Question: Half Japanese and Balance and Composure, work in the music industry?
Context: The word hāfu (ハーフ, "half") is used in Japanese to refer to somebody who is biracial, i.e., ethnically half Japanese.  The label emerged in the 1970s in Japan and is now the most commonly used and preferred term of self-definition.  The word comes from the English word "half" indicating half foreign-ness. The Latvian Music Producers Association (LaMPA) is a National ISRC Agency of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry with the task of representing the Latvian music industry for both national and international recording artists of all genres.  Goals of the organisation are supporting Latvian artists and producers and promote development of Latvian music industry and export of music produced in Latvia, to promote and support creation of competitive music records and increase utilization of Latvian music by educating Latvian performers and producers, to officially represent Latvian music industry in Europe and international showcases, fairs and exhibitions, and to educate members of Latvian music industry about the issues of music export and global trends.  The company also certifies albums and music videos based on unit sales and compiles the country's music chart. Albi Albertsson (born "Albert S. Gottschewski"; born 22 June 1987) is a songwriter, composer and music producer of half German half Japanese descent and also the founder of MUSSASHI Publishing.  He has produced music for top artists like KAT-TUN, Arashi, Sandaime J Soul Brothers, E-girls, EXO, Girls Generation, VIXX and SHINee and is one of the most commercially successful active J-Pop and K-Pop writers and producers with over 25 No.1 placements to his name amounting to over 6.5 million records sold. WaT (pronounced "Watto" ワット, for Wentz and Teppei) was a Japanese pop duo composed of singers/songwriters Eiji Wentz and Teppei Koike.  They met each other in 2002 and formed WaT, playing live street performances with their guitars.  Their debut single, "Boku no Kimochi", was released in 2005.  Wentz, who is half German-American and half Japanese, is also a TV personality.  Koike is also known as an actor and can play the harmonica.  "Boku no Kimochi" reached the second place on the Oricon chart. Balance and Composure is an American alternative rock band from Doylestown, Pennsylvania.  They formed in the winter of 2007, after the breakup of two local Doylestown bands.  The band's music is often suggested having similarities to Title Fight, Brand New, and Nirvana.  They've released three studio albums and five EPs since their inception.  Their second album "The Things We Think We're Missing" reached number 51 on the "Billboard" 200, number 10 on the Independent Albums, number 13 on the Modern Rock/Alternative Albums and number 16 on the Rock Albums charts. Jason Willett is an American musician, known largely for his work with experimental rock groups including Half Japanese, Can Openers, Pleasant Livers, X-Ray Eyes, The Dramatics, The Jaunties, The Attitude Robots, Leprechaun Catering, and many more.  His record label, Megaphone, initially set out to issue work by punkish Rock in Opposition-derived performers like The Work, Fred Frith, the Molecules, Matmos, Tim Hodgkinson and Jac Berrocal but became largely a venue for Willett's own collaborative music.  He has also made records with Ruins, Jac Berrocal, James Chance, Jon Rose, Michael Evans, Ron Anderson, Benb Gallaher, Mick Hobbs, Chris Cutler, Little Howlin Wolf, Yamatsuka Eye & his various pet ducks. The Tinklers are a band from Baltimore who have been together since 1979.  The group consists of Charles Brohawn and Chris Mason, both of whom sing, play guitar, and percussion instruments of varying degrees of quality (including cigar boxes, spoons, and other types of junk).  Both members are also actively engaged in creating art in other mediums including visual art and books.  Their music can be characterized as outsider music due to its lack of traditional musical skills and abilities including proficiency at their instruments and the ability to sing in tune.  Their performance method and practice eschews conventional standards of skills thought necessary for making music and can be historically placed with other acts such as Jad Fair and Half Japanese, Daniel Johnston, and many more obscure musicians. The Indian Music Industry (IMI) is a trust that represents the recording industry distributors in India.  It was founded on February 28, 1936 as Indian Phonographic Industry (IPI).  It is the 2nd oldest music industry organization in the world that was involved in protecting copyrights of music producers and supporting growth of music entertainment industry.  In 1994, it was renamed as Indian Music Industry (IMI) and represented India at the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).  It is also registered with the West Bengal Societies Registration Act.  All major music labels in India are part of this association.  Record companies like Saregama India Ltd. (HMV), Universal Music (India), Tips_Industries_Limited, Venus, Sony Music Entertainment (India), Crescendo, Virgin Records, Magnasound, Milestone, Times Music and several other prominent national and regional labels are part of the IMI.  The IMI represents over 75% of all legal music sales in India. Half Japanese is an art punk band formed by brothers Jad and David Fair around 1975, sometime after the family's relocation to Uniontown, Maryland.  Their original instrumentation included a small drum set, which they took turns playing; vocals; and an out-of-tune, distorted guitar.  Both Fair brothers sang, although over time Jad moved into the frontman role.  The band members are John Sluggett - guitar, Gilles-Vincent Rieder - drums, Jason Willett - bass, Mick Hobbs - guitar, and Jad Fair - vocals and guitar. Thick Syrup Records is an independent record label from Little Rock, Arkansas.  Founded by Travis McElroy in 2006, it specializes in indie rock and underground music.  It has released the work of known acts such as Matt Cameron, Jad Fair from Half Japanese, Bob Bert of Sonic Youth, Penn Jillette, Don Fleming and Velvet Monkeys.  The label also releases compilation albums with multiple artists.
Answer: yes