American Hi-Fi Artistfacts

1998-
Stacy JonesGuitar, vocals
Jamie ArentzenGuitar
Drew ParsonsBass
Brian NolanDrums
Frontman Stacy Jones' favorite basketball player is Latrell Sprewell, who played in the NBA from 1992 to 2005. Sprewell had some memorable runs, including playoff heroics for the New York Knicks in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Jones drummed for Letters to Cleo and was a core member of the group throughout their heyday. He left in 1997 to join another female-fronted alternative rock band, Veruca Salt.
The first concert Jones attended was part of Mötley Crüe's Shout at the Devil tour, which ran from 1983 to 1984. Despite being beat up in the parking lot after the show, Jones remains a big Motley Crüe fan to this day. The tour was significant to Crüe, as it marked a serious upturn in both their popularity and their acceptance by the broader metal scene.
Before being a drummer in the alternative rock scene, Jones attended Boston's Berklee College of Music. All of the band members come from the Boston area, which is where they met and created American Hi Fi in 1998.
When not playing with American Hi-Fi, Jones works as a producer and songwriter for multiple artists. He became Miley Cyrus' musical director in 2006. Jones' Hi-Fi bandmate, guitarist Jamie Arentzen, joned Cyrus' band as lead guitarist.
In 2025 the band released their first new single in 11 years with "I'm Still In Love With Rock And Roll." The song had been recorded during sessions for their 2001 self-titled debut album but was put on the shelf.
In 2026 the band celebrated their 25th anniversary by announcing the release of their first album of original music since Blood & Lemonade in 2014. That May, Everclear announced their Lucky 7 Tour, with American Hi Fi on the bill.
The band's original name was BMX Girl. Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones met them in a club and suggested they switch to American Hi-Fi.

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