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*'''Name''': Naoki Maeda | *'''Name''': Naoki Maeda | ||
*'''Artist Name(s)''': Ω, 8bit, | *'''Artist Name(s)''': Ω, 8bit, 180, 190, 190', 200, BLUE DESTROYERS, d-complex, D.J. RICHfeat.TAILBROS, DE-SIRE, DIVAS, FACTOR-X, KTZ, Luv UNLIMITED, mitsu-O!, N&S, N.M.R., NAOKI, NAOKI 190, NAOKI underground, NM, NO.9, NW260, RE-VENGE, Stone Bros., UZI-LAY, etc. | ||
*'''Favorite Instrument''': Piano, electric guitar and synthesizer. | *'''Favorite Instrument''': Piano, electric guitar and synthesizer. | ||
*'''Favorite Music Style''': Dance & Club music, rock, ballad, R&B, etc. | *'''Favorite Music Style''': Dance & Club music, rock, ballad, R&B, etc. | ||
*'''Favorite Music Producer or Artist''': PRODUCERS: Dallas Austin, William Orbit, Rodney Jerkins, Jimmy Jam, & Terry Lewis, BABYFACE. ARTISTS: Christina Aguilera, Toni Braxton, Underworld, Limp Bizkit, SASH!, Ian Van Dahl, The Brilliant Green, Hikaru Utada, etc. | *'''Favorite Music Producer or Artist''': PRODUCERS: Dallas Austin, William Orbit, Rodney Jerkins, Jimmy Jam, & Terry Lewis, BABYFACE. ARTISTS: Christina Aguilera, Toni Braxton, Underworld, Limp Bizkit, SASH!, Ian Van Dahl, The Brilliant Green, Hikaru Utada, etc. | ||
*'''Favorite Bemani song you have written:''' [[DESTINY]], [[CANDY (Riyu Kosaka)|CANDY♥]], [[BALLAD FOR YOU ~omoi no ame~|BALLAD FOR YOU]], [[L'amour et la liberte|La'more et la liberte]]. I love these four songs now. | *'''Favorite Bemani song you have written:''' [[DESTINY]], [[CANDY (Riyu Kosaka)|CANDY♥]], [[BALLAD FOR YOU ~omoi no ame~|BALLAD FOR YOU]], [[L'amour et la liberte|La'more et la liberte]]. I love these four songs now. | ||
*'''Songs Created in DDRMAX:''' [[AM-3P]], [[BABY BABY GIMME YOUR LOVE|Baby Baby Gimme Your Love]], [[BRILLIANT 2U (Orchestra Groove)|Brilliant 2U (Orchestra-Groove)]], [[BROKEN MY HEART|Broken My Heart]], [[CANDY (Luv UNLIMITED)|Candy☆]], [[DYNAMITE RAVE (Down Bird SOTA Mix)|Dynamite Rave - Down Bird SOTA Mix-]], [[ECSTASY]], [[exotic ethnic]], [[Healing Vision]], [[INSERTiON]], [[LET THE BEAT HIT EM! BASS MIX|Let The Beat Hit 'EM (Beatmania IIDX Version)]], [[Let the beat hit em! (CLASSIC R&B STYLE)|Let The Beat Hit 'EM (Classic R&B)]], [[LOVE AGAIN TONIGHT ~For Melissa MIX~|Love Again Tonight (For Melissa Mix)]], [[Matsuri JAPAN|Matsuri Japan]], [[MAX 300]], [[MY SUMMER LOVE]], [[PARANOIA EVOLUTION]], [[PARANOiA MAX ~DIRTY MIX~|Paranoia Max (Dirty Mix) (Club Version)]], [[Remember You]], [[Secret Rendez-vous|Secret Rendevous]], [[Silent Hill]], [[TRIP MACHINE CLIMAX|Trip Machine Climax]], [[true... (trance sunrise mix)|true... (Trance Sunrise Mix)]] | *'''Songs Created in DDRMAX:''' [[AM-3P]], [[BABY BABY GIMME YOUR LOVE|Baby Baby Gimme Your Love]], [[BRILLIANT 2U (Orchestra Groove)|Brilliant 2U (Orchestra-Groove)]], [[BROKEN MY HEART|Broken My Heart]], [[CANDY (Luv UNLIMITED)|Candy☆]], [[DYNAMITE RAVE (Down Bird SOTA Mix)|Dynamite Rave - Down Bird SOTA Mix-]], [[ECSTASY]], [[exotic ethnic]], [[Healing Vision]], [[INSERTiON]], [[LET THE BEAT HIT EM! BASS MIX|Let The Beat Hit 'EM (Beatmania IIDX Version)]], [[Let the beat hit em! (CLASSIC R&B STYLE)|Let The Beat Hit 'EM (Classic R&B)]], [[LOVE AGAIN TONIGHT ~For Melissa MIX~|Love Again Tonight (For Melissa Mix)]], [[Matsuri JAPAN|Matsuri Japan]], [[MAX 300]], [[MY SUMMER LOVE]], [[PARANOIA EVOLUTION]], [[PARANOiA MAX ~DIRTY MIX~|Paranoia Max (Dirty Mix) (Club Version)]], [[Remember You]], [[Secret Rendez-vous|Secret Rendevous]], [[Silent Hill]], [[TRIP MACHINE CLIMAX|Trip Machine Climax]], [[true... (trance sunrise mix)|true... (Trance Sunrise Mix)]]. | ||
*'''Favorite Song(s) in DDRMAX and why?''': Remember You. I have made as many ballads as I have made dance music tracks, but I think this is a great song that can express a feeling of whirling around yourself. | *'''Favorite Song(s) in DDRMAX and why?''': Remember You. I have made as many ballads as I have made dance music tracks, but I think this is a great song that can express a feeling of whirling around yourself. | ||
*'''What do you think about the success of DDR in North America so far?:''' It is a great honor that many video game players love this game. I think the active passion of the DDR creators has traveled across the ocean to new fans and players. | *'''What do you think about the success of DDR in North America so far?:''' It is a great honor that many video game players love this game. I think the active passion of the DDR creators has traveled across the ocean to new fans and players. | ||
