Naoki Maeda (前田尚紀), or simply "NAOKI", is a video game music producer. He is the single most prolific producer of the "Dance Dance Revolution" (ddr) series but has also made contributions to other games in the bemani series. However, it is sometimes difficult to tell just what he does, because of his usage of many pseudonyms. His style is as eclectic as his usage of names - he's done everything from dance to rock, and pop to regional tunes.

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His various names and projects include:

* Ω

* 100-200-400 (This has been speculated, as he has done all other MAX mixes with the exception of "MAX 300 -Super-Max-Me Mix-" and MAX. (period).)

* 180, 190, 190', 200, 270, 290 – numeric pseudonyms refer to the song's BPM rating, and are used on the fast-paced "PARANOiA" sequence of songs

* 1479

* 8 Bit

* B3-PROJECT

* BeForU, BeForU NEXT (sound producer)

* Big-O

* Blue Destroyers

* Crystal Aliens

* D&G Music Factory - used only on OSTs [BM 5 OST]

* D-Complex

* DDR All Stars (member of)

* DE-SIRE

* DE-STRAD

* Divas (member of)

* DJ Kazu

* D.J. Rich feat. Tailbros.

* Factor-X

* FIXX

* KTZ (member of)

* Luv Unlimited - used only in "CANDY☆" and its "K.O.G G3 Mix" on DDRMAX's soundtrack

* Mitsu-O! - used in Jamaican-style songs [DDR PC OST]

* Mr. Dog (used only for the Gentle Stress remix)

* Mustache Men (only used for DO ME (H.I.G.E.O. Mix))

* N&S (member of)

* N.M.R [DDR PC OST]

* Naoki

* Naoki 190 (only used for Hysteria)

* Naoki J-Style (only used for Kiss me all night Long with Miu)

* NAOKI underground [DDR Ex OST]

* NM [DDR PC OST]

* NM SEQUENCE UNLIMITED - used only on OSTs [DDR Ex OST]

* No.9 – used only in "End of the Century", refers to Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, from which this song is a reinterpretation [DDR PC OST]

* NW260 (only used for Drop Out and its remixes; although the number is 260 (applying to the original Drop Out), the Remix is only 130 BPM)

* Rice C. (used only in the AMD remix of Jam Jam Reggae)

* RevenG (alternately RE-VENGE and Reven-G)

* Stone Bros.

* TËЯRA (with Jun)

* The FINAL Band [DDR Ex OST] (used only in Crash! with Mr. Brian)

* The Surrenders

* Uzi-lay

* Ζ (only used for Maxx Unlimited)

* ΖΖ– (two overlapped zetas)[DDR Ex OST] (only used for The legend of Max)

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