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== Profile ==
== Profile ==
One of the biggest names in BEMANI music-wise, the former head sound director of the GuitarFreaks and DrumMania series had a career at KONAMI spanning across four different decades. He's also worked on many non-BEMANI games both arcade and home console alike, including ''Snatcher'', ''Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake'', ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' and its sequel ''Turtles in Time'', and several shooters and beat-em-ups. He is the also former sound director of [[jubeat Information|jubeat]].


Prior to joining KONAMI, Mutsuhiko Izumi was in a band called DADA (not to be confused with the 90's British band) back in 1978, which was later renamed KENNEDY in 1985 after some group shuffling. Izumi still composes for the band to this day (being one of the few members who never left the band) while still working at KONAMI. KENNEDY even launched a reunion tour and released a new album in 2015, which Izumi was a part of. Along with his performances for KENNEDY, Izumi also performed guitar and music composition for other Japanese artists back in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
One of the former biggest names in BEMANI music-wise, Izumi had a career at KONAMI that spanned across over 30 years and four different decades. Along with long-time contributions to BEMANI, he also worked on many non-BEMANI games both arcade and home console alike, including ''Snatcher'', ''Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake'', ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' and its sequel ''Turtles in Time'', and several shooters and beat-em-ups. He was also a sound director of [[jubeat Information|jubeat]].


Due to his having over 35 years of musical experience, Izumi's music in GuitarFreaks and DrumMania is known for having a rougher, more hard rock sound compared to many other contributors to the series. He's also performed guitar for many other BEMANI artists over the years.
As a teenager Izumi had a band named Charisma (カリスマ), which he formed in 1971. In 1978 he then formed the band DADA (not to be confused with the 90's British band), which was later renamed KENNEDY in 1985 after some group shuffling; Izumi still composes for the band to this day (being one of the few members who never left the band). KENNEDY even launched a reunion tour and released a new album in 2015, which Izumi was a part of. Along with his performances for KENNEDY, Izumi also performed guitar and music composition for other Japanese artists back in the late 1980s and early 1990s.


Izumi announced his mandatory retirement from KONAMI in late 2019, shortly after his 65th birthday.
Due to his having near 50 years of musical experience, Izumi's music in BEMANI, most notably in GuitarFreaks and DrumMania, was known for having a rougher, more hard rock sound compared to many other contributors to the series. He also performed guitar for many other BEMANI artists over the years.
 
Izumi announced his mandatory retirement from KONAMI in late 2019, shortly after his 65th birthday, with his appearance after leaving KONAMI at the ''Thirteen Triangle'' [https://twitter.com/NForza26/status/1209113120527896578 show in Shibuya].  


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
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