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= Jason Borenstein =


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== Artist Information ==
* Name: Jason Michael "Stillwind" Borenstein
* Birthdate: September 8th, 1972
* Died: February 7th, 2009
 
== Profile ==
 
Jason Michael "Stillwind" Borenstein was a KONAMI employee, best known for working on the DanceDanceRevolution series. He first worked as an audio designer on [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX]] and [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX2|its sequel]] under the aliases of Stillwind and SuperStillwind respectively. He was then promoted to lead music director in [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX3|ULTRAMIX3]], and fulfilled that position as well in [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX4|ULTRAMIX4]].
 
After the ULTRAMIX series ended, Jason became the sound director of the first DanceDanceRevolution title on the Nintendo Wii, [[CS DDR HOTTEST PARTY|DanceDanceRevoltution HOTTEST PARTY]], which was a huge hit for the system. Jason then became the sound director of [[AC DDR X|DanceDanceRevolution X]], making him the first - and so far ''only'' - non-Japanese person to sound direct an arcade BEMANI title. Jason would also work on [[CS DDR HOTTEST PARTY2|DanceDanceRevoltution HOTTEST PARTY2]] and [[CS DDR Disney Grooves|DanceDanceRevolution Disney Grooves]] around this time as well.
 
Sadly, Jason Borenstein died on February 7th, 2009 from an aortic aneurysm at just 36 years old. The final video game project he worked on, [[CS DDR HOTTEST PARTY3|DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY3]], was released eight months after his death.
 
== Trivia ==
 
* Jason, under his Michael a la Mode persona, was seen in the tutorial mode in [[AC DJ TROOPERS|beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS]], helping to explain how to play the game as Michael a la Mode. His voice was dubbed over by [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|DJ Yoshitaka]].
* [[AC jb ripples|jubeat ripples]] song [[STARLIT DUST/Still ni sasagu|STARLIT DUST/スティルに捧ぐ]] is named after Jason. The English title in [[CS jukebeat|jukebeat]], STARLIT DUST/For The Late Stillwind, confirms this.
** Another song dedicated to him, titled [[On the Night of a Still Wind]], appears in [[CS DDR 2010|DanceDanceRevolution (2010)]].
* According to [[Richard Lane|DJ Silver]], Jason was very likely behind the SLOTH MUSIC PROJECT alias, as DJ Silver produced all of Jason's covers for [[AC DDR SuperNOVA2|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2]] at the same time.
 
== Aliases ==
* Stillwind
* Superstillwind
* TECHNO MASTERS
* Michael a la mode
* dj nagi
 
== BEMANI Songs ==
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| [[Guilt & Love]] || The Plastic Ambition([[Junko Karashima|jun]] & [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|DJ YOSHITAKA]]) || [[CS GOLD|beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD CS]] || SHINING RAVE || - || - || ✓
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| [[B4U(BEMANI FOR YOU MIX)]] || Remixed by [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|DJ YOSHITAKA with Michael a la mode]] || [[AC EMPRESS|beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS]] || RECKLESS RAVE || - || ✓ || -
|-
| [[Power 1 Steppin' Out Mix]] || Stillwind || [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX4|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX4]] || - || ✓ || - || -
|-
| [[Power 2 stargaze mix]] || dj nagi || [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX4|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX4]] || DJ MIX || ✓ || - || -
|-
| [[Power 3 Industry Mix]] || Stillwind || [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX4|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX4]] || - || ✓ || - || -
|-
| [[Power 1 acid-tech mix]] || dj nagi || [[CS DDR UNIVERSE|DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE]] || - || ✓ || - || -
|-
| [[Power 2 Shuffle Mix]] || Stillwind || [[CS DDR UNIVERSE|DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE]] || - || ✓ || - || -
|-
| [[Power 3 south beach mix]] || dj nagi || [[CS DDR UNIVERSE|DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE]] || - || ✓ || - || -
|-
| [[FAINT]] || PEGASUS || [[AC DDR SuperNOVA2|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2]] || - || ✓ || - || -
|-
| [[Two Months Off]] || TECHNO MASTERS || [[AC DDR SuperNOVA2|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2]] || - || ✓ || - || -
|-
| [[Xmix3 (Stomp Dem Groove)]] || dj nagi || [[AC DDR X|DanceDanceRevolution X]] || - || ✓ || - || -
|}
 
[[Category:BEMANI Artists|Borenstein, Jason]]
[[Category:DanceDanceRevolution Artists|Borenstein, Jason]]
[[Category:DanceDanceRevolution Staff|Borenstein, Jason]]
[[Category:Ex-Konami Staff|Borenstein, Jason]]
[[Category:Deceased Artists|Borenstein, Jason]]
[[Category:Vocalists|Borenstein, Jason]]