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beatnation Records was the name of the in-house recording label of KONAMI's BEMANI music branch. It was created by [[Takayuki Ishikawa|dj TAKA]] in 2006 and it's focused on [[beatmania IIDX Information|beatmania IIDX]]-related releases and events; it has regular BEMANI artists, both in-house ones and commissioned ones, as members. | beatnation Records was the name of the in-house recording label of KONAMI's BEMANI music branch. It was created by [[Takayuki Ishikawa|dj TAKA]] in 2006 and it's focused on [[beatmania IIDX Information|beatmania IIDX]]-related releases and events; it has regular BEMANI artists, both in-house ones and commissioned ones, as members. | ||
The label was temporarily closed down in late 2010, though its name was still mentioned in live events | The label was temporarily closed down in late 2010, though its name was still mentioned in live events. In early 2012, a note on the beatnation Records website mentioned that new artists would be recruited through the [[SOUND VOLTEX Information|SOUND VOLTEX]] FLOOR contests. This eventually happened at the JAEPO 2014 event when a new group was formed, dubbed ''beatnation RHYZE''. It consisted of artist who extensively participated in the SOUND VOLTEX FLOOR contests, as well as new artists that were appearing regularly in other BEMANI games. | ||
The beatnation Records moniker became dormant yet again following KONAMI's internal restructuring in 2017. While the brand still appears before the title screen in beatmania IIDX and SOUND VOLTEX, and the commissioned RHYZE members have made references to the label in their song comments on beatmania IIDX song pages, | The beatnation Records moniker became dormant yet again following KONAMI's internal restructuring in 2017. While the brand still appears before the title screen in beatmania IIDX and SOUND VOLTEX, and the commissioned RHYZE members have made references to the label in their song comments on beatmania IIDX song pages, any activities involving the group have ceased. The last mention of the brand in-game appeared in the song comments for [[AC SINOBUZ|beatmania IIDX 24 SINOBUZ]] song [[crew]], which was composed, arranged, and remixed by all seven members of the original beatnation Records group. | ||
== Members == | == Members == | ||
In June 30th, 2006, beatnation Records started out with [[Takayuki Ishikawa|dj TAKA]], [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|DJ | In June 30th, 2006, beatnation Records started out with [[Takayuki Ishikawa|dj TAKA]], [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|DJ Yoshitaka]], [[Toshiyuki Kakuta|L.E.D.]] and [[Tatsuya Shimizu|Tatsh]]. However, Tatsh, who was an in-house composer at the time, quickly left the label due to the same reasons behind his disappearance after [[AC DistorteD|beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD]]. (While he would return to songwriting in [[AC Resort Anthem|beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem]], he was by then a commission artist and no longer part of the label.) In February 2007, [[Sota Fujimori]], [[Kosuke Saito|kors k]] and [[Ryutaro Nakahara|Ryu☆]] joined. Together with dj TAKA, DJ YOSHITAKA and L.E.D., the label group was finalized. It would accompany the period of time when the beatmania IIDX series had Yoshitaka as its head sound director; after the release of beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem, the label was put on hold. | ||
beatnation Records' revival happened at JAEPO 2014 in February 15th, 2014, with [[Naoyuki Sato|猫叉Master]] joining the group. The primary team now consisted of: | beatnation Records' revival happened at JAEPO 2014 in February 15th, 2014, with [[Naoyuki Sato|猫叉Master]] joining the group. The primary team now consisted of: | ||
* dj TAKA | * dj TAKA | ||
* DJ | * DJ Yoshitaka | ||
* L.E.D. | * L.E.D. | ||
* Sota Fujimori | * Sota Fujimori | ||
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The "new generation" beatnation Records group was also announced the same day. Its members were progressively revealed until May 28th, 2014, with each one of them being chosen by the first team's members as their successors: | The "new generation" beatnation Records group was also announced the same day. Its members were progressively revealed until May 28th, 2014, with each one of them being chosen by the first team's members as their successors: | ||
* [[Yoshihiro Tagawa|DJ TOTTO]] - chosen by DJ | * [[Yoshihiro Tagawa|DJ TOTTO]] - chosen by DJ Yoshitaka and revealed on February 15th, 2014. | ||
* [[Hommarju]] - 'chosen by kors k and revealed on February 15th, 2014. | * [[Hommarju]] - 'chosen by kors k and revealed on February 15th, 2014. | ||
* [[P*Light]] - chosen by Ryu☆ and revealed on February 15th, 2014. | * [[P*Light]] - chosen by Ryu☆ and revealed on February 15th, 2014. | ||