Birth name Richard Lees Years active 2007 – present Record label Columbia Records Instruments Guitar, and bass Role Musician | Name Rick Lees Genres Rock, Britpop Labels Columbia Records Siblings Max Lees | |
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Born 21 December 1985 (age 38)
Ashton-under-Lyne, England ( 1985-12-21 ) Music group Twisted Wheel (2007 – 2010) People also search for Jonny Brown, Adam Clarke, Max Lees, Adam Birchall, Stephen Evans, Blair Murray, Eoghan Clifford | ||
Occupation(s) Musician and guitarist | ||
Danny Mahon - Eric The King - w/Rick Lees, Lee Cole & Eoghan Clifford ITC 2011
Richard Ian "Rick" Lees (born 21 December 1985) is an English musician, DJ and artist, best known as the former bass guitarist of English indie rock band Twisted Wheel.
Twisted Wheel and Rick have released one studio album (Twisted Wheel) which charted at 45th in the UK Albums Chart. They have also had three singles titled "She's A Weapon", "Lucy The Castle" and "We Are Us". Despite having little success in the charts, the band are highly regarded by many including Oasis's Liam and Noel Gallagher as well as Paul Weller all of whom have invited them on their recent UK tours.
Lees was born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester. Fellow Twisted Wheel rocker Jonny Brown was originally in a band called 'The Children' with Rick; however, the band failed and the two school friends decided to form another band called Twisted Wheel. After meeting at Leeds Festival one year, the band was completed as they found their drummer Adam Clarke.
In January Twisted Wheel were signed by Columbia Records which led to them supporting Kasabian, Oasis and Paul Weller during 2008 and 2009.
In the summer of 2010, it was announced on Twisted Wheel's Facebook page that Lees had left the band. In 2012 he formed Howling Rhythm with younger brother Max, a music agency, and signed bands 'The Gramotones' and "The Wax Collection" to it. Alongside managing the band, Howling Rhythm clubnights are now a common sight in Manchester, playing 60s / 70s soul, motown and funk. In 2013 the clubnight hosted the aftershow party for legendary motown outfit .Martha Reeves & The Vandellas.
In 2017, alongside his brother, Max and local investor Luke Stanley, Rick launched Cotton Clouds Festival, a boutique music festival taking place in his hometown of Saddleworth, Oldham.