Rich Jones is an English guitarist born in Coventry

Coventry

Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...

 in 1973. He has since lived and played music in Toronto, Vancouver, and Los Angeles before settling in London

London

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, England.

He was a founder member and principal songwriter of Canadian punks The Black Halos

The Black Halos

The Black Halos are a Vancouver, BC based punk rock band founded in 1993 by lead singer Billy Hopeless and guitarist Rich Jones as The Black Market Babies. The band was briefly on Sub Pop Records, and later signed with History Music...

 from 1993–2001 and has since played in bands such as U.S punk–rockers Amen

Amen (band)

Amen is a hardcore punk-influenced band formed in 1994.The band has an almost constantly rotating lineup, with founder Casey Chaos remaining as the only constant member throughout...

 and British punkabilly outfit The Yo-Yos

The Yo-Yos

The Yo-Yos were a rock n'roll band, formed in 1998 by ex- The Wildhearts bassist, Danny McCormack and singer / guitarist Tom Spencer after the two met at a Toy Dolls recording session...

. In addition he has toured and recorded with Alec Empire

Alec Empire

Alec Empire is a German musician who is best known as a founding member of the band Atari Teenage Riot. Also a prolific and distinguished solo artist, producer and DJ, he has released well over a hundred albums, EPs and singles and remixed over seventy tracks for various artists including Björk...

 from Atari Teenage Riot

Atari Teenage Riot

'Atari Teenage Riot' is a German digital hardcore group formed in Berlin in 1992. The name was taken from a Portuguese Joe song 'Teenage Riot' from the 'Teen-age Riot' album, with the word 'Atari' added as an Atari ST computer was used to create compositions...

, Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Leyton

Neil Leyton

Neil Leyton is a Portuguese-Canadian singer and guitarist born in Lisbon. He has lived and played music in Toronto, London, and Stockholm.He was a founding member and songwriter in Canadian art-glam indie project The Conscience Pilate from 1995–1998, beginning a solo career in 1999. He is also the...

, and The Dogs D'Amour

Dogs D'Amour

The Dogs D'Amour were a rock and roll band formed in 1983 in London, England. Over the years the band has had various line-ups, the only constant being vocalist Tyla....

, as well as doing artwork for Killing Joke

Killing Joke

Killing Joke are an English post-punk band formed in October 1978 in Notting Hill, London, England; other sources report the band formed in early 1979.Related news articles: Founding members Jaz Coleman and Geordie Walker have been the only constant members.A key influence on industrial rock,...

 and Amen. He also appears as a guest guitarist on the Therapy?

Therapy?

Therapy? is an alternative metal band from Northern Ireland. The band was formed in 1989 by guitarist–vocalist Andy Cairns from Ballyclare and drummer-vocalist Fyfe Ewing from Larne, Northern Ireland. The band initially recorded their first demo with Cairns filling in on bass guitar...

 album Shameless

Shameless (album)

Shameless was the sixth full-length album by the band Therapy?, and the third and final to be released on Ark 21 Records. It was released on October 1, 2001...

. He currently lives in London and plays with Wildhearts frontman Ginger, The Loyalties with ex Yo-Yo Tom Spencer and Sorry and the Sinatras

Sorry and the Sinatras

Sorry and the Sinatras are a punk rock influenced hard rock band based in both Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and London, United Kingdom, formed in 2007. Since 2010, the band has been composed of Scott Sorry , Dave Kerr , Rich Jones and Lenny Thomas...

, with Scott Sorry

Scott Sorry

Scott Sorry is an American musician best known as the bass player for The Wildhearts. As well as playing with The Wildhearts, Sorry has his own group, Sorry and the Sinatras, and has played with Amen and Brides of Destruction.-Amen :After playing in a variety of punk bands in hiladelphia, Scott...

 (ex-Amen

Amen (band)

Amen is a hardcore punk-influenced band formed in 1994.The band has an almost constantly rotating lineup, with founder Casey Chaos remaining as the only constant member throughout...

).

EPs

• Xmas EP - The Black Halos (ChangesOne 2001)
• Given Up Giving Up- The Yo-Yos
  The Yo-Yos
  The Yo-Yos were a rock n'roll band, formed in 1998 by ex- The Wildhearts bassist, Danny McCormack and singer / guitarist Tom Spencer after the two met at a Toy Dolls recording session...
  
   (Undergroove 2005)
• One-Take Wonders - The Loyalties (Self released/Fading Ways 2006)
• Dead Fashion Brigade - Neil Leyton
  Neil Leyton
  Neil Leyton is a Portuguese-Canadian singer and guitarist born in Lisbon. He has lived and played music in Toronto, London, and Stockholm.He was a founding member and songwriter in Canadian art-glam indie project The Conscience Pilate from 1995–1998, beginning a solo career in 1999. He is also the...
  
   (Fading Ways 2005)

Albums

• Black Halos - Black Halos (Die Young Stay Pretty 1999)
• The Violent Years - Black Halos (Sub Pop
  Sub Pop
  Sub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in Seattle, Washington. Sub Pop achieved fame in the late 1980s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the Seattle music scene...
  
  /Warner Music 2001)
• John Ford - John Ford (Bumstead/EMI 2002)
• Death Before Musick - Amen (Eaturmusic/Columbia 2003)
• Gun Of A Preacher Man - Amen (Secret Records 2004)
• So Much For Soho - The Loyalties (Devil's Jukebox/Vinyl Junkie/Yeah Right 2008)