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{{sub-stub}}The '''S.S.T.Band''' (エスエスティーバンド, '''S'''ega '''S'''ound '''T'''eam Band) was a group formed by Sega sound employees during the late 1980 and early 1990s. They specialised primarily in rock versions of Sega arcade games from this era, though also performed some original works.
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{{sub-stub}}The '''S.S.T.Band''' (エスエスティーバンド, '''S'''ega '''S'''ound '''T'''eam Band) was a group of musicans formed by members of the "Sega Sound Team" in the late 1980s. It acted as [[Sega of Japan]]'s "in-house band", specialising in rock versions of music fround in Sega arcade games from the era. The S.S.T.Band followed in the footsteps of "Zuntata", a similar house band formed by staff from rivals [[Taito]] around the same period.
  
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==History==
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The group officially disbanded in 1993, though have met up on various occasions since. Successors include [[B-univ]] and [[(H.)]].
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[[File:SSTBand merchandise.jpg|thumb|280px|An assortment of S.S.TBand merchandise.]]
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At its core, the S.S.T.Band consists of keyboard player [[Kimitaka Matsumae|Kimitaka "HARRIER" Matsumae]] and guitarists [[Jouji Iijima|Jouji "GALAXY" Iijima]] and [[Koichi Namiki|Koichi "MICKEY" Namiki]]. [[Shingo Komori|Shingo "BURNER" Komori]] was the band's bass player, who was replaced with [[Masato Saito|Masato "TURBO" Saito]] in 1989. [[Hiroshi Miyauchi|Hiroshi "HIRO" Miyauchi]] (keyboard) and [[Takehiko Tanabe|Takehiko "THUNDER" Tanabe]] (drums) were part of the group before being replaced in 1990 by [[Takenobu Mitsuyoshi|Takenobu "R Saburo" Mitsuyoshi]] and [[Hisanori Kumamaru|Hisanori "SPLASH" Kumamaru]], respectively. [[Issei Noro]] was a guest guitarist in 1989, who along with [[Yoshihiro Kunimoto]] arranged some of their performances.
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==Lineup==
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[[File:SSTBand merchandise.jpg|thumb|280px|An assortment of S.S.T.Band merchandise.]]
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The S.S.T.Band has always consisted of either six or seven Japanese musicians from Sega. The company's policy at the time was not to credit its developers through fear of rivals poaching talent, so band members originally adopted pseudonyms, many again alluding to Sega's arcade games.
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===Timeline===
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{{CompanyTimelineLabel|Guitar|y=40}}
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{{CompanyTimelineLine|[[Koichi Namiki]] ("MICKEY")
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|y=30
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| colour={{#var:red1}}
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| startdate=1988
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| enddate=1993
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}}
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{{CompanyTimelineLabel|Guitar|y=90}}
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{{CompanyTimelineLine|[[Jouji Iijima]] ("GALAXY")
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|y=80
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| colour={{#var:orange1}}
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| startdate=1988
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| enddate=1993
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}}
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{{CompanyTimelineLabel|Keyboard|y=140}}
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{{CompanyTimelineLine|[[Kimitaka Matsumae]] ("HARRIER")
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|y=130
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| colour={{#var:yellow1}}
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| startdate=1988
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| enddate=1993
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}}
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{{CompanyTimelineLabel|Bass|y=190}}
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{{CompanyTimelineLine|[[Shingo Komori]] ("BURNER")
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|y=180
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| colour={{#var:yellowgreen1}}
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| startdate=1988
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| enddate=1989
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}}
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{{CompanyTimelineLine|[[Masato Saito]] ("TURBO")
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|y=180
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| colour={{#var:yellowgreen2}}
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| startdate=1989
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| enddate=1993
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}}
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{{CompanyTimelineLabel|Keyboard|y=240}}
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{{CompanyTimelineLine|[[Hiroshi Miyauchi]] ("HIRO")
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|y=230
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| colour={{#var:green1}}
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| startdate=1988
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| enddate=1990-05
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}}
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{{CompanyTimelineLine|[[Takenobu Mitsuyoshi]] ("R Saburo")
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|y=230
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| colour={{#var:green2}}
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| startdate=1990-05
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| enddate=1993
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}}
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{{CompanyTimelineLabel|Drums|y=290}}
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{{CompanyTimelineLine|[[Takehiko Tanabe]] ("THUNDER")
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|y=280
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| colour={{#var:cyan1}}
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| startdate=1988
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| enddate=1990
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}}
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{{CompanyTimelineLine|[[Hisanori Kumamaru]] ("SPLASH")
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|y=280
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| colour={{#var:cyan2}}
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| startdate=1990
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| enddate=1993
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}}
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| startdate=1988
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| enddate=1994
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| height=340
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}}</div>
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[[Issei Noro]] was a guest guitarist in 1989, who along with [[Yoshihiro Kunimoto]] arranged some of their performances.
  
