Yoshitaka Nishimura (born February 9, 1982, Kyushu

Kyushu

is the third largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. Its alternate ancient names include , , and . The historical regional name is referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands....

), better known as DJ YOSHITAKA, is a composer for Konami

Konami

is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...

's line of Bemani

Bemani

is Konami's music video game division. Originally named the Games & Music Division, or simply G.M.D., it changed its name in honor of its first and most successful game, Beatmania, and expanded into other music-based games.-Bemani video games:...

 games. DJ YOSHITAKA has been making solo songs since the release of Beatmania IIDX

Beatmania IIDX

is a series of rhythm video games and the sequel to Beatmania that was first introduced by Konami in Japan on February 26, 1999. IIDX has since spawned over 19 arcade releases and over 13 console releases on the Sony PlayStation 2...

 11: IIDX RED, though he has had previous BEMANI involvement as a member of Osamu Migitera's Des-ROW group. He often composes for the Beatmania IIDX and the Pop'n music series, and then began composing for the Guitar Freaks & DrumMania

DrumMania

is a music video game series produced by Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., where colored notes travel down the screen which correspond with color coded parts of an electronic drum set...

 and the Dance Dance Revolution

Dance Dance Revolution

Dance Dance Revolution, abbreviated DDR, and previously known as Dancing Stage in Europe and Australasia, is a music video game series produced by Konami. Introduced in Japan in 1998 as part of the Bemani series, and released in North America and Europe in 1999, Dance Dance Revolution is the...

 series on 2005 and 2007, respectively. DJ YOSHITAKA still often works with Des-ROW for some Pop'n music songs.

DJ YOSHITAKA's Bemani Music Foundation artist page reveals that he likes taking trips, fine days, cappuccino, Shibuya

Shibuya, Tokyo

is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, it has an estimated population of 208,371 and a population density of 13,540 persons per km². The total area is 15.11 km²....

, Motorbikes, Vegetable Pancakes and people who are kind. It says that he dislikes rainy seasons and people who are cold.

Along with dj TAKA, L.E.D., Sōta Fujimori, Ryu☆

Ryutaro Nakahara

, known by his stage name Ryu, is a musician and DJ working for Konami. In 2000, Ryu, along with kors k won a contest started by Konami, in which composers are to make music such that the winners would get their songs in the next beatmania IIDX installment...

 and kors k

Kosuke Saito

' , is a DJ and music game composer. He is best known for his work in the Konami Bemani series. He has produced music under a number of different aliases, such as kors k, StripE, and teranoid.- Career :...

, DJ YOSHITAKA is part of Beatnation Records.

DJ YOSHITAKA has been one of the sound producers for Beatmania IIDX since the release of Beatmania IIDX 11: IIDX RED. He became the sound director of the REFLEC BEAT

Reflec Beat

is the latest rhythm game from Bemani, being the successor since jubeat in 2008. The game underwent location tests in various parts of Japan, Hong Kong and Korea from June to August 2010. It was released on November 4, 2010. An update, ver. 1.5 was released on July 14, 2011.-Gameplay:In the game...

 series since 2010.

beatmania IIDX

beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED

• D.A.N.C.E.! (with Kanako Hoshino)
• Close my Eyes for Me (with D-crew and Dennis Gunn)
• リグレット (with Kanako Hoshino; CS version song)

beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY

• Catch Me (with ERi)
• CaptivAte ~浄化~ (with A/I)
• Endless Summer Story (with Kanako Hoshino; CS version song)

beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD

• SPRING RAIN(LLUVIA DE PRIMAVERA)
• wish (with Kotomi Sugimura)
• WISH (EUROBEAT MIX) (with Kotomi Sugimura)
• Bloody Tears (IIDX EDITION) (also appears in Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA 2)
• INFERNO (with TOMOSUKE as Caldeira; vocals by Kanako Hoshino)
• タシカナモノ (with dj TAKA, Mr. T and Tatsh as the BAND; vocals by Kanako Hoshino)
• CONTRACT (under another alias, 朱雀 [Suzaku])
• quell -the seventh slave- (with dj TAKA; CS version song)

beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD

• CaptivAte ~誓い~ (with A/I; also appears in Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA 2)
• 星をこの手に (with Kanako Hoshino)
• GHOSTBUSTERS
• VANESSA (under another alias, 朱雀 [Suzaku])
• GOLD RUSH (as DJ YOSHITAKA-G, with Michael a la mode)
• Guilt & Love (with jun as The Plastic Ambition; CS version song)

beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS

• I'm In Love Again -DJ YOSHITAKA REMIX-
• MAX LOVE (with Kanako Hoshino)
• Anisakis -somatic mutation type"Forza"- (under another alias, 朱雀 [Suzaku])
• MENDES (under another alias, Humanoid)
• Claiomh Solais (with S.S.D.; CS version song)

beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS

• B4U (BEMANI FOR YOU MIX) (with Michael a la mode)
• CaptivAte2 ~覚醒~ (with e-lma)
• Cyber Force -DJ Yoshitaka Remix-
• I'm Screaming LOVE (with TSU-NA as Creative Life)
• 翼 (with Yuu Kobayashi)
• 卑弥呼 (under another alias, 朱雀 [Suzaku]; with wac as 玄武 [Genbu])
• Colorful Cookie (under another alias, Lucky Vacuum)
• Unicorn tail (CS version song)

beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS

• NoN-Fiction Story! (with TSU-NA as Creative Life)
• Elisha (shorter version appears in REFLEC BEAT)
• MIRACLE MEETS (as Lucky Vacuum)
• フェティッシュペイパー ~脇の汗回転ガール~ (with Akira Yamaoka
  Akira Yamaoka
  is a video game composer, sound designer, sound director, and video game producer who worked for Konami since 1993 until his resignation in 2009. He is best known for creating the music in the Silent Hill series; he also worked as a sound director and producer on the series as well as serving as a...
  
   as ガキ大将ティーム)
• たからもの
• CaptivAte ~裁き~(SUBLIME TECHNO MIX)
• Almagest (with TOMOSUKE as Galdeira)
• Evans -prototype- (used in the Normal and Hyper difficulties of the song from jubeat)

beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem

• Watch Out Pt.2 (with DJ Mass MAD Izm*)
• Stay my side (also appears in REFLEC BEAT)

beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle

• Snake Stick (with DJ Mass MAD Izm*)
• Rche

Dance Dance Revolution

Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA 2

• GIRIGILI門前雀羅 (with Des-ROW and mur.mur.kurotoh as Cheki-ROWS)
• Vem brincar (with TOMOSUKE as Caldeira; vocals by Téka Penteriche)

Dance Dance Revolution HOTTEST PARTY 2

• SUPER HERO (with Michaela Thurlow)
• The Lonely Streets (with Robert "RAab" Stevenson)

Dance Dance Revolution X2

• Valkyrie dimension (as Spriggan)

GuitarFreaks & DrumMania

GuitarFreaks V & DrumMania V

• Endless Cruising (with Des-ROW; vocals by SHIGE)

GuitarFreaks V2 & DrumMania V2

• CaptivAte ~裁き~ (with A/I; also appeared in beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD)

GuitarFreaks V3 & DrumMania V3

• Day's (with Kanako Hoshino)
• 差無来!! (with Des-ROW)

GuitarFreaks V4 & DrumMania V4 Rock×Rock

• Darling my LUV (with B-Agents; also appeared in beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS)

GuitarFreaks V5 & DrumMania V5 Rock to Infinity

• 腐斯偽堕日本 (with Des-ROW)
• VANESSA -転生編- (under another alias, 朱雀 [Suzaku]; with TAG)

