MKP39/Members

A list of members from the live band, MKP39.
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==MKP39==
=== Jun Imai ===
Jun Imai (今井隼, Imai Jun), born February 27, 1981, is a keyboardist best known in the VOCALOID community for performing as a part of MKP39, replacing Jun Murayama. He has performed in the Hatsune Miku Live Party in Sapporo 2013 concerts, the Hatsune Miku Live Party in Sapporo 2013 concerts, and the Hatsune Miku Expo 2014 in Indonesia concerts. 
In the 2013 concerts, his gear consisted of a Yamaha CP1 stage piano, a Korg CX-3 clonewheel organ, along with a Korg Triton Extreme synthesizer. In the Hatsune Miku Expo 2014 in Indonesia concerts, his Korg CX-3 was replaced by a Hammond XK-3C, and his Korg Triton Extreme was absent.
Links
* https://twitter.com/jun_imai
* http://www.imajun.net/prof.php 
===Kei Suzuki===
Kei Suzuki (鈴木啓, Suzuki Kei) is a keyboardist best known in the VOCALOID community for performing as part of the band that performed in the 2011 Tokyo and Sapporo VOCALOID concerts (Hatsune Miku Live Party Mikupa), Mikupa Singapore, Miku no Hi Dai Kanshasai, Miku Expo Live in New York and Los Angeles, and the MUSIC STATION Ultra FES performance.
He works as a keyboardist, sound producer, and also a band manipulator, for both MKP39 and Magical Mirai 2014-2017.
Prior to Hatsune Miku Live Party 2012, his live equipment consisted of a Yamaha Motif XS8 and a Roland V-Synth V2. For the MikuPa 2012 concert, the Motif XS8 was replaced by a Kurzweil K2600.
More recently he has used a Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S61 and Maschine Studio as a part of his gig for the 2014 US MikuExpo concerts.
His last live performance as a keyboardist was during the 2015 Las Vegas Lantis Festival. 
He is currently the CEO of SYNC LIVE JAPAN, a sound production company.
;Links
* Interview with Kei Suzuki by Rock oN Company
* Behind-the-scenes photos from the 2013 VOCALOID concert in Kansai, courtesy of PreSonus Studio One
* SYNC LIVE JAPAN, Inc
===Kouji Kinoshita===
Kouji Kinoshita (木下浩二, Kinoshita Kōji), born August 23, 1979, is a guitarist best known in the VOCALOID community for performing as part of the band that performed in the 2011 Tokyo and Sapporo VOCALOID concerts (Hatsune Miku Live Party Mikupa) and, subsequently, at the 2011 Singapore VOCALOID concert as part of Rock Your Soul - Super Anisong Concert.
He was the only guitarist performing at the Tokyo concert. Kouta Nakamura joined the band for the first time at the Sapporo concert, and remained with them for their Singapore performance.
In 2013, he played at the Mikupa Sapporo performance, "39's Spring the 3rd Synthesis" performance in Kansai, and Summer Sonic Festival performance.
In 2015, he returned as the guitarist for the MUSIC STATION Ultra FES performance.
Kouji Kinoshita is the vice president of SYNC LIVE JAPAN INC. and now works as a sound producer.
;Links
* http://kinoshitakoji.jugem.jp/ (old blog, before 2010-10-22)
* http://ameblo.jp/kinoshitakoji/ (new blog)
===Kouta Nakamura===
Kouta Nakamura (中村康太, Nakamura Kōta) is a guitarist best known in the VOCALOID community for performing as part of MKP39, the band that performed in the 2011 Sapporo VOCALOID concert (Hatsune Miku Live Party Mikupa) and, subsequently, at the 2011 Singapore VOCALOID concert as part of Rock Your Soul - Super Anisong Concert. He and the band returned to perform the March 8, 2012 as well as March 9, 2013 concerts. He returned as the guitarist for the Late Show performance, Miku Expo LA/NYC, and ANISONG World Tour Lantis Festival in Las Vegas.
He did not perform alongside Kouji Kinoshita during MKP39's first performance at the 2011 Tokyo VOCALOID concert.
;Links
* Facebook
* GeoCities.jp
* MySpace
===Masaru Teramae===
Masaru Teramae (寺前 甲, Teramae Masaru) is a guitarist best known in the VOCALOID community for replacing Kouji Kinoshita in 2014 as the guitarist in MKP39 for Miku Expo Indonesia. He went on to perform for the SNOW MIKU LIVE concerts, Join Alive 2015, and Magical Mirai 2015-2018.
He's more commonly known for his work with Falcom JDK band.
===Ryoichi "KIKU" Kikushima===
Ryoichi "KIKU" Kikushima (菊嶋"KIKU"亮ー), born July 8th 1980, is a drummer best known in the Vocaloid community for performing as part of MKP39, replacing Yuhei Matsuoka. He has performed for the Hatsune Miku Live Party in Taiwan and Hong Kong concerts, the Hatsune Miku Live Party in Sapporo 2013 concert, the Hatsune Miku Live Party in Kansai 2013 concert, the Miku Expo 2014 Indonesia concerts, the Late Show performance, the Miku Expo 2014 LA/NYC concerts, the ANISONG World Tour performance, the SNOW MIKU LIVE concert, the Miku Expo 2015 Shanghai concerts, the MUSIC STATION Ultra FES performance, Miku Expo Japan 2016, (One of the performances had drummer Kamata Kosuke filling in for Ryoichi,) and SNOW MIKU LIVE 2018.
