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= Artist Information =
= Toshio Sakurai =


== General Information ==
== Artist Information ==
* Name: Toshio Sakurai (桜井敏郎)
* Website: https://www.bigsmilemusic.com
* Twitter: https://twitter.com/sakurai_toshio_, https://twitter.com/BsmSakurai


* Name: Toshio Sakurai (桜井 敏郎)
== Profile ==
* Left Konami in 2003.  
Toshio Sakurai is a former artist for the GuitarFreaks & DrumMania series. From [[AC GF|GUITARFREAKS]] to [[AC_GF9DM8|GUITARFREAKS 9thMIX & drummania 8thMIX]], he provided a number of songs for the series, many of them involving [[Thomas Howard Lichtenstein]]. He was also the music director of [[AC DM|drummania]] and [[AC DM2|drummania 2ndMIX]].
* Is currently in the band SAFETY SHOES: [http://www.shoesmusic.com/]
 
Toshio left KONAMI in 2001, and started playing live in March 2002. In April 2002, he formed a new group called Toshio Sakurai with db Communication (桜井敏郎 with dB Communication), which was dissolved in June 2003. In July 2003 he formed the band SAFETY SHOES, which was disbanded in 2019. Currently, he performs as a solo artist.


== Aliases ==
== Aliases ==
* Love machineguns (with [[Hideyuki Ono]] and [[Yuei Uematsu]] as composers, and [[Thomas Howard Lichtenstein]] on vocals)
* Nut & Bridge (with [[Hideyuki Ono]])
* Monoral Heads (with [[Thomas Howard Lichtenstein]] on vocals)
* Voo Doo (with vocalist [[Stephen McKnight]])


* Monoral Heads
== BEMANI Songs ==
* Voo Doo
''Since all of Toshio Sakurai's songs feature guitars, only songs not composed by him which he provided guitar for are listed.''
 
== Credited Songs ==
 
==== GF ====
 
* [[Cutie Pie]]
 
==== GF 2 / DM 1 ====
 
* [[Cutie Pie DM mix]]
* [[D.M."POWERFUL"MIX]]
* [[Depend on me]]
* [[Eyes of kids]]
* [[Good times]]
* [[I think about you]]
* [[USED CARS]]
 
==== GF 3 / DM 2 ====
 
* [[Anarchy in the U.K.]] (cover)
* [[COSMIC COWGIRL]]
* [[I Only Want to Be With You]] (cover)
* [[MIDNIGHT SPECIAL]]
* [[P.P.R.]]
* [[SAY WHAT YOU MEAN]]
* [[STOP SPINNING ME IN CIRCLES]]
* [[Virtual Insanity]] (cover)
* [[1175]]
 
==== GF 4 / DM 3 ====
 
* [[COSMIC COWGIRL|COSMIC COWGIRL (Long Version)]]
* [[NEWSPAPER]]
* [[YOU ELEVATE ME]]
* [[YOU OUGHTA KNOW]] (cover)
 
==== GF 5 / DM 4 ====
 
* [[DEPEND ON ME (New Ver.)]]
* [[DEPEND ON ME (New Ver.)|DEPEND ON ME(Long Version)]]
* [[NEWSPAPER|NEWSPAPER (Vocal Vers.)]]
* [[Arigato, ne.|ありがとね。]]
 
