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Harumi Ueko, better known as Jimmy Weckl, is one of the first composers of the GuitarFreaks & DrumMania series. He contributed to least one song for every game of the series up to [[AC GFDM XG2|GuitarFreaksXG2 & DrumManiaXG2]]. He is well known for his jazz fusion songs. | Harumi Ueko, better known as Jimmy Weckl, is one of the first composers of the GuitarFreaks & DrumMania series. He contributed to least one song for every game of the series up to [[AC GFDM XG2|GuitarFreaksXG2 & DrumManiaXG2]]. He is well known for his jazz fusion songs. | ||
Harumi was also a member of | Harumi was also a member of 亜熱帯マジ-SKA爆弾 (Anettai Maji-SKA Bakudan) alongside [[Hideyuki Ono]], where he played the saxophone, trombone, and horns. | ||
Outside of BEMANI, Harumi composed music for other KONAMI titles such as ''International Superstar Soccer 64'', ''Ganbare Goemon'', the SNES port of ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time'', and the ''Silent Scope'' series. | Outside of BEMANI, Harumi composed music for other KONAMI titles such as ''International Superstar Soccer 64'', ''Ganbare Goemon'', the SNES port of ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time'', and the ''Silent Scope'' series. | ||
Revision as of 17:40, 16 February 2023
Harumi Ueko
Artist Information
- Name: Harumi Ueko (上高治己)
- Birthday: May 31st, 1965
- Blog: https://ameblo.jp/jimmy-weckl-music/
Profile
Harumi Ueko, better known as Jimmy Weckl, is one of the first composers of the GuitarFreaks & DrumMania series. He contributed to least one song for every game of the series up to GuitarFreaksXG2 & DrumManiaXG2. He is well known for his jazz fusion songs.
Harumi was also a member of 亜熱帯マジ-SKA爆弾 (Anettai Maji-SKA Bakudan) alongside Hideyuki Ono, where he played the saxophone, trombone, and horns.
Outside of BEMANI, Harumi composed music for other KONAMI titles such as International Superstar Soccer 64, Ganbare Goemon, the SNES port of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time, and the Silent Scope series.
Harumi retired from KONAMI on June 15th, 2012. He currently works as an independent sound engineer.
Trivia
- Harumi's main alias, Jimmy Weckl, may be a reference to jazz drummer Dave Weckl. "Ueko" is pronounced like "Weckl".
- Harumi has several songs in SEGA's maimai music game series. He has also appeared, alongside Hideyuki Ono, in the indie rhythm game nanobeat.
Aliases
- Jimmy Weckl
- Vap Ueko
- Shang Gau
- 亜熱帯マジ-SKA爆弾 (member of, with Hideyuki Ono and DokiDokiDokky)
- 岩志太郎
- ションボリくらぶ (member of)
- JJ-road (member of, with Handsome JET)
- GINGER (with あさき)
- 悪夢の犬猿コンビ (with 佐々木博史)