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=Artist Information=
= Jason Borenstein =
Name: Jason Michael "Stillwind" Borenstein<br>
Birthdate: Unknown<br>
Died: February 7, 2009<br>


==General Information==
== Artist Information ==
Jason Michael "Stillwind" Borenstein provided the image (but not voice) for Michael a la Mode in several tutorials in the beatmania IIDX arcade games, as well as the "voice" in [[GOLD RUSH]] and [[B4U(BEMANI FOR YOU MIX)]]. In the DanceDanceRevolution series he served as a sound director on the X-BOX DanceDanceRevolution Ultramix games, as well as the Wii title HOTTEST PARTY and the 2008 arcade game DanceDanceRevolution X. (He also worked on several other Konami games as part of the sound sound staff, too.)
* Name: Jason Michael "Stillwind" Borenstein
* Birthdate: September 8th, 1972
* Died: February 7th, 2009


Jason Borenstein's life was cut short, though. He died on February 7, 2009 from an aortic aneurysm.
== Profile ==


==Trivia==
Jason Michael "Stillwind" Borenstein was a KONAMI employee, best known for working on the DanceDanceRevolution series. He first worked as an audio designer on [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX]] and [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX2|its sequel]] under the aliases of Stillwind and SuperStillwind respectively. He was then promoted to lead music director in [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX3|ULTRAMIX3]], and fulfilled that position as well in [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX4|ULTRAMIX4]].


* Michael a la Mode literally translates to ''Michael with ice cream''.
After the ULTRAMIX series ended, Jason became the sound director of the first DanceDanceRevolution title on the Nintendo Wii, [[CS DDR HOTTEST PARTY|DanceDanceRevoltution HOTTEST PARTY]], which was a huge hit for the system. Jason then became the sound director of [[AC DDR X|DanceDanceRevolution X]], making him the first - and so far ''only'' - non-Japanese person to sound direct an arcade BEMANI title. Jason would also work on [[CS DDR HOTTEST PARTY2|DanceDanceRevoltution HOTTEST PARTY2]] and [[CS DDR Disney Grooves|DanceDanceRevolution Disney Grooves]] around this time as well.
* Jason, under his Michael a la Mode persona, is seen in the tutorial modes starting in [[AC DJ TROOPERS|beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS]], helping to explain how to play the game.
* The "Engrish" in Michael a la Mode's songs can be seen as an inside joke.
* Jason provided the rapping vocals in [[Guilt & Love]].
* [[jubeat ripples]] song [[STARLIT DUST/Still ni Sasagu|STARLIT DUST/スティルに捧ぐ]] is named after Jason. The English title in [[jukebeat]], STARLIT DUST/For The Late Stillwind, confirms this.


==Aliases==
Sadly, Jason Borenstein died on February 7th, 2009 from an aortic aneurysm at just 36 years old. The final video game project he worked on, [[CS DDR HOTTEST PARTY3|DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY3]], was released eight months after his death.
 
== Trivia ==
 
* Jason, under his Michael a la Mode persona, was seen in the tutorial mode in [[AC DJ TROOPERS|beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS]], helping to explain how to play the game as Michael a la Mode. His voice was dubbed over by [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|DJ Yoshitaka]].
* [[AC jb ripples|jubeat ripples]] song [[STARLIT DUST/Still ni sasagu|STARLIT DUST/スティルに捧ぐ]] is named after Jason. The English title in [[CS jukebeat|jukebeat]], STARLIT DUST/For The Late Stillwind, confirms this.
** Another song dedicated to him, titled [[On the Night of a Still Wind]], appears in [[CS DDR 2010|DanceDanceRevolution (2010)]].
* According to [[Richard Lane|DJ Silver]], Jason was very likely behind the SLOTH MUSIC PROJECT alias, as DJ Silver produced all of Jason's covers for [[AC DDR SuperNOVA2|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2]] at the same time.
 
