Rick Lees

Who is Rick Lees?

Richard Ian "Rick" Lees 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 currently released one self-titled studio album 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 during the last year, Rick and his 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.

Fellow Twisted Wheel rocker Jonny Brown was originally in a band called 'The Children' with Rick, however the band didn't set out 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, 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.