William "Bill" James Robert Shillito (born March 26, 1986), more commonly known as DM Ashura, is an
electronic music
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remixer, producer, and composer whose work can be found in the
music game
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s ''O2Jam'', ''
Dance Dance Revolution
(''DDR'') is a music video game series produced by Konami. Introduced in Japan in 1998 as part of the Bemani series, and released in North America and Europe in 1999, ''Dance Dance Revolution'' is the pioneering series of the rhythm and dance V ...
'', ''
beatmania IIDX
is a series of rhythm video games, that was first introduced by Konami in Japan on February 26, 1999. ''IIDX'' has since spawned 31 arcade releases and 14 console releases on the Sony PlayStation 2. It is the sequel to the ''beatmania'' game ...
'', ''
StepMania'', ''Flash Flash Revolution'', and ''
Pump it Up''.
Biography
DM Ashura lived in Queens for eight years and now resides in Atlanta, Georgia. He started playing piano at the age of two and composing around age eight. He also has played viola since age 12.
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He graduated from Georgia Tech in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science in international affairs and Japanese; he also speaks Spanish. He started teaching math in 2009 and was working towards a master's degree in Teaching. He has published a YouTube series, "Introduction to Higher Mathematics", and has collaborated on an animated TED video on matrix operations. He is currently a Mathematics Instructor at Oglethorpe University, and has been since 2020.
He creates his music under the name DM Ashura; the "DM" stands for Digital Maestro, while "Ashura" (spelled 阿修羅) is Japanese
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for "fighting demon".remix
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es (mostly from music games), particularly "neoMAX" (a remix of the MAX series), which won first place in Tournamix 4, a DDR stepfile-writing contest.[New O2Jam Artiste - DM Ashura!](_blank)
September 7, 2005
Work in games
DM Ashura's music has recently been licensed for a number of music games:
Tracks in ''O2Jam'' (for PC):
*"Euphorium"
*"GO!"
*"Astral"
All three of these songs can be found on the Malaysian server. "GO!" can be found on the Japanese server as well.
Tracks in ''Flash Flash Revolution'':
Tracks in ''Dance Dance Revolution ULTRAMIX 4
The ''Dance Dance Revolution'' series started in 1998 and has grown to a large set of games in the franchise. This list of ''Dance Dance Revolution'' games documents games released, including systems, formats, and regions for which the games were ...
'' (for Xbox)
*"GO!" (Mahalo Mix)
*"Celebrate Nite" (Like It's '99 Mix)
Tracks in ''Dance Dance Revolution Universe 3
''Dance Dance Revolution Universe 3'', sometimes abbreviated as ''DDR Universe 3'', is a video game for Xbox 360. It was announced by Konami on May 15, 2008, and released on October 21, 2008. The game has new songs, a story mode, the ability to cre ...
'' (for Xbox 360)
*"Your Angel"
*"Rave Until The Night Is Over"
*"ΔMAX"
*"aftershock!!"
(Three of these tracks are also featured in the arcade release of ''Dance Dance Revolution X2
(''DDR X2'') is a music video game, and a part of the ''Dance Dance Revolution'' series. The arcade version of ''DDR X2'' was revealed by Konami on November 20, 2009. The sequel to '' Dance Dance Revolution X'', X2 began public beta testing on ...
'', excluding "Rave Until The Night Is Over".)
Tracks in '' Beatmania IIDX 16: Empress''
*"neogenesis"
Tracks in '' Pump It Up Pro 2'' (for Arcade)
*"Allegro Con Fuoco"
*"Chaotic White (vs Enoch)"
*"GO!" (EK Mix)
*"Rave Until The Night Is Over"
*"Rave Until The Night Is Over" (Cyber Trance Mix)
*"X-RaVE"
*"Z -The New Legend-"(Long Version)
Tracks in '' Pump It Up Fiesta EX'' (for Arcade)
*"Rave Until The Night Is Over"
*"Allegro Con Fuoco"
*"X-RaVE"
(All of these tracks were previously featured on a spinoff game called ''Pump It Up Pro''.)
Tracks in ''Pump It Up Infinity
''Pump It Up'' () is a music video game series developed and published by Andamiro, a Korean arcade game producer. The game is similar to ''Dance Dance Revolution'', except that it has five arrow panels as opposed to four, and is typically play ...
'' (for Arcade)
*"Elise"
*"Ignis Fatuus"
*"Fallen Angel"
*"Euphorium"
*"Z -The New Legend"
*"Pi Rho Maniac"
Tracks in '' Pump It Up Prime'' (for Arcade)
*"Allegro Piu Mosso"
*"Annihilator Method"
*"Move That Body!"
Tracks in '' Pump It Up Prime 2'' (for Arcade)
*"Allegro Furioso"
Tracks in '' Pump It Up XX (20th Anniversary Edition)'' (for Arcade)
*"Kimchi Fingers" (credited as Garlic Squad)
*"Orbit Stabilizer"
DM Ashura first got his tracks into ''DDR'' when he won Konami's music competition on Broadjam.com. His song "GO!" was selected among around 300 other entries. The other three winners were "Grandolin" by Zerofuser, "Race Against Time" by Jeff Steinman
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Music
...
, and "There's a Rhythm" by Dig Bear
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featuring Kat Blu.
Discography
DM Ashura's first album, '' Digital Maestro'', was released in May 2007 at Anime Central
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. Two of the tracks, "Snowblind" and "Nautilus", feature guitarist Ricky Graham.
"Celebrate Nite (Like It's '99 Mix)" is on Konami's ''Ultramix 4 V-Rare 11'', and the "Cusimo & Co. Extended Mix" is on the ''Supernova/Ultramix 4 Combo V-Rare 10''.[Track listings at http://www.bemanistyle.com/index.php?news_id=107 and http://www.orangeloungeradio.com/phpnuke/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=660 ]
References
External links
DM Ashura's website
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1986 births
Living people
Musicians from Brooklyn
American electronic musicians
Video game musicians
Georgia Tech alumni