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THE SEATBELTS is a diverse band of talented artists formed in 2048 by the elusive Yoko Kanno. The name of the band derives from how the performers wear seatbelts to be safe from their hardcore jam sessions while they play. During the late 2040s and early 2050s, THE SEATBELTS traveled all over the solar system spreading their music which in the "Digging my POTATO" tour. Leaving their first mark in history, "Tank!" on their first album, "COWBOY BEBOP," ranked in at #1 in the Solar System Music Charts of 2056.

THE BAND (This is the Main Group) (Fact)

DRUMS : Yasuo Sano, Akira Sotoyama
BASS : Hitoshi Wantanabe, Maki Kitada, Suzuki Bakabon
GUITAR : Tsuneo Imahori, Masayoshi Furukawa
PERCUSSION : Mataro Misawa, Ikuo Kakehashi, Yoichi Okabe
TRUMPET : Koshi Nishimura, Koshio Araki, Yusuke Hayashi, Akio Terashima
TROMBONE : Yoichi Murata, Satoshi Kawano, Hideaki Nakaji, Yoshiaka Hashimoto, Masanori Hirohara, Junko Yamashiro
SAXOPHONE : Masato Honda, Shigeo Fuchino, Masakuni Takeno, Takuo Yamamoto, Osamu Koike, Naruyoshi Kikuchi
FLUTE : Hideyo Takakuwa, Kazuhiro Iwasa, Mika Hayashi
TUBA : Kiyoshi Sato
HARMONICA : Nubuo Yagi, Ryuichiro Senoo
STRINGS : Masatsugu Shinozaki
SYNTHESIZER : Keishi Urata
PRODUCE/COMPOSE/ARRANGE/KEYBOARDS/NOISES/VOICES/MOOD SETTING : Yoko Kanno
RECORD & MIX : Masashi Yabuhara

ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS (These are the people who only have a part time role in the group)
DRUMS : Jim Mussen, Bobby Previte, Tony Reedus
GUITAR : Stuw Cutler, Pierre Bensusan
PF : Mark Soskin
BASS : Booker King
TRUMPET : Steven Berstien
TROMBONE : Josh Roseman
S. SAXOPHONE : Steve Wilson
A. SAXOPHONE : Bob Debellis
T. SAXOPHONE : Paul Shapiro
B. SAXOPHONE : Jim Hartog
JEMBE : Mike Wimberly, Jonh McDowell
HARMONICA : Bill Lynas
CHORUS : Paule McWilliams, Nicki Richards, Sharon Bryant-Gallwey, Lisa Fischer
RECORD & MIX : Rudy van Gelder
PERCUSSION AND VOICES : Sydney Thiam, Michel Reman, David Mirandon, Philippe Drai, Phillipe Nalry, Thierry Boucou
RECORD & MIX : Dupouy Christophe

GUEST VOCALISTS
Carla Vallet, Tim Jensen, Mai Yamane, Steve Conte, Masaaki Endo, Gabriela Robin, Masayoshi Furukawa, Tulivu-Donna Cumberbatch, SYDNEY with Sister R, Emily Bindiger, Jerzy Knetig, Aoi Tada, M, Raju Ramayya, Hassan Bohmide, Scott Matthew