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== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
Maozon is a Japanese music producer who specializes in trance, drum'n'bass and drumstep genres. | Maozon is a Japanese music producer who specializes in trance, drum'n'bass and drumstep genres. He is a member of the [[Diverse System]] label, where he also released the albums ''Hello and Again'' and ''FLY INTO THE SKY''. He was hired by the music production company ''Digz'' (which also hired [[Akira Michishita|C-Show]]) after winning a remix contest, after which he produced doujin songs under the mysterious ''Scarfaith'' and ''Primal Beast'' aliases until late 2016, where Maozon revealed it was him after all. Maozon composed ''J Soul Brothers'''s ''R.Y.U.S.E.I.'', which won Song of the Year at the 56th Japan Record Awards in 2014. In doujin releases, he continues to be part of Diverse System and occasionally pop up in some other labels such as [[HARDCORE TANO*C]]. He's also a member of a newly formed drum'n'bass oriented label named ''Subdued Records''. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* Maozon is one of the very few commissioned artists who debuted with more than one song in a beatmania IIDX style, and to keep contributing twice in successive styles. | * Maozon is one of the very few commissioned artists who debuted with more than one song in a beatmania IIDX style, and to keep contributing twice in successive styles. | ||
* According to Maozon, [[Sota Fujimori]]'s music is what inspired | * According to Maozon, [[Sota Fujimori]]'s music is what inspired him to start composing songs. | ||
* Maozon has contributed to CAPCOM's music game series ''CROSSxBEATS/crossbeats REV.'', SEGA's ''CHUNITHM'' and ''オンゲキ'' series, and UNLIMITED STUDiO's ''SEVEN's CODE''. | * Maozon has contributed to CAPCOM's music game series ''CROSSxBEATS/crossbeats REV.'', SEGA's ''CHUNITHM'' and ''オンゲキ'' series, and UNLIMITED STUDiO's ''SEVEN's CODE''. | ||
* Maozon's gender has been a point of confusion due to his androgynous appearance, [https://twitter.com/maozon/status/1305422539301109760 though he has stated that he identifies as male]. | |||
== Aliases == | == Aliases == |
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