== Aliases ==
* Stillwind
* Superstillwind
* TECHNO MASTERS
* Michael a la mode
* Michael a la mode
* dj nagi
* dj nagi


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== BEMANI Songs ==
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| [[Guilt & Love]] || The Plastic Ambition([[Junko Karashima|jun]] & [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|DJ YOSHITAKA]]) || [[CS GOLD|beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD CS]] || SHINING RAVE || - || - || ✓
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| [[B4U(BEMANI FOR YOU MIX)]] || Remixed by [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|DJ YOSHITAKA with Michael a la mode]] || [[AC EMPRESS|beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS]] || RECKLESS RAVE || - || ✓ || -
|-
| [[Power 1 Steppin' Out Mix]] || Stillwind || [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX4|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX4]] || - || ✓ || - || -
|-
| [[Power 2 stargaze mix]] || dj nagi || [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX4|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX4]] || DJ MIX || ✓ || - || -
|-
| [[Power 3 Industry Mix]] || Stillwind || [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX4|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX4]] || - || ✓ || - || -
|-
| [[Power 1 acid-tech mix]] || dj nagi || [[CS DDR UNIVERSE|DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE]] || - || ✓ || - || -
|-
| [[Power 2 Shuffle Mix]] || Stillwind || [[CS DDR UNIVERSE|DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE]] || - || ✓ || - || -
|-
| [[Power 3 south beach mix]] || dj nagi || [[CS DDR UNIVERSE|DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE]] || - || ✓ || - || -
|-
| [[FAINT]] || PEGASUS || [[AC DDR SuperNOVA2|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2]] || - || ✓ || - || -
|-
| [[Two Months Off]] || TECHNO MASTERS || [[AC DDR SuperNOVA2|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2]] || - || ✓ || - || -
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| [[Xmix3 (Stomp Dem Groove)]] || dj nagi || [[AC DDR X|DanceDanceRevolution X]] || - || ✓ || - || -
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[[Category:DanceDanceRevolution Artists|Borenstein, Jason]]
[[Category:DanceDanceRevolution Staff|Borenstein, Jason]]
[[Category:Ex-Konami Staff|Borenstein, Jason]]
[[Category:Deceased Artists|Borenstein, Jason]]
[[Category:Vocalists|Borenstein, Jason]]

Latest revision as of 01:45, 12 May 2024

Jason Borenstein

Artist Information

  • Name: Jason Michael "Stillwind" Borenstein
  • Birthdate: September 8th, 1972
  • Died: February 7th, 2009

Profile

Jason Michael "Stillwind" Borenstein was a KONAMI employee, best known for working on the DanceDanceRevolution series. He first worked as an audio designer on DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX and its sequel under the aliases of Stillwind and SuperStillwind respectively. He was then promoted to lead music director in ULTRAMIX3, and fulfilled that position as well in ULTRAMIX4.

After the ULTRAMIX series ended, Jason became the sound director of the first DanceDanceRevolution title on the Nintendo Wii, DanceDanceRevoltution HOTTEST PARTY, which was a huge hit for the system. Jason then became the sound director of DanceDanceRevolution X, making him the first - and so far only - non-Japanese person to sound direct an arcade BEMANI title. Jason would also work on DanceDanceRevoltution HOTTEST PARTY2 and DanceDanceRevolution Disney Grooves around this time as well.

Sadly, Jason Borenstein died on February 7th, 2009 from an aortic aneurysm at just 36 years old. The final video game project he worked on, DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY3, was released eight months after his death.

Trivia

Aliases

  • Stillwind
  • Superstillwind
  • TECHNO MASTERS
  • Michael a la mode
  • dj nagi

BEMANI Songs

Song Artist Game Genre Arrangement Lyrics Vocals
Guilt & Love The Plastic Ambition(jun & DJ YOSHITAKA) beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD CS SHINING RAVE - -
B4U(BEMANI FOR YOU MIX) Remixed by DJ YOSHITAKA with Michael a la mode beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS RECKLESS RAVE - -
Power 1 Steppin' Out Mix Stillwind DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX4 - - -
Power 2 stargaze mix dj nagi DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX4 DJ MIX - -
Power 3 Industry Mix Stillwind DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX4 - - -
Power 1 acid-tech mix dj nagi DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE - - -
Power 2 Shuffle Mix Stillwind DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE - - -
Power 3 south beach mix dj nagi DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE - - -
FAINT PEGASUS DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2 - - -
Two Months Off TECHNO MASTERS DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2 - - -
Xmix3 (Stomp Dem Groove) dj nagi DanceDanceRevolution X - - -