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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. When Branden was 11 years old, his father, Neil Steineckert, committed suicide, after which he picked up skateboarding as a way to release himself from his problems.

At the age of 16, Branden decided to learn how 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). Branden's first recording with the band was their 2009 album Let the Dominoes Fall,^[1] despite the fact that it had been in the writing process since 2005, only a year before he joined.^[2]

Discography

Strange Itch

• 1998: Strange Itch

Dumb Luck

• 2000: The Naked Truth

Apocalypse Radio

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• Self Titled EP, 2001)
• One More Revolution (album), 2002)

The Used

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

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

Branden's drum set is composed of:

- Orange County Drums [1]in the following sizes:

• bass: 24x22
• snare: 6 1/2x14
• rack tom: 8x12
• floor tom: 12x14
• floor tom: 14x16

• Vater Power 5B Nylon Tip Sticks
• Drum Workshop 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" Custom Projection Crash
• 21" A Brilliant Sweet Ride
• 20" Oriental China Trash

- REMO Drumheads

References

External links

• Official website
• Branden Steineckert's MySpace
• Interview With Jeph Howard And Branden Steineckert
• Twenty Twenty Skateboards
• Producer of upcoming band BROKE [2]