NAME: Scott Dolph
ARTIST NAME(S): Scotty D.
AGE: 31 years old
TIME AT KONAMI?: Over 4 years
FIRST KONAMI PROJECT: Hideo Kojima interview for UK magazine and Mystical Ninja for N64
FAVORITE INSTRUMENT: I do not play instruments, but I love doing Karaoke.
FAVORITE MUSIC STYLE: Danceable tunes.
FAVORITE MUSIC PRODUCER OR ARTIST: Earth, Wind & Fire
FAVORITE DDR SONG THEY HAVE WRITTEN: I believe the lyrics to DROP THE BOMB are quite powerful and deep for a DDR track.
FAVORITE SONG IN DDR KONAMIX AND WHY?: Other than DROP THE BOMB for which I wrote the lyrics and rapped, I personally like THE EARTH LIGHT, TRIP MACHINE (luv mix), and DYNAMITE RAVE.
SONGS CREATED IN DDR KONAMIX: DROP THE BOMB (wrote the lyrics and rapped).
COMMENT: I remember the first few times when I played DDR. I was embarrassed. But as I got better, the fact that people were watching me did not stop me a bit. Then the time came when I was asked to write lyrics and rap for DDR. That moment when I evolved from PLAYER to RAPPER & LYRICIST is one I will never forget. I hope you all play the game and dance like you've never danced before and evolve from PLAYER to ULTIMATE DANCER. Enjoy!
NAME: Sota Fujimori
ARTIST NAME(S): SOTA, System S.F.
AGE: 26 years old
TIME AT KONAMI?: 4 years
FAVORITE INSTRUMENT: Synthesizer
FAVORITE MUSIC STYLE: I enjoy everything except country and ENKA (Japanese style of blues/country).
FAVORITE DDR SONG THEY HAVE WRITTEN: Do It Right
FAVORITE SONG IN DDR KONAMIX AND WHY?: Look To The Sky is my favorite song in DDR KONAMIX because I really enjoy trance music. In fact, this is the first trance song I wrote and this song brings back a lot of great memories for me. Also, this song is really fun to play as well. My other favorite song is Groove 2001 by Sho-T. This is a remixed version of the song Groove featured on DDR KONAMIX. I love all of Sho-T's songs since they are all cool and catchy. Perhaps you will get to experience the Groove 2001 remix someday.
SONGS CREATED IN DDR KONAMIX: Do It Right, Look To The Sky
COMMENT: I really enjoy making music for DDR. I hope you enjoy the game and the music.
NAME: Shoichiro Hirata
ARTIST NAME(s): Sho-T
AGE: 33 years old
TIME AT KONAMI?: 7 years
FIRST KONAMI PROJECT: I think it was Konami Links
FAVORITE INSTRUMENT: Fender Rhodes
FAVORITE MUSIC STYLE: I really enjoy house and R&B.
FAVORITE MUSIC PRODUCER OR ARTIST: Some of my recent favorite artists include, Filur, Lisa Loeb (although her genre-style is completely different from mine). Also, I like Hikaru Utada a lot as well. She is a very talented singer/songwriter in Japan.
FAVORITE DDR SONG THEY HAVE WRITTEN: Share My Love
FAVORITE SONG IN DDR KONAMIX AND WHY?: My songs (of course!) [note from sardius: gwah-hah.]
SONGS CREATED IN DDR KONAMIX: GROOVE
COMMENT: I am so happy that video game music gets attention like this!
NAME: Takayuki Ishikawa
ARTIST NAME(S): dj. TAKA
AGE: 26 years old
TIME AT KONAMI?: 3 years
FIRST KONAMI PROJECT: Beatmania IIDX
FAVORITE INSTRUMENT: Piano
FAVORITE MUSIC STYLE: Trance
FAVORITE MUSIC PRODUCER OR ARTIST: I would say Satoshi Tomiie for now.
FAVORITE DDR SONG THEY HAVE WRITTEN: ABSOLUTE
FAVORITE SONG IN DDR KONAMIX AND WHY?: B4U is my favorite song in DDR KONAMIX because it is a song that was purely written out of the fusion of video games/interactive entertainment and music. These elements have combined to create a new music creation. [note from sardius: create a new creation? okay. but you kick ass, taka, so you're forgiven.]
SONGS CREATED IN DDR KONAMIX: .59, ABSOLUTE, LEADING CYBER
COMMENT: I am happy that DDR includes my songs which were originally composed for other Bemani video games. I am very happy to know that players in North America will now have the opportunity to listen to and enjoy playing my songs. Thank you.
NAME: Toshiyuki Kakuta
ARTIST NAME(S): L.E.D.
AGE: 29 years old
TIME AT KONAMI?: 3 years
FIRST KONAMI PROJECT: Beatmania append Gotta Mix
FAVORITE INSTRUMENT: There is a synthesizer called VIRUS made by a German manufacturer called Access.
FAVORITE MUSIC STYLE: Overall, I enjoy the dance/techno genre, especially goa and psychedelic trance.
FAVORITE MUSIC PRODUCER OR ARTIST: As to my favorite artists [note from sardius: editing is harrrd], there are so many artists that I enjoy but I love artists like Joujouka, Sasha and Asian Dub Foundation.
