Branden Steineckert

Branden Steineckert
Born	April 21, 1978 (1978-04-21) Provo, Utah
Genres	Post-hardcore, punk rock, ska
Occupations	Musician, drummer
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, bass, drums, percussion programming
Labels	Hellcat
Associated acts	The Used, Rancid, Apocalypse Radio

Branden Steineckert (born April 21, 1978), is the drummer for the punk rock band Rancid. He was previously the drummer of The Used, but it was announced on September 12, 2006 that he was no longer a part of the band.

Biography

Branden was born in Provo, Utah and was raised in a Mormon family which moved more than twenty times during his youth. He picked up skateboarding at an early age due to the fact his friends skated. When Branden was 11 years old, his father, Neil Steineckert, committed suicide, so he picked up drumming as a way to relieve him of his troubles.

Branden learned to play the drums because his late father had played drums at around his age. He was a founding member of Strange Itch, a band that would later become The Used, and would go on to achieve success, earning a platinum album.

On November 3, 2006, it was announced that Branden would be playing drums for Rancid until the end of their tour. He replaced their drummer of 15 years, Brett Reed. On the tour, Rancid members stated that Branden would be a permanent addition to the band (also noted on the official Used fansite). In the August 2009 issue of DRUM! Magazine, Steineckert commented on how quickly things moved as soon as he began to play with Rancid: “It was nuts. My first show, I was playing songs I’d never played even on a drum set, in front of 2,500 kids in England.” Branden's first recording with the band was their 2009 album Let the Dominoes Fall, despite the fact that it had been in the writing process since 2005, only a year before he joined.

In late 2010 Branden filled in for Goldfingers' drummer (Darrin Pfeiffer) for a few west coast shows due to prior arrangements.

Discography

Strange Itch

• Strange Itch (1998)

Dumb Luck

• The Naked Truth (2000)

Apocalypse Radio

• Apocalypse Radio, (EP, 2001)
• One More Revolution (2002)
• Apocalypse Radio (2010)

The Used

Main article: The Used discography

• Demos from the Basement (2001)
• The Used (2002)
• Maybe Memories (2003)
• In Love and Death (2004)
• Berth (2007)
• Shallow Believer (Tracks 4, 6 & 9) (2008)

Rancid

• Let the Dominoes Fall (2009)

Producing

• The Used Demos from the Basement (June, 2001)
• The Eyeliners, (2003)
• The Chemistry, (2003)
• Broke City The Answer, (2005–2006)
• Return To Sender, (2007)
• Searchlight, (2007)
• Searchlight, Resident Evil 3: Extinction Soundtrack, (2007)

Studio drum work

• Shane Hurley (Left & Right) Fashion Rocks, (2003)
• Mercy Killers Give Em The Boot 4, (2004)
• A Perfect Circle (The Outsider Remix) Resident Evil 2: Apocalypse Soundtrack, (2004)
• Alex Warren & Danny Lohner (The Scientist) Wicker Park Soundtrack, (2004)
• Secondhand Serenade Fourthcoming Album, (2007)
• Resistor Radio Beggars Cuisine, (2009)

Equipment

• SJC Custom Drums (Clear Acrylic w/Dexter themed graphics and black hardware) :
  • 24x22" Bass Drum
  • 6.5x14" Snare Drum
  • 12x8" Tom
  • 14x12" Floor Tom
  • 16x14" Floor Tom
• DW 9000 Series Pedals and Hardware
• Zildjian Cymbals
  • 14" A Brilliant Mastersounds Hi-Hats
  • 11" Oriental Trash Splash
  • 10" A Custom Splash
  • 21" A Custom Projection Ride
  • 19" A Custom Projection Crash
  • 21" A Brilliant Sweet Ride
  • 20" Oriental China Trash
• Remo Drumheads
  • Black Suede Emperor or Coated Emperor (Rack Tom and Floor Toms Batter)
  • Black Suede Black X or Coated Emperor X (Snare Batter)
  • Clear Powerstroke 3 (Kick Batter)
• Vater Drumsticks
  • Power 5B Nylon Tip

References

DRUM! Magazine interview: http://www.drummagazine.com/features/post/branden-steineckert-a-reversal-of-fortune/

External links

• Official website
• Branden Steineckert's MySpace
• Interview With Jeph Howard And Branden Steineckert
• Twenty Twenty Skateboards
• Producer of upcoming band BROKE [1]