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== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
One of the biggest names in all of BEMANI, Takayuki Ishikawa joined KONAMI in April 1998 as one of the first | One of the biggest names in all of BEMANI, Takayuki Ishikawa joined KONAMI in April 1998 as one of the first students in the newly-established KCE School Tokyo branch. [http://furimuki.sakura.ne.jp/2/page9810.html#cap2] His first musical project for KONAMI was the soundtrack to the 1998 PlayStation game ''Dolphin's Dream'' (also known as ''Diver's Dream'' in Europe). His first BEMANI project was [[AC 1st style|beatmania IIDX]], which he joined around October 1998 to help with struggling production. [http://furimuki.sakura.ne.jp/2/page9810.html#cap6] After graduating from KCE School in early 1999, Takayuki became a permanent staff member of the series, becoming the head sound director of beatmania IIDX starting with [[AC substream|beatmania IIDX substream]], a position he held until [[AC IIDX RED|beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED]] (though he continued to be a co-sound director of the series up until [[AC EMPRESS|beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS]]). | ||
Takayuki is well-known in beatmania IIDX for his trance and techno songs, the latter under his D.J.SETUP alias. Many of the series' most well-known songs, including [[Abyss]], [[.59]], [[A]], [[Nageki no ki|嘆きの樹]], [[V]], and [[sync]], were written by him. In addition to beatmania IIDX, Takayuki has also been a regular contributor to pop'n music since [[AC pnm 5|pop'n music 5]] while occasionally writing music for other BEMANI series, most notably GuitarFreaks & DrumMania. He has also written rock, drum'n'bass, happy hardcore, and pop for BEMANI as well. After stepping down as a sound director of beatmania IIDX, Takayuki was also briefly the sound producer of several Dance Dance Revolution, pop'n music, and REFLEC BEAT games from 2010 through 2014. | Takayuki is well-known in beatmania IIDX for his trance and techno songs, the latter under his D.J.SETUP alias. Many of the series' most well-known songs, including [[Abyss]], [[.59]], [[A]], [[Nageki no ki|嘆きの樹]], [[V]], and [[sync]], were written by him. In addition to beatmania IIDX, Takayuki has also been a regular contributor to pop'n music since [[AC pnm 5|pop'n music 5]] while occasionally writing music for other BEMANI series, most notably GuitarFreaks & DrumMania. He has also written rock, drum'n'bass, happy hardcore, and pop for BEMANI as well. After stepping down as a sound director of beatmania IIDX, Takayuki was also briefly the sound producer of several Dance Dance Revolution, pop'n music, and REFLEC BEAT games from 2010 through 2014. | ||