James Iha

Biography

James Yoshinobu Iha (伊葉吉伸, Iha Yoshinobu) is an American rock musician. He is best known as a guitarist and co-founder of the alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. 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. He rejoined the Smashing Pumpkins in 2018.

Personal Facts

Known For

Sound

Gender

male

Known Credits

53

Birth Date

1968-03-26 00:00:00

Birth Place

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Known For

• 

  Linda Linda Linda
• 

  The Sound
• 

  Lost Holiday
• 

  Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?
• 

  Kakera: A Piece of Our Life
• 

  Salaryman

Credits

• actors (35 credits)

  • Mayonaise Dream: Broadcast from Tower Records, July 1993

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • The Smashing Pumpkins 1996-01-30 AMT1

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream 30th Anniversary Madame Zuzu's September 17, 2023

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Beyond The Alps

    James

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • A Perfect Circle Rock Am Ring

    James Iha

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • The Smashing Pumpkins: Live At Fox Theater (Live on August 4, 1998)

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    - Jon Hamm, Jurnee Smollett, The Smashing Pumpkins (2022) ... Self - Musical Guest actor actors
    2014
  • A Perfect Circle: Stone And Echo

    Guitar, Keyboards

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • The Smashing Pumpkins: Live At Malsaucy Lake (Live on July 4, 1997)

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • The Smashing Pumpkins: Basement Jam (Pulse Cable Access Show, November 19, 1988)

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Smashing Pumpkins - Live At The Metro 1990

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • A Perfect Circle: Lost in the Bermuda Triangle

    James Iha

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • A Perfect Circle: aMOTION

    James Iha

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • A Perfect Circle - The Outsider

    James Iha

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • The Smashing Pumpkins: Graceful Swans of Never

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits Video Collection

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Skirt

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • The Smashing Pumpkins: Live In Tokyo

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Smashing Pumpkins: Stand Inside Your Love

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • The Smashing Pumpkins: Live at Vredenburg 2000

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Free Tibet

    Self - Smashing Pumpkins

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • The Smashing Pumpkins: Live at Brixton Academy, London

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Smashing Pumpkins: Zero

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • The Smashing Pumpkins: 1979

    Convenience Store Clerk

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • The Smashing Pumpkins: Bullet with Butterfly Wings

    James Iha

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • The Smashing Pumpkins: 666

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • The Smashing Pumpkins: Vieuphoria

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • The Smashing Pumpkins – Live at Pinkpop 1994

    Guitars

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • The Smashing Pumpkins: Disarm

    James Iha

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • The Smashing Pumpkins: I Am One

    James Iha

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • The Smashing Pumpkins: Siva

    James Iha

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • The Smashing Pumpkins: Rhinoceros

    James Iha

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • The Simpsons

    - Homerpalooza (1996) ... James Iha (voice) actor actors
    1989
  • MTV Video Music Awards

    - 13th Annual MTV Video Music Awards (1996) ... Self actor actors

    - 11th Annual MTV Video Music Awards (1994) ... Self actor actors
    1984
  • Saturday Night Live

    - Cameron Diaz/Smashing Pumpkins (1998) ... Self - Musical Guest actor actors
    1975

• sound (15 credits)

  • The Sound

    original music composer

    sound
    2025
  • Salaryman

    original music composer

    sound
    2021
  • Lost Holiday

    original music composer

    sound
    2019
  • Lost in Sound

    original music composer

    sound
    2017
  • Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?

    original music composer

    sound
    2016
  • A History of Radness

    music

    sound
    2015
  • Kakera: A Piece of Our Life

    music

    sound
    2009
  • Linda Linda Linda

    original music composer

    sound
    2005
  • Luck

    original music composer

    sound
    2004
  • The Smashing Pumpkins: 1979

    music

    sound
    1996
  • The Smashing Pumpkins: Bullet with Butterfly Wings

    music

    sound
    1995
  • The Smashing Pumpkins: Disarm

    music

    sound
    1994
  • The Smashing Pumpkins: I Am One

    music

    sound
    1992
  • The Smashing Pumpkins: Siva

    music

    sound
    1991
  • The Smashing Pumpkins: Rhinoceros

    music

    sound
    1991

• production (1 credits)

  • Lost in Sound

    executive producer

    production
    2017

• directing (1 credits)

  • The Smashing Pumpkins: Live In Tokyo

    director

    directing
    2000

• writing (1 credits)

  • The Smashing Pumpkins: I Am One

    writer

    writing
    1992