Takayuki Ishikawa

Takayuki Ishikawa

Takayuki Ishikawa

Staff Information

• Name: Takayuki Ishikawa (石川貴之)
• Position:
  • beatmania IIDX: sound director (beatmania IIDX substream→beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS), sound producer (beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS→beatmania IIDX 21 SPADA)
  • DanceDanceRevolution: sound producer (DanceDanceRevolution X2→DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX)
  • pop'n music: sound producer (pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝→pop'n music Sunny Park)
  • REFLEC BEAT: sound producer (REFLEC BEAT→REFLEC BEAT colette -All Seasons-)
  • SOUND VOLTEX: sound director (SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH), sound producer (SOUND VOLTEX II -infinite infection-→Present)

Artist Information

• Birthday: June 4th, 1975
• Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
• Likes: The Beatles, Rickenbacker, Europe, Southern islands, beer, sodas (Coke), eating lunch by the Shinkansen (bullet trains)
• Dislikes: Tomatoes, insects, tight spaces, rain
• Favorite Instrument: Piano
• Favorite Music Style: Trance
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/iam_nota_djtaka

Profile

Takayuki Ishikawa is an in-house KONAMI artist who's worked at the company since the late 1990's, his earliest known project for the company being the 1998 PlayStation Game Dolphin's Dream. As a BEMANI composer, he is best known for being the former sound director of the beatmania IIDX series, where he was the head sound director from beatmania IIDX substream all the way up to beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY. He's also composed a song for every beatmania IIDX arcade game with the single exception of substream. He has written some of the most prolific/famous songs in all of BEMANI, including Abyss, .59, A, V, sync, and many more. Takayuki's also been a regular contributor to pop'n music since pop'n music 5.

While his favorite style of music is trance and techno, often bringing classical and written tradition music concepts into electronic music, he's also produced some drum'n'bass and happy hardcore songs. Also, he has demonstrated his skills producing rock and punk songs in BEMANI several times.

Takayuki is currently the sound producer of the SOUND VOLTEX series.

Trivia

• Takayuki was the sound designer of beatmania 4thMIX -the beat goes on-.
• Takayuki has the second longest tenure of any in-house BEMANI artist, only behind Mutsuhiko Izumi.
• Takayuki composed and arranged a song for RUMBLE ROSES, titled 紅影～Crimson Shadow～, of which an instrumental version later appeared as part of ランブルメドレー.
• Takayuki co-wrote Marine Snow alongside TaQ for his ongaq:stromatolite album.
• Since his debut in pop'n music, pop'n music 11 is the only pop'n music arcade game that does not feature a new song from Takayuki.

Aliases

• dj TAKA
• TAKA
• Lion Musashi
• D.J.Amuro
• Risk Junk
• Risk Junk-G
• D.J.SETUP
• 金獅子
• OutPhase (member of, with TaQ)
• ASKA (name of vocalist)
• iconoclasm (member of, with Jun Wakita)
• flare (name of vocalist)
• colors (composer for)
• Lion
• 怒れる金の獅子
• ナイア (name of vocalist)
• 本能寺 尊之
• 色彩乃夢
• 板橋ギャング (collaboration with Seiya Murai)
• DE-JAVU
• dj silverberg
• dj razzle dazzle
• ADULTIC TEACHERS
• DJ Scratch & Bend

