On the Pedal is a Blues/Rock song that hit #1 in Cambridge Australia in 2023 on sweet Sunday sounds with banks radio Australia. 

On The Pedal

Look into the Mirror was a song written by Bruce MacKay, Nikki Jones's long time guitar player, in the early 1970's. With some hard work, the band finally brought life into this special rock/blues ballad. 

Look into the Mirror

Dead Beat Dad was a song written by Nikki Jones. This blues song with a whole lotta funk took #1 in Cambridge Australia in 2023 on sweet Sunday sounds with banks radio Australia. 

Dead Beat Dad

Mizz Karmen was written by Nikki Jones and her sweet heart/lead guitarist, Brandon Logan, over a cup of coffee and joint in the morning. This song is the hardest rock/blues song on the album and they decided to also record the song on Johnny Wheels and the swamp donkey's album "keep on pushin' ". Both bands released their new albums in the same year. 

Mizz Karmen

Wicked Ways was written by Nikki Jones. This song is one that portrays the most soulful blues tones and licks, all the way from the rhythm section to the horns and lead guitarists. 

Wicked ways

This album title track was written by Nikki Jones. The band decided the track "battle me up" would conclude the all-over rollercoaster of emotions this album gives you. With a full 3 piece horn section, some awesome organ, and full blown vocal harmonies throughout. 

Battle Me Up

Nothing Left was written by Dean Jones, Nikki's father. he'd often give the band old songs and new ideas to work with. Dean was a lead guitarist and singer for multiple bands dating back from the early 1970's. 

Nothing Left

This song was written by Dean Jones in the early 1980's. Nikki and her band took this song to a new level and brought life back into it and made it their own. 

Sing The Blues For You

Hometown girl was a song written between Dean Jones, Brandon Logan, and Nikki Jones. 

Hometown Girl

This love ballad was written by Brandon Logan during the pandemic about missing their loved ones. Brandon Logan and Nikki Jones brought it to life with a beautiful soulful balance of harmonies, horns, keys, and some smooth, sweet, guitar licks. 

Dreaming

This song was written by Dean Jones, Nikki's father in the late 1970's. It was passed down to Nikki and the band in 2020. This is the bands favorite song with a swing feel from the top with a hard funky feel at the end. The twist and turns of this original will have you tapping your feet. 

Take Me To The Top

At 23 years of age, Nikki Jones is the lead singer and songwriter for her band. She grew up around musicians all her life. Her father Don Jones has been a blues musician for over 50 years. Nikki Jones had endless options of tools, instruments, and equipment since she was born. Her greatest influences are Don Jones, Jonny Lang, Jimi Hendrix, Allmen Brothers, Led Zeppelin, Etta James, Buddy Guy, Joss Stone, Evanescence, Ray Charles, Sam Cook, B.B. King, Danielle Nicole and many more legends. She started singing and playing guitar, piano, and bass at just 10 years old. 
Riven was started on October 23rd, 2017. Nikki Jones started out her first year with multiple gigs around Salem Oregon, and competed in the national blues competition; Journey to Memphis, then later was featured in the Blues Super Jam at the gorge Blues and Brews Fest of 2018 with Robbie Laws, Ben Rice Timothy James, Annie Piper and many more. Later she used her own name Nikki Jones as the band name as of March 2019 and played in the international blues competition and made it to the portland waterfront blues festival. Nikki Jones has only been professionally singing for 7 years.

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