Shinji Hosoe

Shinji Hosoe
細江 慎治
Born (1967-02-28) February 28, 1967
Gero, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Other namesMegaten
Sampling Masters MEGA
Occupations
  • Composer
  • musician
  • producer
Years active1985–present
Employers
  • Namco (1985–1996)
  • Arika (1996–2000)
  • SuperSweep (2000–present)
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Piano
  • synthesizer
LabelsTroubadour Records
SuperSweep

Shinji Hosoe (細江 慎治, Hosoe Shinji; born February 28, 1967), also known as Megaten and Sampling Masters MEGA, is a Japanese video game composer and musician most famous for scoring Ridge Racer, Street Fighter EX and many Namco arcade games between 1987 and 1996. He also runs the music production and publishing company SuperSweep, alongside long time collaborator Ayako Saso.

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