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beatnation Records was the name of the in-house recording label of KONAMI's BEMANI music branch. It was created by [[Takayuki Ishikawa|dj TAKA]] in 2006 and it's focused on [[beatmania IIDX Information|beatmania IIDX]]-related releases and events; it has regular BEMANI artists, both in-house ones and commissioned ones, as members. | beatnation Records was the name of the in-house recording label of KONAMI's BEMANI music branch. It was created by [[Takayuki Ishikawa|dj TAKA]] in 2006 and it's focused on [[beatmania IIDX Information|beatmania IIDX]]-related releases and events; it has regular BEMANI artists, both in-house ones and commissioned ones, as members. | ||
The label was temporarily closed down in late 2010, though its name was still mentioned in live events. In early 2012, a note on the beatnation Records website mentioned that new artists would be recruited through the [[SOUND VOLTEX Information|SOUND VOLTEX]] FLOOR contests. This eventually happened at the JAEPO 2014 event when a new group was formed, dubbed ''beatnation RHYZE''. It consisted of artists who extensively participated in the SOUND VOLTEX FLOOR contests, as well as new artists that were appearing regularly in other BEMANI games. Activities resumed until 2017 with the | The label was temporarily closed down in late 2010, though its name was still mentioned in live events. In early 2012, a note on the beatnation Records website mentioned that new artists would be recruited through the [[SOUND VOLTEX Information|SOUND VOLTEX]] FLOOR contests. This eventually happened at the JAEPO 2014 event when a new group was formed, dubbed ''beatnation RHYZE''. It consisted of artists who extensively participated in the SOUND VOLTEX FLOOR contests, as well as new artists that were appearing regularly in other BEMANI games. Activities resumed until 2017 with the release of [[AC SINOBUZ|beatmania IIDX 24 SINOBUZ]] song [[crew]] and its ''beatnation 10th Anniversary 「crew」'' EP, which was composed, arranged, and remixed by all seven members of the original beatnation Records group. | ||
While its logo still appears on the boot-up screens of beatmania and SOUND VOLTEX, beatnation Records is, for all accounts and purposes, retired. No new activities involving the group have surfaced following KONAMI's infamous 2017 [[BEMANI Sound Team]] rebranding. | While its logo still appears on the boot-up screens of beatmania and SOUND VOLTEX, beatnation Records is, for all accounts and purposes, retired. No new activities involving the group have surfaced following KONAMI's infamous 2017 [[BEMANI Sound Team]] rebranding. | ||