Do As Infinity's own Dai Nagao did a bulk of the production work on Break of Dawn, but producer Seiji Kameda helped out on a couple of the album's tracks. Seiji Kameda is another producer who works closely with budding J-Pop stars. His most famous partnership, however, is with J-Pop rocker Sheena Ringo (椎名林檎) with whom he'd arrange her songs.
Sheena Ringo started writing songs and recording her own demos in junior high. Through high school, she performed in several music star search competitions both as a solo performer and member of an all-girl band. Sheena's last competition saw her offered a contract by the event's sponsor, Yamaha, which she turned down. Her hopes for a better contract came quickly from Toshiba EMI. Sheena's relationship with her record label started out uneasily as the label criticized her lyrics and refused her creative insight. But after the poor showing of her debut single, she was allowed more creative input into the managing of her career. Sheena's next two singles did incrementally better, and her debut album 無罪モラトリアム (Muzai (Innocence) Moratorium) would peak at #2 on the charts. It was notable for her sonic mix of traditional J-Pop with western alternative.
Here is the discography surrounding Sheena Ringo's debut album:
幸福論 (1998 single)
歌舞伎町の女王 (1998 single)
ここでキスして。 (1999 single)
無罪モラトリアム
幸福論 (1999 single re-release)
"幸福論" by Sheena Ringo
"同じ夜" by Sheena Ringo
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