Richard Alexander Fownes (born 26 October 1983) is a musician from Brighton, England. He currently plays and writes for With Scissors. He also plays live for UNKLE. Fownes joined The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster after Andy Huxley's departure in 2005, but in 2008 he left to join Nine Inch Nails. However this plan collapsed and he was replaced with Justin Meldal-Johnsen. He has since played in The Duke Spirit and Clever Thing.