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(born March 26, 1968) is an American rock musician. He is best known as a guitarist and co-founder of the
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band
the Smashing Pumpkins The Smashing Pumpkins (also referred to as simply Smashing Pumpkins) are an American alternative rock band from Chicago. Formed in 1988 by frontman and guitarist Billy Corgan, bassist D'arcy Wretzky, guitarist James Iha and drummer Jimmy Ch ...
. He was a member until the initial breakup in 2000. Among his musical projects of recent years, Iha has been a permanent fixture of
A Perfect Circle A Perfect Circle is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1999 by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan. A Perfect Circle has released four studio albums, the first three during the early 2000s: ...
. He was most recently a member of
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, a 1960s/1970s inspired group with members of
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,
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, and
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. He rejoined the Smashing Pumpkins in 2018. Iha has produced songs, contributed guitar and vocals, and produced remixes for a number of artists, including
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,
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, Marilyn Manson,
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, and
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. He co-owned
Scratchie Records Scratchie Records was an independent record label founded in 1995 by James Iha and D'arcy Wretzky (ex-The Smashing Pumpkins), Adam Schlesinger ( Fountains of Wayne, Ivy), Kerry Brown (ex- Catherine) and Jeremy Freeman. Initially, Scratchie was ...
, an independent record label, with
Adam Schlesinger Adam Lyons Schlesinger (October 31, 1967 – April 1, 2020) was an American musician, songwriter, composer, and record producer. He was a founding member of the bands Fountains of Wayne, Ivy, and Tinted Windows, and was a key songwriting contri ...
, and from 1999-2012 owned a recording studio with Schlesinger and Andy Chase of
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called Stratosphere Sound.


Early life and background

Iha was born in
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,
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. He attended Elk Grove High School in
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, which he described as "a boring, middle-class suburb of Chicago."Marks, Craig
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, "Zero Worship". '' Spin'': June 1996.
Iha received average grades in high school, and, after a successful two-year stint at a local junior college, he majored in graphic design at Loyola University Chicago before dropping out to dedicate himself to
the Smashing Pumpkins The Smashing Pumpkins (also referred to as simply Smashing Pumpkins) are an American alternative rock band from Chicago. Formed in 1988 by frontman and guitarist Billy Corgan, bassist D'arcy Wretzky, guitarist James Iha and drummer Jimmy Ch ...
. He is a second-generation Japanese-American and is able to speak only a little Japanese. Like his bandmate Billy Corgan, Iha has a brother with a disability. Iha designs and consults for his men's clothing brand Vaporize, a collaboration with the Japanese label Beams since 2001.


