Jad Fair is a founding member of Half Japanese. Jad also performs and records as a solo artist, and collaborates with artists such as the Placebos, Danielson, Samuel Locke Ward, Terry Adams, Kramer, Norman Blake, Kevin Blechdom, Isobel Campbell, Eugene Chadbourne, DQE, Steve Fisk, Fred Frith, God Is My Co-Pilot, Richard Hell, Daniel Johnston, J. Mascis, Jason Willett, Monster Party, Weird Paul Petroskey, R. Stevie Moore, Thurston Moore, The Pastels, Phono-Comb, Steve Shelley, Strobe Talbot, Teenage Fanclub, The Tinklers, Moe Tucker, Bill Wells, Jason Willett, Adult Rodeo, Brave Combo, Mosquito, Lumberob, Yo La Tengo, and John Zorn. The Placebos have Brian Birzer on guitar, Cheryl Tepper on drums, and Jad on guitar and vocals.