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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/
* Website: http://www.ongaq.com/
* Twitter: https://twitter.com/taq_ongaq
* X: https://x.com/taq_ongaq


== Profile ==
== Profile ==
Taku Sakakibara (born August 5th, 1975) 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.
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. Taku has done arrangements for the ''KINGDOM HEARTS'' series as well. He is also owner of the ongaq studio, recording studio used by [[Kennosuke Ono|onoken]] among other artists.
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 ==
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** TaQ is pronounced "TAH-ku", deriving from the German pronunciation of the letter Q.
** 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 remixed ''ALOIVIA'' for the ''ZONE OF THE ENDERS ReMIX EDITION'' album, his last known involvement with KONAMI.
* 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 [[PnM AC SP|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 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''; this is his first time using the TaQ alias for songwriting purposes in over a decade.
* 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 || [[AC_2nd_style|beatmania IIDX 2nd style]] || MINIMAL || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
| [[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 || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
|-
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| [[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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| [[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]] || [[PnM_AC_10|pop'n music 10]] || MIXTURE || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
| [[Jack]] || [[Osamu Migitera|DesQ]] || [[AC pnm 10|pop'n music 10]] || MIXTURE || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
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|-
| [[Der Wald]] || [[Seiya Murai|エレハモニカ]] || [[PnM_AC_13|pop'n music 13 カーニバル]] || DARK OPERA || - || - || ✓ || -
| [[Der Wald]] || [[Kiyoshi Murai|エレハモニカ]] || [[AC pnm 13|pop'n music 13 カーニバル]] || DARK OPERA || - || - || ✓ || -
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| [[Geiselhaus]] || [[Hiroki_Koga|Sarastro]] || [[PnM_AC_17|pop'n music 17 THE MOVIE]] || METALLIC OPERA || - || - || ✓ || -
| [[Geiselhaus]] || [[Hiroki_Koga|Sarastro]] || [[AC pnm 17|pop'n music 17 THE MOVIE]] || METALLIC OPERA || - || - || ✓ || -
|-
| [[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]] || - || - || ✓ || - || -
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* visible:stromatolite (DVD, 2004)
* visible:stromatolite (DVD, 2004)


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Latest revision as of 03:04, 3 July 2024

Taku Sakakibara

Taku Sakakibara

Artist Information

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

BEMANI Songs

Song Artist Game Genre Composition Arrangement Lyrics Vocals
RELEASE YOUR MIND TaQ beatmania completeMIX 2 TRANCE ✓ ✓ - -
TetraQ TaQ beatmania completeMIX 2 ACID BEATS ✓ ✓ - -
Digital MinD(A/T Libra mix) TaQ beatmania IIDX 2nd style MINIMAL ✓ ✓ - -
Electro Tuned(the SubS mix) TaQ beatmania IIDX 2nd style BIG BEAT ✓ ✓ - -
Indigo Vision(full flavour hide around mix) TaQ beatmania IIDX 2nd style GOA TRANCE ✓ ✓ - -
era (nostalmix) TaQ beatmania IIDX 3rd style DRUM'N'BASS ✓ ✓ - -
era (step remix) TaQ beatmania IIDX 3rd style DRUM'N'BASS - ✓ - -
Holic TaQ beatmania IIDX 3rd style HARD TECHNO ✓ ✓ - -
Schlagwerk TaQ beatmania IIDX 3rd style BIG BEAT ✓ ✓ - -
Schlagwerk (Terror-mix) TaQ beatmania IIDX 3rd style BIG BEAT - ✓ - -
DXY! TaQ beatmania IIDX 4th style TECHNO ✓ ✓ - -
empathy TaQ beatmania IIDX 4th style DRUM'N'BASS ✓ ✓ - -
era (step mix) TaQ beatmania IIDX 4th style DRUM'N'BASS - ✓ - -
Voltage (feat. Hidemaru) TaQ beatmania IIDX 4th style BIG BEAT ✓ ✓ - -
QQQ TaQ beatmania IIDX 5th style TECHNO ✓ ✓ - -
Radical Faith TaQ beatmania IIDX 5th style BIG BEAT ✓ ✓ - -
still my words TaQ feat. Meg beatmania IIDX 5th style AMBIENT ✓ ✓ - -
sync OutPhase (TaQ/dj TAKA) beatmania IIDX 5th style TRANCE ✓ ✓ - -
Summer Vacation(CU mix) OutPhase beatmania IIDX 6th style TRIP HOP ✓ ✓ - -
Gravity TaQ beatmania IIDX 7th style BIG BEAT ✓ ✓ - -
stoic TaQ beatmania IIDX 7th style TECHNO ✓ ✓ - -
traces TaQ beatmania IIDX 7th style TRANCE ✓ ✓ - -
abstract TaQ beatmania IIDX 8th style BIG BEAT ✓ ✓ - -
symbolic TaQ beatmania IIDX 8th style TECHNO ✓ ✓ - -
Distress dj TAKA Remixed by TaQ beatmania IIDX 9th style MIXTURE - ✓ ✓ ✓
Karma TaQ beatmania IIDX 9th style DRUM'N'BASS ✓ ✓ - -
quasar OutPhase beatmania IIDX 9th style TRANCE ✓ ✓ - -
Changes TaQ beatmania IIDX 10th style PSYCHEDELIC TRANCE ✓ ✓ - -
Innocent Walls TaQ beatmania IIDX 10th style TECHNO ✓ ✓ - -
stoic (EXTREME version) TaQ DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME - - ✓ - -
sync (EXTREME version) OutPhase DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME - - ✓ - -
Jack DesQ pop'n music 10 MIXTURE ✓ ✓ - -
Der Wald エレハモニカ pop'n music 13 カーニバル DARK OPERA - - ✓ -
Geiselhaus Sarastro pop'n music 17 THE MOVIE METALLIC OPERA - - ✓ -
冥 (BEMANI SYMPHONY NOSTALGIA mix) Amuro vs Killer × Osamu Kubota & TaQ + gaQdan ノスタルジア Op.3 - - ✓ - -

Discography

Albums

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