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*'''Did you always like Bemani-style music or did you like those dance styles after you started making songs?''': Ever since the beginning of the DDR project, I have always created music with the philosophy that music expresses almost all of the emotions and sensitivity that I have to share. This way of thinking resulted in many of my songs representing different music styles, such as EURO BEAT, TRANCE, ROCK, BALLAD, LATIN, POP, WORLD, CLASSIC etc. My goals in the music creation process are to be conscious of "the times" cover as wide variety of music styles and create music that will leave my personality. Dance music plays an important role in introducing my music as well as my individuality. | *'''Did you always like Bemani-style music or did you like those dance styles after you started making songs?''': Ever since the beginning of the DDR project, I have always created music with the philosophy that music expresses almost all of the emotions and sensitivity that I have to share. This way of thinking resulted in many of my songs representing different music styles, such as EURO BEAT, TRANCE, ROCK, BALLAD, LATIN, POP, WORLD, CLASSIC etc. My goals in the music creation process are to be conscious of "the times" cover as wide variety of music styles and create music that will leave my personality. Dance music plays an important role in introducing my music as well as my individuality. | ||
*'''What else do you still want to accomplish as an artist with DDR/Bemani song that you have not so far?:''' To spread R&B and BALLAD sounds and to produce major artists for the mass market. | *'''What else do you still want to accomplish as an artist with DDR/Bemani song that you have not so far?:''' To spread R&B and BALLAD sounds and to produce major artists for the mass market. | ||
*'''Have you ever considered using famous artists or a DJ to make a new remix of one of your songs for a future Bemani game? Who would you like to have remix the song?:''': In the dance music compilation series called "Dancemania" from Toshiba-EMI, there have been about five of my songs that have been remixed. They were remixed by artists with a Euro style influence. As to the remix of "true..." by Riyu Kosaka, my special request of having the song remixed by a European trance artist came true, eventually releasing as a single CD for the mass market. Generally speaking, however, I do not have any particular requests about remixes of my songs. In video game music, I always enjoy listening to the remixes of my songs. In video game music, I always enjoy listening to the remixes of my tracks done by 2MB. | *'''Have you ever considered using famous artists or a DJ to make a new remix of one of your songs for a future Bemani game? Who would you like to have remix the song?:''': In the dance music compilation series called "Dancemania" from Toshiba-EMI, there have been about five of my songs that have been remixed. They were remixed by artists with a Euro style influence. As to the remix of "[[true... (radio edit)|true...]]" by [[Riyu Kosaka]], my special request of having the song remixed by a European trance artist came true, eventually releasing as a single CD for the mass market. Generally speaking, however, I do not have any particular requests about remixes of my songs. In video game music, I always enjoy listening to the remixes of my songs. In video game music, I always enjoy listening to the remixes of my tracks done by [[Yuichi Asami|2MB]]. | ||
*'''Have you ever thought about making dance music for official release (I.E. for DJs and consumer use)?:''' Actually, it is true that I have had such a wish. I have always had a strong desire to work fully on music for use outside of video games. | *'''Have you ever thought about making dance music for official release (I.E. for DJs and consumer use)?:''' Actually, it is true that I have had such a wish. I have always had a strong desire to work fully on music for use outside of video games. | ||
*'''What kind of hardware and mixing software do you use to compose your songs?:''' As to the tools, there are way too many to list. However, my favorite synthesizer is SIRIUS and the sequence of software I use is LOGIC PLATINUM 5. | *'''What kind of hardware and mixing software do you use to compose your songs?:''' As to the tools, there are way too many to list. However, my favorite synthesizer is SIRIUS and the sequence of software I use is LOGIC PLATINUM 5. | ||