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Alex Wurman
Born in Chicago, IL 1966 into a family of musicians, Wurman
has been playing the piano and composing music since the
age of five, With a background in Classical and Jazz compo-
sition, Wurman moved to Los Angels in 1991 to score films.
After working with Hans Zimmer and Media Ventures on
films such as “Younger and Younger”, “I’ll do Anything”
and “The Lion King”, Wurman went on to score films to his
own credit. Titles include “French Exit”, “The Grave”, “The
Crew”, “Getting In”, and “Dorminion”.
Jean-Philippe Rykiel
Born blind in 1961, Jean-Philippe Rykiel taught himself
piano from a very early age. His technical mastery of the
synthesizer and unique creative intuition rapidly bought
him recognition by his contemporaries, providing him many
experiences and collaborations. As programmer or sound
designer, instrumentalist of composer, arranger or (co) pro-
ducer, Jean-Philippe Rykial has worked with Vangelis, Steve
Hillage, Jon Hassell, Leonard Cohen, Salif Keita, Youssou
N’Dour... To name a few... Recent credits include the albums
“Songs of Awakening”, a collection of Tibetan prayers
arranged and performed with master singer Lama Gyurme
(Sony), and “Folon”, Salif Keita’s latest release featuring
tracks arranged and produced by Jean-Philippe.
Scott Wilkie
Scott Wilkie is a keyboardist and composer originally from
Detroit, Michigan. His work as a studio musician and sound
designer can be heard on many projects. He has performed
live with various artists, including Ronnie Foster, EarlKlugh,
Jeff Baxter, David Goldblatt, Ricky Lawson, Mike Miller and
others. In addition, he has worked as a synth programmer,
most recently for Disney’s Broadway production of Beauty
and the Beast. For Roland, Scott appears frequently through-
out the United States, Asia, Europe and South America as a
clinician and product demonstrator. Now living in Los
Angeles, he performs with his own group and is involved as
a musician and producer on various projects.
Mavin Sanders
Marvin Sanders is a musician with credits including Toyota,
Bocing, Disney, Intel, Miller Beer, and Max Factor. He has
written music for the syndicated television show
Highlander, and worked as a sound designer for Van Dyke
Parks, E, Warner Brothers, and Michael Jackson. A former
Keyboard Product Manager and international clinician for
Roland, he has also compose demos for the RD-500, JD-990,
and JV-880.
Masashi Hirashita, Kazuko Hirashita
Masashi and Kazuko both started studying classical piano
when they were in their infancy. Both went on to study com-
position. At the same time, they had started their own music
careers as keyboardists and composers. Their work covers a
wide spectrum of styles and activities, including pop, fusion
and jazz music as well as many writing and producing jobs.
Pendulum (Yuuichi Ootsuka, Toshiki Nunokawa)
Yuuichi Ootsuka: Born Dec. 17, 1958 in Tokyo. Began his
professional music career while still a member of Keio
University’s “Modern Jazz Society.” He won recognition
through his skillful use of the synthesizer to produce a
refreshingly colorful sound. While performing as supporting
musician for a wide range of popular artists, he also formed
his own group, named “SO–DA!”. He is currently regarded
as one of Japan’s top keyboardists. His warm arrangements,
which capture some of the essences of jazz, have received
wide acclaim.
Toshiki Nunokawa: Born Jul. 29, 1958 in Tokyo. With the
Beatles as his first inspiration, he picked up a guitar and
started playing in a rock band while still in his early teens.
By the time he got to high school, however, his attention had
shifted to the music of Wes Montgomery, and he began
playing jazz. During his college days (Tokyo Industrial) he
played with the Mickey Curtis band. That gig triggered the
beginning of his professional career. He has since been kept
busy as an accompaniment artist with a wide range of talent,
including Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, Masanori Sasaji, Peter
Erskine and Mark Johnson. His work from 1985-87 with “Hit
and Run” by “MALTA” is especially memorable.
Naoki Matsuura (GigBag)
While living in the USA for 10 years, he started playing as a
professional bass player. Mainly he was playing local live
and studio sessions around New England area. Naoki joined
many sessions and gigs with Paquito De Rivera, Tommy
Campbell, etc. He joined Tiger Okoshi's band: Tiger's Baku.
Since 1991 Naoki joined Roland as a musical director of
MIDI Data. At present he has left the company, and is
recharging his batteries for new projects.
Mitsuru Sakaue
From his college days, Mitsuru Sakaue has been active as a
keyboard player and arranger in studio and commercial
music production. At present he is involved in production of
commercials for TV and radio as a composer, arranger, key-
board player and computer music expert. His highly
acclaimed musical abilities go beyond borders of musical
genre. He is the chief director of the Idecs Inc. group of cre-
ative musical artists.
Idecs Inc.
Through the SMF data creations they offer, this professional
sound production unit continues to generate new excitement
throughout the realm of music data. The overwhelming
quality of their music has created for them an enormous fol-
lowing among consumers of music data. Additionally, their
other activities within the realm of music reach into almost
every area—whether it be composing, arranging, producing,
or education.
Tatsuya Senoh
A Roland engineer who is a member of the XP-80 develop-
ment team, and also the possessor of a deep understanding
of music. The included disk contains demo songs created by
Mr. Senoh that introduce the RPS function which he himself
developed.
Kiyotaka Takiyama
Born in 1964 in Tokyo, Mr. Takiyama entered the Berkeley
College of Music in 1986, majoring in theory, arrangement,
and drum. While still in school he participated in both live
and recording sessions with numerous musicians. Since his
return to Japan he has continued to be involved in recording
with many different artists, and has also done television
commercial work. At present he continues to be active in
both live performance and in recording.
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