The Smashing Pumpkins

In 1987 Iha, then playing guitar in the Chicago band Snake Train, met Billy Corgan via a friend. Corgan had already been telling people he was in a band called "Smashing Pumpkins", and decided to make it a real band with Iha. Iha later became romantically involved with the band's bassist
D'arcy Wretzky D'arcy Elizabeth Wretzky-Brown (born May 1, 1968) is an American musician. She is the original bass player of the alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins and is credited on their first six studio albums. She left the band in 1999. Biograp ...
, but the couple broke up just prior to the band's performance at the
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in 1992. After a brief feud between the two, Iha sustained a friendly and close relationship with Wretzky, citing her as a best friend. Iha wrote and sang a number of Smashing Pumpkins' songs, such as: "Blew Away" on ''
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'', "Bugg Superstar" on ''
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'', "Take Me Down" on ''
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness ''Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness'' is the third studio album by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, released on October 24, 1995, in the United Kingdom and a day later in the United States on Virgin Records. Produced by ...
'', "...Said Sadly", "Believe", "The Boy", and "The Bells" on ''
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'', "Summer" on the " Perfect" single and "Go" on ''
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''. He co-wrote with Billy Corgan "
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" on ''
Gish ''Gish'' is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins, released in May 1991 through Caroline Records. Frontman Billy Corgan has variously described ''Gish'' as a "very spiritual album" and "an album about spir ...
'', "
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" and " Mayonaise" on ''
Siamese Dream ''Siamese Dream'' is the second studio album by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins, released on July 27, 1993, on Virgin Records. Despite recording sessions fraught with difficulties and tensions, ''Siamese Dream'' debuted at num ...
'', "Plume" on ''Pisces Iscariot'' and "Farewell and Goodnight" on ''Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness''. He sang the band's covers of
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's " A Night Like This" and Syd Barrett's "Terrapin". During his time with the Pumpkins, Iha recorded with other bands, including
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, to which Adam Schlesinger contributed, and Swedish New Wave band
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. Billy Corgan has claimed that Iha played very little guitar on the first two Smashing Pumpkins albums, with Corgan himself playing most of the parts in the studio that Iha played live.Azerrad, Michael. "Smashing Pumpkins' Sudden Impact", ''Rolling Stone''. October 1, 1993.Chamberlin, Jimmy; Corgan, Billy (interview subjects). ''Inside the Zeitgeist'' (Reprise Records, 2007). Iha was often considered the "quiet one" in Smashing Pumpkins, but he was known to engage in ad-libbed jokes and rap sessions at live performances. His humor was encapsulated in his use of the catchphrase, "I've seen a million faces, and I've rocked them all," originally from the Bon Jovi song " Wanted Dead or Alive". In 1998, Iha released a moderately successful
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, '' Let It Come Down''. One music video was produced from this album, for the song " Be Strong Now", which was released as a four-track single. When his former bandmates Billy Corgan and
Jimmy Chamberlin James Joseph Chamberlin (born June 10, 1964) is an American drummer and record producer. He is best known as the drummer for the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. Following the 2000 breakup of the band, Chamberlin joined Pumpkins fro ...
revived the "Smashing Pumpkins" name, Iha did not participate, and in fact had not spoken to Corgan in years. Corgan stated in a 2008 blog entry that when he and Chamberlin reunited, the "door was open" for Iha to rejoin, but he declined, and Corgan said that he "can now say definitively that Iha isn't ever coming back." However, in a 2012 interview about the band reformation, Iha stated that he was never even asked back into the band in the first place. Iha also admitted within the interview that he has not heard any of the band's new music since the reformation. In a March 2013 interview, he was asked about looking back at the band's history and explained that he never really thought about his former success with the band, but did look back with fondness when asked about the 6 studio albums he made with them. He revealed that he and Corgan had not spoken in around ten years, but that he did speak to Wretzky "once in a while". On March 26, 2016 and March 27, 2016, Iha joined Corgan and Chamberlin on stage unannounced at back to back Smashing Pumpkins shows at the Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. Iha played a third show with the band in their hometown of Chicago at the Civic Opera house on April 14, 2016. In 2017, reunion rumors were leaked through various sources, and in 2018, Iha was spotted with Corgan, Chamberlin, and current Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Jeff Schroeder in the studio and at a photo shoot, confirming his return to the band. In summer 2018, the reunited band embarked on the Shiny And Oh So Bright Tour, which was followed at the end of the year by the release of their album '' Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun.'' Iha would go on to also record '' Cyr'' with the reunited lineup, which was released in November 2020.


