James Righton

James Righton
At The MOTH Club London, September 2022
Background information
Birth nameJames Nicholas Righton
Born (1983-08-25) 25 August 1983
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • keyboards
  • guitar
Years active2005–present
Labels
Formerly ofKlaxons
Spouse(s)
(m. 2013)
RelativesWill Knightley (father-in-law)
Sharman Macdonald (mother-in-law)

James Nicholas Righton (born 25 August 1983) is an English musician. As well as singing, he was the keyboard-player of the London-based new rave band Klaxons, which disbanded in 2015. In March 2016, Righton announced his new project Shock Machine with a video directed by Saam Farahmand. Righton released his first solo album The Performer on Soulwax's Deewee label in March 2020.