==== GF 9 / DM 8 ====


* [[Out of breath]]
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!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;"|Game
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;"|Genre
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;"|Composition
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!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;"|Guitar
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;"|Chorus
|-
| [[GET IT ALL]] || [[Kazuhiro Senoo|BRASS TRICKS]] || [[AC DMX|Dance Maniax]] || - || - || - || ✓ || -
|-
| [[Mobo Moga|Mobo★Moga]] || [[Tomosuke Funaki|Orange Lounge]] || [[AC DMX|Dance Maniax]] || FRENCH POP || - || - || ✓ || -
|-
| [[Cutie pie]] || Toshio Sakurai || [[AC GF|GUITARFREAKS]] || POPS || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
|-
| [[Depend on me]] || [[Thomas Howard Lichtenstein]] || [[AC DM|drummania]] || SWING ROCK || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
|-
| [[D.M. "POWERFUL" MIX]] || || [[AC DM|drummania]] || MEDLEY || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
|-
| [[Eyes of kids]] || [[Thomas Howard Lichtenstein]] || [[AC DM|drummania]] || POPS BRITISH STYLE || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
|-
| [[Good times]] || [[Elizabeth Dobbs]] || [[AC DM|drummania]] || POPS AMERICAN STYLE || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
|-
| [[Heaven is a '57 metallic gray]] || [[Hideyuki Ono|Sweet little 30's]] || [[AC DM|drummania]] / [[AC GF2|GUITARFREAKS 2ndMIX]] || SWING ROCK || - || - || ✓ || -
|-
| [[I think about you]] || [[Elizabeth Dobbs]] || [[AC DM|drummania]] / [[AC GF2|GUITARFREAKS 2ndMIX]] || 90's ROCK || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
|-
| [[Ska Ska No.1]] || [[Hideyuki Ono|小野秀幸]] || [[AC DM|drummania]] / [[AC GF2|GUITARFREAKS 2ndMIX]] || SKA || - || - || ✓ || -
|-
| [[USED CARS]] || Toshio Sakurai || [[AC GF2|GUITARFREAKS 2ndMIX Link Version]] || R&R || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
|-
| [[ANARCHY IN THE U.K.]] || [[Handsome JET|(Sex Pistols)]] || [[AC DM2|drummania 2ndMIX]] || - || - || ✓ || ✓ || -
|-
| [[BREAK OUT]] || [[Thomas Howard Lichtenstein]] || [[AC DM2|drummania 2ndMIX]] || FUNK || - || ✓ || ✓ || -
|-
| [[COSMIC COWGIRL]] || Toshio Sakurai || [[AC DM2|drummania 2ndMIX]] || FUNK HEAVY METAL || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
|-
| [[I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU]] || [[Nobumitsu Irio|(Bay City Rollers)]] || [[AC DM2|drummania 2ndMIX]] || - || - || ✓ || ✓ || -
|-
| [[MIDNIGHT SPECIAL]] || [[Thomas Howard Lichtenstein|Love machineguns]] || [[AC DM2|drummania 2ndMIX]] || SKA PUNK || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -
|-
| [[P.P.R.]] || [[Handsome JET]] || [[AC DM2|drummania 2ndMIX]] || PUNK || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -
|-
| [[STOP SPINNING ME IN CIRCLES]] || [[Thomas Howard Lichtenstein]] || [[AC DM2|drummania 2ndMIX]] || ROCK || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
|-
| [[VIRTUAL INSANITY]] || [[Thomas Howard Lichtenstein|(Jamiroquai)]] || [[AC DM2|drummania 2ndMIX]] || - || - || ✓ || ✓ || -
|-
| [[1175]] || || [[AC DM2|drummania 2ndMIX]] || - || - || ✓ || ✓ || -
|-
| [[Bambina|バンビーナ]] || [[Takashi Urata|(布袋 寅泰)]] || [[AC DM2|drummania 2ndMIX]] || - || - || - || ✓ || -
|-
| [[SAY WHAT YOU MEAN]] || [[Thomas Howard Lichtenstein|Monaural Heads]] || [[AC GF3|GUITARFREAKS 3rdMIX]] || MELO CORE || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
|-
| [[COSMIC COWGIRL|COSMIC COWGIRL (Long Version)]] || Toshio Sakurai || [[AC_GF4DM3|GUITARFREAKS 4thMIX & drummania 3rdMIX]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
|-
| [[NEWSPAPER]] || [[Hideyuki Ono|Nut & Bridge]] || [[AC_GF4DM3|GUITARFREAKS 4thMIX & drummania 3rdMIX]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
|-
| [[P.P.R.|P.P.R. (Long Version)]] || [[Handsome JET|Handsome JET Jr.]] || [[AC_GF4DM3|GUITARFREAKS 4thMIX & drummania 3rdMIX]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
|-
| [[YOU OUGHTA KNOW]] || [[Angel O'Brien|(Alanis Morissette)]] || [[AC_GF4DM3|GUITARFREAKS 4thMIX & drummania 3rdMIX]] || - || - || - || ✓ || -
|-
| [[YOU ELEVATE ME]] || [[Stephen McKnight|Voo Doo]] || [[AC_GF4DM3|GUITARFREAKS 4thMIX & drummania 3rdMIX]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
|-
| [[CASSANDRA]] || [[Hideyuki Ono|亜熱帯マジ-SKA爆弾]] || [[AC_GF5DM4|GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX]] || SKA || - || - || ✓ || -
|-
| [[DEPEND ON ME (CD Version)]] || [[Thomas Howard Lichtenstein]] || [[AC_GF5DM4|GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
|-
| [[DEPEND ON ME (CD Version)|DEPEND ON ME (Long Version)]] || [[Thomas Howard Lichtenstein]] with AMSD BAND || [[AC_GF5DM4|GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
|-
| [[NEWSPAPER(Vocal ver.)]] || [[Hideyuki Ono|YOSHIKO SAKAI]] || [[AC_GF5DM4|GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
|-
| [[ORANGE JET STREAM]] || [[Jeni Freeman]] || [[AC_GF5DM4|GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX]] || - || - || - || ✓ || -
|-
| [[Arigato ne.|ありがとね。]] || [[MAKI]] || [[AC_GF5DM4|GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
|-
| [[pot-pourri d'orange]] || [[Tomosuke Funaki|Orange Lounge]] || [[AC_GF7DM6|GUITARFREAKS 7thMIX & drummania 6thMIX]] || - || - || - || ✓ || -
|-
| [[Out of breath]] ||[[Thomas Howard Lichtenstein]] || [[AC_GF9DM8|GUITARFREAKS 9thMIX & drummania 8thMIX]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || ✓
|}


