Richard Jones

Richard Jones (born 6 April 1979) is a British music producer, songwriter, bass guitar player and founding member of the rock band The Feeling. Career Jones attended the BRIT School in Croydon, England. He cites Paul McCartney and John Deacon among his influences. He also admires Jaco Pastorius and James Jamerson for their "technicality". Prior to The Feeling signing to Island records in 2005 Jones worked primarily as a session bass guitarist and toured as a member of Sophie Ellis-Bextor's band in 2001–2003 to promote her 2001 album Read My Lips. An April 2002 concert from Shepherd's Bush Empire featuring Jones was released on DVD as Watch My Lips. He also appears frequently on a bonus feature on the DVD, a video diary about life on the road during the tour. Since then Jones has played bass on all of Ellis-Bextor's studio albums and on many tours in between work with the Feeling. As a member of The Feeling, Jones won Songwriter of the Year in 2007 at the Ivor Novello Awards.