Difference between revisions of "Hideki Naganuma"

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Hideki Naganuma, born May 16, 1972 in Hokkaido prefecture, Japan, is a musician for SEGA best known for his work in the Jet Set Radio series and Sonic Rush series. His music is broadly defined as J-Pop, but can be quite hard to categorize. He is skilled at mixing Japanese techno, funk, soul, and hip-hop elements to create a unique and vivid sound.

When he was five years old, he started to play the electronic organ under the influence of an older sister. At fourteen years old, he became interested in western music and started to compose original songs. It was then Naganuma decided that he must have a job in the music business. He graduated from Kiyota High school in Sapporo.

His influences include Prince, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Donald Fagen, Norman Cook, Ennio Morricone, Chick Corea, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Hitoshi Matsumoto and Satoru Sayama. Naganuma's favorite video games are Gran Turismo, Resident Evil, Tomb Raider, Virtua Fighter, and The Legend of Zelda; his hobbies are music, movies, collecting CDs and DVDs, fighting sports, tennis and traveling.

Some of the equipment he uses includes Digital Performer, MOTU2408, Sound Designer II, Peak, Roland JV-1080, KORG Trinity, AKAI S3200XL, CLAVIA Nord Rack2 and YAMAHA O3D.

Production History

Jet Set Radio (2000) — Music Composer & Sound Effects
Jet Set Radio Future (2002) — Music Producer & Creator
Sonic Rush (2005) — Sound Creator
Yakuza (2005) — Speical Thanks
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz (2006) — Sound Creator
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2007) — Sound Section Special Thanks(Sound Effects)

Song Credits

Jet Set Radio

Let Mom Sleep — Composition
Humming the Bassline — Composition
That's Enough — Composition
Sneakman — Composition
Sweet Soul Brother — Composition
Rock It On — Composition
Moody's Shuffle — Composition
Grace & Glory — Composition
Jet Set Medley — Composition
Jet Set Groove #1 — Composition
Jet Set Groove #2 — Composition

Jet Set Radio Future

The Concept of Love — Composition
Fly Like a Butterfly — Composition
Funky Dealer — Composition
Shape Da Future — Composition
Teknopathetic — Composition
Oldies But Happies — Composition
Like It Like This Like That — Composition
I Love Love You JSRF version — Remixed by
Jet Set Medley Future — Composition
Jet Set Station #2 — Composition
Jet Set Groove #3 — Composition
Jet Set Groove #4 — Composition

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 * Like It Like This Like That — Composition
 * I Love Love You JSRF version — Remixed by
-* Humming the Bassline (D.S. Remix) — Composition
-* Rock it On (D.S. Remix) — Composition
-* Sneakman (Toronto Mix) — Composition
-* Let Mom Sleep (No Sleep Remix) — Composition
-* That's Enough (B.B. Rights Mix) — Composition
-* Sweet Soul Brother (B.B. Rights Mix) — Composition
-* Grace & Glory (B.B.M.H. Mix) — Composition
 * Jet Set Medley Future — Composition
 * Jet Set Station #2 — Composition