Japanese singer Ringo Sheena has been a member of many bands in the course of her career. Most of those listed were during the 1990s and early 2000s and have two-word names, the first being in kanji and the second in katakana. This naming convention is also present in her studio albums Muzai Moratorium (1999), Shōso Strip (2000) and later in 2009, Sanmon Gossip, as well as the songs (1999), (1999), her unpublished song (1999), (2000) and (2000).
37564
37564 (Mi Na Go Ro Shi, "Massacre") was a session band formed to perform the song "Nippon" (2014). In its initial line-up, it featured three guitarists: Sheena, session musician Yukio Nagoshi and Shinichi Ubukata of the bands Ellegarden and Nothing's Carved in Stone. In addition, the band featured Noriyasu "Kāsuke" Kawamura on drums, Hiroshi Watanabe on bass and Nobuhiko Nakayama programming the track. 37564 was reformed to record Hi Izuru Tokoro (2014), with Nagoshi, as well as two members of the band 100s, Hiroo Yamaguchi and Tom Tamada.
893
893 (Hachi Kyū San, "Yakuza") is a band Sheena formed to perform her Chotto Shita Reco Hatsu mini-tour in 2014, and also to record the song "Sakasa ni Kazoete" from her "Nippon" (2014) single. It featured Midorin from Soil & "Pimp" Sessions on drums, Keisuke Torigoe on contrabass, Yoshiaki Sato on accordion, Masaki Hayashi on piano and Ringo Sheena on vocals and guitars. All of the members had performed at Sheena's Tōtaikai: Heisei Nijūgo-nendo Kamiyama-chō Taikai concert in 2013. Sato also arranged the song "Saisakizaka" for Sheena's album Gyakuyunyū: Kōwankyoku, released at the time of the concerts.
Ano Yo no Orchestra
was a collaboration between Ringo Sheena and Neko Saito for her soundtrack album Heisei Fūzoku (2007), which performed the song "Sakuran (Terra Ver.)."
Bakeneko Killer
was a name Sheena gave to the production duo consisting of herself and . The pair worked together on the album Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana (2003). Bakeneko Killer was reunited in 2009 to work on Sheena's studio album Sanmon Gossip.
Bōtoku Vitamin
was a session band formed to perform the Mori Pact disc of Utaite Myōri: Sono Ichi (2002). It was led by , who sequenced and arranged songs, played keyboard, the electric guitar and the bass synthesizer. Other members included (wood bass, electric bass), (drums, tambourine) and occasionally support from Uni Inoue.
Gyakutai Glykogen
was a band formed to perform Sheena's Gekokujyo Xstasy tour that was performed from April to June in 2000. The band featured Ringo Sheena on vocals and electric bass, Seiji Kameda on electric bass, on electric guitar, on synthesizer and keyboard and on drums.
The band's recordings have been released several times in Sheena's discography. They were the first band on Sheena's 3-CD box set Ze-Chyou Syuu, released in September 2000, which featured the band performing the songs "Yattsuke Shigoto," "Gamble" and "Onaji Yoru." Footage of the Gekokujyo Xstasy tour was later released on DVD and VHS on December 7, 2000. The band were the session musicians for the Kame Pact disc of Utaite Myōri: Sono Ichi (2002). The band also performed the Zazen Extasy live concert, which was recorded in 2000 but released in 2008.
In November 2000, Sheena married Gyakutai Glykogen guitarist Junji Yayoshi, and gave birth to a son in July 2001. The pair then later divorced in January 2002.
Hachiōji Gulliver
was a band Sheena performed with before her major debut in 1998 at live houses in Fukuoka. It featured on bass, Marvelous Marble member on drums and on sound equipment.
The band sung a mixture of Sheena's solo songs and covers of Western musicians, such as T. Rex, The Cranberries, France Gall and Björk.
Hatsuiku Status
was an all-female band with three bassists formed by Sheena to perform on the Gokiritsu Japon tour in June and July 2000. The tour was a series of secret lives, with Sheena not being billed as a performing artist. The band consisted of Ringo Sheena (vocals, electric bass), Metalchicks and former DMBQ drummer , Number Girl and Bloodthirsty Butchers guitarist , electric bassist and Junko Murata from Sheena's previous band Hachiōji Gulliver.
