[PAR] [TLE] Cornelius (musician) [SEP] Keigo Oyamada (小山田 圭吾 , Oyamada Keigo , born January 27, 1969) , also known by his moniker Cornelius (CORNELIUS（コーネリアス） , Kōneriasu ) , is a Japanese recording artist and producer who co-founded Flipper's Guitar, an influential Shibuya-kei band, and subsequently embarked on a solo career.  In 1997, he released the album "Fantasma", which landed him praise from American music critics, who called him a "modern-day Brian Wilson" or the "Japanese Beck". [PAR] [TLE] Brian Wilson [SEP] Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer best known for being the multi-tasking leader and co-founder of the rock band the Beach Boys.  After signing with Capitol Records in 1962, Wilson wrote or co-wrote more than two dozen Top 40 hits for the group.  He is the first pop artist credited for writing, arranging, producing, and performing his own material.  Because of his unorthodox approaches to song composition and arrangement and mastery of recording techniques, he is widely acknowledged, by critics and musicians alike, as one of the most innovative and influential creative forces in popular music.
[PAR] [TLE] Cornelius ( musician ) [ SEP ] Keigo Oyamada ( 小山田 圭吾 , Oyamada Keigo , born January 27 , 1969 ) , also known by his moniker Cornelius ( CORNELIUS（コーネリアス ） , Kōneriasu ) , is a Japanese recording artist and producer who co - founded Flipper 's Guitar , an influential Shibuya - kei band , and subsequently embarked on a solo career . In 1997 , he released the album " Fantasma " , which landed him praise from American music critics , who called him a " modern - day Brian Wilson " or the " Japanese Beck " . [PAR] [TLE] Brian Wilson [ SEP ] Brian Douglas Wilson ( born June 20 , 1942 ) is an American musician , singer , songwriter , and record producer best known for being the multi - tasking leader and co - founder of the rock band the Beach Boys . After signing with Capitol Records in 1962 , Wilson wrote or co - wrote more than two dozen Top 40 hits for the group . He is the first pop artist credited for writing , arranging , producing , and performing his own material . Because of his unorthodox approaches to song composition and arrangement and mastery of recording techniques , he is widely acknowledged , by critics and musicians alike , as one of the most innovative and influential creative forces in popular music .
Japanese artist Cornelius has been described as the modern-day equivalent of which legendary American singer, songwriter and producer?
Japanese artist Cornelius has been described as the modern - day equivalent of which legendary American singer , songwriter and producer ?
Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson