Ayako Saso
This page is about the commission artist Ayako Saso, who goes under the alias sampling masters AYA. For the beatmania IIDX composer that goes under the name Aya, please see Aya Sakuma. For the pop'n music vocalist of a similar name, please see Ayako Masuda.
Ayako Saso
Artist Information
- Name: Ayako Saso (佐宗綾子)
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/ayako_saso, https://twitter.com/AYA_TK3005
- Website: http://blog.ayazo.net/
Profile
Ayako Saso is a veteran composer in the video game industry, being a part of NAMCO's sound team from 1990 to 1996 and being involved in several game series such as RIDGE RACER and TEKKEN. After she left NAMCO, she continued to work as a freelance artist, composing for several other games released by NAMCO, ARIKA, and CAPCOM. She works closely with Shinji Hosoe and Nobuyoshi Sano as a member of the SuperSweep, Manikyua-Dan, and sampling masters units. While she's skilled in rave and hardcore techno like Hosoe, she has an affinity for breakbeats and even disco, often composing such genres.
Trivia
- Saso has also appeared in TAITO's GROOVE COASTER series and ARIKA's rhythm game Pitapat Beat.
Aliases
- sampling masters AYA
BEMANI Songs
| Song | Artist | Game | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wow Wow 70's | sampling masters AYA | beatmania IIDX 6th style | DISCO |
| one or eight | sampling masters AYA | beatmania IIDX 9th style | HARDCORE RAVE |
| Debtty Daddy | sampling masters AYA | beatmania IIDX 10th style | ETHNO HARDCORE |
| 45 rotations | Sampling masters AYA | DanceDanceRevolution Classroom Edition | - |
| Sprite's dance | Sampling masters AYA | DanceDanceRevolution Pocket Edition | - |
| VOX RUSH | 青龍×sampling masters MEGA & sampling masters AYA | jubeat plus | - |