Cornelius

Cornelius (2007)

Oyamada Keigo (小山田圭吾) is a World renowned Japanese rock musician and producer. He first got his start in the late '80s are part of the Shibuya-Kei band FLIPPER'S GUITAR. After the band broke up in the early 1990s, Oyamada started up his own Shibuya-Kei centered record label Trattoria. After this Oyamada started working actively as a producer and studio musician for many of the artists on his label.

In 1993 Oyamada started recording solo material as CORNELIUS (which was taken from the film Planet of the Apes) and debuted with the genre defining "THE SUN IS MY ENEMY" in September. To this day he still records as Cornelius and is music is acclaimed world round. Rolling Stone Japan ranked FANTASMA as #10 of the 100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums.

Profile

• Stage Name: Cornelius
• Real Name: Oyamada Keigo (小山田圭吾)
• Born: 27th January 1969
• Birthplace: Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
• Previous Bands: Flipper’s Guitar

Discography

Studio Albums

• [1994.xx.xx] THE FIRST QUESTION AWARD
• [1995.xx.xx] 69/96
• [1997.xx.xx] FANTASMA
• [2001.10.24] POINT
• [2006.10.25] Sensuous

Mini-Albums

• [1993.09.10] HOLIDAYS IN THE SUN E.P.
• [1997.07.02] STAR FRUITS SURF RIDER

Remix Albums

• [1996.xx.xx] 96/69
• [1998.11.26] FM
• [1998.11.26] CM
• [2003.06.25] CM2
• [2003.07.23] PM
• [2015.08.19] Constellations Of Music

Singles

• [1993.09.01] THE SUN IS MY ENEMY (太陽は僕の敵)
• [1993.11.10] PERFECT RAINBOW
• [1994.01.26] (YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET) WHAT YOU WANT
• [1994.06.25] MOON LIGHT STORY
• [2001.09.05] POINT OF VIEW POINT
• [2001.10.03] DROP
• [2006.08.23] MUSIC
• [2006.09.27] BREEZIN'
• [2015.06.17] Anata wo Tamotsu Mono / Mada Ugoku (あなたを保つもの / まだうごく; Things that Preserve You / Still Moving) (Sakamoto Maaya & CORNELIUS)

Video Releases

• [2001.10.24] EUS
• [2003.07.23] Five Point One

Compilation / Other

• [1992.xx.xx] JAZZ JERSY
• [1993.xx.xx] PREGO!'93 The Menu of Trattoria Vol.1
• [1994.xx.xx] PREGO!'94 The Menu of Trattoria Vol.2
• [1994.08.25] THE BEST OF BEND IT!
• [1994.xx.xx] MENU.42
• [1996.xx.xx] MENU.100
• [1996.xx.xx] ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK QAZ
• [1997.xx.xx] PREGO!'97 The Menu of Trattoria Vol.2 - VIEW MASTER
• [1998.06.10] BEND IT JAPAN!98
• [1998.xx.xx] SHOCK CITY SHOCKERS
• [1999.03.25] PREGO!'99 The Menu of Trattoria Vol.4 - CAMP MASTER
• [1999.05.01] hide TRIBUTE SPIRITS Performed Pink Spider
• [2000.xx.xx] MENU.200
• [2001.11.29] The Powerpuff Girls - Heroes & Villians Performed The Fight
• [2001.xx.xx] Prego!2001 ~ night performance
• [2002.07.17] Anchor
• [2003.09.25] audio sponge 1
• [2003.xx.xx] WKM - Tribute to Walkman
• [2004.xx.xx] C.A.P.S.1-BEAT OF THE MOMENT 03
• [2004.12.08] FM802 HEAVY ROTATIONS J-HITS COMPLETE '96-'99
• [2005.xx.xx] リズムであそぼう reaching series No.2
• [2005.11.16] TERIYAKI BOYZ - Beef or Chicken Produced moon the world
• [2005.11.23] Unusual Sound for Levi's selected by Tahiti80
• [2011.04.13] salyu x salyu - s(o)un(d)beams

References

External Links

• Official Website (US & Japan)

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