Ryuhei Kitamura
In March 2010, Lewis released his first album as ELEW on the independent label he founded that same year: Ninjazz Entertainment. Entitled "ELEW Rockjazz Vol. 1", his debut solo LP features thirteen covers of rock and pop songs by artists such as Coldplay, The Knife, and Radiohead. The music video for his cover of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was directed by Japanese film-maker Ryuhei Kitamura, the director of such films as Midnight Meat Train, Versus, , and Azumi.