Branden Steineckert
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Branden Steineckert is the drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...

 for the punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 band Rancid
Rancid (band)
Rancid is an American punk rock band formed in Berkeley, California in 1991. Founded by Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman, both of whom previously played in the ska punk band Operation Ivy, Rancid is credited—along with Green Day and The Offspring—for reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the...

. He was previously the drummer of The Used
The Used
The Used is an American rock band from Orem, Utah. The band was founded in 2001 and signed to Reprise Records the same year. They rose to fame in June 2002 after releasing their self-titled debut album. They followed up with their second album, In Love and Death, in September 2004 and their third...

, 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
Mormon
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 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
Strange Itch
Strange Itch is the independently released debut album by the band Strange Itch. Some of the band members went on to form Dumb Luck who eventually became The Used...

, a band that would later become The Used
The Used
The Used is an American rock band from Orem, Utah. The band was founded in 2001 and signed to Reprise Records the same year. They rose to fame in June 2002 after releasing their self-titled debut album. They followed up with their second album, In Love and Death, in September 2004 and their third...

, 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
Rancid (band)
Rancid is an American punk rock band formed in Berkeley, California in 1991. Founded by Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman, both of whom previously played in the ska punk band Operation Ivy, Rancid is credited—along with Green Day and The Offspring—for reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the...

 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
Let the Dominoes Fall
Let the Dominoes Fall is the seventh studio album by the American punk rock band Rancid. It was released on June 2, 2009 through Hellcat Records...

, 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
    Strange Itch
    Strange Itch is the independently released debut album by the band Strange Itch. Some of the band members went on to form Dumb Luck who eventually became The Used...

    (1998)


Dumb Luck
  • The Naked Truth
    The Naked Truth EP
    The Naked Truth is the independently released debut EP by Dumb Luck. Three of the members went on to form The Used.-Possible reissue:It is believed the EP will be reissued or released on iTunes because on December 16, 2007, Dumb Luck posted a bulletin on their MySpace titled "dumb luck ep...

    (2000)


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


The Used
  • Demos from the Basement (2001)
  • The Used
    The Used (album)
    The Used is the self-titled debut album by American rock band The Used. It was released on June 25, 2002 and has since been certified gold in the US.- Track listing :- Multimedia content :...

    (2002)
  • Maybe Memories
    Maybe Memories
    Maybe Memories is a compilation album by American rock band The Used. It was released on July 15, 2003 and has since been certified platinum...

    (2003)
  • In Love and Death
    In Love and Death
    In Love and Death is the second studio album by American rock band The Used. It was released on September 28, 2004 and has since been certified gold. It is their most well-received and successful album to date. This was the first album for which Alex Pardee did the artwork, and he has done all...

    (2004)
  • Berth (2007)
  • Shallow Believer
    Shallow Believer
    *Track 6 is a self-titled B-side, tracks 4 and 9 are In Love and Death B-sides, and tracks 1-3, 5, 7-8, and 10-11 are Lies for the Liars B-sides.-Personnel:The Used* Bert McCracken — Lead vocals, piano, keyboard* Jeph Howard — Bass, backing vocals...

    (Tracks 4, 6 & 9) (2008)


Rancid
  • Let the Dominoes Fall
    Let the Dominoes Fall
    Let the Dominoes Fall is the seventh studio album by the American punk rock band Rancid. It was released on June 2, 2009 through Hellcat Records...

    (2009)

Producing

  • The Used
    The Used
    The Used is an American rock band from Orem, Utah. The band was founded in 2001 and signed to Reprise Records the same year. They rose to fame in June 2002 after releasing their self-titled debut album. They followed up with their second album, In Love and Death, in September 2004 and their third...

     Demos from the Basement
    (June, 2001)
  • The Eyeliners
    The Eyeliners
    The Eyeliners are an American pop punk band from Albuquerque, New Mexico formed in 1995 under the name Psychodrama. In 1996 their name was changed their name to The Eyeliners after having released one single under the Psychodrama name. The group has released EPs on Sympathy for the Record Industry...

    , (2003)
  • The Chemistry, (2003)
  • Broke City The Answer
    The Answer
    -Music:*The Answer , a rock band from Northern Ireland*The Answer, an album by Peter Bardens*The Answer , an album by Gloria Gaynor*"The Answer" , a song by by Britney Spears*"The Answer", a song on the Bloc Party EP Banquet...

    , (2005–2006)
  • Return To Sender
    Return to Sender
    "Return to sender" is a common phrasing used when undeliverable mail is processed to be sent back to the indicated return address. It may also refer to:* "Return to Sender" , a 1962 Elvis Presley song...

    , (2007)
  • Searchlight
    Searchlight
    A searchlight is an apparatus that combines a bright light source with some form of curved reflector or other optics to project a powerful beam of light of approximately parallel rays in a particular direction, usually constructed so that it can be swiveled about.-Military use:The Royal Navy used...

    , (2007)
  • Searchlight
    Searchlight
    A searchlight is an apparatus that combines a bright light source with some form of curved reflector or other optics to project a powerful beam of light of approximately parallel rays in a particular direction, usually constructed so that it can be swiveled about.-Military use:The Royal Navy used...

    , Resident Evil 3: Extinction Soundtrack
    , (2007)

Studio drum work

  • Shane Hurley (Left & Right) Fashion Rocks
    Fashion Rocks
    Fashion Rocks was an annual international charity fundraiser event which features fashions by the world's top designers being presented to live performances by popular music acts.The inaugural event was held at the Royal Albert Hall on October 15, 2003...

    , (2003)
  • Mercy Killers
    Mercy Killers
    Mercy Killers is a goth/punk band from Los Angeles. It was formed in 2005 by future members of electro pop/punk band . These were guitarists Craig Fairbank and Shane Gallagher, who continued with the project after the reformation of Blink 182 in 2009...

     Give Em The Boot 4
    , (2004)
  • A Perfect Circle
    A Perfect Circle
    A Perfect Circle is an American rock supergroup formed in 1999 by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan. The original incarnation of the band also included Paz Lenchantin on bass, Troy Van Leeuwen on guitar, and Tim Alexander on drums...

     (The Outsider Remix) Resident Evil 2: Apocalypse
    Resident Evil 2
    Resident Evil 2, known as in Japan, is a survival horror video game originally released for the PlayStation in 1998. Developed by Capcom as the second installment in the Resident Evil series, its story takes place two months after the events of the first game, Resident Evil...

     Soundtrack
    , (2004)
  • Alex Warren & Danny Lohner (The Scientist) Wicker Park Soundtrack
    Wicker Park (Soundtrack)
    Wicker Park is the accompanying soundtrack to the 2004 film of the same name. The soundtrack is composed entirely of songs from popular rock bands, with occasional covers like Coldplay's The Scientist...

    , (2004)
  • Secondhand Serenade
    Secondhand Serenade
    Secondhand Serenade is an American acoustic rock band, led by vocalist and guitarist John Vesely. Vesely has released three studio albums to date under the name Secondhand Serenade: Awake in 2007, A Twist in My Story in 2008 and Hear Me Now in 2010...

     Fourthcoming Album
    , (2007)
  • Resistor Radio Beggars Cuisine, (2009)

Equipment

  • SJC Custom Drums (Clear Acrylic w/Dexter
    Dexter (TV series)
    Dexter is an American television drama series, which debuted on Showtime on October 1, 2006. The sixth season premiered on October 2, 2011. The series centers on Dexter Morgan , a bloodstain pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department who moonlights as a serial killer...

    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

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