So who are the jdk Band? They are Falcom's in house rock band and they have been responsible for providing band tracks to various Falcom soundtracks and arrangement albums. They first started out in the early 90's providing compositions for arrangement albums but after a certain number of years, they disbanded. Back then they were known as the J.D.K. Band
In 2007, Falcom decided to revive the jdk Band name by removing the dots after the letters and putting JDK as lowercase and the result is the jdk Band. A new line-up was also formed as well and since then they have been contributing compositions not only for arrangement albums but also for soundtracks as well.
They also have their own live band as well who perform a few concerts in various venues in Japan a few times a year showcasing the tunes they have composed for various Falcom soundtracks and arrangement albums. The majority of these shows have been documented and recorded for various web broadcasts and DVD releases.
The jdk Band is but one part of Falcom's music division as they work alongside the Sound Team jdk who help provide arrangements for the various band recordings.
The line-up's for each incarnation of the jdk Band is as follows starting with the current live band
In 2007, Falcom decided to revive the jdk Band name by removing the dots after the letters and putting JDK as lowercase and the result is the jdk Band. A new line-up was also formed as well and since then they have been contributing compositions not only for arrangement albums but also for soundtracks as well.
They also have their own live band as well who perform a few concerts in various venues in Japan a few times a year showcasing the tunes they have composed for various Falcom soundtracks and arrangement albums. The majority of these shows have been documented and recorded for various web broadcasts and DVD releases.
The jdk Band is but one part of Falcom's music division as they work alongside the Sound Team jdk who help provide arrangements for the various band recordings.
The line-up's for each incarnation of the jdk Band is as follows starting with the current live band
From left to right:
Atsushi Enomoto - bass guitar (2007-present)
Kanako Kotera - vocals (2007-present)
Toshiharu Okajima - drums (2011-present)
Masaru Teramae - guitar (2007-present)
Icarus Watanabe - vocals (2007-present)
Terukazu Inoue - guitar (2007-present)
Noriyuki Kamikura - keyboards (2011-present)
Mizuki Mizutani - violin (2007-present)
The current jdk Band (as listed by VGMDB; click each picture to see a full scale version of each, their name and the instruments they play)
The former J.D.K. band (as listed by VGMDB; click each picture to see a full scale version of each and their name)
Special guests who have appeared during the current jdk Band line-up's live concerts (click each picture to see a full scale version of each, their name and what gigs they appeared at as special guests)