Prism is one of three artists:
1) ãƒ-リã'ºãƒ - A Japanese jazz-rock fusion band that formed in 1975.
2) A rock band from Vancouver, BC, Canada, first formed in 1976.
3) An alias of Japanese techno artist Susumu Yokota . As Prism he made subtle and dreamy ambient techno.
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Japanese band:
Akira Wada (electric guitar), Ken Watanabe (bass guitar), Daisaku Kume (keyboards), Koki "Corky" Ito (strings ensemble), Katsutoshi Morizono (electric guitar) and Toru "Rika" Suzuki (drums). In 1976, the band toured Japan as Eric Clapton's opening act. Prism have released a total of 28 albums since 1977. The band was signed to Universal Music Group in 2003, which re-released the band's first four albums, and remained their record publisher.
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Canadian band:
The original composition of the band was a collection of session musicians brought together by Bruce Allen, manager of Loverboy . Drummer Jim Vallance and Bruce Fairbairn had a jazz rock band named Sunshyne. They incorporated Lindsey Mitchell and Ron Tabak, and switched names to "Under Construction" (also briefly "Stanley Screamer"). Then, when John Hall was brought in as keyboardist, the band's name became Prism. (See their official website at http://www.prism.ca/.)
After signing with GRT Records, they released their debut album with a lineup of Tabak, Mitchell, Lavin, Hall, Ab Bryant and Jim Vallance, who both produced, and played drums under the name of "Rodney Higgs." Vallance did not want to tour though, so left and was replaced by Rocket Norton.
In 1977, they released their self-titled album PRISM, and it had a hit with "Spaceship Superstar". The band subsequently issued See Forever Eyes (1978), after which Bryant left, and Allen Harlow was brought in as a new guitarist.
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