jamBAND (jamバンド) is the group that VOICEROID+ Tsurumaki Maki is a part of.
History[]
jamBAND was a special edition of "Music Maker Producer Edition", a DAW published by AH-Software Co. Ltd. which was a licensed, localized version of MAGIX's Music Maker series. Its boxart used "cute girl" mascots, all illustrated by Umetani Atarō, to represent the product. The first version of Music Maker Producer Edition jamBAND (SAHS-40565), released on December 21, 2007, featured only three girls as mascots: Tsurumaki Maki (playing the guitar), Amane Kana (playing the bass), and Tsutsumi Rizumu (playing the drums). Tsutsumi Kanon (the keyboardist) was added to the group on the second version of the DAW, Music Maker 2 Producer Edition jamBAND (SAHS-40651), released on March 19, 2009. Robota was added for the third version, Music Maker 3 Producer Edition jamBAND (SAHS-40751), on May 21, 2010. Finally, Mitarashi Mary (backup guitar) completed the group on the final version, Music Maker MX2 Producer Edition jamBAND (SAHS-40879), on December 19, 2013, before AHS stopped licensing or localizing MAGIX products to focus its attention instead on its own native software Charamin Studio as well as its VOCALOID and VOICEROID voicebanks. All versions of Music Maker Producer Edition published by AH-Software are currently retired and discontinued.
jamBAND was also featured on other AHS software such as special volumes of the "Sound PooL" sample-library series. The six specific jamBAND-themed Sound PooL volumes were called: jamBAND Pack (SAHS-40583, released May 16, 2008), jamBAND Pack II (SAHS-40634, November 7, 2008), jamBAND Pack 1.5 (SAHS-40698, August 14, 2009), jamBAND Pack III (SAHS-40709, October 23, 2009), jamBAND Pack IV (SAHS-40736, January 22, 2010), and jamBANd Pack V (SAHS-40789, January 21, 2011). Only the first Pack was discontinued and is no longer purchaseable, being effectively replaced by Pack 1.5.
Marketing[]
iOS App[]

The icon of the app
In 2010 there was an iOS app created by JetgameLab, named jamSlidePuzzle. The game was a sliding puzzle game that could be played while listening to background music and character voices. The game was later updated in 2011 with the addition of a new stage and a sound test mode. It required iOS 4.2 to run. It was compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.[1]
It also had a sequel called "jamSlidePuzzle2", released on Febuary 4th, 2013. It featured new stages and music. It was optimized for iPhone 5 but was otherwise compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch, as long as the device had iOS 6.0 or later. Both of these apps cost ¥100 (roughly $0.99 USD) each.[2]
Android Themes[]

Tsurumaki Maki's theme pack for Android, 2.0 version.
Since January 17, 2012, Jetman Inc. created different theme packs for the jamBAND characters. Jetman first created the theme pack only featuring Tsurumaki Maki,[3] but over time, Jetman developed different theme packs featuring other jamBAND members such as Amane Kana,[4] Tsutsumi Rizumu,[5] and Tsutsumi Kanon,[6] respectively. In addition to these new theme packs, Jetman also developed a new version of the Tsurumaki Maki theme labeled "jamBAND: Tsurumaki Maki ver. 2.0" (jamバンド・弦巻マキ ver.2.0).[7] Jetman also developed a theme pack that features all of the jamBAND members, excluding Mitarashi Mary, in their "RPG Versions".[8] All of them cost about ¥540 (roughly $5 USD) except the first Maki version, which cost ¥324 (roughly $3 USD).
pitagoe[]
Pre-orders for Mitarashi Mary voice recordings known as pitagoe (ぴた声) recorded by voice actress Ito Yuina (伊藤ゆいな) began on August 26, 2021.[9]
jamBAND members[]
Tsurumaki Maki[]
Tsurumaki Maki (弦巻マキ) is a senior in high school and is the lead guitarist of jamBAND. She is the only one of the group to become a VOICEROID.
