Stereo Dive Foundation

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Stereo Dive Foundation
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Stereo Dive Foundation at Kawaii Kon in 2024
Born
Ryuta Iida (飯田龍太)

(1982-02-19) February 19, 1982 (age 42)
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Other namesRON, R・O・N
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
  • arranger
  • lyricist
  • music producer
Years active2004–present
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Piano
  • Keyboards
  • Guitar
  • Bass
  • Strings
Labels Lantis
Website stereodivefoundation.jp

Stereo Dive Foundation, abbreviated SDF, is a sound-creating project of Japanese singer-songwriter, composer, musician, arranger, and music producer RON. [1] His single, "Daisy", charted at #4 on Japan's Billboard chart and his single, "OMEGA" charted at #22 on the Oricon Singles Chart [2] [3] His music has been featured in Anime TV series including Beyond the Boundary , Moriarty the Patriot , and That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime and he has shared the stage with Zaq, TRUE, and Luck Life, among others. [4]

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Early life and education

Ryuta Iida (飯田龍太), known as RON (stage name R・O・N), was born in Tokyo, Japan and began taking classical piano lessons at four years of age. He spent part of his early childhood living in Germany and the US and began writing songs in high school. [5] After returning to Japan to attend college, he won an audition that was held by Sony Music Japan which provided him with opportunities to write music for other artists and pursue a professional career in music. [6] He graduated from Waseda University in 2004. [7]

Career

Iida is best known as a singer, composer, musician (piano, guitar, bass, and string instruments), arranger, and producer of music that is featured in Anime films, TV shows, and video games, including, Futsal Boys!!!!! , Grimgar, Ashes and Illusions , Muv-Luv Alternative , and others. His single, "Daisy," from Beyond the Boundary won "Best ED" at the "Best of Anime: Annual Anime Awards" in 2013. [8] He has released two studio albums, Stereo Dive, (2020), and Stereo Dive 02 (2022) and cites musical influences as Korn, Deftones, and Nine Inch Nails. [9] [10]

Iida is also known by the stage name, RON, and is a co-founder and former band member of Oldcodex (2009 - 2012). [7] [5] [11] [12]

His 2013 single, "Daisy", (ending theme song for Beyond the Boundary) peaked at #4 on Japan's Billboard chart and "Renegade" (opening theme song for GANGSTA.) charted at #81 on Billboard's Hot 100 in 2015. [13] In 2015, his single, "Renegade", charted at #39 on the Oricon Singles Chart as well as his 2021 single, "OMEGA" (ending theme song for Moriarty the Patriot), charting at #22. [3]

He has performed in Europe, Canada, the US, and Singapore at Anime conventions such as DoKomi, Animethon, Anime NYC, Anime Weekend Atlanta, Kawaii Kon, and Anime Milwaukee, among others. [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleInformation
STEREO DIVE [22]
  • Released: February 05, 2020
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
  • Highest Charting: Oricon chart #26
STEREO DIVE 02
  • Released: April 13, 2022
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
  • Highest Charting: Oricon chart #86

Singles

TitleYearNotesAlbum
Daisy2013 Beyond the Boundary (TV series - 18 episodes) - ending theme song - composer, lyrics, arranger, performer [23] STEREO DIVE
AXIS2014 Nobunaga the Fool - (TV series - 24 episodes) - end theme song - composer, performer, lyrics, arranger [24]
Renegade2015 Gangsta. - (TV series - 13 episodes) - opening theme song - composer, musician, lyrics, arranger. performer [25]
Genisis2016 Dimension W (TV series - 13 episodes) - opening theme song - composer, performer, lyrics, arranger [26]
Chronos2019 Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma (TV series) - opening theme song composer, performer, lyrics, arranger [27]
Session2020Fan-collaborated single during Covid-19 pandemic [28] STEREO DIVE 02
ALPHA Moriarty the Patriot (TV series) - ending theme - composer, lyrics, performer, arranger [29]
STORYSEEKER2021 That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (TV series) -Season 2 ending theme song -composer, lyrics, arranger, performer [30]
OMEGA Moriarty the Patriot: Part 2 (TV series) - ending theme song - composer, lyrics, performer, arranger [31] [32]
TRISTAR Muv-Luv Alternative (TV series) - ending theme song - composer, lyrics, performer, arranger [33]
Pianissimo2022 Futsal Boys!!!!! (TV series and soundtrack) - end theme song - composer, lyrics, performer, arranger [34] [35]
TRISTAR (Complete Collection)
SPARKLES That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Scarlet Bond (MOVIE) - ending theme - composer, lyrics, performer, arrangernon-album single
RAYTRACER2023 Synduality: Noir (TV series) - opening theme song - composer, lyrics, performer [36]
MONOGRAM“That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: ISEKAI Memories.” (Game) - composer, performer, lyrics, arranger [37]
Drifters2024 Synduality: Noir Part 2 (TV series - 24 episodes) - ending theme song - composer, performer, lyrics, arranger [38]
PEACEKEEPER That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (TV series) Season 3 - 13 episodes theme song "Peacekeeper" - composer [39]
KATAWARA Sengoku Youko: The Thousandfold Chaos Arc

(TV series) - opening theme song - composer, lyrics, performer [40]

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