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[[File:MK8BandMembers.jpg|thumb|Three members of the band performing one of the songs from the game]]
The '''Mario Kart Band''' is a band that performs the music of ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. The band was first shown during the ''Mario Kart 8'' Direct in 2014, performing three songs from the game.<ref>Nintendo. (April 30, 2014). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbuJZP0_8iQ#t=25m20s Wii U - Mario Kart 8 Direct: Music Kart]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved March 28, 2015.</ref>

==Performers==
*Electric Guitar: Takashi Masuzaki
*Bass Guitar: Teppei Kawasaki
*Drums: Satoshi Bandoh
*Drums ([[The Legend of Zelda x Mario Kart 8|DLC pack 1]] only): Hiroyuki Noritake
*Acoustic Guitar: Tetsuro Toyama
*Trumpet 1: Eric Miyashiro
*Trumpet 2: Koji Nishimura (also Flugelhorn in [[Animal Crossing x Mario Kart 8|DLC pack 2]])
*Trumpet 3: Sho Okumura
*Trumpet (DLC pack 1): Luis Valle
*Trombone 1: Yoichi Murata
*Trombone 2: Kanade Shishiuchi
*Trombone (DLC pack 2): Eijiro Nakagawa
*Alto Saxophone: Kazuki Katsuta (including on [[Big Blue (course)|Big Blue]])
*Alto Saxophone: Masato Honma (not on Big Blue)
*Tenor Saxophone: Masakuni Takeno
*Baritone (all), Tenor (DLC 1), and Soprano (DLC 2) Saxophone: Takuo Yamamoto
*Violin: Hitoshi Konno
*Violin and Erhu (DLC pack 1): Masatsugu Shinozaki
*Violin (DLC pack 2): Toshihiro Nakanishi
*Flute/Tin Whistle: Hideyo Takakuwa
*Oboe: Takayuki Mogami
*Accordion: Yoshiaki Sato

[[Kazumi Totaka]] played vibraphone in the band but was not credited.<ref>NintendoWiiUUK. (April 14, 2015). [https://youtu.be/AY_Ujecl2Rc?t=28 The Music of Mario Kart 8 - Super Bell Subway (Wii U)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 22, 2020.</ref>

==See also==
*''[[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack]]''
*[[Mario Galaxy Orchestra]]
*[[Mario 3D World Big Band]]
*[[The Super Mario Players]]
*[[Super Mario Orchestra Concert]]

==References==
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