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'''Wave Master Inc.''' (株式会社ウェーブマスター) is a Japanese music business owned by the [[Sega Sammy Group]]. Originally a successor to [[Sega Digital Media]], Wave Master's original role was to produce music for [[Sega]]'s video games, however is has since branched out into other forms of entertainment such as film and television, and acts as a record label, managing Japanese musicians and artists.
 
'''Wave Master Inc.''' (株式会社ウェーブマスター) is a Japanese music business owned by the [[Sega Sammy Group]]. Originally a successor to [[Sega Digital Media]], Wave Master's original role was to produce music for [[Sega]]'s video games, however is has since branched out into other forms of entertainment such as film and television, and acts as a record label, managing Japanese musicians and artists.
  
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Wave Master was also briefly a video game developer in its own right, releasing ''[[Switch]]'' and ''[[New Roommania: Porori Seishun]]'' for the [[PlayStation 2]] (and the PS2 port of ''[[Roommania 203|Roommania #203]]'', originally developed as Sega Digital Media). The company became solely concerned with music in 2003, absorbing [[Sammy]]'s music business, Underground Liberation Force, in 2005.
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Wave Master was also briefly a video game developer in its own right, releasing ''[[Switch]]'' and ''[[New Roommania: Porori Seishun]]'' for the [[PlayStation 2]] (and the PS2 port of ''[[Roommania 203|Roommania #203]]'', originally developed as Sega Digital Media). The company became solely concerned with music in 2003, absorbing [[Sammy]]'s music business, Underground Liberation Force, on 1st April, 2005{{fileref|IR EN 2005-01-28 3.pdf|page=2}}.
  
 
As well as having its own musicians and recording engineers, Wave Master also has a recording studio which has been hired by third-party organisations.
 
As well as having its own musicians and recording engineers, Wave Master also has a recording studio which has been hired by third-party organisations.
  
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For a while Wave Master were maintaining a handful of sub-labels, the two prominent ones being '''Wave Master Artists''' (for regular musical acts signed up with the record label) and '''Wave Master Entertainment''', used for video game, film and animation soundtracks. Both were established in late 2003{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20071118204111/http://sega.jp/corp/release/2003/0807/}}.
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For a while Wave Master were maintaining a handful of sub-labels, the two prominent ones being '''Wave Master Artists''' (for regular musical acts signed up with the record label) and '''Wave Master Entertainment''', used for video game, film and animation soundtracks. Both were established in late 2003{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20071118204111/http://sega.jp/corp/release/2003/0807/}}. As of 2023, Wave Master Artists' management division was transferred to Haru Entertainment.
  
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==Members==
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==Company statistics==
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*'''Capital:''' 30 million yen{{magref|dmjp|2000-26|36}}
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*[[Fumie Kumatani]]
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*'''Number of Employees:''' 41 (2000-03){{magref|dmjp|2000-26|36}}
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*[[Fumitaka Shibata]]
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*[[Hideaki Kobayashi]]
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==Softography (as developer)==
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*[[Hideki Abe]]
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{{CompanyHistoryAll|Wave Master|role=Developer}}
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*[[Hideki Naganuma]]
 
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*[[Hirofumi Murasaki]]
 
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*[[Junko Shiratsu]]
 
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*[[Jun Senoue]]
 
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*[[Keiichi Sugiyama]]
 
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*[[Kenichi Tokoi]]
 
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*[[Mariko Nanba]]
 
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*[[Masaru Setsumaru]]
 
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*[[Naofumi Hataya]]
 
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*[[Shigeharu Isoda]]
 
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*[[Tatsuyuki Maeda]]
 
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*[[Tatsuya Kouzaki]]
 
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*[[Teruhiko Nakagawa]]
 
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*[[Tomoko Sasaki]]
 
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*[[Tomonori Sawada]]
 
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*[[Tomoya Ohtani]]
 
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*[[Yoshitada Miya]]
 
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*[[Yukifumi Makino]] (Head of Team)
 
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*[[Yutaka Minobe]]
 
