "Hikari no Yukue". On that note, El Cazador is starting to pick up speed both in the story department and in the quality of the background music. Rumors on certain other blogs are that the OST is dated July 25th, though I'm suspicious that's the date of the DVD. At this point it's looking more and more like I'll have to do whatever it takes to make it down to Anime Expo this year... oh, the agony of it all! No word on whether or not savage genius will be actually performing, though.

Source: ANN