Post-Pumpkins work


2001–2004: A Perfect Circle, producing, Japan

After the Smashing Pumpkins' breakup in 2000, Iha pursued many projects. He continues to contribute to other artists' recordings, such as "Don't Be Sad" on
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's ''
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'' released in 2001 and further guest appearances for bands
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and
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, both of which he remained close to, appearing on virtually every release by both bands since 1997.
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of Ivy, and
Adam Schlesinger Adam Lyons Schlesinger (October 31, 1967 – April 1, 2020) was an American musician, songwriter, composer, and record producer. He was a founding member of the bands Fountains of Wayne, Ivy, and Tinted Windows, and was a key songwriting contri ...
of both Ivy and Fountains, recorded on most songs James produced or wrote for other artists. Schlesinger first recorded on Iha's song on " The Bells" by
the Smashing Pumpkins The Smashing Pumpkins (also referred to as simply Smashing Pumpkins) are an American alternative rock band from Chicago. Formed in 1988 by frontman and guitarist Billy Corgan, bassist D'arcy Wretzky, guitarist James Iha and drummer Jimmy Ch ...
. Iha made bigger news when he joined the alternative rock supergroup
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in July 2003 in time for their ''
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'' club tour. He has since recorded on their 2004 album '' eMOTIVe'' as well as contributed remixes of ''Blue'' and ''Outsider'', and is back with the band following its near 6-year long hiatus. In 2003, he joined
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. The group released an EP ''Plus Rien'' in Sweden the same year and followed up with the album ''La Ballade d'O'' in 2005–06 on the band's
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Rushmore Recordings playing live shows in Sweden during the summer of 2005. Iha has collaborated on musical and fashion design projects in Japan. He collaborated on and produced two tracks with Japanese musician Chara for her 2001 album ''
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'' called "Boku ni Utsushite" and "Skirt". The latter was accompanied by a music video featuring Iha as a hunter in a forest. With the help of longtime friend and manager Isao Izutsu, Iha started the clothing label Vaporize (f.k.a. 'Vapor') in 2001, and recorded "Never Ever", his first solo song since the Smashing Pumpkins demise, for Vaporize's first runway show. In 2001, Iha played live with
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and recorded on their album ''
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'' producing the song "Addicted" together with Schlesinger and contributing guitar playing.


2005–2007: Soundtracks, collaborations, remixes

Iha scored the Japanese film '' Linda, Linda, Linda'', released in late summer of 2005. The same year he teamed with Schlesinger again to produce a duet cover of
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's " Splish Splash" for the
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to the
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film ''
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''. The same year Iha contributed guitar to some tracks of
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's band
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second album, which has yet to be released. Iha produced two tracks on the 2006 tribute album to Serge Gainsbourg, ''
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'', "I love you (me either)", that featured Cat Power and model
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singing and "L'Hotel" with
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on vocals. Iha recorded on the track "The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde" in a duet with singer Kazu Makino (of
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) on the US edition of the album. In February 2006, a digital EP " In the Sun" produced by Iha featuring
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and
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was released. The EP was for the benefit of
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victims of Hurricane Katrina. The song was featured on an episode of ''
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''. In collaboration with Stipe, Iha played guitar at the "Bring 'Em Back Home Now" concert in March 2006 in New York City to benefit Iraq War veterans peace groups such as
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. Iha remixed "Me Plus One", a track from Norwegian pop singer
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's debut album ''Anniemal''. Released in October 2006, Florida pop group
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's "Goodbye" EP features a remix by Iha. That same year, Iha teamed up with Schlesinger to co-produce folk band America's comeback album, '' Here & Now'', and recorded on Scottish singer
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's album, collaborating on her renditions of traditional Irish and Scottish folk songs. In 2006 Iha recorded a cover of "Judy Is a Punk" by
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for 30th anniversary of a Japanese clothing label Beams. In February 2007, Side-Line announced that Iha delivered a remix for the
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single "Weekend Mixes" out on March 9 via Smoke & Mirrors. In April 2007, he recorded a remix for the Midnight Movies track "Patient Eye". Iha appeared on stage with Swedish band
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, on the season finale of MTV's ''
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'' in April 2007 and contributed guitar to the song "Seatbacks and Traytables", on
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's 2007 album ''
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''. His former bandmate Melissa Auf der Maur contributed to that album.


