S.S.T.Band

** Variation** of S.S.T. Band

The S.S.T. Band (S.S.T.バンド- translated as S.S.T. bando, SST abbreviated as Sega Sound Team) was Sega’s official band from 1986 to 1993, specializing in rock versions of soundtracks of Sega well known arcade games. Consisting of six members, the band consisted of members that includes, keyboardist Kimitaka Matsumae and Hiroshi Kawaguchi, guitarists Koichi Namiki and Jouji Iijima, drummer Masato Saito. Kawaguchi and Saito would leave the band in 1990 and be replaced by keyboardist Takenobu Mitsuyoshi. They played songs from Sega’s videogames for collection albums and in festivals.