Naoki Maeda

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Naoki Maeda (前田尚紀 Maeda Naoki), more commonly called simply Naoki, is a Japanese music composer and producer who works for Konami. Naoki's official title is Konami AM Internal Sound Team.

Though Naoki worked on many different video game titles like Salamander, his most known contribution is to the Bemani series as the main composer for the Dance Dance Revolution games. Most of his songs are signed with a pseudonym. Little information on Naoki is revealed officially: for example, on an interview with several music producers released in the booklet, Naoki's profile was the least complete, not revealing his age or how much time he's been working for Konami.

Pseudonyms

See also List of Bemani musicians

Naoki uses over three dozen pseudonyms in attributing his work.

• Ω (OMEGA) (only used in MAX 300)
• 100-200-400 (only used in Fascination MaxX)
• 1479 (only used in one remix)
• 180 (only used in PARANOiA)
• 190
• 190' (only used in PARANOiA Rebirth)
• 270 (only used in PARANOiA survivor)
• 290 (only used in PARANOiA survivor MAX)
• 8 bit (only used in AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL)
• B3-PROJECT
• BIG-O
• BLUE DESTROYERS
• Crystal Aliens (only used for SEXY PLANET and its remix)
• DANDY MINEIERO
• d-complex (only used for ECSTASY and its remix)
• DJ KAZU
• DE-SIRE/DE-STRAD/DE-SIRE retunes
• DIVAS (member of)
• DR. VIBE
• FACTOR-X (only used for WILD RUSH and its remix)
• FIXX (partnered with TaQ)
• KTz
• Luv UNLIMITED!
• mitsu-O! (used for Caribbean or tropical style songs)
• MR. DOG
• MUSTACHE MEN
• N&S
• N.M.R.
• NAOKI
• NAOKI 190 (only used for HYSTERIA)
• NAOKI underground
• NM
• NO.9
• NW260 (only used for Drop Out and its remix; numerical value signifies the song's step-rate [song is only 130 BPM])
• RE-VENGE/RevenG (used for ethnic songs: exotic ethnic, bag, AFRONOVA, 桜, etc.)
• Stone Bros. (only used for Let the Beat Hit Em! and its remixes)
• TailBros.
• THE FINAL BAND
• THE SURRENDERS
• UZI-LAY
• Z (only used in MAXX UNLIMITED)
• ZZ (only used in The legend of MAX)

However, he is sometimes confused with other artists. Some pseudonyms attributed to Naoki which are not his are:

• .3k - Konami staff composer Sota Fujimori, the composer of a newer remix of "PARANOiA" (PARANOiA ~Respect~)
• 2MB – Konami artist Yuichi Asami
• STM200 – composer of a fan-made remix of "PARANOiA" (PARANOiA Eternal) and winner of the Dance Dance Revolution 5th Mix musicianship trial contest

Music partners

Though he writes many instrumental songs alone, several of Naoki's songs feature vocals, which are performed by others. Commonly featured singers include Aaron G. and Paula Terry.

He's also worked together with many other artists: Naoki is the composer and producer for the group BeForU, and with jun (Junko Karashima and remixes with Sota Fujimori) he makes some songs under the name TËЯRA; along with dj TAKA he worked on "Kakumei", a remix of Chopin's "Revolutionary Etude".

Songs produced

Dance Dance Revolution (1stMIX):

• "Make it Better"
• "PARANOiA"
• "Trip Machine"

Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMIX:

• "AM-3P"
• "Brilliant 2U"
• "Brilliant 2U (Orchestra Groove)"
• "Keep on Movin'"
• "Let Them Move"
• "Love This Feelin'"
• "PARANOiA MAX -Dirty Mix-"
• "Put Your Faith in Me"
• "Put Your Faith in Me -Jazzy Groove Mix-"
• "SP-Trip Machine (Jungle Mix)"

Dance Dance Revolution 3rdMIX:

• "Afronova"
• "Dead End"
• "Dynamite Rave"
• "End of the Century"
• "PARANOiA Rebirth"

Dance Dance Revolution 4thMIX:

• "Theme from Enter the Dragon (revival 2001/notorious mix)"
• "Hypnotic Crisis"
• "B4U"
• "Burnin' the Floor"
• "Love Again Tonight ~For Melissa Mix~"
• "Higher"
• "Orion.78 (AMeuro-Mix)"
• "My Summer Love"
• "Baby Baby Gimme Your Love"
• "Trip Machine Climax"

Dance Dance Revolution EXTRA MIX (Console Ver.):

• "Let the beat hit'em! (Classic R&B style)"

Dance Dance Revolution Solo:

• "PARANOiA Evolution"
• "Can't Stop Falling in Love"
• "Celebrate Nite"
• "Super Star"
• "Sexy Planet"
• "Hysteria"
• "Drop out"
• "Let the beat hit'em!"

