TAMCO

TAMCO Co., Ltd. was a former technical production company primarily engaged in audio work related to television and film. Its operations included sound, public address (PA), recording and MA services.

Effective April 1, 2021, it was absorbed into and merged with TBS Act Co., Ltd., together with 12 companies including Totsu Co., Ltd., and was dissolved. The audio and PA operations previously handled by TAMCO were succeeded by the Audio Technology Department of the Audio Center, Production Headquarters, TBS Act, while its audio business and post-production operations were succeeded by the MA Technology Department of the Post-production Center of the same headquarters.

Credited On

• T.M.Revolution - T.M.R.Live Revolution '06 ~Under Cover~ - T.M.Revolution, released April 18, 2007 (ESBL-2192). Recording Mobile.
• Maximum the Hormone - Deco Vs Deco - Maximum the Hormone, released March 19, 2008 (VPBQ-19050). Live Recording Engineer (梁取慎一), Recorded By.
• Girugamesh - CRAZY CRAZY CRAZY - Girugamesh, released June 3, 2009 (XNDC-50007). Chief Engineer (Teruo Ishii), Floor Staff (Kazuhiro Toki), Floor Staff (Satoshi Furusho), Pro-Tools Operator (Teruo Ishii), Sales Manager (Takeo Uchida).
• Galneryus - Live in the Moment of the Resurrection - Galneryus, released December 8, 2010 (VPBQ-19069). Assistant Engineers (Junichi Watanabe), Driver (Shigeru Wakaki), Engineered by (Rina Ohta), Manager (Takeo Uchida), ProTools Operated by (Shiryu Kishita).
• Ho-Kago Tea Time - K-On!! Live Event - Come with Me!! - Ho-Kago Tea Time, released August 3, 2011 (PCXE-50110). ProTools Operator (椿井 光一), Recording Chief Operator (伊藤 功史), Recording Staff (井上 忠紀), Recording Staff (内田 武夫), Recording Staff (土岐 和弘), Recording Staff (太田 理名), Recording Staff (小暮 倫見), Recording Staff (田中 寛之).
• The Gazette - TOUR11-12 VENOMOUS CELL FINALE OMEGA LIVE AT 01.14 YOKOHAMA ARENA - The Gazette, released May 9, 2012 (SRBL-1523). Live Recording Coordinator (Tadashi Fukusawa), Live Recording Crew (Koji Ito).
• Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas - Starburst - Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas, released May 13, 2015 (VPCC-82656). Live Recording (Shinichi Yanatori).

History

Translated from the ja.wikipedia article タムコ (CC BY-SA 4.0), revision 111205212.

Overview

The company name is an abbreviation of its original corporate name, Tokyo Audio Masters Company (東京オーディオマスターズ株式会社).

It is an affiliated company of Totsu Co., Ltd. and FM Tokyo Co., Ltd. (TOKYO FM), and also serves as the audio engineering division for Totsu, TBS, Nippon Television, and TV Tokyo. When Totsu provided technical cooperation, TAMCO often likewise participated in the technical work.

Locations

Head office: Morisaki Building 2F, 2-14-4 Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo

Studio: Akasaka Office Heights 1F, 4-13-5 Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo

Officers

Representative Director, President and CEO: Kazumi Ichinose Senior Managing Director and CSO: Hiroshi Mizutani Managing Director and CSO: Toshio Sumiguni Director, Executive Officer and Head of the MA Department: Akio Yazawa

Part-Time Officers

Directors: Katsuji Ichikata, Senior Managing Director of Totsu Co., Ltd.; Osamu Kawashima, Executive Officer and General Affairs Bureau Director of FM Tokyo Co., Ltd.; Hiroyuki Matsushita, Senior Managing Director of TV Tokyo Corporation; Ken Nakazawa, Deputy Director-General in charge of the Technical Bureau of TBS Television, Inc.; Katsuhisa Hattori, composer and President of the Japan Composer and Arranger Association.

Auditor: Taro Asano, Manager responsible for the Corporate Strategy Department and Group Companies Department of the Group Management Planning Bureau of TBS Holdings, Inc.

Credited Together

Names credited on every one of the same releases.

• On 3 releases: Daishin Suzuki, Kentaro Tanaka, Shigeki Wada, TAMCO, Tetsushi Suehiro, Vap and Yoshiaki Uchiyama.
  Maximum the Hormone - Deco Vs Deco, Galneryus - Live in the Moment of the Resurrection and Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas - Starburst

Often Credited With

Credited on 2 or more of the same releases, most shared first.

Sources

• Wikidata entity Q11316343.
• ja.wikipedia, タムコ (revision 111205212), CC BY-SA 4.0.
• Photograph: logo.png - TAMCO's own logo (tamco-inc.co.jp in 2007, via the Internet Archive) - public domain; a trademark of its owner.

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