BEMANI Songs

Song	Artist	Game	Genre	Composition	Arrangement	Lyrics	Vocals
LOGICAL DASH	DJ TAKA	beatmania 4thMIX	HAPPY	✓	✓	-	-
e-motion ～ROMANTIC STYLE～	dj TAKA	beatmania CORE REMIX	TRANCE	-	✓	-	-
GUILTY	D.J.SETUP	beatmania CORE REMIX	TECHNO	✓	✓	-	-
fellows	dj taka feat. Sana	beatmania THE FINAL	EPILOGUE	✓	✓	✓	-
GRADIUSIC CYBER	TAKA	beatmania IIDX	DIGI-ROCK	-	✓	-	-
I'm In Love Again	dj TAKA	beatmania IIDX 2nd style	SPEED GARAGE	✓	✓	-	-
PUT YOUR FAITH IN ME (for beatmania II)	dj TAKA feat. UZI-LAY	beatmania IIDX 2nd style	JAZZ FUNK	-	✓	-	-
Get on Beat	ON	beatmania IIDX 2nd style	HARD BAG	✓	✓	✓	-
.59	dj TAKA	beatmania IIDX 2nd style	CHILL OUT	✓	✓	-	-
Second Style (Hip Hop Paradise)	dj TAKA & DAY BREAKERS	beatmania IIDX 2nd style	HIP HOP	✓	✓	-	-
SP-TRIP MACHINE (for beatmania II)	dj TAKA feat. DE-SIRE	beatmania IIDX 2nd style	JUNGLE	-	✓	-	-
Don't Stop!	dj TAKA feat. JP Miles	beatmania IIDX 3rd style	HAPPY HANDBAG	✓	✓	-	-
LEADING CYBER	dj TAKA	beatmania IIDX 3rd style	DIGI-ROCK	✓	✓	-	-
REINCARNATION	dj TAKA	beatmania IIDX 3rd style	TRANCE	✓	✓	-	-
THE SAFARI	Lion Musashi	beatmania IIDX 3rd style	WORLD HOUSE	✓	✓	-	-
Tangerine Stream	dj TAKA	beatmania IIDX 3rd style	AMBIENT	✓	✓	-	-
ABSOLUTE	dj TAKA	beatmania IIDX 4th style	EPIC TRANCE	✓	✓	-	-
Final Count Down (MTO CRY BABY STYLE)	dj TAKA feat. Jasmine	beatmania IIDX 4th style	METALLIC EURO	-	✓	-	-
FLOWERS for ALBION	dj TAKA	beatmania IIDX 4th style	AMBIENT	✓	✓	-	-
GET ON BEAT (WILD STYLE)	Lion Musashi	beatmania IIDX 4th style	HARD HOUSE	-	✓	-	-
Small Waves	dj TAKA	beatmania IIDX 4th style	CLUB MIX	✓	✓	-	-
Abyss	dj TAKA	beatmania IIDX 5th style	INTELLIGENCE	✓	✓	-	-
sync	OutPhase	beatmania IIDX 5th style	TRANCE	✓	✓	-	-
V	TAKA	beatmania IIDX 5th style	PROGRESSIVE	-	✓	-	-
天国のキッス ～D.J.TAKA's style～	オセロ	beatmania IIDX 5th style	EURO TRANCE	-	✓	-	-
Colors (radio edit)	dj TAKA	beatmania IIDX 6th style	TRANCE	✓	✓	-	-
Blueberry Stream	dj TAKA	beatmania IIDX 6th style	HOUSE	-	✓	-	-
Frozen Ray (original mix)	dj TAKA	beatmania IIDX 6th style	TRANCE	✓	✓	-	-
NEMESIS	D.J.SETUP	beatmania IIDX 6th style	TECHNO	✓	✓	-	-
Summer Vacation (CU mix)	OutPhase	beatmania IIDX 6th style	TRIP HOP	✓	✓	-	-
こっちを向いてよ	vivi	beatmania IIDX 6th style	SOUL	✓	✓	-	-
A	D.J.Amuro	beatmania IIDX 7th style	RENAISSANCE	✓	✓	-	-
Glorious Days	Noria	beatmania IIDX 7th style	HIPHOP & SOUL	-	✓	-	-
Happy Wedding	ASKA	beatmania IIDX 7th style	HOUSE	✓	✓	✓	-
Tomorrow Perfume	dj TAKA	beatmania IIDX 7th style	TRANCE	✓	✓	-	-
革命	dj TAKA with NAOKI	beatmania IIDX 7th style / DDRMAX2	ORCHESTRAL	-	✓	-	-
Giudecca	D.J.SETUP	beatmania IIDX 8th style	PSYCHEDELIC TRANCE	✓	✓	-	-
memories	TAKA	beatmania IIDX 8th style	BEAT ROCK	✓	✓	✓	✓
rainbow flyer	dj TAKA	beatmania IIDX 8th style	TRANCE	✓	✓	-	-
thunder	Lion MUSASHI	beatmania IIDX 8th style	HOUSE	✓	✓	-	-
e-motion 2003 -romantic extra-	e.o.s Remixed by dj TAKA	beatmania IIDX 9th style	TRANCE	-	✓	-	-
lights	flare	beatmania IIDX 9th style	SOUL	✓	✓	-	-
lower world	D.J.SETUP	beatmania IIDX 9th style	TECHNO	✓	✓	-	-
quasar	OutPhase	beatmania IIDX 9th style	TRANCE	✓	✓	-	-
Silvia Drive	dj TAKA feat. Noria	beatmania IIDX 9th style	HAPPY HANDBAG	✓	✓	-	-
BABY LOVE	Noria	beatmania IIDX 10th style	ITALO POP	✓	✓	-	-
JAM	TAKA with Junpei&三上	beatmania IIDX 10th style	J-REVIVAL	-	✓	-	-
No.13	TAKA respect for J.S.B.	beatmania IIDX 10th style	PROGRESSIVE BAROQUE	-	✓	-	-
