John Robert Richards, later Reid-Richards (born April 30, 1967)[1] is an American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and television and film composer.

Prior to his 2005 departure, Richards was the original lead singer and principal songwriter of the alternative rock band Dishwalla.

The album scored Dishwalla a #1 hit in 1996 with the Richards-penned "Counting Blue Cars", which won Richards a Billboard Music Award for Top Mainstream Rock Track of the Year.

In 2013, the city of Los Angeles awarded Richards a proclamation for dedication to enhancing the lives of families in extreme poverty for his work in El Salvador with 20k Watts.

He also produced his solo albums as well as songs for various television shows, including One Tree Hill (TV series) in 2009, How I Met Your Mother in 2012, and Criminal Minds in 2013.