Stats[]
- Instrument: Guitar (named Musu-tan (むすタン)) and Vocals
- Birthday: September 15th
- Blood Type: Type A
- Favorite Catchphrase: "Go go gyungyun!" (「ぎゅんぎゅん行くよー!」; Gyungyun iku yō!)
- Voiced by: Tamiyasu Tomoe
Amane Kana[]
Amane Kana (天音カナ) is a senior in high school and is the lead bass player of jamBAND. She is quiet and a bit of an airhead, though she is unaware of it. She usually wears her glasses but takes them off during performance. She is rumored to be the daughter of a wealthy family, but she doesn't talk much about herself. The first manga she ever read was "Hi no Tori" which was in the library, where she is usually found. She is completely unaware that Marie sees her as a rival.
Stats[]
- Instrument: Bass (named Sting Zero Shiki (スティング・ゼロ 式))
- Birthday: November 30th
- Blood Type: Type B
- Favorite Catchphrase: "... Understood" (「………了解」; ・・・ Ryōkai)
- Voiced by: Kanomilk
Tsutsumi Rizumu[]
Tsutsumi Rizumu (鼓リズム) is a senior in high school and is the lead drummer of jamBAND and older sister of Tsutsumi Kanon. A goofball who claims to be a genius. Played the piano ever since she was a child and was excellent at it but quit due to reasons relating to her sister. She writes most of her lyrics in the bathtub. She likes watching Sakura Momoko Theatre COJI-COJI. She has a habit of calling Mary-chan "Maru-chan" which Mary hates.
Stats[]
- Instrument: Drums (named Hoshi no Dama 5-sai ♂ (星のダマ5才♂))
- Birthday: July 11th
- Blood Type: Type AB
- Favorite Catchphrase: "qawsedrftgyhujikolp" (「qあwせdrftgyふじこlp」)
- Voiced by: Nashimoto Yuri
Tsutsumi Kanon[]
Tsutsumi Kanon (鼓カノン) is a junior in high school and is the lead keyboardist of jamBAND and younger sister of Tsutsumi Rizumu. She is the tallest out of all the members and has a bust size bigger than even Maki's. Due to being compared to her genius sister while growing up, she has a bit of a pessimistic attitude. She has a habit of saying self-deprecating comments sometimes due to this. Despite beating her sister in the physical category, she doesn't feel happy beating her with those attributes. When Mary joined the group, she was actually quite happy to have a junior for the first time.
Stats[]
- Instrument: Keyboard (named Shiro-chan (しろちゃん))
- Birthday: November 7th
- Blood Type: Type O
- Favorite Catchphrase: Anyway I- (「どうせ私は」; Dōse watashi wa)
- Voiced by: Himari
Mitarashi Mary[]
Mitarashi Mary (御手師 マリー) is a freshman in high school and is the newest jamBAND member. She is a guitarist although she's still a novice. Joined the band due to her crush on Maki. She is from a good family and also plays the violin. She is a "Boku girl". The Amane and Mitarashi families are rivals so she also views Kana as her rival. She hates being associated with round objects or circles due to her name "Mary" being similar to the word circle "Maru". Despite this she has a liking for round-shaped objects, she gets annoyed once the connection is made though. Even though she says she hates Mitarashi dango due to her family name, she actually likes them.
Stats[]
- Instrument: Guitar
- Birthday: December 25th
- Favorite Catchphrase: I-It's not like I'm interested in round things! (「べっべつにまるい物に興味なんてないですから!」; Be bbetsuni marui mono ni kyōmi nante naidesukara!)
- Voiced by: Itou Yuina
Robota[]
Robota (ロボタ) is the mascot of jamBAND created by Rizumu. Her gender is described to be female. Even though the only thing Robota can say is "Ga", Rizumu can understand her. Robota has a bunch of secret functions built into her, like storing furikake in her head, carrying drinks in her left hand, having a hole to store oil-based pens that have lost caps or carrying spare drumsticks on her back. [10]
Stats[]
- Instrument: N/A (not directly involved in performances, sits around)
- Birthday: May 21st [11]
- Voiced by: N/A
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