James Righton

James Righton
At the MOTH Club London, September 2022
Background information
Born
James Nicholas Righton

(1983-08-25) 25 August 1983
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. He was the keyboard-player and a vocalist 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.