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==Softography (Music and sound design)==
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==Softography (as support)==
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{{CompanyHistoryAll|Wave Master|role=Support}}
  
 
===[[Dreamcast]]===
 
===[[Dreamcast]]===
 
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* ''[[Daytona USA 2001]]'' (2000)
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* ''[[De La Jet Set Radio]]'' (2000)
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* ''[[Guru Guru Onsen 2]]'' (2001)
 
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* ''[[Guru Guru Onsen 3]]'' (2002)
 
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* ''[[Hundred Swords]]'' (2001)
 
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* ''[[Jet Set Radio|De La Jet Set Radio]]'' (2000)
 
 
* ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' (2001)
 
* ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream]]'' (2000)
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Ver.2]]'' (2001)
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online]]'' (2000)
 
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* ''[[Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! & Asobou!]]'' (2001)
 
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* ''[[Rez]]'' (2001)
 
 
* ''[[Sakura Taisen 2]]'' (2001)
 
* ''[[Sakura Taisen 2]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[Sakura Taisen 3]]'' (2001)
 
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* ''[[Sakura Taisen 4]]'' (2002)
 
 
* ''[[Samba de Amigo Ver.2000]]'' (2000)
 
* ''[[Samba de Amigo Ver.2000]]'' (2000)
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* ''[[Skies of Arcadia]]'' (2000)
 
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* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'' (2001)
 
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* ''[[Space Channel 5: Part 2]]'' (2002)
 
  
 
===[[Game Boy Advance]]===
 
===[[Game Boy Advance]]===
 
* ''[[Baseball Advance]]'' (2002)
 
* ''[[Baseball Advance]]'' (2002)
 
* ''[[J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! Advance]]'' (2001)
 
* ''[[J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! Advance]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[Puyo Pop]]'' (2001)
 
 
* ''[[Sonic Advance 2]]'' (2002)
 
* ''[[Sonic Advance 2]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Sonic Advance 3]]'' (2004)
 
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* ''[[Sonic Advance]]'' (2001)
 
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* ''[[Sonic Battle]]'' (2003)
 
  
 
===[[PlayStation 2]]===
 
===[[PlayStation 2]]===
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* ''[[Astro Boy]]'' (2004)
 
 
* ''[[Initial D: Special Stage]]'' (2001)
 
* ''[[Initial D: Special Stage]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[New Roommania: Porori Seishun]]'' (2003)
 
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* ''[[Nightshade]]'' (2003)
 
 
* ''[[Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 2003]]'' (2003)
 
* ''[[Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 2003]]'' (2003)
 
* ''[[Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 2]]'' (2003)
 
* ''[[Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 2]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[Puyo Pop Fever]]'' (2004)
 
 
* ''[[Rez]]'' (2001)
 
* ''[[Rez]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[Roommania #203]]'' (2002)
 
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* ''[[Shinobi (2002)|Shinobi]]'' (2002)
 
 
* ''[[Saka Tsuku 2002: J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! ]]'' (2002)
 
* ''[[Saka Tsuku 2002: J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! ]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' (2003)
 
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* ''[[Space Channel 5: Part 2]]'' (2002)
 
 
* ''[[Switch]]''  (2002)
 
* ''[[Switch]]''  (2002)
  
 
===[[Xbox]]===
 
===[[Xbox]]===
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* ''[[Gunvalkyrie]]'' (2002)
 
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* ''[[Jet Set Radio Future]]'' (2002)
 
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* ''[[Panzer Dragoon Orta]]'' (2002)
 
 
* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2 Plus]]'' (2003)
 
* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2 Plus]]'' (2003)
 
* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2]]'' (2002)
 
* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Puyo Pop Fever]]'' (2004)
 
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* ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' (2003)
 
  
 
===[[GameCube]]===
 
===[[GameCube]]===
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* ''[[Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg]]'' (2003)
 
 
* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2 Plus]]'' (2003)
 
* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2 Plus]]'' (2003)
 
* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2]]'' (2002)
 
* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution]]'' (2003)
 
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* ''[[Puyo Pop Fever]]'' (2004)
 
