Ram Rider

Ram Rider
Born (1978-07-17) 17 July 1978 (age 48)
OriginJapan
GenresJ-pop, electronic music,
Occupationsmusic producer, etc.
LabelRhythm Zone
Websiteramrider.com

Ram Rider (RAM RIDER; Sato Katsuya?) is a Japanese music producer, musician, remixer, DJ.

Biography

He grew up listening to YMO, EW&F, etc. under his father's influence from a young age, and discovered TM NETWORK when he was in elementary school. He was interested in synthesizers.

When he entered junior high school, he bought an MSX and a synthesizer and began composing music. He is influenced by various works both domestically and internationally, including Takkyu Ishino and Teitowa. I am deeply impressed by the dynamic Japanese artists. After entering high school, he started DJing, and was influenced by the remix work of Dub Master Established DaBLADE RECORDS to release CDs. He frequently DJs and remixes as RAM RIDER, and has also taken part in ELT and Ayumi Hamasaki's works as a remixer. In 2002, he appeared at the New York Tokyo Music Festival in New York, where he DJed with Yukihiro Fukutomi, whom he admires, and others. Currently, his music is mainly focused on house, disco, and techno. He makes full use of filter effects to create sounds similar to those of DaftPunk, and provides remixes and music. Since 2003, he has taken up vocals himself and has been accompanied by support members. Currently performing live.

Discography

1996

1997

1998

1999

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Singles

Title Release date Oricon
Weekly
Singles
Chart
Indie
"Music" (MUSIC) March 16, 2004 145
"Sweet Dance" (SWEET DANCE) November 17, 2004 119
Major
"Yume de Aeru yo" (ユメデアエルヨ) June 29, 2005 109
"Bedroom Disco" (ベッドルームディスコ) September 14, 2005 90
"Hello" (HELLO) November 16, 2005 138
"Tabi e Deyō / Any Colors" (旅へ出よう / ANY COLORS) July 5, 2006 112
"Ram Rider EP" (RAM RIDER EP)
  • vinyl single
 May 7, 2008
"Hanamizuki" (ハナミズキ)
  • digital single
 December 5, 2012

Albums

Title Release date Oricon
Weekly
Singles
Chart
Portable Disco (PORTABLE DISCO) November 30, 2005 52
Portable Disco 8-bit edition (PORTABLE DISCO 8bit edition) April 26, 2006 —
Kimi ga Suki + Remix Tumes (きみがすき＋Remix Tunes) April 11, 2007 120
Space Program [Star] Compiled by Ram Rider
  (space program [STAR] Compiled by RAM RIDER)		 March 4, 2009 —
Future Memories (FUTURE MEMORIES)
  • released under the band name of Private Planet (PRIVATE PLANET)
 March 4, 2009 —
Audio Galaxy – Ram Rider vs. Stars!!!
  (AUDIO GALAXY – RAM RIDER vs STARS!!!)		 April 11, 2012 49
Audio Galaxy – Ram Rider Strikes Back!!!
  (AUDIO GALAXY – RAM RIDER STRIKES BACK!!!)

References

  1. 1 2 "Ram Rider to take his energetic electronic music and glow-in-the-dark antics to Los Angeles". The Japan Times. 2013-03-07. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  2. ↑ RAM RIDER has not disclosed his legal name. Some websites state that RAM RIDER and 矢崎俊輔 (Shunsuke Yasaki) are the same person, but they are different individuals with different hometowns and alma maters.
  3. ↑ Discogs
  4. ↑ jpopasia
  5. ↑ "ＲＡＭ　ＲＩＤＥＲのCDシングルランキング │オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  6. ↑ "「ＲＡＭ　ＲＩＤＥＲ　ＥＰ」 ＲＡＭ　ＲＩＤＥＲ│オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE".
  7. ↑ "ＲＡＭ　ＲＩＤＥＲのCDアルバムランキング │オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  8. ↑ "「ＰＯＲＴＡＢＬＥ　ＤＩＳＣＯ　８ｂｉｔ　ｅｄｉｔｉｏｎ」 ＲＡＭ　ＲＩＤＥＲ│オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE".
  9. ↑ "「Ｆｒａｎｃｆｒａｎｃ　ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔｓ　ｓｐａｃｅ　ｐｒｏｇｒａｍ［ＳＴＡＲ］Ｃｏｍｐｉｌｅｄ　ｂｙ　ＲＡＭ　ＲＩＤＥＲ」 オムニバス│オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE".
  10. ↑ "「ＦＵＴＵＲＥ　ＭＥＭＯＲＩＥＳ」 ＰＲＩＶＡＴＥ　ＰＬＡＮＥＴ│オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE".