The Band

Played guitar from the age of 15 before taking to bass at 21. His inspiration to put AFJ together was born from a trip to Las Vegas where he became good friends with the real Foreigner in 2007.
Quite simply, there would be no AFJ without Paul.
'The Captain'.

As the second longest serving member in the Band, Ricky dedicates his life to AFJ. Raised by a family of musicians, music was the only career path that Ricky was destined for.
Achieving success as a songwriter at a young age, whilst cutting his teeth on the club circuit, Ricky then found his perfect gig - AFJ.

Raised on the tunes of The Beatles, Lee soon became obsessed with music. At the age of 11, Lee discovered keyboards and songwriting and is 100% self taught.
He's played and sang lead vocals in multiple bands from Jazz Orchestras to Prog/Rock bands, in an array of venues over the years as well as some studio session work.
Lee relocated to Yorkshire where he eventually discovered AFJ.

Since a young age, Leon has been surrounded by many influences in music, the first being his fathers touring, rock n roll band. Leon became interested in percussion after observing and learning certain techniques and he soon taught himself to play the drums!
Other heavy influences for Leon were the likes of Keith Moon and John Bonham which then steered him towards classic rock music and by the age of 13, he was already playing with gigging bands. Through the years, Leon has played across the country in various bands such as 'The Quo Experience' to successful, local rock band, 'Walkway'.

Matt is a powerful rock vocalist and guitarist, whose career spans over 30 years of live performance and session work. A formidable presence on stage, Matt has performed extensively throughout the theatre and function circuits,

Getting a guitar on his 13th Birthday, Matt’s musical identity was influenced by all the greats including — Deep Purple, Rainbow, Whitesnake, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, BB King, Muddy Waters, Free, AC/DC Iron Maiden and Gary Moore to name a few.

His work over the years has taken him from theatre stages and venues and even performing for the Royal Hashemite Court in Jordan.

In 2015, Matt appeared on BBC’s The Voice and has enjoyed working with such names as ex Scorpions guitarist Uli Jon Roth and Legendary Producer Chris Tsangarides.

Matt has a passion for building guitars, riding Motorbikes, cats (he’s got 3) cooking And enjoying a few beers round a campfire!