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Years active
  
2000–present

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Website
  
http://www.jamjamsite.com/

Past members
  
Eizo Sakamoto Rica Matsumoto Ichirou Mizuki

Albums
  
Area Z, THUMB RISE AGAIN

Genres
  
Music of Japan, Video game music, Rock music, Pop music

Record labels
  
Lantis, JVC Kenwood Victor Entertainment

Members
  
Hironobu Kageyama, Masaaki Endoh, Masami Okui, Hiroshi Kitadani, Yoshiki Fukuyama

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JAM Project ("JAM" standing for "Japan Animationsong Makers") is an anime music (or anison) supergroup based in Japan. It was founded on July 19, 2000 by famous 1970s theme song artist Ichirou Mizuki. The group is composed of many vocal artists well known in the industry; aside from the many anime, tokusatsu, and video game theme songs that this group has performed together, each member is famous for his or her own solo performances of Japanese theme songs. JAM Project is especially well known for their extensive contributions of theme music for Super Robot Wars and Garo.

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In the summer of 2012, they teamed up with Animetal USA for a limited national concert tour called the Japan-America Anison Summit (日米アニソンサミット, Nichi-Bei Anison Samitto). From 2011 to 2014, Japanese composer and conductor Takayuki Hattori served as orchestral arranger on several albums and tours.

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Regular members

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  • Hironobu Kageyama – founding member
  • Masaaki Endoh – founding member
  • Hiroshi Kitadani – joined in June 2002
  • Masami Okui – joined in March 2003
  • Yoshiki Fukuyama – joined in March 2003

    • Semi-regular member

  • Ricardo Cruz – additional vocalist from Brazil; heard on the songs "Neppu! Shippu! Cybaster" (2005 version), "Gong", "Stormbringer", "Rescue Fire", "The Guardian", "Transformers Evo.", "Sempre Sonhando", "Waga Na wa Garo", "Mirai e no Chikai", "Mirai e no Daikoukai ~Great voyage~", "BUDDY IN SOUL", and "Treasure in the sky".

    • Former members

  • Eizo Sakamoto – founding member; stopped activity with the group in March 2003 prior to Fukuyama and Okui's joining, referring to it as "Graduation" (卒業, Sotsugyō).
  • Rica Matsumoto – founding member; announced on April 7, 2008, that she was taking time off from the band to focus on her solo work, since becoming an indefinite hiatus. She returned briefly in 2010 to help write the 10th anniversary version of Kizuna on MAXIMIZER.
  • Ichirou Mizuki – founding member; formally reduced his status to "part-time member" in August 2002, following the group's second live concert.

    • Studio albums

    1. BEST Project ~JAM Project Best Collection~ Released on March 6, 2002
    2. FREEDOM ~JAM Project Best Collection II~ Released on September 3, 2003
    3. JAM-ISM ~JAM Project Best Collection III~ Released on September 23, 2004
    4. Olympia ~JAM Project Best Collection IV~ Released on April 5, 2006
    5. Big Bang ~JAM Project Best Collection V~ Released on July 4, 2007
    6. Get over the Border ~JAM Project Best Collection VI~ Released on August 6, 2008
    7. Seventh Explosion ~JAM Project Best Collection VII~ Released on November 25, 2009
    8. GOING ~JAM Project Best Collection VIII~ Released on May 11, 2011
    9. THE MONSTERS ~JAM Project Best Collection IX~ Released on November 14, 2012
    10. X cures Earth ~JAM Project Best Collection X~ Released on July 2, 2014. The name is a play on words on the Japanese transliteration of "excuse us", came to be when Kitadani messed up his English in an airport while the group was on tour, as explained in a live concert.
    11. X less force ~JAM Project Best Collection XI~ Released on June 17, 2015. The name is a play on the phrase "timeless force", where the written equivalent for multiplication (times) is also known as the letter "x", and the first two letters of the title resemble the Roman numerals for eleven when placed close together.
    12. THUNDERBIRD ~JAM Project Best Collection XII~ Released on November 2, 2016.

    Original studio albums

    1. JAM FIRST PROCESS Released on March 21, 2002
    2. MAXIMIZER ~Decade of Evolution~ Released on June 9, 2010 JAM Project's second original album, as announced on their website, tied in with their 2010 world tour.
    3. Victoria Cross Symphonic arrangement album Originally set to be released on March 23, 2011; postponed to April 6, 2011, due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
    4. THUMB RISE AGAIN Released on October 23, 2013, tied in with their 2013-2014 live tour of the same name. Recorded in Los Angeles, with over 70 musicians participating. The name is a play on words on the Japanese transliteration of the phrase "samurais again". The logo for the tour often depicts the silhouette of a samurai holding a thumbs-up.
    5. AREA Z Released on June 29, 2016. The album is so named because the letter "z" is the final letter of the English alphabet, implying that JAM Project aims to reach a higher level.

