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== Profile ==
== Profile ==


Naoki Maeda (born April 28th, 1969) was one of BEMANI's most recognizable artists. Starting off in Konami in 1996, two years later Naoki became the sound director of the ''DanceDanceRevolution'' arcade series, a position he filled for four years in a row, along with his work on other BEMANI series like ''DanceManiax'', ''beatmania IIDX'', and ''pop'n music'', among other Bemani games. He also took on the role of producer of DanceDanceRevolution titles like ''MUSIC FIT'', as well as ''Dance Evolution/DanceMasters'' for XBOX360.
Naoki Maeda (born April 28th, 1969) was one of BEMANI's most recognizable artists. Starting off in Konami in 1996, two years later Naoki became the sound director of the ''DanceDanceRevolution'' arcade series, a position he filled for four years in a row, along with his work on other BEMANI series like ''DanceManiax'', ''beatmania IIDX'', and ''pop'n music'', among other Bemani games. He also took on the role of producer of DanceDanceRevolution titles like [[CS DDR MUSIC FIT|MUSIC FIT]], as well as ''Dance Evolution/DanceMasters'' for XBOX360.


After 17 years of service at the company, Naoki left Konami in the beginning of 2013. His last, playable song for BEMANI before leaving was ''You'' for the 2013 ''DanceDanceRevolution'' arcade game.
After 17 years of service at the company, Naoki left Konami in the beginning of 2013. His last, playable song for BEMANI before leaving was [[You]] for the [[AC DDR 2013|2013 DanceDanceRevolution]] arcade game.


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* One of Naoki's favorite licensed songs from the early ''DanceDanceRevolution'' titles is ''HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW''.
* One of Naoki's favorite licensed songs from the early ''DanceDanceRevolution'' titles is [[HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW]].