2007–present: Second solo album and Smashing Pumpkins reunion

In the spring of 2007, Iha told ''
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'' magazine that he was writing and recording songs for a second
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. In the spring of 2007, Iha remixed
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and
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as freebies on the Internet. A Chicago weekly reported in June 2007 that Iha had been living in New York City for some time, running a recording studio and independent label. Iha had lived in Manhattan since 2000 and has since moved to Brooklyn. In May 2008, Marilyn Manson said that Iha would be making a guest appearance on his new record; however, Iha was not credited as a guitarist on the album. On December 22, 2008, the Swedish band
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(the solo project of
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vocalist
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) put out a press release announcing that their new album would come out on April 28, 2009, featuring guest appearances by Iha and other musicians. On February 17, 2009, it was announced that Iha had, together with
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,
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bassist
Adam Schlesinger Adam Lyons Schlesinger (October 31, 1967 – April 1, 2020) was an American musician, songwriter, composer, and record producer. He was a founding member of the bands Fountains of Wayne, Ivy, and Tinted Windows, and was a key songwriting contri ...
, and
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drummer
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formed a new band called
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. The band played their first publicized gig at SXSW in
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on March 20. Their first album was released on April 21, 2009 to generally positive reviews. In April 2010, Iha' website reopened. According to the site, Iha considered his next solo album "halfway done (in his mind)". Shortly thereafter, a picture of Iha with Kelly Pratt and Jon Natchez from the band Beirut was posted on the Web site saying they would be playing horns on the album. In August 2010, members of
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posted messages to their Twitter accounts telling fans of their return after a 6-year long hiatus. The band later announced tour dates in which they would be playing the entirety of each of their three albums at each concert, with one album being played per night. It was announced that the line-up would consist of Maynard James Keenan, Billy Howerdel, Josh Freese,
Matt McJunkins :''McJunkins leads here. For people carrying the surname, see McJunkin'' Matt McJunkins (born March 19, 1983) is an American musician and photographer best known for touring and recording with the American rock band A Perfect Circle. He is a for ...
, and Iha. Iha's second solo album titled ''
Look to the Sky ''Look to the Sky'' is the second solo album of James Iha, guitarist of The Smashing Pumpkins and A Perfect Circle. It was released on 14 March 2012 in Japan, with a worldwide release in September 2012. The album has many collaborations, includin ...
'' was released in March 2012. To begin its promotion, Iha performed at the 2nd EMI ROCKS festival in Saitama, Japan in February 2012, and later in December that year performing a small European tour in London, Paris, Amsterdam and Lisbon. In 2013, under management of
David Bason David Bason (born February 22, 1973) is a music manager and record executive. Working in A&R at RCA Records, Roadrunner Records, Decca Records, Century Media Records and Red Bull Records, he signed The Strokes, The Dresden Dolls, Amanda Palmer, ...
, Iha collaborated with Japanese musician
Yukihiro Takahashi Yukihiro Takahashi (高橋 幸宏 ''Takahashi Yukihiro'', born June 6, 1952) is a Japanese musician, singer, record producer and actor, who is best known internationally as the drummer and lead vocalist of the Yellow Magic Orchestra, and as the fo ...
, writing songs for and performing on Takahashi's album ''Life Anew'', and performing as part of Takahashi's band "In Phase" on tours in Japan. In 2014 Iha scored the soundtrack to Lionsgate/Hulu series '' Deadbeat''. On March 26, 2016 Iha rejoined Smashing Pumpkins onstage for several numbers. In 2016 Iha composed the score for James Franco's film '' Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?'' In 2017 Iha composed the score for the drama series '' The Arrangement''.