One More Lovely	Risk Junk	beatmania IIDX 10th style	HAPPY	✓	✓	-	-
pandora	dj TAKA feat. Tomomi	beatmania IIDX 10th style	TRANCE	✓	✓	-	-
AA	D.J.Amuro	beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED	RENAISSANCE	✓	✓	-	-
earth scape	dj TAKA	beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED	PIANO BALLAD	✓	✓	-	-
KEY	colors	beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED	BEAT ROCK	✓	✓	-	-
spiral galaxy	D.J.SETUP	beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED	PSYCHEDELIC TRANCE	✓	-	-	-
INORI	dj TAKA feat.HAL	beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED CS	MILLENIUM TRANCE	✓	✓	-	-
INAZUMA	dj TAKA	beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY	TRANCE	✓	✓	-	-
LESSON 5	Risk Junk feat. Erika Mochizuki	beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY	HAPPY EXTREME	✓	✓	-	-
rage against usual	dj TAKA with Gt.Shintaro	beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY	DIGI-ROCK	✓	✓	-	-
冥	Amuro vs Killer	beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY	HUMAN SEQUENCER	✓	-	-	-
Recollection	Noria	beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY CS	POPS	✓	✓	-	-
Melody Life	Noria	beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD	NEW ACOUSTIC	✓	✓	-	-
SAMBA DE JANEIRO	Remixed by Lion MUSASHI	beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD	SAMBA	-	✓	-	-
嘆きの樹	金獅子	beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD	CONTEMPORARY	✓	✓	-	-
quell～the seventh slave～	dj TAKA Vs. DJ YOSHITAKA	beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD CS	TRANCE	✓	✓	-	-
Candy Galy	Risk Junk-G	beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD	HAPPY	✓	-	-	-
never...	Kanako Hoshino with dj TAKA	beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD	DANCE POP	✓	✓	-	-
snow storm	dj TAKA	beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD	TRANCE	✓	✓	-	-
TRANOID	T&S seq. factory	beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD	PSG WORKS	✓	✓	-	-
GOLDEN CROSS	dj REMO-CON VS dj TAKA	beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD CS	TECHNO	✓	✓	-	-
Blue Rain	dj TAKA VS Ryu☆	beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS	TRANCE	✓	✓	-	-
four pieces of heaven	Lion	beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS	JUNGLE	✓	✓	-	-
走馬灯 -The Last Song-	TAKA	beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS	SOLDIER'S BALLAD	✓	✓	-	-
V₂	TAKA	beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS	PROGRESSIVE	-	✓	-	-
不沈艦CANDY	Risk Junk	beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS	HARDCORE	✓	✓	-	-
天空脳番長危機十六連打	D.J.SETUP	beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS	RAGE AGAINST EMPRESS	✓	✓	-	-
Time to Empress	dj TAKA feat. wac & secret K	beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST	TRANCE	✓	✓	✓	-
G59	怒れる金の獅子	beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS	EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC	✓	✓	-	-
DROP	dj TAKA feat.Kanako Hoshino	beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS	WHITE SEQUENCE	✓	✓	-	-
Roots of my way!	ナイア	beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS	ACTRESS	✓	-	-	-
SPARK ! -essential RMX-	Remixed by dj TAKA VS PINK PONG	beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS	TRANCE	-	✓	-	-
perditus†paradisus	iconoclasm	beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem	ANTHEM CORE	✓	✓	-	-
