Jules Hodgson, also credited as Joolz or J. Hogstorm, is the guitarist

Guitarist

A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...

 for KMFDM

KMFDM

KMFDM is an industrial band led by German multi-instrumentalist Sascha Konietzko, who founded the group in 1984 as a performance art project...

, an industrial

Industrial music

Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...

 band, and The Spittin' Cobras (along with KMFDM

KMFDM

KMFDM is an industrial band led by German multi-instrumentalist Sascha Konietzko, who founded the group in 1984 as a performance art project...

 bandmate Andy Selway

Andy Selway

KMFDM drummer Andy Selway spent his early years in Luton, England, but moved to Kirton near Felixstowe in Suffolk where he remained until his early 20s...

). He is a former member of PIG

PIG (band)

Raymond Watts is the founding and sole member of the post-industrial music project PIG, sometimes written as '....

 and Lodestar

Lodestar (band)

Lodestar was an experimental progressive band formed in 1996 by Heitham Al-Sayed , John Morgan and "Haggis" after they left Senser. They were joined by a fourth member, Jules Hodgson . Lodestar were signed to Ultimate Records where they released their album Lodestar in 1996...

. In 2006, Hodgson married pin-up model Go-go Amy and divorced in 2008. Jules now resides in Seattle, Washington. In 2007, he formed The Black Lab Studio.

Hodgson is originally from Leeds

Leeds

Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...

, England.