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* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2: Battle]]'' (2002)
 
 
* ''[[Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut]]'' (2002)
 
* ''[[Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' (2003)
 
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* ''[[Sonic Mega Collection]]'' (2002)
 
  
 
===[[NAOMI]]===
 
===[[NAOMI]]===
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* ''[[Dragon Treasure]]'' (2003)
 
* ''[[Dragon Treasure]]'' (2003)
 
* ''[[Samba de Amigo Ver.2000]]'' (2000)
 
* ''[[Samba de Amigo Ver.2000]]'' (2000)
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==Softography==
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==Softography (non-Sega)==
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{{CompanyHistoryAll|Wave Master}}
 
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===Non-Sega games with sound design by Wave Master===
 
 
These games do not have pages on Sega Retro.
 
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==Discography==
 
==Discography==
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{{Discography|Wave Master}}
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{{CompanyHistory|Wave Master|role=RecordLabel}}
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===Wave Master Artists===
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{{Discography|Wave Master Artists}}
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===Wave Master Entertainment===
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{{Discography|Wave Master Entertainment}}
  
 
===Sound! Shock Series===
 
===Sound! Shock Series===
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{{Discography|Sound! Shock Series}}
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==List of staff==
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{{StaffList|Wave Master|employees=yes}}
  
 
==Magazine articles==
 
==Magazine articles==

Latest revision as of 16:04, 5 September 2024

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Wave Master
Founded: 2000-08-01
Headquarters:
Tokyo, Japan
2000-08-01

Wave Master Inc. (株式会社ウェーブマスター) is a Japanese music business owned by the Sega Sammy Group. Originally a successor to Sega Digital Media, Wave Master's original role was to produce music for Sega's video games, however is has since branched out into other forms of entertainment such as film and television, and acts as a record label, managing Japanese musicians and artists.

Wave Master was also briefly a video game developer in its own right, releasing Switch and New Roommania: Porori Seishun for the PlayStation 2 (and the PS2 port of Roommania #203, originally developed as Sega Digital Media). The company became solely concerned with music in 2003, absorbing Sammy's music business, Underground Liberation Force, on 1st April, 2005[1].

As well as having its own musicians and recording engineers, Wave Master also has a recording studio which has been hired by third-party organisations.

For a while Wave Master were maintaining a handful of sub-labels, the two prominent ones being Wave Master Artists (for regular musical acts signed up with the record label) and Wave Master Entertainment, used for video game, film and animation soundtracks. Both were established in late 2003[2]. As of 2023, Wave Master Artists' management division was transferred to Haru Entertainment.

Company statistics

  • Capital: 30 million yen[3]
  • Number of Employees: 41 (2000-03)[3]

Softography (as developer)

Game Boy Advance

PlayStation 2

Softography (as support)

Pico

NAOMI

Dreamcast

Game Boy Advance

PlayStation 2

GameCube

Xbox

N-Gage

Nintendo DS

PlayStation Portable

PlayStation 3

Windows PC

Palm OS

Dreamcast

Game Boy Advance

PlayStation 2

Xbox

GameCube

NAOMI

NAOMI 2

Softography (non-Sega)

These games do not have pages on Sega Retro.

Game Boy Advance

  • Rika-chan No Oshare Nikki (2004)

PlayStation 2

Xbox

  • Blinx: The Time Sweeper (2002; Artoon/Microsoft)
  • Blinx 2: Masters of Time and Space (2004; Artoon/Microsoft)


Discography

Vinyl

CD

Wave Master Artists

CD

Wave Master Entertainment

CD

Sound! Shock Series

CD

List of staff

Magazine articles

Main article: Wave Master/Magazine articles.

Gallery

  • Sound Shock Series label logo

External links

References

  1. ↑ File:IR EN 2005-01-28 3.pdf, page 2
  2. ↑ http://sega.jp/corp/release/2003/0807/ (Wayback Machine: 2007-11-18 20:41)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-26 (2000-08-04,11)" (JP; 2000-07-21), page 36


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