    Live DVD releases

    1. JAM Project 3rd LIVE Shinkan ~Return To The Chaos~ Released on January 1, 2004
    2. JAM Project 4th LIVE VICTORY ~a once in a lifetime chance~ Released on February 23, 2005
    3. JAM Project 5th Anniversary LIVE ~KING GONG~ Released on April 5, 2006
    4. JAM Project JAPAN CIRCUIT 2007 ~Break Out~ Released on July 4, 2007. Ricardo Cruz appeared as part of JAM Project for the first time.
    5. JAM Project JAPAN FLIGHT 2008 ~No Border~ Released on August 6, 2008. This tour was Rica Matsumoto's last live appearance with JAM Project.
    6. JAM Project Hurricane Tour ~Gate of the Future~ Released on September 25, 2009
    7. JAM Project LIVE 2010 Maximizer ~Decade of Evolution~ Released on January 26, 2010.
    8. JAM Project Symphonic Concert 2011 Released on October 22, 2011. Conducted by Takayuki Hattori, the set contained symphonic arrangements of several popular songs and featured solos for each member, including an arrangement of the main theme of Karei-naru Ichizoku with the addition of Endoh on vocals.
    9. JAM Project LIVE 2011-2012 Go! Go! GOING!! ~Fumetsu no ZIPANG~ Released on August 1, 2012. On overseas legs outside Japan, the tour was titled "Arigato Tomodachi".
    10. JAM Project Premium LIVE 2013 ~THE MONSTER'S PARTY~ Released on July 24, 2013. JAM Project introduced an alter ego band called "The Monsters".
    11. JAM Project LIVE 2013-2014 THUMB RISE AGAIN Released on July 23, 2014. Conductor Hattori conducted the opening number "Groundbreakers" and several songs featured a string quartet.
    12. JAM Project 15th Anniversary Premium LIVE THE STRONGER’S PARTY Released on May 11, 2016. This concert featured JAM Project on a circular stage in the center of the arena.

    Other

  • Super Robot Wars Alpha ORIGINAL STORY D-2
  • "Neppū! Shippū! Cybaster EDGEWIRED version" (featuring Eizo Sakamoto and Masaaki Endoh)
  • Released on May 23, 2001 (game soundtrack)
  • Emblem (エンブレム, Enburemu) mini-album Released on March 8, 2006 TV anime Yomigaeru Sora - Rescue Wings ending theme, insert & image song collection
  • Muv-Luv Alternative Vocal Cancels "Name" Released on December 26, 2007
  • Contains JAM Project's "Name ~Kimi no Na wa~" (Name～君の名は～, "Name ~Your Name is~")
  • Lucky Star Re-Mix002 ~Lucky Star no Kiwami, Ahh Shiteyanyo~ Released on December 26, 2007
  • Contain's JAM Project's cover of "Motteke! Sailor Fuku" titled "JAM ga Mottetta! Sailor Fuku" (JAMがもってった！セーラーふく, JAM ga Mottetta! Sērāfuku, "JAM is With Them! Sailor Fuku")
  • JAM PROJECT World Flight 2008 Best Selection (2008 exclusive world tour best album)
  • SUPER ROBOT WARS JAM Project SONGS Released on December 25, 2008
  • "Kanjite Knight" (感じてKnight, Kanjite Naito, "Emotion Knight") by ULTIMATE LAZY for MAZINGER Released on April 22, 2009 TV Animation Shin Mazinger Shōgeki! Z-Hen opening theme Based on LAZY's old song. Kanjite Knight is revived by LAZY and performed along with Tamio Okuda, Kazuyoshi Saito and JAM Project under the group name "ULTIMATE LAZY for MAZINGER".
  • Nico Nico Douga Selection ~Sainō no Mudazukai~ (ニコニコ動画せれくちょん～才能の無駄遣い～, Nikoniko Dōga Serekuchon ~Sainō no Mudazukai~, Nico Nico Douga Selection: A Waste of Talent) Released on July 1, 2009 Contains JAM Project's Version of "Omoide wa Okkusenman!"
  • Gundam Tribute from Lantis (ガンダムトリビュート from Lantis, Gandamu Toribyūto from Lantis) Released on December 9, 2009 Contains JAM Project's Version of "Ai Senshi"
  • JAM Project 10th Anniversary Complete BOX
  • "Super Robot Wars x JAM Project OPENING THEME COLLECTION ALBUM MAX THE POWER" (スーパーロボット大戦×JAM Project　OPENING THEME COLLECTION ALBUM MAX THE POWER, Sūpā Robotto Taisen x JAM Project OPENING THEME COLLECTION ALBUM MAX THE POWER) Released on December 26, 2012
  • GARO Golden Songbook Soul of Garo (牙狼 黄金歌集　牙狼魂, GARO Kogane Kashū Kibaōkami Tamashī) Released September 25, 2013. Contains JAM Project's various songs used as themes in GARO productions.
  • JAM Project 15th Anniversary Strong BOX MOTTO! MOTTO!!-2015-

    • Songs

    HEROJAM Project 15th Anniversary Strong Best Album Motto! Motto!! · 2015
    THE HERO!!-OKORERU KOBUSHI NI HI WO TSUKERO-2016
    GONGJAM Project 15th Anniversary Strong Best Album Motto! Motto!! · 2015

    References

    JAM Project Wikipedia
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