Discography

;Solo albums * 1998 – '' Let it Come Down'' * 2012 – ''
Look to the Sky ''Look to the Sky'' is the second solo album of James Iha, guitarist of The Smashing Pumpkins and A Perfect Circle. It was released on 14 March 2012 in Japan, with a worldwide release in September 2012. The album has many collaborations, includin ...
'' ;With Smashing Pumpkins * 1991 – ''
Gish ''Gish'' is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins, released in May 1991 through Caroline Records. Frontman Billy Corgan has variously described ''Gish'' as a "very spiritual album" and "an album about spir ...
'' * 1991 – '' Lull'' * 1993 – ''
Siamese Dream ''Siamese Dream'' is the second studio album by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins, released on July 27, 1993, on Virgin Records. Despite recording sessions fraught with difficulties and tensions, ''Siamese Dream'' debuted at num ...
'' * 1994 – ''
Pisces Iscariot ''Pisces Iscariot'' is a compilation album by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins, released in 1994 through Virgin Records, consisting of B-sides and outtakes. Reaching number 4 in the US upon its 1994 release, ''Pisces Iscariot' ...
'' * 1994 – ''
Earphoria ''Earphoria'' is a live album by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. It is the soundtrack of the band's '' Vieuphoria'' video. While the video has been widely available since its initial release, the CD was initially released as ...
'' * 1995 – ''
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness ''Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness'' is the third studio album by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, released on October 24, 1995, in the United Kingdom and a day later in the United States on Virgin Records. Produced by ...
'' * 1996 – ''
The Aeroplane Flies High ''The Aeroplane Flies High'' is a five-disc box set released by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins in 1996. It contains expanded versions of the five singles from their album ''Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness'' and also inc ...
'' * 1998 – '' Adore'' * 2000 – ''
Machina/The Machines of God ''Machina/The Machines of God'' is the fifth studio album by the American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins, released on February 29, 2000, by Virgin Records. A concept album,Interview with Billy Corgan, May 24, 2000, KROQ-FM it marked t ...
'' * 2000 – ''
Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music ''Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music'' is the sixth studio album by the American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. It was released for free on the Internet on September 5, 2000. Plans for a standard physical release, bundl ...
'' * 2001 – ''
Rotten Apples ''Rotten Apples'' (''The Smashing Pumpkins – Greatest Hits'' as titled on the album's cover) is a greatest hits compilation album by alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. In the US, it was released on November 20, 2001, along with a ...
'' * 2005 – '' Rarities and B-Sides'' * 2018 – '' Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun.'' * 2020 – '' Cyr'' ;With A Perfect Circle * 2004 – '' eMOTIVe'' (only feature on "People Are People") * 2004 – ''
aMotion ''Amotion'' (stylized as ''aMOTION'') is a DVD– CD set released by American rock band A Perfect Circle on November 16, 2004, only two weeks after the debut of the band's third album, '' eMOTIVe''. The DVD consists of music videos for singles s ...
'' * 2013 – ''
Three Sixty ''Three Sixty'' is a greatest hits compilation released by American rock band A Perfect Circle on November 19, 2013. The set compiles songs from previous albums by the band and includes one new song, " By and Down". The album was also released in ...
'' (compilation album) ;With Whiskeytown * 2001 – ''
Pneumonia Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as alveoli. Symptoms typically include some combination of productive or dry cough, chest pain, fever, and difficulty breathing. The severi ...