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The group officially disbanded in 1993, though have met up on various occasions since.
 
  
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==Lineage==
 
 
* Sega Sound Staff Band (pre-S.S.T. Band [circa July '88]): Hiro (Key), Funky K.H. (Key), Mickey (G), S. Sachio (B)
 
* Sega Sound Staff Band (pre-S.S.T. Band [circa July '88]): Hiro (Key), Funky K.H. (Key), Mickey (G), S. Sachio (B)
 
* S.S.T. Band #1 (February '89): Hiro (Key), Harrier (Key), Mickey (G), Galaxy (G), Thunder (Ds), Burner (B)
 
* S.S.T. Band #1 (February '89): Hiro (Key), Harrier (Key), Mickey (G), Galaxy (G), Thunder (Ds), Burner (B)

Revision as of 17:24, 13 December 2022

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The S.S.T.Band (エスエスティーバンド, Sega Sound Team Band) was a group of musicans formed by members of the "Sega Sound Team" in the late 1980s. It acted as Sega of Japan's "in-house band", specialising in rock versions of music fround in Sega arcade games from the era. The S.S.T.Band followed in the footsteps of "Zuntata", a similar house band formed by staff from rivals Taito around the same period.

The group officially disbanded in 1993, though have met up on various occasions since. Successors include B-univ and (H.).

Lineup

An assortment of S.S.T.Band merchandise.

The S.S.T.Band has always consisted of either six or seven Japanese musicians from Sega. The company's policy at the time was not to credit its developers through fear of rivals poaching talent, so band members originally adopted pseudonyms, many again alluding to Sega's arcade games.

Timeline








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93
Guitar
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Koichi Namiki ("MICKEY")
Guitar
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Jouji Iijima ("GALAXY")
Keyboard
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Kimitaka Matsumae ("HARRIER")
Bass
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Shingo Komori ("BURNER")
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Masato Saito ("TURBO")
Keyboard
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Takenobu Mitsuyoshi ("R Saburo")
Drums
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Takehiko Tanabe ("THUNDER")
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Hisanori Kumamaru ("SPLASH")


Issei Noro was a guest guitarist in 1989, who along with Yoshihiro Kunimoto arranged some of their performances.


  • Sega Sound Staff Band (pre-S.S.T. Band [circa July '88]): Hiro (Key), Funky K.H. (Key), Mickey (G), S. Sachio (B)
  • S.S.T. Band #1 (February '89): Hiro (Key), Harrier (Key), Mickey (G), Galaxy (G), Thunder (Ds), Burner (B)
  • S.S.T. Band #2 (November '89): Hiro (Key), Harrier (Key), Mickey (G), Galaxy (G), Thunder (Ds), Burner (B)
  • S.S.T. Band #3 (May '90): Hiro (Key), Harrier (Key), Mickey (G), Galaxy (G), Thunder (Ds), Turbokun (B)
  • S.S.T. Band #4 (April '91): R Saburo (Key), Harrier (Key), Mickey (G), Galaxy (G), Kuma (Ds), Turbokun (B)

Discography

Games

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Videos

Music

Note: names/formatting may be incorrect

Photographs

Main article: Photos of S.S.T.Band

External links

References

  1. ↑ File:PowerDriftandMegaDrive Music JP Box Back CD.jpg
  2. ↑ File:HyperDrive CD JP Box Back.jpg
  3. ↑ File:AB2 vinyl UK back.jpg
  4. ↑ File:SpaceHarrier VinylUK le back.jpg
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