Were both James Iha and Motion City Soundtrack part of the rock music industry?
James Iha James Yoshinobu Iha (井葉吉伸 , Iha Yoshinobu ) (born March 26, 1968) is an American rock musician. He is best known as former guitarist and co-founder of the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins and for his eclectic musical projects of recent years, most notably being a permanent fixture of A Perfect Circle. He was most recently a member of Tinted Windows, a 1960s/1970s inspired group with members of Cheap Trick, Fountains of Wayne, and Hanson.
M.I Jude Abaga (born 4 October 1981), better known by his stage name M.I or M.I Abaga, is a Nigerian hip hop recording artist and record producer. He has been the CEO of Chocolate City since June 2015. He won Best Hip Hop and Best New Act at the 2009 MTV Africa Music Awards, and was nominated in the Best International Act category at the BET Awards 2010. He rose to prominence in 2006 when his song "Crowd Mentality" became popular in his hometown of Jos. His critically acclaimed debut studio album, "Talk About It", was released on 11 December 2008. The LP was succeeded by "M.I 2" (2010). Four years after that, he released his third studio album titled "The Chairman".