'' ;With Vanessa and the O's * 2003 – ''La Ballade d'O'' ;With Tinted Windows * 2009 – ''
Tinted Windows Window film (tint) is a thin laminate film that can be installed to the interior or exterior of glass surfaces in automobiles and boats and also to the interior or exterior of glass in homes and buildings. It is usually made from polyethylene ter ...
'' ;Soundtrack appearances * 2005 – '' Because of Winn-Dixie soundtrack'' (with
Adam Schlesinger Adam Lyons Schlesinger (October 31, 1967 – April 1, 2020) was an American musician, songwriter, composer, and record producer. He was a founding member of the bands Fountains of Wayne, Ivy, and Tinted Windows, and was a key songwriting contri ...
on track 5) * 2005 – '' Linda Linda Linda soundtrack'' (movie by
Nobuhiro Yamashita is a Japanese film director. Career Born in Aichi Prefecture, Yamashita attended Osaka University of Arts where he worked on Kazuyoshi Kumakiri's '' Kichiku Dai Enkai''. His graduation film ''Hazy Life'', took the Off Theatre Competition Grand ...
) * 2009 – '' Kakera: A Piece of Our Life'' (movie by Momoko Andô) * 2023 – '' That '90s Show'' (American sitcom) ;Guest appearances * 1997 – '' Apartment Life'' (with Ivy) * 2001 – '' Long Distance'' (with Ivy) * 2001 – ''
Madrigal A madrigal is a form of secular vocal music most typical of the Renaissance music, Renaissance (15th–16th c.) and early Baroque music, Baroque (1600–1750) periods, although revisited by some later European composers. The Polyphony, polyphoni ...
'' (with Chara) * 2003 – ''
Welcome Interstate Managers ''Welcome Interstate Managers'' is the third studio album by the American rock band Fountains of Wayne. It was released by S-Curve Records on June 10, 2003. The album contains the power pop single "Stacy's Mom," which reached number 21 on the ...
'' (with
Fountains of Wayne Fountains of Wayne was an American rock band that formed in New York City in 1995. The band included founding members Chris Collingwood, Adam Schlesinger, Jody Porter, and Brian Young. They released five albums from 1996 to 2011 before e ...
) * 2003 – Wonderfully Nothing (with Brookville) * 2004 – ''
Auf der Maur Auf der Maur is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Melissa Auf der Maur (born 1972), Canadian rock musician ** ''Auf der Maur'' (album), debut album of Melissa Auf der Maur *Nick Auf der Maur Nick Erik Auf der Maur (April 10, ...
'' (with Melissa Auf der Maur) * 2005 – '' In the Clear'' (with
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) * 2006 – '' Milkwhite Sheets'' (with
Isobel Campbell Isobel Campbell (born 27 April 1976) is a Scottish singer, songwriter and cellist. She rose to prominence at age nineteen as a member of the indie pop band Belle & Sebastian, but left the group to pursue a solo career, first as The Gentle Waves ...
) * 2007 – ''
Traffic and Weather ''Traffic and Weather'' is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Fountains of Wayne. It was released on Virgin Records in April 2007. Background While previous Fountains of Wayne albums saw lead singer Chris Collingwood and bassis ...
'' (with Fountains of Wayne) * 2009 – '' Colonia'' (with
A Camp A Camp is the solo side project of Nina Persson, vocalist for the Swedish indie pop band The Cardigans, her husband, composer Nathan Larson, and former Atomic Swing guitarist Niclas Frisk. Persson formed A Camp when The Cardigans took a break af ...
) * 2010 – Hawk (with Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan) * 2015 - " Blaster" (with
Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts Scott Richard Weiland (; né Kline, October 27, 1967 – December 3, 2015) was an American singer and songwriter. During a career spanning three decades, Weiland was best known as the lead singer of the rock band Stone Temple Pilots from ...
) on "Blue Eyes" * 2017 – ''
Ogilala ''Ogilala'' () is the second solo album by American musician Billy Corgan (under his full name, William Patrick Corgan), frontman of alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. The album was released on October 13, 2017, in the United States. It ...
'' ( Billy Corgan) on "Proccessional"


