Career
Dodd emigrated with his family from England to the United States at age two to Long Beach, California. He began studying the cello at age ten and took his advanced studies at California State University, Northridge. Dodd had an early interest in punk rock.
Later as a teenager, he performed live with The Bangles.
After studies at Cal State Northridge, he spent many years touring and doing solo sessions with rock artists. In 1990 he joined the group Lowen & Navarro.
Toured and appeared on their albums: Walking On A Wire, Broken Moon and Pendulum. He has since recorded with numerous musical artists such as Foo Fighters, with his velvety grit-to-the-string cello intro on the hit single "The Pretender" of the album Echoes, Silence, Patience, & Grace.
Richard also appears on the soundtracks to many movies including: I heart huckabees, Knocked up, Surface Acoustic Wave, Dodd has also appeared on many television shows including, The Tonight Show (10 times) David Letterman, Craig Kilborn, Saturday Night Live, American Music Awards, and many more.
With others Dixie Chicks. Taking the Long Way Columbia Records, (2006) Robbie Williams. Take the Crown Island Records, (2012) Gavin DeGraw.
Make a Move Radio Corporation of America Records, (2013) Benmont Tench.
You Should Be So Lucky Blue Note Records (2014).