Tropical April	Risk Junk	beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem	VACATION DANCE	✓	✓	-	-
F	D.J.Amuro	beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle	RENAISSANCE	✓	✓	-	-
天空の夜明け	Cuvelia	beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle	ANTHEM	✓	✓	-	-
HAERETICUS	D.J.Amuro Vs MAX MAXIMIZER	beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle / REFLEC BEAT limelight	ECCENTRIC	✓	✓	-	-
ΕΛΠΙΣ	dj TAKA	beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro	ROMANTIC SCHOOL VARIATIONS	✓	✓	-	-
Liberation	dj TAKA	beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro	TRANCE	✓	✓	-	-
Zirkfied	iconoclasm	beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro / pop'n music Sunny Park / REFLEC BEAT colette -Summer-	SPACE REQUIEM	✓	✓	-	-
Last Dance	dj TAKA	beatmania IIDX 21 SPADA	HARD STACC	✓	✓	-	-
rainbow guitar weeps	dj TAKA	beatmania IIDX 21 SPADA	BRIGHTNESS	✓	✓	-	-
Broken Sword	金獅子 VS 麒麟	beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL	DUAL ANTIQUE	✓	✓	-	-
Shooting Fireball	dj TAKA	beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL	MUSIC GAME TRADITIONAL	✓	✓	-	-
TIEFSEE	SOUND HOLIC Vs. dj TAKA feat. YURiCa	beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL / SOUND VOLTEX III GRAVITY WARS	DEEP SPECTRUM	✓	-	-	-
Blue Spring Express	DJ Scratch & Bend	beatmania IIDX 23 copula	DREAM CORE	✓	✓	-	-
Godspeed	dj TAKA xxx 猫叉Master xxx L.E.D.	beatmania IIDX 23 copula	JOINT WORK	✓	✓	-	-
Konzert V	Remo-con vs. dj TAKA	beatmania IIDX 23 copula	JUNGLE CLASSIC	✓	✓	-	-
Colors ～for EXTREME～	dj TAKA	DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME	-	✓	✓	-	-
Frozen Ray ～for EXTREME～	dj TAKA	DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME	-	✓	✓	-	-
sync (EXTREME version)	OutPhase	DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME	-	✓	✓	-	-
V ～for EXTREME～	TAKA	DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME	-	✓	✓	-	-
Freeway Shuffle	dj TAKA	DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2	TRANCE	✓	✓	-	-
Votum stellarum -forest #25 DDR RMX-	iconoclasm	DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2	-	✓	✓	-	-
Desert Journey	dj TAKA	DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY2	-	✓	✓	-	-
Magical House Cleaning/Blue or Pink	dj TAKA	DanceDanceRevolution Disney Grooves	-	-	✓	-	-
Decade	kors k Vs. dj TAKA	DanceDanceRevolution X2	-	✓	✓	-	-
going up	色彩乃夢	DanceDanceRevolution X2	-	✓	✓	-	-
Melody Life	张馨予	DanceDanceRevolution X2	-	✓	✓	-	-
someday...	杏野はるな	DanceDanceRevolution X2	-	✓	-	-	-
TRIP MACHINE EVOLUTION	DE-JAVU	DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX	-	-	✓	-	-
LOVE & JOY -Risk Junk MIX-	Risk Junk	DanceDanceRevolution (2013)	-	-	✓	-	-
Quickening	dj TAKA	Dance Maniax 2ndMIX	PSYCHEDELIC	✓	-	-	-
Craze for You	TAKA feat. 百太郎	ee'MALL	JAPAMETA	✓	✓	✓	-
Romance	Rockミ★TAKA with 明星 & 三上	ee'MALL 2nd avenue	J-ROCK	✓	✓	-	-
going up	colors	GuitarFreaks V & DrumMania V	-	✓	-	-	-
しっぽのロック	板橋ギャング	GuitarFreaks V2 & DrumMania V2	-	✓	✓	✓	-
Day's!	よしくんとホッシー☆	GuitarFreaks V3 & DrumMania V3	-	-	✓	-	-
Forever free	colors feat. Luca	GuitarFreaks V3 & DrumMania V3	-	✓	✓	-	-
R#1	colors	GuitarFreaks V4 & DrumMania V4	-	✓	✓	-	-
ヒコーキ	colors	GuitarFreaks V5 & DrumMania V5	-	✓	-	✓	-
no way ...	colors	GuitarFreaksXG2 & DrumManiaXG2	-	✓	-	✓	-
Elemental Creation -GITADO ROCK ver.-	dj TAKA meets DJ YOSHITAKA ft.guit.good-cool	GITADORA	-	✓	✓	-	-