Videography

* 1994 – ''
Vieuphoria ''Vieuphoria'' is a long form music video by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, originally released on VHS on October 4, 1994 and DVD on November 26, 2002. It was certified gold by the RIAA in late 1996. The video consists of ...
'' (VHS) * 2001 – ''Smashing Pumpkins –
Greatest Hits Video Collection Greatest may refer to: * ''Greatest!'', a 1959 album by Johnny Cash * ''Bee Gees Greatest'', a 1979 album by Bee Gees * ''Greatest'' (The Go-Go's album), 1990 * ''Greatest'' (Duran Duran album), 1998 * Greatest (song), a song by Eminem * "Greate ...
'' (DVD) * 2005 – ''Charlie Charlie'' (Videoclip by Vanessa and the O's)


Smashing Pumpkins songs written, co-written or covered by Iha


Written by James Iha

*"Wave Song" from ''Mashed Potatoes'' *"Blew Away" from ''
Pisces Iscariot ''Pisces Iscariot'' is a compilation album by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins, released in 1994 through Virgin Records, consisting of B-sides and outtakes. Reaching number 4 in the US upon its 1994 release, ''Pisces Iscariot' ...
'' *"Why Am I So Tired?" from ''
Vieuphoria ''Vieuphoria'' is a long form music video by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, originally released on VHS on October 4, 1994 and DVD on November 26, 2002. It was certified gold by the RIAA in late 1996. The video consists of ...
'' and ''
Earphoria ''Earphoria'' is a live album by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. It is the soundtrack of the band's '' Vieuphoria'' video. While the video has been widely available since its initial release, the CD was initially released as ...
'' *"Bugg Superstar" from ''
Vieuphoria ''Vieuphoria'' is a long form music video by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, originally released on VHS on October 4, 1994 and DVD on November 26, 2002. It was certified gold by the RIAA in late 1996. The video consists of ...
'' and ''
Earphoria ''Earphoria'' is a live album by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. It is the soundtrack of the band's '' Vieuphoria'' video. While the video has been widely available since its initial release, the CD was initially released as ...
'' *"Take Me Down" from ''
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness ''Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness'' is the third studio album by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, released on October 24, 1995, in the United Kingdom and a day later in the United States on Virgin Records. Produced by ...
'' *"Farewell and Goodnight" from ''Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness'' *"...Said Sadly" from ''
The Aeroplane Flies High ''The Aeroplane Flies High'' is a five-disc box set released by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins in 1996. It contains expanded versions of the five singles from their album ''Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness'' and also inc ...
'' *"Believe" from ''The Aeroplane Flies High'' *"The Boy" from ''The Aeroplane Flies High'' *"The Bells" from ''The Aeroplane Flies High'' *"Summer" from the " Perfect" single *"Go" on ''
Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music ''Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music'' is the sixth studio album by the American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. It was released for free on the Internet on September 5, 2000. Plans for a standard physical release, bundl ...
''


Co-written with Billy Corgan

*"
I Am One "I Am One" is the debut single by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. It was the band's first ever release and remains the only single issued by the band with co-writing credits to both Billy Corgan and James Iha. It charted ...
" from ''
Gish ''Gish'' is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins, released in May 1991 through Caroline Records. Frontman Billy Corgan has variously described ''Gish'' as a "very spiritual album" and "an album about spir ...
'' *"
Soma Soma may refer to: Businesses and brands * SOMA (architects), a New York–based firm of architects * Soma (company), a company that designs eco-friendly water filtration systems * SOMA Fabrications, a builder of bicycle frames and other bicycle ...
" and " Mayonaise" from ''
Siamese Dream ''Siamese Dream'' is the second studio album by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins, released on July 27, 1993, on Virgin Records. Despite recording sessions fraught with difficulties and tensions, ''Siamese Dream'' debuted at num ...
'' *"Plume" from ''Pisces Iscariot'' *"Tribute to Johnny" from "The Aeroplane Flies High" *"Innosense" on ''
Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music ''Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music'' is the sixth studio album by the American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. It was released for free on the Internet on September 5, 2000. Plans for a standard physical release, bundl ...
''