== Aliases ==
== Aliases ==
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!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;"|Guitar
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;"|Guitar
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| HYSTERIA 2001 || NM || beatmania 6thMIX || R&B || - || ✓ || - || - || -
| [[HYSTERIA 2001]] || NM || beatmania 6thMIX || R&B || - || ✓ || - || - || -
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| BABY BABY GIMME YOUR LOVE 2002 || DIVAS || beatmania 7thMIX || R&B || - || ✓ || - || - || -
| [[BABY BABY GIMME YOUR LOVE 2002]] || DIVAS || beatmania 7thMIX || R&B || - || ✓ || - || - || -
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| birdman || NM feat. TIME || beatmania THE FINAL || 2STEP || ✓ || - || - || - || -
| birdman || NM feat. TIME || beatmania THE FINAL || 2STEP || ✓ || - || - || - || -
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| [[L'amour et la liberté]] || NAOKI underground || [[AC_6th_style|beatmania IIDX 6th style]] || TRANCE || ✓ || - || - || - || -
| [[L'amour et la liberté]] || NAOKI underground || [[AC_6th_style|beatmania IIDX 6th style]] || TRANCE || ✓ || - || - || - || -
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| [[D2R]] || NAOKI || [[AC_7th_style|beatmania IIDX 7th style]] / DDRMAX2 || HYPER ROCK BEAT || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
| [[D2R]] || NAOKI || [[AC_7th_style|beatmania IIDX 7th style]] / [[AC DDRMAX2|DDRMAX2]] || HYPER ROCK BEAT || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
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| [[DESTINY]] || NAOKI feat. [[Paula_Terry|PAULA TERRY]] || [[AC_7th_style|beatmania IIDX 7th style]] / DDRMAX2 || HYPER EURO BEAT || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || -
| [[DESTINY]] || NAOKI feat. [[Paula_Terry|PAULA TERRY]] || [[AC_7th_style|beatmania IIDX 7th style]] / [[AC DDRMAX2|DDRMAX2]] || HYPER EURO BEAT || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || -
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| [[Kakumei|革命]] || [[Takayuki_Ishikawa|dj TAKA]] with NAOKI || [[AC_7th_style|beatmania IIDX 7th style]] / DDRMAX2 || ORCHESTRAL || - || ✓ || - || - || -
| [[Kakumei|革命]] || [[Takayuki_Ishikawa|dj TAKA]] with NAOKI || [[AC_7th_style|beatmania IIDX 7th style]] / [[AC DDRMAX2|DDRMAX2]] || ORCHESTRAL || - || ✓ || - || - || -
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| [[Drivin']] || NAOKI feat. [[Paula_Terry|PAULA TERRY]] || [[AC_8th_style|beatmania IIDX 8th style]] || HYPER EUROBEAT || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || -
| [[Drivin']] || NAOKI feat. [[Paula_Terry|PAULA TERRY]] || [[AC_8th_style|beatmania IIDX 8th style]] || HYPER EUROBEAT || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || -
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| A Midnight Rendezvous || Shanice || BOOM BOOM DANCE || - || ✓ || ? || - || - || -
| A Midnight Rendezvous || Shanice || BOOM BOOM DANCE || - || ✓ || ? || - || - || -
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| LOVE IS THE POWER -Re:born- || NM || BOOM BOOM DANCE DLC || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || -
| [[LOVE IS THE POWER -Re:born-]] || NM || BOOM BOOM DANCE DLC || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || -
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| DM STAR || NAOKI || DanceEvolution / DanceMasters || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || -
| DM STAR || NAOKI || DanceEvolution / DanceMasters || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || -
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| [[AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL]] || 8bit || DanceManiaX || TRIBAL || - || ✓ || - || - || -
| [[AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL]] || 8bit || Dance Maniax || TRIBAL || - || ✓ || - || - || -
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| BAILA! BAILA! || DANDY MINEIRO || DanceManiaX || LATIN POP || ✓ || - || - || - || -
| [[BAILA! BAILA!]] || DANDY MINEIRO || Dance Maniax || LATIN POP || ✓ || - || - || - || -
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| [[Broken My Heart]] || NAOKI feat. [[Paula_Terry|PAULA TERRY]] || DanceManiaX || HYPER EURO BEAT || ✓ || - || - || - || -
| [[Broken My Heart]] || NAOKI feat. [[Paula_Terry|PAULA TERRY]] || Dance Maniax || HYPER EURO BEAT || ✓ || - || - || - || -
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| GORGEOUS 2012 || THE SURRENDERS || DanceManiaX || - || ✓ || - || ✓ || - || -
| [[GORGEOUS 2012]] || THE SURRENDERS || Dance Maniax || - || ✓ || - || ✓ || - || -
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| KEEP ON MOVIN'〜DMX MIX〜 || N.M.R-typeG || DanceManiaX || - || - || ✓ || - || - || -
| [[KEEP ON MOVIN' ~DMX MIX~]] || N.M.R-typeG || Dance Maniax || - || - || ✓ || - || - || -
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| PUT YOUR FAITH IN ME 〜SATURDAY NIGHT MIX〜 || UZI-LAY || DanceManiaX || - || - || ✓ || - || - || -
| [[PUT YOUR FAITH IN ME ~SATURDAY NIGHT MIX~]] || UZI-LAY || Dance Maniax || - || - || ✓ || - || - || -
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| ENTER THE DRAGON (G'z Island Mix) || B3-PROJECT || DanceManiaX 2ndMIX || - || - || ✓ || - || - || -
| ENTER THE DRAGON (G'z Island Mix) || B3-PROJECT || Dance Maniax 2ndMIX || - || - || ✓ || - || - || -
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| [[KISS KISS KISS]] || NAOKI feat.[[Shanti Snyder|SHANTI]] || DanceManiaX 2ndMIX || HYPER EUROBEAT || ✓ || - || - || - || -
| [[KISS KISS KISS]] || NAOKI feat.[[Shanti Snyder|SHANTI]] || Dance Maniax 2ndMIX || HYPER EUROBEAT || ✓ || - || - || - || -
