Jonathon James Farriss (born 10 August, 1961) is the drummer for the Australian rock band INXS.
He is the younger brother of fellow band members Tim Farriss and Andrew Farriss , and was the youngest member of INXS until J.D. Fortune joined on lead vocals.
Farriss is known for integrating traditional rock drums with more funk and dance influenced beats as well as acoustic drums and sequencers and pads. Examples of these teqniques can be found in such songs as "Need You Tonight" and "The Stairs".
Farriss has also been credited with backing vocals on many of the band's earlier albums. Among his song writing credits with INXS (mostly collaborations with Michael Hutchence) are "Red Red Sun," "The Gift," "Deepest Red" (a rare b-side) "Faith In Each Other," "Back On Line," "Never Let You Go" (with JD Fortune) and the hit "Disappear".