Covers sung by Iha

* Syd Barrett's "
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" from ''I Am One'' *
The Cure The Cure are an English rock band formed in 1978 in Crawley, West Sussex. Throughout numerous lineup changes since the band's formation, guitarist, lead vocalist, and songwriter Robert Smith has remained the only constant member. The band's ...
's "A Night Like This" from ''The Aeroplane Flies High'' *
Tom Waits Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American musician, composer, songwriter, and actor. His lyrics often focus on the underbelly of society and are delivered in his trademark deep, gravelly voice. He worked primarily in jazz during ...
's "
Ol' '55 "Ol' '55" is a song by American musician Tom Waits. It is the opening track and lead single from Waits' debut studio album, '' Closing Time'', released in March 1973 on Asylum Records. Written by Waits and produced by Jerry Yester, "Ol' '55" wa ...
" (performed live in 1999 at the Bridge School Benefit concerts) *
The Human League The Human League are an English synth-pop band formed in Sheffield in 1977. Initially an experimental electronic outfit, the group signed to Virgin Records in 1979 and later attained widespread commercial success with their third album ''Dare' ...
's "
Don't You Want Me "Don't You Want Me" is a song by British synthpop group the Human League (credited on the cover as The Human League 100). It was released on 27 November 1981 as the fourth single from their third studio album, ''Dare'' (1981). The band's best k ...
" (performed live as a duet with Melissa Auf der Maur in 2000 tour) *
David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...
's " Kooks" (performed live in 1993)Blamo.org
, Siva – The Smashing Pumpkins Web Site: Songs – Kooks
*
David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...
's "
Rock 'n' Roll with Me "Rock 'n' Roll With Me" is a power ballad written by David Bowie and Warren Peace and recorded in January 1974 that first appeared on Bowie's ''Diamond Dogs'' album, supposedly to address the artist's complex relation with his fans. A version r ...
" (performed live in 2012) *The Cure's "Friday I'm in Love" (performed live in 2018)


Equipment


Guitars

*
Fender Jazzmaster The Fender Jazzmaster is an electric guitar designed as a more expensive sibling of the Fender Stratocaster. First introduced at the 1958 NAMM Show, it was initially marketed to jazz guitarists, but found favor among surf rock guitarists in t ...
(as seen on "Zero" video) * 1980s
Les Paul Custom The Gibson Les Paul Custom is a higher-end variation of the Gibson Les Paul guitar. It was developed in 1953 after Gibson had introduced the Les Paul model in 1952. History The 1952 Gibson Les Paul was originally made with a mahogany body with a ...
* 1984 Ebony Gibson Les Paul Custom *
Gibson Flying V The Gibson Flying V is an electric guitar model introduced by Gibson in 1958. The Flying V offered a radical, "futuristic" body design, much like its siblings: the Explorer, which was released the same year, and the Moderne, which was designed ...
(as seen in "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" video) *
Gibson SG The Gibson SG is a solid-body electric guitar model introduced by Gibson in 1961 as the Gibson Les Paul SG. It remains in production today in many variations of the initial design. The SG (where "SG" refers to Solid-Body Guitar) Standard is Gi ...
-Custom (1980s) * Gibson SG Les Paul Custom 30th Anniversary (1991) * Rickenbacker 360 *
Fender Bronco The Fender Bronco was an electric guitar model produced by the Fender company from mid 1967 until 1981. It used the body and neck from the Fender Mustang, but had only one pickup and a different tremolo arm mechanism. Unlike the other Mustang v ...
* Fernandes Telecaster (used for the Adore tour) * 1960s Teisco K2L (as seen in "Rocket" video)


Amplifiers

*
Fender Twin Reverb The Fender Twin and Twin Reverb are guitar amplifiers made by Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. The Twin was introduced in 1952, two years before Fender began selling Stratocaster electric guitars. The amps are known for their characterist ...
Amp * Marshall JMP-1 Pre-Amp * Mesa-Boogie Tri-Axis * Orange Overdrive 120 Head & Cab


Effects

* DigiTech DHP-55 Harmony Processor * DigiTech GSP2101 Effects Processor * EBow * Electro Harmonix Big Muff Pi * Electro Harmonix Electric Mistress (18v Version) * Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man * Electro Harmonix Small Stone Phaser * Eventide H3000 Harmonizer * Boss AW-2 * DOD FX-17 Wah-Volume Pedal


Other

* DR Hi-Beam Nickel-Plated Strings * Jim Dunlop 1.0 millimeter tortex pics * Pedal-cast Extender


References


External links

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