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Yoshitaka Nishimura (西村宜隆) (born February 9, 1979, Kyushu), better known as DJ Yoshitaka, is a composer for Konami's line of Bemani games. He has been making solo songs since the release of Beatmania IIDX 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 and the Dance Dance Revolution series in 2005 and 2007, respectively. DJ Yoshitaka still often works with Des-ROW for some Pop'n music songs. In the Reflec Beat series, DJ Yoshitaka regularly appears alongside fellow composer Sota Fujimori as a double act, Venus. DJ Yoshitaka's Bemani Music Foundation artist page states that he likes taking trips, fine days, cappuccino,
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, 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., Sota Fujimori, Ryu☆, kors k, and 猫叉Master, 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 Reflect Beat series since 2010. In 2013, he became the producer of Sound Voltex II -infinite infection-, a sequel to the original KONAMI game Sound Voltex Booth. DJ Yoshitaka will become CEO of Konami Arcade Games Co., Ltd., a new subsidiary being spun off from Konami Amusement Co., Ltd. on June 2, 2025, according to a May 15, 2025 press release from Konami Group Corporation.


Songs


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 uzaku *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 Kanakplpo Hoshino) *Ghostbusters *Vanessa (under another alias, 朱雀 uzaku *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 uzaku *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 uzaku with wac as 玄武 enbu *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 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*)


Dance Dance Revolution

Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova 2 *Girigili 門前雀羅 (Girigili Burning 24H) (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 uzaku 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 in March 2011) jubeat copious Append *Jomanda jubeat saucer fulfill *Lisa-Riccia jubeat Qubell *Triple Counter (with Takayuki Ishikawa) jubeat clan *Couleur=Blanche (with Ryutaro Nakahara)


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 pop'n music 20 Fantasia *MANA pop'n music Sunny Park *Brand New World (with Sota Fujimori as VENUS)


Reflec Beat

Reflec Beat *Choo Choo Train -Venus mix- (with Sota Fujimori as Venus) *Juicy (with kors k as Lovers DJ Yoshitaka) *イミテーション語ル死ス (with Des-ROW) *Special Summer Campaign! (as Lucky Vacuum) *Survival Games (with Sota Fujimori as Venus) *Diamond Dust -Try to Sing Ver.- (with Tag, vocal) *Seed Reflec Beat limelight *1/3の純情な感情 (with Sota Fujimori as Venus) *limelight world (with DWP) *ビューティフル レシート (as Lucky Vacuum) *Far Away (with Sota Fujimori as Venus) *威風堂々 -チュートリアルより- (as Rb. Conductor) *Vallis-Neria Reflec Beat Colette *Chu☆Chu☆Tonight (with Sota Fujimori as Venus) *Cosmic Hurricane -Try to Sing Ver.- (with Tag) *Daily Lunch Special (as Lucky Vacuum) *Freedom (with Sota Fujimori as Venus) *Survival Games - Zeus Mix- (with Sota Fujimori as Venus) *Unlimited Fire - Try to Sing Ver.- (with Tag, vocal) *Wow Wow Venus (with Sota Fujimori as Venus) *三日月 (with Sota Fujimori as Venus)


Bemani Events

*Elemental Creation (with dj Taka, private Benami Academy, remixed in Gita Dora as Elemental Creation (-Gitado Rock ver.))


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 TakaA'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☆'s album "starmine") *Juicy (with kors k as Lovers DJ Yoshitaka, found in kors k's album "Ways For Liberation")


External links


DJ YOSHITAKA's official blogbeatnation Records official site


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nishimura, Yoshitaka 1982 births 21st-century Japanese composers Japanese male composers Japanese video game composers Living people Musicians from Nagasaki Prefecture