{{stub}}
== Discography ==
=== Singles ===
* Stratosphere (2018, with [[Thomas Howard Lichtenstein]])
=== Albums ===
* THE ONE (2019)


[[Category:Bemani Artists|Sakurai, Toshio]]
[[Category:BEMANI Artists|Sakurai, Toshio]]
[[Category:GFDM Artists|Sakurai, Toshio]]
[[Category:GuitarFreaks & DrumMania Artists|Sakurai, Toshio]]
[[Category:GuitarFreaks & DrumMania Staff|Sakurai, Toshio]]
[[Category:Ex-Konami Staff|Sakurai, Toshio]]
[[Category:Ex-Konami Staff|Sakurai, Toshio]]

Latest revision as of 01:08, 17 May 2024

Toshio Sakurai

Artist Information

Profile

Toshio Sakurai is a former artist for the GuitarFreaks & DrumMania series. From GUITARFREAKS to GUITARFREAKS 9thMIX & drummania 8thMIX, he provided a number of songs for the series, many of them involving Thomas Howard Lichtenstein. He was also the music director of drummania and drummania 2ndMIX.

Toshio left KONAMI in 2001, and started playing live in March 2002. In April 2002, he formed a new group called Toshio Sakurai with db Communication (桜井敏郎 with dB Communication), which was dissolved in June 2003. In July 2003 he formed the band SAFETY SHOES, which was disbanded in 2019. Currently, he performs as a solo artist.

Aliases

BEMANI Songs

Since all of Toshio Sakurai's songs feature guitars, only songs not composed by him which he provided guitar for are listed.

Song Artist Game Genre Composition Arrangement Guitar Chorus
GET IT ALL BRASS TRICKS Dance Maniax - - - -
Mobo★Moga Orange Lounge Dance Maniax FRENCH POP - - -
Cutie pie Toshio Sakurai GUITARFREAKS POPS - -
Depend on me Thomas Howard Lichtenstein drummania SWING ROCK - -
D.M. "POWERFUL" MIX drummania MEDLEY - -
Eyes of kids Thomas Howard Lichtenstein drummania POPS BRITISH STYLE - -
Good times Elizabeth Dobbs drummania POPS AMERICAN STYLE - -
Heaven is a '57 metallic gray Sweet little 30's drummania / GUITARFREAKS 2ndMIX SWING ROCK - - -
I think about you Elizabeth Dobbs drummania / GUITARFREAKS 2ndMIX 90's ROCK - -
Ska Ska No.1 小野秀幸 drummania / GUITARFREAKS 2ndMIX SKA - - -
USED CARS Toshio Sakurai GUITARFREAKS 2ndMIX Link Version R&R - -
ANARCHY IN THE U.K. (Sex Pistols) drummania 2ndMIX - - -
BREAK OUT Thomas Howard Lichtenstein drummania 2ndMIX FUNK - -
COSMIC COWGIRL Toshio Sakurai drummania 2ndMIX FUNK HEAVY METAL - -
I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU (Bay City Rollers) drummania 2ndMIX - - -
MIDNIGHT SPECIAL Love machineguns drummania 2ndMIX SKA PUNK -
P.P.R. Handsome JET drummania 2ndMIX PUNK -
STOP SPINNING ME IN CIRCLES Thomas Howard Lichtenstein drummania 2ndMIX ROCK - -
VIRTUAL INSANITY (Jamiroquai) drummania 2ndMIX - - -
1175 drummania 2ndMIX - - -
バンビーナ (布袋 寅泰) drummania 2ndMIX - - - -
SAY WHAT YOU MEAN Monaural Heads GUITARFREAKS 3rdMIX MELO CORE - -
COSMIC COWGIRL (Long Version) Toshio Sakurai GUITARFREAKS 4thMIX & drummania 3rdMIX - - -
NEWSPAPER Nut & Bridge GUITARFREAKS 4thMIX & drummania 3rdMIX - - -
P.P.R. (Long Version) Handsome JET Jr. GUITARFREAKS 4thMIX & drummania 3rdMIX - - -
YOU OUGHTA KNOW (Alanis Morissette) GUITARFREAKS 4thMIX & drummania 3rdMIX - - - -
YOU ELEVATE ME Voo Doo GUITARFREAKS 4thMIX & drummania 3rdMIX - - -
CASSANDRA 亜熱帯マジ-SKA爆弾 GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX SKA - - -
DEPEND ON ME (CD Version) Thomas Howard Lichtenstein GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX - - -
DEPEND ON ME (Long Version) Thomas Howard Lichtenstein with AMSD BAND GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX - - -
NEWSPAPER(Vocal ver.) YOSHIKO SAKAI GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX - - -
ORANGE JET STREAM Jeni Freeman GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX - - - -
ありがとね。 MAKI GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX - - -
pot-pourri d'orange Orange Lounge GUITARFREAKS 7thMIX & drummania 6thMIX - - - -
Out of breath Thomas Howard Lichtenstein GUITARFREAKS 9thMIX & drummania 8thMIX - -

Discography

Singles

Albums

  • THE ONE (2019)