The band's setlist was composed entirely of new compositions by Sheena and other band members, often with a theme of growth. The band's recordings have been released twice in Sheena's discography. They were the third band on Sheena's 3-CD box set Ze-Chyou Syuu, released in September 2000, which featured the band performing the songs "Fukurande Kichatta," "Haihai" and "Kōgōsei." Footage of their Hatsuiku Status: Gokiritsu Japon tour was later released on DVD and VHS on December 7, 2000. The songs "Fukurande Kichatta" and "Haihai" do not appear on the DVD.
Bassist Yasunobu Torii appeared in the music video for "Honnō," and guitarist Hisako Tabuchi later featured in the recording of "Sigma."
Himitsu Butai
was a session band created to record the songs "Meisai" and "Ishiki" for the "Stem" single and Sheena's third studio album Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana (2003). It featured electric guitar by Ukigumo (then Ryosuke Nagaoka), drums by (Vola and the Oriental Machine, formerly Number Girl), bass and contrabass by Hitoshi Watanabe, shinobue by , violin by Neko Saito and didgeridoo by Tab Zombie from Soil & "Pimp" Sessions.
Ikenai Kotachi
were a five-member session band created to record songs for Rie Tomosaka's "Shōjo Robot" in 2000. It featured Rie Tomosaka on vocals, Ringo Sheena on piano and chorus, Hisako Tabuchi of Number Girl/Bloodthirsty Butchers as the band's guitarist, as a bassist (who later performed with Chirinuruwowaka) and drummer Rino Tokitsu of Roletta Secohan and Sheena's high school band Marvelous Marble., accessed through
The band performed three songs for the single, "Shōjo Robot," "Ikenai Ko" and "Nippon ni Umarete." "Shōjo Robot" and "Ikenai Ko" were written with Tomosaka's image in mind, while "Nippon ni Umarete" was an unused demo from the Shōso Strip sessions., accessed through
Josei Jōi Kinen Orchestra
was an orchestra created to record "Kuki," the Japanese-language version of "Stem" featured on the album Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana (2003).
Karisome Orchestra
was a collaboration between Ringo Sheena and Neko Saito for her soundtrack album Heisei Fūzoku (2007), to record the song "Karisome Otome" in September, 2006. The orchestra recorded two versions, the Hitokuchizaka version found on the "Kono Yo no Kagiri" single as a B-side which was recorded at Hitokuchizaka Studio in Kudankita, Chiyoda, Tokyo, as well as the Tameikesannoh version, recorded near to the Tameike-Sannō Station in Nagatachō, Chiyoda.
Kōcha Kinoko
was one of the bands thanked in the booklet of Muzai Moratorium (1999), which lists the members' nicknames as Shige, Shin-chan, Shira-chan and Rino.
Komae no Orchestra
was a collaboration between Ringo Sheena and Neko Saito for her soundtrack album Heisei Fūzoku (2007), to re-record the song "Gamble," a song originally from Ze-Chyou Syuu (2000). The orchestra recorded the song at a studio in Komae, Tokyo.
Kono Yo no Orchestra
was a collaboration between Ringo Sheena and Neko Saito for her soundtrack album Heisei Fūzoku (2007), to record the leading single "Kono Yo no Kagiri."
Kuri no Hana Kaoru Orchestra
was an orchestra conducted by Yuichiro Goto to record songs for the album Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana (2003). The orchestra recorded the songs "Shūkyō," "Doppelganger," "Poltergeist" and "Sōretsu."
Kurubushi Hysteric
was one of the bands thanked in the booklet of Muzai Moratorium (1999), which lists the members' nicknames as Macha, Kuma and Rino.
Mangarama
Mangarama were a special band created for Ringo Sheena's concert at the Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall on August 16, 2015. In addition to Sheena, the band featured former Tokyo Jihen members Ukigumo on guitar and Masayuki Hiizumi on piano, Yukio Nagoshi on guitar, Keisuke Torigoe on bass guitar, Tom Tamada on drums and Yoshiaki Sato on accordion. In addition to the rock band ensemble, the band featured brass instruments: Koji Nishimura on the trumpet, Osamu Koike on both the saxophone and the flute, and Yoichi Murata on trombone. Saya and Yuka, two dancers from Elevenplay were also billed as being a part of Mangarama.
