Rich File


Richard "Rich" File is a composer and music producer, best known for his work with James Lavelle as part of Unkle. He has also released singles under the alias Forme.

Career

File joined Unkle in 1999, having remixed "Unreal" with added vocals from Ian Brown. For the subsequent Unkle albums Never, Never, Land and War Stories, File is credited with piano, organ, synthesizer, guitar, and vocals, as well as co-production.
Working under the Unkle name, File remixed tracks by a number of well-known artists including DJ Shadow, Queens of the Stone Age, Depeche Mode, The Duke Spirit, Garbage, and Placebo. File and Lavelle also released a number of DJ mixes under the name Unklesounds, including '.
In January 2008, File announced he was leaving Unkle after a decade of collaboration to pursue work with his new band We Fell to Earth alongside Wendy Rae Fowler.
We Fell to Earth released their debut album in 2009 and saw tracks feature in US dramas: "The Double" in Gossip Girl, ' and The Prisoner; "Lights Out" In Numb3rs; and "Careful What You Wish For" in .
In winter of 2010 We Fell to Earth composed and performed the theme song to AMC'S The Killing, itself adapted from the Danish television series, Forbrydelsen.
In 2011, Rich File produced Mercury Music Prize nominated band The Invisible's second album, which was released in June 2012. He also performed additional production duties and played omnichord on The Duke Spirit's album Bruiser.