Draft:Camellia (composer)

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Camellia
大箭将也 (Masaya Oya)
Born (1992-12-28) December 28, 1992 (age 31)
NationalityJapanese
Other namesかめりあ
Camellia
元気くんバンド (with DJ Genki and Yukacco)
Quarks (with kradness)
Kasai Harcores (with DJ Genki and C-Show)
Occupation(s)Record producer, composer
Years active2009-present
Websitecametek.jp

Masaya Oya (大箭将也, Oya Masaya), better known as Camellia or Cametek,[1] is a Japanese EDM producer.[2] He is one of the main winners of the KONAMI Arcade Championship 2013 Original Song Contest.[3] He has since become one of the main composers for the Sound Voltex series. He is known for composing songs that average 200 BPM or more, and his 200 BPM songs led to the creation of a new genre that he calls 200step[4]. Outside of Bemani, he also releases albums under his own name. He is a member of various labels such as Exit Tunes, Down Force Records, Alstroemeria Records and beatnation Records, and his popularity has allowed him to make various appearances in doujin circles such as HARDCORE TANO*C and Diverse System.

Camellia plays all kinds of musical instruments, being an expert on piano, bass and guitar, as well as having a variety of musical styles and genres. Camellia has a wide area of expertise, he is known for making EDM, J-core, hardcore, brostep, J-pop, speedcore and video game music[5]. He also makes denpa, often in collaboration with singer Nanahira.[6] Camellia is popular outside of Japan thanks to the video game Osu!, on which he has a dedicated community of fans.[7] In recent years, he has been producing songs for virtual youtubers such as Mori Calliope and Ironmouse. Camellia is also an active streamer on Twitch.[7]

Career[edit]

Camellia started composing music on his mother's computer in 2003, at the age of 10.[3] He started his music career by being a VOCALOID producer, using the voice of Hatsune Miku. He released his first album, ハニージンジャーエール, at the age of 18. In 2013 he released the song Systematic Love which was covered by REOL two years later. By the end of 2013 he left the VOCALOID scene for more general electronic music and released the album paroxysm. He then started producing music for the games Sound Voltex and beatmania, his biggest success in the rhythm game scene is the song Bangin' Burst. In 2012 he started working with the singer Nanahira, with whom he made several albums.[7]

Albums[edit]

The following is a list of albums made by Camellia:[8]

  • ハニージンジャーエール (2010)
  • TRIPPERS (2011)
  • mikUbiquity (2011)
  • michno-sequence (2012)
  • Stance on Wave (2013)
  • paroxysm (2013)
  • [diffraction] (2014)
  • Sudden Shower (2014)
  • ばーさす！ (2014, with ななひら)
  • dreamless wanderer (2014)
  • LOP STEP RABBITS! (2014, with ななひら)
  • PLANET//SHAPER (2015)
  • りぷれい！ (2015, with ななひら)
  • crystallized (2015)
  • INSANE INFLAME (2016)
  • MEGANTO METEOR (2016)
  • すりーぷ！ (2016, with ななひら)
  • REALITY DISTORTION (2016, with Akira Complex)
  • Camellia "Guest Tracks" SUMMARY & VIPs 01 (2017)
  • INVAIDAS FROM DA JUNGLE (2017)
  • GALAXY BURST (2018)
  • Camellia "Remixes" SUMMARY & VIPs 02 (2018)
  • Heart of Android (2019)
  • 60+3+10k (2019)
  • Blackmagik Blazing (2019)
  • Xroniàl Xéro (2020)
  • Tera I/O (2020)
  • U.U.F.O. (2021)
  • Ashed Wings (2023)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Camellia on VGMdb".
  2. ^ "Camellia on Nautiljon" (in French).
  3. ^ a b "cametek.jp". cametek.jp. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  4. ^ "200step", Wiktionary, the free dictionary, 2023-08-31, retrieved 2024-03-28
  5. ^ "かめりあ (Music producer)". vocadb.net. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  6. ^ "Camellia on Discogs".
  7. ^ a b c Forey, Théo (2019-05-25). "Camellia : The unavoidable composer of japanese EDM - Musique". Journal du Japon. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  8. ^ "かめりあ on MusicBrainz".

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