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beatnation Records was the name of the in-house recording label of KONAMI's BEMANI music branch. It was created by [[Takayuki Ishikawa|dj TAKA]] in 2006 and it's focused on [[beatmania IIDX Information|beatmania IIDX]]-related releases and events; it has regular BEMANI artists, both in-house ones and commissioned ones, as members.  
beatnation Records was the name of the in-house recording label of KONAMI's BEMANI music branch. It was created by [[Takayuki Ishikawa|dj TAKA]] in 2006 and it's focused on [[beatmania IIDX Information|beatmania IIDX]]-related releases and events; it has regular BEMANI artists, both in-house ones and commissioned ones, as members.  


The label was temporarily closed down in late 2010, though its name was still mentioned in live events. In early 2012, a note on the beatnation Records website mentioned that new artists would be recruited through the [[SOUND VOLTEX Information|SOUND VOLTEX]] FLOOR contests. This eventually happened at the JAEPO 2014 event when a new group was formed, dubbed ''beatnation RHYZE''. It consisted of artist who extensively participated in the SOUND VOLTEX FLOOR contests, as well as new artists that were appearing regularly in other BEMANI games.
The label was temporarily closed down in late 2010, though its name was still mentioned in live events. In early 2012, a note on the beatnation Records website mentioned that new artists would be recruited through the [[SOUND VOLTEX Information|SOUND VOLTEX]] FLOOR contests. This eventually happened at the JAEPO 2014 event when a new group was formed, dubbed ''beatnation RHYZE''. It consisted of artists who extensively participated in the SOUND VOLTEX FLOOR contests, as well as new artists that were appearing regularly in other BEMANI games. Activities resumed until 2017 with the release of [[AC SINOBUZ|beatmania IIDX 24 SINOBUZ]] song [[crew]] and its ''beatnation 10th Anniversary 「crew」'' EP, which was composed, arranged, and remixed by all seven members of the original beatnation Records group.


The beatnation Records moniker became dormant yet again following KONAMI's internal restructuring in 2017. While the brand still appears before the title screen in beatmania IIDX and SOUND VOLTEX, and the commissioned RHYZE members have made references to the label in their song comments on beatmania IIDX song pages, any activities involving the group have ceased. The last mention of the brand in-game appeared in the song comments for [[AC SINOBUZ|beatmania IIDX 24 SINOBUZ]] song [[crew]], which was composed, arranged, and remixed by all seven members of the original beatnation Records group.
While its logo still appears on the boot-up screens of beatmania IIDX and SOUND VOLTEX, beatnation Records is, for all accounts and purposes, retired. No new activities involving the group have surfaced following KONAMI's infamous 2017 [[BEMANI Sound Team]] rebranding. The closest reunion the members got post-BEMANI Sound Team was during [[BEMANI PRO LEAGUE]] 2021 FINAL STAGE's DJ performances, with all members performing on-stage and uncensored, and with the announcement of their involvement with the BEMANI SYMPHONY Concert 2022. [https://twitter.com/s2tb_korsk/status/1444233473380605954?s=21] [https://twitter.com/SotaFujimori/status/1444250512774156291]


== Members ==
== Members ==
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* [[Yoshihiro Tagawa|DJ TOTTO]] - chosen by DJ Yoshitaka and revealed on February 15th, 2014.
* [[Yoshihiro Tagawa|DJ TOTTO]] - chosen by DJ Yoshitaka and revealed on February 15th, 2014.
* [[Hommarju]] - 'chosen by kors k and revealed on February 15th, 2014.
* [[Hommarju]] - chosen by kors k and revealed on February 15th, 2014.
* [[P*Light]] - chosen by Ryu☆ and revealed on February 15th, 2014.
* [[P*Light]] - chosen by Ryu☆ and revealed on February 15th, 2014.
* [[Masaya Oya|かめりあ]] - chosen by Sota Fujimori and revealed on April 10th, 2014.
* [[Masaya Oya|かめりあ]] - chosen by Sota Fujimori and revealed on April 10th, 2014.
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=== Game Soundtracks ===
=== Game Soundtracks ===
* ''beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK''
* [[beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK]]
* ''beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK''
* [[beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK]]
* ''CARDINAL GATE conclusion''
* [[CARDINAL GATE conclusion]]
* ''beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK''
* [[beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK]]
* ''beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK''
* [[beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK]]
* ''beatmania IIDX CS Collection~GOLD,DJ TROOPERS,EMPRESS~''
* [[beatmania IIDX CS Collection~GOLD,DJ TROOPERS,EMPRESS~|beatmania IIDX CS Collection~GOLD,DJ TROOPERS,EMPRESS~]]
* ''beatmania IIDX -SUPER BEST BOX- vol.1'' and ''beatmania IIDX -SUPER BEST BOX- vol.2''
* [[beatmania IIDX -SUPER BEST BOX- vol.1]] and [[beatmania IIDX -SUPER BEST BOX- vol.2]]
* ''beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK''
* [[beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK]]
* ''beatmania IIDX 21 SPADA ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK VOL.2''
* [[beatmania IIDX 21 SPADA ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK VOL.2]]


=== Albums ===
=== Albums ===
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* beatnation Records' official T-Shirt
* beatnation Records' official T-Shirt
* beatnation summit's special goodies
* beatnation summit's special goodies
* [[SELECTED TRAXX from milestone]] EP
* [[milestone|SELECTED TRAXX from milestone]] EP
* beatnation summit ''-beatmania IIDX premium Live-'' DVD
* beatnation summit ''-beatmania IIDX premium Live-'' DVD
* ''puzzle MAYA TAKAMURA's Pieces''
* ''puzzle MAYA TAKAMURA's Pieces''
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* cyber beatnation 2 -Hi Speed conclusion- is the only beatnation Records album released during the time period when the label was put on hold.
* cyber beatnation 2 -Hi Speed conclusion- is the only beatnation Records album released during the time period when the label was put on hold.
* beatnation RHYZE vs HARDCORE TANO*C and the beatmania IIDX 21 SPADA ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK VOL.2 album are the only beatnation Records releases to be sold on [[HARDCORE TANO*C]]'s TANO*C STORE.
* beatnation RHYZE vs HARDCORE TANO*C and the beatmania IIDX 21 SPADA ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK VOL.2 album are the only beatnation Records releases to be sold on [[HARDCORE TANO*C]]'s TANO*C STORE.
* kors k and Ryu☆ were not included on the beatnation Records artist list in the [http://p.eagate.573.jp/game/bemani/fansite/p/artist/index.html BEMANI Fan Site's artist page] until April 3rd, 2015.
* kors k and Ryu☆ were not included on the beatnation Records artist list on the [http://p.eagate.573.jp/game/bemani/fansite/p/artist/index.html BEMANI Fan Site's artist page] until April 3rd, 2015.
** Since late June/early July 2017, all artist pages have been blanked, except for DOLCE's. This may be due to the implementation of adding [[BEMANI Sound Team]] in the artist name.
** Since late June/early July 2017, all artist pages have been blanked except for [[DOLCE.]]'s.


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
* [http://bmf.i-revo.jp/beatnation/index.html beatnation Records Official Web Site] - no longer updated since November 2010.
* [http://bmf.i-revo.jp/beatnation/index.html beatnation Records' official website] - no longer updated since November 2010.


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[[Category:Record Labels]]

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