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J.R. Richards

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About Me


J.R. Richards has made a lasting mark on the landscape of popular music, with a voice that seems to shatter the stratosphere. He’s the singer/songwriter of Dishwalla, the enduring alt-rock band that released five definitive records over 13 years. During that time, the five guys from Santa Barbara saw album sales in the millions, a chart-topping single that earned the Billboard award for ‘Rock Song of the Year,’ a growing network of faithful fans and a travelogue dotted by thousands of performances all over the globe.
So while Dishwalla takes a much-needed break, J.R. is eager to make an entirely different mark on the music scene: his very own. He’s hard at work on a solo album, and is ready to share his personal sound with the world for the first time. “I do love my brothers in Dishwalla," J.R. says, "but I’ve been enjoying writing a record entirely for myself.”
J.R. recently starred as Jesus of Nazareth in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Jesus Christ Superstar,’ co-produced an album for the band Super Swamper, and has been warming up some new material for fans at recent performances throughout the U.S. “Its been a first for me," he explains, "playing shows without a band. But I’m having a good time playing the songs stripped down and will be doing more - with more new songs - in the near future.” J.R. will be playing live shows around the country as he continues to make progress on his solo album. The stage is finally set, and if the past is any indication of things to come, you won’t want to miss what’s next.
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/18/2006
Band Website: dishwalla.com
Band Members: J.R. Richards-
Solo recording artist &
lead singer/songwriter of Dishwalla

Solo debut ’The Ghost of Sorrow’ tentatively scheduled for release in May 2008. FOR MERCHANDISE GO TO: JRMERCH.com
Influences:
Life - Dark and Light - Depeche Mode - James T. Kirk - Bryan Ferry - Angels - Orson Scott Card - Jim Croce - Freddy Mercury - Peter Gabriel - Johnny Cash - X - U2 - dark Science Fiction - the Beatles - Talk Talk - My Father - Thelonius Monk - Oscar Peterson - Dave Brubeck - Scott Joplin - Cat Stevens - AC/DC - Front 242 - The Force - Nitzer Ebb - Sifu Chris - Sifu Lo - Gordon Lightfoot - Kingston trio - CCR - Bowie - Ron Anderson - Moody Blues - New Order - death

Dishwalla

Live...Greetings From The Flow State

Opaline

And You Think You Know What Life's About

Pet Your Friends

Sounds Like: sorting it.......
Record Label: Been on many - A&M/Interscope/immergent......
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Back in the Studio - UPDATE

Hey All - I'm in the studio as I write this - And here @ Radiostar Studios in Weed, Cal. from the 2nd-7th - I'm almost done and should start mixing in week or so. - Thanks for being patient with the c...
Posted by J.R. Richards on Sat, 03 May 2008 02:44:00 PST

Just Finished Producing an EP for the Band - Dagnese

Hey All - I've been really busy the last few months Producing a few young bands as well as working on my new record. I just finished producing an EP for the Orlando band DAGNESE. They are a great bunc...
Posted by J.R. Richards on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:44:00 PST

New Merch Site Up -

There is now a new merchandise site up - There are only a few items up at this time but there will be more coming soon - Go To: JRMERCH.com...
Posted by J.R. Richards on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:20:00 PST

J.R. Richards talks: An EXCLUSIVE look at Sorrow

Hi all- J.R. was kind enough to take a break from his busy recording schedule, so that he could offer fans a peek at his upcoming release 'The Ghost of Sorrow.' In this exclusive interview,...
Posted by J.R. Richards on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 07:09:00 PST

In The Studio Jan - Feb

I'm going back into the studio to finish up 'The Ghost of Sorrow' All of Jan & most of Feb. I'll be both in LA and Weed California finishing up the new record. I hope to have it done soon - Cheers - J...
Posted by J.R. Richards on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 07:25:00 PST

2:13 The Movie - Link

Its almost done - Here is a link to the movie's website for more info - 213themovieAlso, the end Title Track I wrote for this movie is called ' I will give you life'. And was written from the killers ...
Posted by J.R. Richards on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:03:00 PST

In The Studio This Week -

This week I was at Henson Studios in LA to begin working on the new record. At this point I will be recording here and there up until I start in Weed, Cal. in January and am going full time. Til then ...
Posted by J.R. Richards on Sun, 28 Oct 2007 09:13:00 PST

Another Song for Download - First Christmas-

I've put up another new song for Download - 'First Christmas'. It's the first song I wrote after finishing writing songs for the record ' Dishwalla'. I penned the words late December 2005 after spendi...
Posted by J.R. Richards on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:03:00 PST

Music & Part in New Horror Movie - TWO:THIRTEEN

I have written a song for a new horror film coming out called TWO:THIRTEEN. In addtition to being apart of the soundtrack I also have a small role as 'Bobby' - A CSI. Here is an article from the Holl...
Posted by J.R. Richards on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 07:16:00 PST

Fan Journal: J.R.'s Live Performances

Hello all-  this blog will be an ongoing opportunity for those attending J.R.'s live performances to post and swap stories, reviews and photos with others. Unlike th...
Posted by J.R. Richards on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 12:09:00 PST