Richard Walton (bass & acoustic guitars, lead vocals, composition)

Richard is a musician who has been composing, performing and producing original music for over fifteen years. Educated & trained as a classical violinist at an early age, Richard gravitated towards bass & acoustic guitar. His advanced high school electronic music courses gave him the basic education for engineering & production. Besides leading the Richard Walton Group, Richard other recent projects have included performing with the rock trio BOINK, producing and pursuing a successful solo career (see solo link).

He has received 35 songwriting awards from various national & regional contests, including Billboard Magazine. He has released 8 full-length studio CD's to date; including 4 with the Richard Walton Group. Richard's original music is heard on many North American radio, television & digital satellite stations. He recently released and produced his first all vocal solo CD "Vessel" and the jazzy new Richard Walton Group CD "Junction". Richard also performs with violinist Tecla Heuring and percussionist Kevin Doxzen in their new acoustic trio Straight On Red.