Shoichiro Hirata
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Shoichiro Hirata
Artist Information
- Name: Shoichiro Hirata (平田祥一郎)
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/sho1hrt
General Information
Shoichiro Hirata (born 1969) is a former Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo employee who worked for the company, contributing music both in and out of BEMANI. He was a frequent contributor to beatmania IIDX and DanceDanceRevolution during his tenure, and also did a few songs for pop'n music.
Shoichiro Hirata left Konami in 2003 to work at Hello! Project and avex group, but temporarily returned as a commissioned artist in 2006 and 2007 to write some new songs for BEMANI. He hasn't been seen since.
Outside of BEMANI, Shoichiro has contributed a few tracks for SEGA's maimai music arcade game.
Aliases
- Shoichiro
- Shawn the Horny Master
- D.J.Spugna
- Sho-T