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| [[Kiss me all night long]] || NAOKI J-STYLE feat. [[Miyuki Kunitake|MIU]] || DanceManiaX 2ndMIX || J-EURO POP || ✓ || - || - || - || -
| [[Kiss me all night long]] || NAOKI J-STYLE feat. [[Miyuki Kunitake|MIU]] || Dance Maniax 2ndMIX || J-EURO POP || ✓ || - || - || - || -
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| 祭 (J-SUMMER MIX) || RE-VENGE || DanceManiaX 2ndMIX || - || - || ✓ || - || - || -
| [[Matsuri (J-SUMMER MIX)|祭 (J-SUMMER MIX)]] || RE-VENGE || Dance Maniax 2ndMIX || - || - || ✓ || - || - || -
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| PARANOiA jazzy groove + TRIP MACHINE CLIMAX + DEAD END || - || DanceManiaX 2ndMIX || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || -
| PARANOiA jazzy groove + TRIP MACHINE CLIMAX + DEAD END || - || Dance Maniax 2ndMIX || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || -
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| PARANOiA || 180 || DanceDanceRevolution || - || ✓ || - || - || - || -
| [[PARANOiA]] || 180 || [[AC DDR 1st|DanceDanceRevolution]] || - || ✓ || - || - || - || -
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| MAKE IT BETTER || mitsu-O! || DanceDanceRevolution Internet Ranking Ver. || - || ✓ || - || ✓ || - || -
| [[MAKE IT BETTER]] || mitsu-O! || [[AC DDR 1st|DanceDanceRevolution Internet Ranking Ver.]] || - || ✓ || - || ✓ || - || -
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| TRIP MACHINE || DE-SIRE || DanceDanceRevolution Internet Ranking Ver. || - || ✓ || - || - || - || -
| [[TRIP MACHINE]] || DE-SIRE || [[AC DDR 1st|DanceDanceRevolution Internet Ranking Ver.]] || - || ✓ || - || - || - || -
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| AM-3P || KTz || DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX || - || ✓ || - || - || - || -
| [[AM-3P]] || KTz || [[AC DDR 2nd|DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX]] || - || ✓ || - || - || - || -
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| [[BRILLIANT 2U]] || NAOKI || DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX || EURO GROOVE || ✓ || - || - || - || -
| [[BRILLIANT 2U]] || NAOKI || [[AC DDR 2nd|DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX]] || EURO GROOVE || ✓ || - || - || - || -
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| BRILLIANT 2U (Orchestra-Groove) || NAOKI || DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX || - || - || ✓ || - || - || -
| [[BRILLIANT 2U (Orchestra Groove)]] || NAOKI || [[AC DDR 2nd|DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX]] || - || - || ✓ || - || - || -
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| [[Keep on Movin'|KEEP ON MOVIN']] || N.M.R. || DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX || DANCE POP || ✓ || - || - || - || -
| [[KEEP ON MOVIN']] || N.M.R || [[AC DDR 2nd|DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX]] || DANCE POP || ✓ || - || - || - || -
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| LET THEM MOVE || N.M.R || DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX || - || ✓ || - || - || - || -
| [[LET THEM MOVE]] || N.M.R || [[AC DDR 2nd|DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX]] || - || ✓ || - || - || - || -
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| MAKE IT BETTER So-REAL Mix || mitsu-0! SUMMER || DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX || - || - || ✓ || - || - || -
| [[MAKE IT BETTER (So-REAL Mix)]] || mitsu-O! SUMMER || [[AC DDR 2nd|DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX]] || - || - || ✓ || - || - || -
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| [[PARANOiA MAX ~DIRTY MIX~]] || 190 || DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX || JUNGLE || - || ✓ || - || - || -
| [[PARANOiA MAX ~DIRTY MIX~]] || 190 || [[AC DDR 2nd|DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX]] || JUNGLE || - || ✓ || - || - || -
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| PUT YOUR FAITH IN ME || UZI-LAY || DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX || - || ✓ || - || - || - || -
| [[PUT YOUR FAITH IN ME]] || UZI-LAY || [[AC DDR 2nd|DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX]] || - || ✓ || - || - || - || -
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| PUT YOUR FAITH IN ME (Jazzy Groove) || UZI-LAY || DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX || - || - || ✓ || - || - || -
| [[PUT YOUR FAITH IN ME (Jazzy Groove)]] || UZI-LAY || [[AC DDR 2nd|DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX]] || - || - || ✓ || - || - || -
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| SP-TRIP MACHINE -JUNGLE MIX- || DE-SIRE || DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX || - || - || ✓ || - || - || -
| [[SP-TRIP MACHINE -JUNGLE MIX-]] || DE-SIRE || [[AC DDR 2nd|DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX]] || - || - || ✓ || - || - || -
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| 20,NOVEMBER (D.D.R. version) || N.M.R. feat. [[Reo Nagumo|DJ nagureo]] || DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX || - || - || ✓ || - || - || -
| [[20,NOVEMBER (D.D.R. version)]] || N.M.R. feat. [[Reo Nagumo|DJ nagureo]] || [[AC DDR 2nd|DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX]] || - || - || ✓ || - || - || -
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| BRILLIANT 2U (CLUB VER.) || NAOKI || DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX CLUB VERSION 2 || - || - || ✓ || - || - || -
| BRILLIANT 2U (CLUB VER.) || NAOKI || DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX CLUB VERSION 2 || - || - || ✓ || - || - || -

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