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''This page is about the commission artist Ayako Saso, who goes under the alias sampling masters AYA. For the beatmania IIDX composer that goes under the name Aya, please see [[Aya Sakuma]]. For the pop'n music vocalist of a similar name, please see [[Ayako Masuda]].''

[[Image:Smaya.jpg|thumb|Ayako Saso]]

= Ayako Saso =

== Artist Information ==
* Name: Ayako Saso (佐宗綾子)
* Birthdate: March 5th, 1967
* Twitter: https://twitter.com/ayako_saso, https://twitter.com/AYA_TK3005
* Website: http://blog.ayazo.net/

== Profile ==
Ayako Saso is a veteran composer in the video game industry, being a part of ''NAMCO'''s sound team from 1990 to 1996 and being involved in several game series such as ''RIDGE RACER'' and ''TEKKEN''. After she left NAMCO, she continued to work as a freelance artist, composing for several other games released by ''NAMCO'', ''ARIKA'', and ''CAPCOM''. She works closely with [[Shinji Hosoe]] and [[Nobuyoshi Sano]] as a member of the ''SuperSweep'', ''Manikyua-Dan'', and ''sampling masters'' units. While she's skilled in rave and hardcore techno like Hosoe, she has an affinity for breakbeats and even disco, often composing such genres.

== Trivia ==
* Saso has also appeared in TAITO's ''GROOVE COASTER'' series, ARIKA's rhythm game ''Pitapat Beat'', BANDAI NAMCO's ''太鼓の達人'' series, and SEGA's ''CHUNITHM'' series.

== Aliases ==
* sampling masters AYA

== BEMANI Songs ==
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| [[Wow Wow 70's]] || sampling masters AYA || [[AC 6th style|beatmania IIDX 6th style]] || DISCO
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| [[one or eight]] || sampling masters AYA || [[AC 9th style|beatmania IIDX 9th style]] || HARDCORE RAVE
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| [[Debtty Daddy]] || sampling masters AYA || [[AC 10th style|beatmania IIDX 10th style]] || ETHNO HARDCORE
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| [[45 rotations]] || Sampling masters AYA || [[CS DDR Classroom Edition|DanceDanceRevolution Classroom Edition]] || -
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| [[Sprite's dance]] || Sampling masters AYA || [[CS DDR Pocket Edition|DanceDanceRevolution Pocket Edition]] || -
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| [[VOX RUSH]] || [[Ryutaro Nakahara|青龍]]×[[Shinji Hosoe|sampling masters MEGA]] & sampling masters AYA || [[CS jb plus|jubeat plus]] || ROTTERDAM RAVE
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[[Category:BEMANI Artists|Saso, Ayako]]
[[Category:Commission Artists|Saso, Ayako]]
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