Marvelous Marble
was a high school all-female band from Fukuoka who performed at the 9th Teens' Music Festival in 1995, singing a cover of Danielle Brisebois song "Just Missed the Train."TEENS' MUSIC FESTIVAL '95 全国大会 財団法人ヤマハ音楽振興会 It featured on guitar, on bass, on keyboard, on drums and Sheena on vocals (then known as Yumiko Shiina). The group also performed at the Nagasaki Kayōsai, reaching the finals. The group disbanded when Sheena left high school in her second year.『イミダス imidas 2001』集英社、2001年、1286頁丹生敦 『林檎コンプレックス - 椎名林檎的解体新書』 太陽出版、2003年、12、33、43、56-57頁
Drummer Rino Tokitsu later went on to perform with the band Roletta Secohan.
Matatabi Orchestra
was a collaboration between Ringo Sheena and Neko Saito for , a series of concerts held in December 2005. The orchestra was used again for her soundtrack album Heisei Fūzoku (2007), performing the songs "Papaya Mango," "Yokushitsu," "Meisai" and "Yume no Ato."
Mizuage Orchestra
was a collaboration between Ringo Sheena and Neko Saito for her soundtrack album Heisei Fūzoku (2007), to record the song "Sakuran (Onkio Version)," a B-side of the "Kono Yo no Kagiri" single. It was recorded at Onkio Haus in Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo. Mizuage is a term for an oiran's coming-of-age ceremony.
Momoiro Spanner
was one of three session bands formed to record for Sheena's debut album, Muzai Moratorium (1999). The band featured Sheena on vocals, piano, fake koto (Synthesizer) and whistle, Seiji Kameda on bass guitar, on electric guitar, acoustic guitar and backing vocal guidance, and Noriyasu Kawamura on drums and conga.
The band performed the songs "Akane Sasu, Kiro Terasaredo...," "Tsumiki Asobi," "Onaji Yoru" and "Morphine."
Nadataru Orchestra
was a collaboration between Ringo Sheena and Neko Saito for her soundtrack album Heisei Fūzoku (2007). The orchestra recorded two new songs, "Hatsukoi Shōjo" and "Oiran," which both featured electronic arrangements.
Noraneko Orchestra
was an orchestra used for her Baishō Ecstasy concert, held on May 27, 2003, that was conducted by Neko Saito. The orchestra was later utilised on her soundtrack album Heisei Fūzoku (2007), recording the songs "Stem," "Ishiki" and "Poltergeist," where were all originally songs from her album Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana (2003).
Ōoku Kinen Orchestra
was an orchestra conducted by Yuichiro Goto especially for the recording sessions of "Stem" and Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana (2003). The orchestra recorded the songs "Stem (Daimyō Asobi-hen)" and the studio version of "Yattsuke Shigoto."
Ringo-haku Kinen Buyō-dan
was a troupe of dancers used for Ringo Sheena's three 10th anniversary concerts at Saitama Super Arena in 2008, . It featured choreographer and dancers , , and . Also featured were the , who performed the Awa Dance, a famous dance from Tokushima Prefecture.
Ringo-haku Kinen Kangen Gakudan
was a backing band used for Ringo Sheena's three 10th anniversary concerts at Saitama Super Arena in 2008, (Nama) Ringo-haku '08: Jūshūnen Kinen-sai. It featured vocals, electric guitar, electronic keyboard by Ringo Sheena, arrangement by Neko Saito, electric guitar by Yukio Nagoshi, electric bass by Seiji Kameda, drums by Noriyasu Kawamura, piano by , electric and acoustic guitar by , percussion by and sequencer by .
As well as the band musicians, a 60-member orchestra was featured, which was conducted by Neko Saito and led by concert master Great Eida. The orchestra featured more than 16 instruments, including flutes, an oboe, a clarinet, a bassoon, French horns, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones, trumpets, trombones, percussion instruments, a harp, vilions, violas, cellos and double basses.