Equipment, events, updates, more info can be found in the links below.
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* Website
* Facebook
* Twitter
===Sachiko Wakamori===
Sachiko Wakamori (若森さちこ, Wakamori Sachiko) is a percussionist best known in the VOCALOID community for her performances as part of MKP39 at the 2012 VOCALOID concert Miku no Hi Dai-Kanshasai in Tokyo, Japan, and at the Hatsune Miku Live Party Kansai 2013 concert.
;Links
*Website
*Facebook
===TABOKUN===
Tabokun (達弘遠藤, Tatsuhiro Endo) is a bass guitarist best known in the VOCALOID community for performing as part of MKP39, replacing Toshiaki Monma, at the Hatsune MIku Live Party in Taiwan and Hong Kong concerts, the Hatsune Miku Live Party 2013 in Sapporo concert, the Hatsune Miku Live Party 2013 in Kansai concert, the SNOW MIKU LIVE concert, and Join Alive 2015.
===Toshiaki Monma===
Toshiaki Monma (門馬敏明, Monma Toshiaki) is a bass guitarist best known in the VOCALOID community for performing as part of MKP39, the band that performed in the 2011 Tokyo and Sapporo VOCALOID concerts (Hatsune Miku Live Party Mikupa) and, subsequently, at the 2011 Singapore VOCALOID concert as part of Rock Your Soul - Super Anisong Concert. He and the rest of the band returned to perform in the 2012 March 8 VOCALOID concert.
===Yuhei Matsuoka===
Yuhei Matsuoka (松岡悠平, Matsuoka Yuhei) is a drummer best known in the VOCALOID community for performing as part of the band that performed in the 2011 Tokyo and Sapporo VOCALOID concerts (Hatsune Miku Live Party Mikupa) and, subsequently, at the 2011 Singapore VOCALOID concert as part of Rock Your Soul - Super Anisong Concert. His last performance with MKP39 was on March 8 2012.
Yuhei Matsuoka now works as a sound producer for SYNC LIVE JAPAN INC.
;Links
* Facebook
==The 39's==
===Akitoshi Kuroda===
Akitoshi Kuroda (黒田晃年, Kuroda Akitoshi), born September 19, 1977, is a guitarist best known within the VOCALOID community for performing with The 39's, the band that performed in the 2010 Tokyo VOCALOID concert (Hatsune Miku 39's Giving Day) and, subsequently, at the 2011 Los Angeles VOCALOID concert as part of Anime Expo (Mikunopolis).
His final performance as a member of The 39s was on March 9, 2012, as part of "Many 39s Giving Day". Since then, the band contract has not been renewed and future VOCALOID concerts have been using the second generation MKP39.
;Discography
Album: Inside Out
Tracks: 
1:inside out 
2:week 
3:blue 
4:radiant 
5:noted 
6:wallflower 
7:one life 
8:old hearts 
9:john 
10:sole
He also performs with YUI.
;Links
*Website
*Facebook
*MySpace
===Jun Abe===
Jun Abe (安部潤, Abe Jun), born March 1, 1968, is a composer, arranger, and pianist.
He is best known in the VOCALOID community for being the keyboardist of The 39's, the band that performed in the 2010 Tokyo VOCALOID concert (Hatsune Miku 39's Giving Day) and, subsequently, at the 2011 Los Angeles VOCALOID concert as part of Anime Expo (Mikunopolis).
His final performance as a member of The 39s was on March 9, 2012, as part of "Many 39s Giving Day". Since then, the band contract has not been renewed and future VOCALOID concerts have been using the second generation MKP39.
He has released two albums so far: The Sensimillia Family Tree (2004) and Our Purpose Here (2008). He has also collaborated with many other artists on their works.
;Links
*Website
*Facebook
===Shin Orita===
Shin Orita (折田新, Orita Shin) is a drummer best known in the VOCALOID community for performing as part of The 39's, the band that performed in the 2010 Tokyo VOCALOID concert (Hatsune Miku 39's Giving Day) and,subsequently, at the 2011 Los Angeles VOCALOID concert as part of Anime Expo (Mikunopolis).
His final performance as a member of The 39s was on March 9, 2012, as part of "Many 39s Giving Day". Since then, the band contract has not been renewed and future VOCALOID concerts have been using the second generation MKP39.
;Links
*Blog
*Facebook
===Shingo Tanaka===
Shingo Tanaka (田中晋吾, Tanaka Shingo), born June 6, 1977, is a bass guitarist best known in the VOCALOID community for performing as part of The 39's, the band that performed in the 2010 Tokyo VOCALOID concert (Hatsune Miku 39's Giving Day) and, subsequently, at the 2011 Los Angeles VOCALOID concert as part of Anime Expo (Mikunopolis).
His final performance as a member of The 39s was on March 9, 2012, as part of "Many 39s Giving Day". Since then, the band contract has not been renewed and future VOCALOID concerts have been using the second generation MKP39.
He is more famous in Japan as a Support-Member bassist for the Jazz-Fusion Band named T-SQUARE.
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