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* Name: Taku Sakakibara (榊原琢) | * Name: Taku Sakakibara (榊原琢) | ||
* Full name: Taku Isaac Sakakibara | * Full name: Taku Isaac Sakakibara | ||
* | * Birthdate: August 5th, 1975 | ||
* Birthplace: Maryland, USA | |||
* Website: http://www.ongaq.com/ | |||
* X: https://x.com/taq_ongaq | |||
== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
Taku Sakakibara | Taku Sakakibara is one of the biggest names in beatmania IIDX despite his long absence from the series. Friends with both [[Takayuki Ishikawa|dj TAKA]] and [[Osamu Kubota]], his music is known for its full sound and more complex rhythms compared to some other beatmania IIDX artists. He stopped composing for beatmania IIDX in 2004 shortly after [[AC 10th style|10th style]] to focus on other musical endeavors outside of video game music, some of which are available to listen to on his website listed above. He did, however, provide two pop'n music songs with German lyrics after his departure. | ||
Outside of BEMANI, Taku has provided music for the Korean MMO ''Granado Espada Rennaisance'' together with Osamu Kubota | Outside of BEMANI, Taku has provided music for the Korean MMO ''Granado Espada Rennaisance'' together with Osamu Kubota. Taku has done arrangements for the ''KINGDOM HEARTS'' series as well. He is also the owner of the ongaq studio, a recording studio used by [[Kennosuke Ono|onoken]] among other artists. At the ongaq studio in 2011, he launched [https://www.gaqdan.com/ gaQdan], a studio recording orchestra business group. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* Born in the United States and raised in West Germany, TaQ is notable for being fluent in German, as shown with his singing in [[Distress]] in German, as well as his lyrics for various pop'n music songs in German. | |||
* Born in Germany, TaQ is notable for being fluent in German, as shown with his singing in [[Distress]] in German, as well as his lyrics for various pop'n music songs in German. | ** TaQ is pronounced "TAH-ku", deriving from the German pronunciation of the letter Q. | ||
* TaQ and dj TAKA have been friends since middle school. | * TaQ and dj TAKA have been friends since middle school. | ||
* TaQ was rumored to be in [[ | * TaQ remixed ''ALOIVIA'' and ''Compression Space'' (the latter with onoken and Atomic) for the ''ZONE OF THE ENDERS ReMIX EDITION'' album, and was also arranger for the [[BEMANI SYMPHONY ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK]] album. | ||
* TaQ appeared on Diverse System's ''RADIAL'' album with the track ''RADIAL'' | * TaQ was rumored to be in [[AC pnm Sunny Park|pop'n music Sunny Park]], as his [http://www.ongaq.com/ ongaq website] notes "pop'n music 21" on the list of music he's worked on. However, no known song of his appears in the final version of the game. | ||
* TaQ appeared on [[Diverse System]]'s ''RADIAL'' album with the track ''RADIAL''. | |||
== Aliases == | == Aliases == | ||
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| [[TetraQ]] || TaQ || [[AC bm complete 2|beatmania completeMIX 2]] || ACID BEATS || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | | [[TetraQ]] || TaQ || [[AC bm complete 2|beatmania completeMIX 2]] || ACID BEATS || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | ||
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| [[Digital MinD (A/T Libra mix)]] || TaQ || [[ | | [[Digital MinD(A/T Libra mix)]] || TaQ || [[AC 2nd style|beatmania IIDX 2nd style]] || MINIMAL || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | ||
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| [[Electro Tuned (the SubS mix)]] || TaQ || [[AC_2nd_style|beatmania IIDX 2nd style]] || BIG BEAT || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | | [[Electro Tuned(the SubS mix)]] || TaQ || [[AC_2nd_style|beatmania IIDX 2nd style]] || BIG BEAT || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Indigo Vision (full flavour hide around mix)]] || TaQ || [[AC_2nd_style|beatmania IIDX 2nd style]] || GOA TRANCE || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | | [[Indigo Vision(full flavour hide around mix)]] || TaQ || [[AC_2nd_style|beatmania IIDX 2nd style]] || GOA TRANCE || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[era (nostalmix)]] || TaQ || [[AC_3rd_style|beatmania IIDX 3rd style]] || DRUM'N'BASS || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | | [[era (nostalmix)]] || TaQ || [[AC_3rd_style|beatmania IIDX 3rd style]] || DRUM'N'BASS || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | ||
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| [[sync]] || OutPhase (TaQ/[[Takayuki Ishikawa|dj TAKA]]) || [[AC_5th_style|beatmania IIDX 5th style]] || TRANCE || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | | [[sync]] || OutPhase (TaQ/[[Takayuki Ishikawa|dj TAKA]]) || [[AC_5th_style|beatmania IIDX 5th style]] || TRANCE || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | ||
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| [[Summer Vacation (CU mix)]] || [[Takayuki Ishikawa|OutPhase]] || [[AC_6th_style|beatmania IIDX 6th style]] || TRIP HOP || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | | [[Summer Vacation(CU mix)]] || [[Takayuki Ishikawa|OutPhase]] || [[AC_6th_style|beatmania IIDX 6th style]] || TRIP HOP || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | ||
