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Rick Parfitt Jnr
Rick Parfitt Jnr is the Rock 'n' Roll son of Rick Parfitt of Status Quo, now firmly estabilshed in his own right not only as a singer/songwriter but as front man of the RPJ Band.

The Early Years
Rick was born in Chertsey, Surrey, straight into a world of music and Rock 'n' Roll high society. Rick's parents, his father being Rick Parfitt Snr of Status Quo, keenly encouraged his music and soon he was completely submersed. Rick attended Hurtwood House, a melting pot of children from big name musical families and hence his musical skills and flair quickly developed.

Rick's music career took off in ‘96 as he began writing with Tom Nicholls (who has written for the likes of Kylie Minogue) and performing at the Kitsch Lounge Riot at The Pigalle Club in Piccadilly where after just two months he found himself headlining. This has subsequently led Rick to work with a number of international artists and bands since those early days.

The RPJ Band
Born into rock royalty, Rick Parfitt Jnr has accomplished rock star status in his own right. The RPJ Band, which he fronts, features talented musicians with a diverse touring and recording history, having worked with artists ranging from Robbie Williams to Beyonce, James Morrison (singer) and beyond.

Combining these influences, Rick and the RPJ Band cleverly create their own rock versions of classic pop, indie, blues and rock tunes, providing audiences with brilliant rock ‘n’ roll entertainment.

In the last three years Rick and the band have played private and public gigs all over the world at a huge variety of events including gigs at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone to over 100,000 people and the World Superbikes Championships.

Some of Rick's other projects of have included co-writing Matt Willis’ hit ‘Don’t Let It Go To Waste', taking part in Sky One’s show ‘Rock Stars Kids’and Rick and the band have also been seen supporting Quo on their recent tour at two of their huge festival gigs in the Midlands, rocking to a huge crowd of thousands.

The Next Chapter
Rick is now a renowned DJ as well as leading the band. Rick's sets include an eclectic mix jam packed with old school rock classics all cleverly remixed into killer dancefloor electro classics which never fail to blow the roof. Rick can be seen DJing at various London hotspots.