Riley Breckenridge
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Background information | |
Born | January 5, 1975 |
Origin | Orange County, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 1998–present |
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Website | hermitology |
James Riley Breckenridge (born January 5, 1975) is the drummer for the band Thrice. He plays Q Drums, and uses Vic Firth drumsticks, Zildjian cymbals, Remo drumheads, with Drum Workshop hardware and pedals.
Biography[]
The older brother of Thrice bassist Eddie Breckenridge, Riley joined Thrice during the early days of the band on the recommendation of Eddie. He is also the co-host of the baseball and music podcast, The PRODcast.
Personal life[]
It kind of dawned on me that being 5-foot-9 and having a surgically repaired knee and not being out-of-this-world talented, the cards were stacked against me...I was better off getting a degree and focusing my time on music.
Breckenridge, in 2008, on his experience as a baseball player.[1]
Breckenridge, along with Morningwood lead singer Chantal Claret, wrote a monthly advice column called "Battle of the Sexes" in Alternative Press magazine for nearly 3 years; which was discontinued in the Winter of 2007.[2]
Breckenridge originally had aspirations of becoming a professional baseball player. He played two years as a walk-on at Pepperdine before his athletic career was unexpectedly cut short due to injuries he sustained playing football.[3]
On August 18th, 2015 Jennifer Shaw, wife of Breckenridge, gave birth to their first child, Jacob Miles Breckenridge.
Equipment[]
2011 Major/Minor Fall Headline Tour[4][]
Q Drums
Galvanized Steel
- 16x24" bass drum
- 9x13" rack tom
- 14x16" floor tom
- 8x14" Q Brass Plate snare
Zildjian Cymbals
- 15" A Avedis Hats
- 20" K Crash Ride
- 21" A Avedis Crash/Ride
- 24" K Light Ride
- 20" Crash of Doom
Hardware & Pedals
- DW 9000 double bass drum pedals
- DW 9000 hi-hat stand
- DW 9000 cymbal stands
Heads
- Bass drum: Coated Remo Powerstroke 3
- Toms: CS Black Dots or Coated Remo Emperors
- Snare drum: CS Coated or P77
Vic Firth Sticks
- PUREGRIT 5B
Roland Electronics
- SPD-SX sampling pad
References[]
- Thrice website
- Water is Poison, a Thrice fan site
- IdiomLife.com interview with Riley Breckenridge
- LiveDaily interview with Riley Breckenridge
- 1975 births
- Living people
- American rock drummers
- Thrice members
- 20th-century American drummers
- American male drummers
- 21st-century American drummers
- American rock drummer stubs