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| [[Gravity]] || TaQ || [[AC_7th_style|beatmania IIDX 7th style]] || BIG BEAT || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | | [[Gravity]] || TaQ || [[AC_7th_style|beatmania IIDX 7th style]] || BIG BEAT || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | ||
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| [[Innocent Walls]] || TaQ || [[AC_10th_style|beatmania IIDX 10th style]] || TECHNO || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | | [[Innocent Walls]] || TaQ || [[AC_10th_style|beatmania IIDX 10th style]] || TECHNO || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | ||
|- | |||
| [[stoic (EXTREME version)]] || TaQ || [[AC DDR EXTREME|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME]] || - || - || ✓ || - || - | |||
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| [[sync (EXTREME version)]] || [[Takayuki Ishikawa|OutPhase]] || [[AC DDR EXTREME|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME]] || - || - || ✓ || - || - | | [[sync (EXTREME version)]] || [[Takayuki Ishikawa|OutPhase]] || [[AC DDR EXTREME|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME]] || - || - || ✓ || - || - | ||
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| [[ | | [[Jack]] || [[Osamu Migitera|DesQ]] || [[AC pnm 10|pop'n music 10]] || MIXTURE || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | ||
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| [[ | | [[Der Wald]] || [[Kiyoshi Murai|エレハモニカ]] || [[AC pnm 13|pop'n music 13 カーニバル]] || DARK OPERA || - || - || ✓ || - | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[Geiselhaus]] || [[Hiroki_Koga|Sarastro]] || [[AC pnm 17|pop'n music 17 THE MOVIE]] || METALLIC OPERA || - || - || ✓ || - | ||
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| [[ | | [[Mei (BEMANI SYMPHONY NOSTALGIA mix)|冥 (BEMANI SYMPHONY NOSTALGIA mix)]] || [[Takayuki Ishikawa|Amuro]] vs [[Tatsuya Shimizu|Killer]] × [[Osamu Kubota]] & TaQ + gaQdan || [[AC NST Op.3|ノスタルジア Op.3]] || - || - || ✓ || - || - | ||
|} | |} | ||
== Discography == | == Discography == | ||
=== Albums === | === Albums === | ||
* [[bounce connected]] | * [[bounce connected]] (2003) | ||
* [[ongaq:stromatolite]] | * [[ongaq:stromatolite]] (2004) | ||
* visible:stromatolite (DVD) | * visible:stromatolite (DVD, 2004) | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:BEMANI Artists|Sakakibara, Taku]] | ||
[[Category:beatmania | [[Category:beatmania Artists|Sakakibara, Taku]] | ||
[[Category:Commission Artists|Sakakibara, Taku]] | [[Category:Commission Artists|Sakakibara, Taku]] | ||
[[Category:IIDX | [[Category:beatmania IIDX Artists|Sakakibara, Taku]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:pop'n music Artists|Sakakibara, Taku]] | ||
[[Category:Sound Data Analyzers|Sakakibara, Taku]] | [[Category:Sound Data Analyzers|Sakakibara, Taku]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:04, 3 July 2024
Taku Sakakibara
Artist Information
- Name: Taku Sakakibara (榊原琢)
- Full name: Taku Isaac Sakakibara
- Birthdate: August 5th, 1975
- Birthplace: Maryland, USA
- Website: http://www.ongaq.com/
- X: https://x.com/taq_ongaq
Profile
Taku Sakakibara is one of the biggest names in beatmania IIDX despite his long absence from the series. Friends with both dj TAKA and Osamu Kubota, his music is known for its full sound and more complex rhythms compared to some other beatmania IIDX artists. He stopped composing for beatmania IIDX in 2004 shortly after 10th style to focus on other musical endeavors outside of video game music, some of which are available to listen to on his website listed above. He did, however, provide two pop'n music songs with German lyrics after his departure.
Outside of BEMANI, Taku has provided music for the Korean MMO Granado Espada Rennaisance together with Osamu Kubota. Taku has done arrangements for the KINGDOM HEARTS series as well. He is also the owner of the ongaq studio, a recording studio used by onoken among other artists. At the ongaq studio in 2011, he launched gaQdan, a studio recording orchestra business group.
Trivia
- Born in the United States and raised in West Germany, TaQ is notable for being fluent in German, as shown with his singing in Distress in German, as well as his lyrics for various pop'n music songs in German.
- TaQ is pronounced "TAH-ku", deriving from the German pronunciation of the letter Q.
- TaQ and dj TAKA have been friends since middle school.
- TaQ remixed ALOIVIA and Compression Space (the latter with onoken and Atomic) for the ZONE OF THE ENDERS ReMIX EDITION album, and was also arranger for the BEMANI SYMPHONY ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK album.
- TaQ was rumored to be in pop'n music Sunny Park, as his ongaq website notes "pop'n music 21" on the list of music he's worked on. However, no known song of his appears in the final version of the game.
- TaQ appeared on Diverse System's RADIAL album with the track RADIAL.
Aliases
- TaQ
- OutPhase (with Takayuki Ishikawa)
- DesQ (with Osamu Migitera)
BEMANI Songs
Discography
Albums
- bounce connected (2003)
- ongaq:stromatolite (2004)
- visible:stromatolite (DVD, 2004)