Rich's musical influences include Foo Fighters, STP, Zac Brown Band, Creed, Puddle of Mudd, Goo Goo Dolls, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Devo. Rich's previous projects include The Banzai Underground, Jar of Souls, Planet57, Tungsten Squirrel, Which Way Up, Surrender Dorothy, Fools' Bazaar, Trespass, The Found, True Intensions, and Johnny Server and the Separate Checks. Rich's main drive is creativity.