Dance Dance Revolution 5thMIX:

• "Ecstasy"
• "Healing Vision"
• "B4U Glorious Style"
• "Can't Stop Falling in Love (Speed Mix)"
• "Dynamite Rave (Long ver.)"
• "祭 Japan"
• "Remember You"
• "Still in my Heart"
• "Insertion"
• "Broken my Heart"

"Candy☆"

"Exotic Ethnic"

"MAX 300"

"Afronova -B4 ZA BEAT Mix-"

"AM-3P (AM east mix)"

"B4U (B4 ZA Beat Mix)"

"Brilliant 2U (K.O.G G3 Mix)"

"Burnin' the Floor (BLUE FIRE mix)"

"Celebrate Nite (EURO TRANCE STYLE)"

"D2R"

"Destiny"

"Drop Out (from Nonstop Megamix)"

"Dynamite Rave (B4 ZA Beat Mix)"

"Ecstacy (midnight blue mix)"

"Higher (next morning mix)"

"祭 Japan (from Nonstop Megamix)"

"MaxX Unlimited"

"My Summer Love (Tommy's Smile Mix)"

"革命" (co-produced with Takayuki Ishikawa)

"Secret Rendez-vous"

"Sexy Planet (from Nonstop Megamix)"

"Still in my Heart (Momo Mix)"

"Super Star (from Nonstop Megamix)"

"Tsugaru"

"Tsugaru (Apple Mix)"

"Wild Rush (from Nonstop Megamix)"

Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME:

• "1998"
• "bag"
• "Burnin' the Floor (Momo Mix)"
• "Dance Dance Revolution"
• "Hyper Eurobeat"
• "PARANOIA survivor"
• "PARANOIA survivor MAX"
• "桜"
• "Tears"
• "The legend of MAX"
• "Trip Machine survivor"

Dancing Stage EuroMix 2:

• "Crash"
• "Memories"
• "Vanity Angel"

• AM-3P (303 Bass Mix)
• Dynamite Rave (Down Bird SOTA Mix)

Dance Dance Revolution ULTRAMIX 3

• Brillant R•E•D

Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA

• My Only Shining Star
• Fascination MaxX
• Healing-D-Vision
• Chaos

beatmania 6thMIX:

• "Hysteria 2001"

beatmania 7thMIX:

• "Baby baby gimme your love 2002"

beatmania THE FINAL:

• "Birdman"
• "Calling for destiny"

beatmaniaIIDX 6th style:

• "BALLAD FOR YOU" (vocals by Thomas Howard Lichtenstein)
• "DIVE ~Into your heart~" (vocals by Paula Terry)
• "L'amour et la liberte"

beatmaniaIIDX 8th style:

• "蒼い衝動"
• "Drivin'"
• "桜"

beatmaniaIIDX 9th style:

• "Be Rock You (1998 Burst Style)"
• "HYPER EUROBEAT (IIDX Style)"
• "MARIA (I believe...)"
• "Prelude"

beatmaniaIIDX 10th style:

• "DoLL" (with Jun as TERRA)
• "一途な恋 (HYPER J-EURO MIX)"

beatmaniaIIDX 11 - IIDX RED:

• "太陽～T・A・I・Y・O～(feat.星野奏子)"
• "KI・SE・KI (IIDX RED EDIT)"
• "ULTIMATE" (with Jun as TERRA)

beatmaniaIIDX 13 - DistorteD:

• "DEEP ROAR" (with Tatsh)
• "ALFARSHEAR 双神威に廻る夢" (with Jun as TERRA)

Dance Maniax (1stMIX):

• "Afronova Primeval"
• "Balia! Baila!"
• "Broken my heart"
• "Gorgeous 2012"
• "Put your faith in me (Saturday Night Mix)"
• "Keep on movin' (DMX Mix)"
• "Dynamite rave (B4 ZA BEAT Mix)"

Dance Maniax 2ndMIX:

• "KISS KISS KISS"
• "Kiss me all night long"
• "ENTER THE DRAGON (G'z Island Mix)"
• "Matsuri Japan (J-SUMMER MIX)"

GuitarFreaks and DrumMania:

• "HYPNOTICA"

GUITARFREAKS 6thMIX & drummania 5thMIX:

• "Hypnotheque"

GUITARFREAKS 8thMIX & drummania 7thMIX:

• "チカラ" (With BeForU)

GUITARFREAKS 10thMIX & drummania 9thMIX:

• "Termination"

(Both are with Jun as TERRA)

• Shining (with BeForU)

GUITARFREAKS V & drummania V:

• "WE ARE"
• "Escape to the Sky" (with Jun as TERRA)
• "Scenario (With BeForU)

pop'n music 8:

• "Stars☆☆☆"

pop'n music 9:

• "North Wind"

pop'n music ee'mall:

• "1/6 billionth"

pop'n music 10:

• "Arrabiata"
• "DDR MEGAMIX"

pop'n music ee'mall 2nd Avenue:

• "Brave!"

ParaParaParadise (1stMIX):

• "CAN'T STOP FALLIN' IN LOVE -super euro version-"
• "DYNAMITE RAVE -super euro version-"
• "Kiss Kiss Kiss ~super euro version~"
• "Love Again Tonight -high speed mix-"

ParaParaParadise 2ndMIX:

• "Broken My Heart -Super Euro Version-"

See also

Games he worked on:

• Beatmania and Beatmania IIDX series
• Dance Dance Revolution series
• GuitarFreaks and DrumMania series
• Pop'n Music series
• Salamander series
• Twinbee

External links

• [Composer profile] at OverClocked ReMix

• [Naoki Maeda's Official Myspace]

 

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