James Yoshinobu Iha (innate March 26, 1968) is a Japanese American rock musician, most famous as a guitar player in the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins from 1988 to 2000. He presently sleep in Manhattan, New York City and co-owns independent record label Scratchie Records with D'arcy Wretzky, the ex-bassist for the Pumpkins. Scratchie has signed elastic like Fountains of Wayne, The Frogs, and Fulflej.

Iha wrote or even co-wrote a select few of the Great Pumpkins' songs. He wrote "Blew Away" in Pisces Iscariot, "Bugg Superstar" on Earphoria, "Take Me Down" on Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, "...Said Sadly", "Believe", "The Boy", & "The Bells" on The Aeroplane Flies High, "Summer" on the "Perfect" single and "Go" in MACHINA II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music. He co-wrote sustaining Billy Corgan "I Am One" on Gish, "Soma" and "Mayonaise" on Siamese Dream, "Plume" on Pisces Iscariot, "Farewell and Goodnight" in Mellon Collie & a Infinite Sadness, & "Tribute to Johnny" on The Aeroplane Flies High. He likewise sang a band's covers of The Cure's "A Night Like This" & Syd Barrett's "Terrapin".

Around 1998, Ihthe freed a semi-successful solo album, Let It Come Down.

Since a Pumpkins' breakup inside 2000, Iha has pursued numerous projects. He has been the member of rock group A Perfect Circle since July 2003, and appeared in their 2004 album eMOTIVe. He has besides appeared in recordings sustaining elastic Ivy and Fulflej. Too around 2003, he formed Vanessa and the O's.

Recently, Iha has collaborated inside musical comedy & fashion project projects in Japan. By using a serve of longtime friend & manager Isao Izutsu, Iha started a wear label Vapor inside 2001. Iha as well scored a Japanese film Linda, Linda, Linda, released in late summertime 2005.

Inside June 2005, Corgan announced plans to reunite by having a Pumpkins. Iha has eventually to call for even Corgan to assume or decline.

Discography

Let It Come Down (album) (1998) Exist as Heavy At present (lone) (1998) Jealousy (lone) (1998)