FAVORITE DDR SONG THEY HAVE WRITTEN: THE EARTH LIGHT
FAVORITE SONG IN DDR KONAMIX AND WHY?: Leading Cyber is my favorite song in DDR KONAMIX because the combination of fast-paced breaking beats and cool step patterns gives the song a really cool lively feeling. [note from sardius: I got a really cool lively feeling!]
SONGS CREATED IN DDR KONAMIX: GENOM SCREAMS, THE EARTH LIGHT
COMMENT: It is my great honor knowing that players in North America are going to experience and enjoy the dance tracks that I created. Thank you.
NAME: U1-ASAMi [note from sardius: that's what it says - no real name is given. he's so mysterious and dreamy!!1]
ARTIST NAME(S): U1-ASAMi [note from sardius: also goes by the name of 2MB, though it's not noted in the profile.]
AGE: 30 years old
FIRST KONAMI PROJECT: Medal machines for children
FAVORITE INSTRUMENT: Human voice (vocals)
FAVORITE MUSIC STYLE: Techno and Trance.
FAVORITE DDR SONG THEY HAVE WRITTEN: MAKE A JAM!
FAVORITE SONG IN DDR KONAMIX AND WHY?: La Señorita Virtual. Reason unknown.
SONGS CREATED IN DDR KONAMIX: AFTER THE GAME, AM-3P (303 BASS MIX), CUTIE CHASER, DROP THE BOMB, La Señorita Virtual, MAKE A JAM!, ON THE JAZZ, think ya better D, TRIP MACHINE (luv mix)
COMMENT: The revolution goes beyond the tiny islands to the rest of the world. This is for DDR and to the people who love DDR.
NAME: Naoki Maeda [note from sardius: yeah, sure it is, buddy. check it out: if you replace one of the a's in Naoki's name with an m, you could rearrange the letters to form the words Konami Made. conspiracy? of course. don't try to fool me!@#$]
ARTIST NAME(S): 8bit, 180, 190, 190', BLUE DESTROYERS, d-complex, D.J.RICH feat. Tail Bros., DE-SIRE, DIVAS, FACTOR-X, KTz, Luv UNLIMITED, mitsu-O!, N&S, N.M.R, NAOKI, NAOKI 190, NAOKI underground, NM, NO.9, NW260, RE-VENGE, Stone Bros., UZI-LAY, etc. [note from sardius: yikes.]
FAVORITE INSTRUMENT: Piano, electric guitar, and synthesizer.
FAVORITE MUSIC STYLE: Dance & Club music, rock, ballad, R&B, etc.
FAVORITE MUSIC PRODUCER OR ARTIST:
PRODUCERS: Dallas Austin, William Orbit, Rodney Jerkins, Jimmy Jam
& Terry Lewis, Babyface
ARTISTS: Christina Aguilera, Toni Braxton, Underworld, Limp Bizkit,
Sash!, Primal Scream, Usher, The Brilliant Green, TOMMY february6, Hikaru
Utada, etc.
[note from sardius: your taste in music SUCKS, naoki. fuck you. I can
only thank God that your music in DDR doesn't appear to suffer any influences
from Christina Aguilera or Limp Bizkit. I shudder to think about what DDR
would be like if it did.]
FAVORITE DDR SONG THEY HAVE WRITTEN: I love all the songs!
FAVORITE SONG IN DDR KONAMIX AND WHY?: B4U is my favorite song in DDR KONAMIX because this song best portrays the image of DDR by capturing the perfect blend of performance and physical activity from the player. This is what I wanted to achieve when I wrote the song.
SONGS CREATED IN DDR KONAMIX: AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL, B4U, BABY BABY GIMME YOUR LOVE, BRILLIANT 2U, BURNIN' THE FLOOR, CAN'T STOP FALLIN' IN LOVE, CELEBRATE NITE, DEAD END, DIVE, Don't Stop! (AMD 2nd MIX), DROP OUT, DYNAMITE RAVE, END OF THE CENTURY, HEALING VISION, HIGHER, HYSTERIA, Let the beat hit em! (CLASSIC R&B STYLE), LET THEM MOVE...
...LUV TO ME (AMD MIX), MAKE IT BETTER (So-REAL Mix), MATSURI JAPAN, ORION.78 (AMeuro-MIX), PARANOiA, PARANOiA Rebirth, SUPER STAR, ORION.78 (Ameuro-MIX), SUPER STAR, WILD RUSH
[note from sardius: all typos are faithfully reproduced here. I repeat: editing is harrrd.]
COMMENT: DDR fuses music and video games together to create a whole
new interactive experience. As a musician, it is my passion to incorporate
the music styles found throughout the music industry into a video game.
I want to challenge 20th century notions and views of music by continuing
to be aggressive with incorporating music in new and innovative ways.
The Bemani series enables me to explore new methods of expression for music
and these methods will shape the way people experience music in the 21st
century. Overall, I am very positive about the future of Bemani and
I look forward to evolving the DDR series further to create endless enjoyment
and entertainment.
Thank you very much for your support!!