GuitarFreaks XG & DrumMania XG

• 幻想花 (with Kanako Hoshino)

jubeat

jubeat

• Evans (also appeared in beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS)

jubeat ripples APPEND

• ALBIDA (also appeared in beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem)

jubeat knit APPEND

• FLOWER (also a crossover to REFLEC BEAT as part of the "APPEND FESTIVAL" event held on March 2011)

pop'n music

pop'n music 12 IROHA

• MY
• 雪上断火 (with Des-ROW as Des-ROW・組)

pop'n music 13 CARNIVAL

• 虹色 (with G.S.C license; also appeared in Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA and beatmania IIDX 13: DistorteD)
• SUN/光線 (with Des-ROW as Des-ROW・組スペシアルz)
• 太陽とバトル (as つよし; a collaboration with Yoshihiko Koezuka, which the artist name is a wordplay of both of their names as Two-Yoshi)
• ランブルメドレー (with cutie smashers)
• 真超深TION (with Des-ROW and Asaki as Des-あさ)

pop'n music 14 FEVER!

• High School Love (with DWP; also appeared in beatmania IIDX 14: GOLD)
• 晴香-HARUKA- (with Kanako Hoshino)
• レトロスペクト路 (with Des-ROW as Des-ROW・組スペシアルz)
• 踊るフィーバーロボ

pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE

• ウィーアー!
• 儚きは我が決意
• 路男 (with Des-ROW as Des-ROW・組ユナイテッド)

pop'n music 16 PARTY

• LOVE☆BA☆ZOOKA！ (with ななっち)
• プリンシプル (with Des-ROW as Des-ROW+Y)

pop'n music 17 THE MOVIE

• STAR SHIP★HERO (as Lucky Vacuum)

pop'n music 18 SENGOKU RETSUDEN

• GOLD RUSH (pop'n GOLD MOUNTAIN rush) (as DJ YOSHITAKA-G feat.Michael a la mode)
• 心のコラージュ (with Yoshihiko Koezuka as つよし)
• 三日天下モンキー

pop'n music 19 TUNE STREET

• SHION

REFLEC BEAT

REFLEC BEAT

• Choo Choo TRAIN -VENUS mix- (with Sota Fujimori as VENUS)
• Juicy (with kors k as Lovers DJ Yoshitaka)
• SPECIAL SUMMER CAMPAIGN! (as Lucky Vacuum)
• Survival Games (with Sota Fujimori as VENUS)
• Diamond Dust -Try to Sing Ver.- (with TAG)
• SEED

REFLEC BEAT limelight

• limelight world (with DWP)
• ビューティフル レシート (as Lucky Vacuum)

Other Works

• rainbow flyer (DJ YOSHITAKA Remix) (found in beatmania IIDX 8th style - V-RARE 8)
• I'm In Love Again -DJ YOSHITAKA REMIX- (found in dj TAKA's album "milestone")
• CaptivAte ~裁き~(SUBLIME TECHNO MIX) (performed in the beatnation summit ~beatmania IIDX premium Live~)
• PHOTONGENIC -DJ YOSHITAKA Remix- (found in L.E.D.'s album "電人K")
• Cyber Force -DJ Yoshitaka Remix- (found in Sota Fujimori's album "SYNTHESIZED")
• IS THIS LOVE?(This is LOVE mix) (found in Keiichi Ueno's album "Rewind!")
• Second Heaven -Samba,Samba,SomeBody MIX- (found in Ryu☆
  Ryutaro Nakahara
  , known by his stage name Ryu, is a musician and DJ working for Konami. In 2000, Ryu, along with kors k won a contest started by Konami, in which composers are to make music such that the winners would get their songs in the next beatmania IIDX installment...
  
  's album "starmine")
• Juicy (with kors k
  Kosuke Saito
  ' , is a DJ and music game composer. He is best known for his work in the Konami Bemani series. He has produced music under a number of different aliases, such as kors k, StripE, and teranoid.- Career :...
  
  as Lovers DJ Yoshitaka, found in kors k's album "Ways For Liberation")

External links

• DJ YOSHITAKA's official blog
• beatnation Records official site