IX -GITADOROCK ver.-	dj TAKA VS DJ TOTTO feat.藍 & good-cool	GITADORA	-	-	✓	-	-
LOVE & JOY -GITADORA MIX-	♪♪♪♪♪	GITADORA	-	-	✓	-	-
quaver♪ ギタドラ ver.	Risk Junk Φ	GITADORA	-	-	✓	-	-
FAIRY TALE	colors	GITADORA Tri-Boost	-	✓	-	-	-
Love♥km	dj TAKA feat. REN	jubeat knit	HAPPY CORE	✓	✓	-	-
True Blue	dj TAKA feat. AiMEE	jubeat saucer	ESSENTIALLY	✓	✓	-	-
ZZ	D.J.Amuro	jubeat saucer / REFLEC BEAT colette -Spring-	INTELLIGENCE	✓	✓	-	-
Frozen Ray	dj TAKA	KEYBOARDMANIA 3rdMIX	TRANCE	✓	✓	-	-
ウルトラハイヒール ~I JUST WANNA TELL YOU	dj TAKA feat. ANGEL	pop'n music 5	PARAPARA	✓	✓	-	-
Foundation of our love	dj TAKA feat. ASAKO	pop'n music 6	TRANCE	✓	✓	-	-
White Lovers	新谷さなえ	pop'n music 7	WINTER POP	-	✓	-	-
♥Love²シュガ→♥	dj TAKA feat. のりあ	pop'n music 8	EUROBEAT	✓	✓	-	-
Late Riser	good-cool	pop'n music 8	VISUAL 3	-	-	-	✓
White Eve	さな	pop'n music 9	WINTER DANCE	✓	✓	-	-
votum stellarum	iconoclasm	pop'n music 10	ANTHEM TRANCE	✓	✓	-	-
Looking for...	colors	pop'n music 12 いろは	J-ROCK Ø	✓	✓	-	-
MOON	dj TAKA feat. Erika Mochizuki	pop'n music 13 カーニバル	AISYU EURO	✓	✓	-	-
ランブルメドレー	cutie smashers	pop'n music 13 カーニバル	RUMBLE ROSES	✓	✓	-	-
Übertreffen	TAKA respect for J.S.B.	pop'n music 14 FEVER!	PROGRESSIVE BAROQUE	✓	✓	-	-
Votum stellarum -forest #25 RMX-	iconoclasm	pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE	ANTHEM TRANCE REMIX	✓	✓	-	-
Desire	色彩乃夢 feat. Hyuga Rei	pop'n music 16 PARTY♪	VISUAL 4	-	✓	-	-
Alicy	colors feat. Hyuga Rei	pop'n music 17 THE MOVIE	J-ROCKΦNEW	✓	-	✓	-
Foundation of You (DJ Command mix)	水橋舞	pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝	TRANCE EURO REMIX	-	-	✓	-
NOBUNAGA	本能寺 尊之	pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝	MUHON TRANCE	✓	✓	-	✓
starmine -swallowtail mix-	ピンクターボ	pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝	HAPPY CUTE ROCK	-	✓	-	-
Last of "I Love You"	spinning cokes	pop'n music 19 TUNE STREET	AME POP	-	✓	-	-
青春の扉	TAKA & すわひでお	pop'n music 20 fantasia	NEVER ENDING PUNK	✓	✓	-	-
Shock Me	dj TAKA feat. Fuuu:ka	pop'n music ラピストリア	-	✓	✓	✓	-
message	dj TAKA feat. flare	REFLEC BEAT	-	✓	✓	-	-
Broken	dj TAKA feat. AiMEE	REFLEC BEAT	TRANCE	✓	✓	-	-
Hollywood Galaxy	dj TAKA	REFLEC BEAT Ver.1.5	DRUM'N'BASS	✓	✓	-	-
quaver♪	Risk Junk	REFLEC BEAT limelight	HAPPY	✓	✓	-	-
December Breeze	dj silverberg	REFLEC BEAT colette -Winter-	-	✓	✓	-	-
examination leave	dj razzle dazzle	REFLEC BEAT colette -Summer-	VACATION DANCE	✓	✓	-	-
refrain	dj TAKA feat. AiMEE	REFLEC BEAT groovin'!!	TRANCE	✓	✓	-	-
Golden Cross (extended remix)	REMO-CON vs dj TAKA	REFLEC BEAT groovin'!!	-	-	✓	-	-
Air Reading Power	ADULTIC TEACHERS	REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! Upper	-	✓	✓	✓	✓
RAIN	dj TAKA	REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA	-	✓	✓	-	-
SAMBA de 恋心	dj TAKA feat. VENUS	REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA 2	-	✓	-	-	-
LOTUS	dj TAKA feat.Nana Takahashi	おといろは	-	✓	✓	-	-
Elemental Creation	dj TAKA meets DJ YOSHITAKA	(私立BEMANI学園)	HARD RENAISSANCE	✓	✓	-	-
IX	dj TAKA VS DJ TOTTO feat.藍	(熱闘！BEMANIスタジアム)	BLOOD METAL	✓	✓	-	-
Idola	iconoclasm feat.GUMI	(GUMI 5th Anniversary party Presented by BEMANI)	REPLICANT CORE	-	✓	-	-
女言葉の消失	Sota Fujimori	(ボカロ デ オドレ!! EDM×BEMANI)	-	-	-	✓	-

Discography

Albums

• milestone (2007)
• milestone -Re Edition- (2009)
• True Blue... (2013)

EP

• Selected Traxx From Milestone (2007)

Interviews

• Takayuki Ishikawa Interviews