American drummer (born 1980)
Ryland Steen
Born (1980-08-31 ) August 31, 1980 (age 44) Lincoln, Nebraska Genres Occupation Drummer Years active 2000–present Member of America Formerly of
Musical artist
Ryland Steen (born August 31, 1980) is an American drummer who was drummer for ska punk band Reel Big Fish from 2005 to 2014 and is the current drummer for soft rock band America since 2014. He has also performed with Maroon 5 , Kris Allen , and Phantom Planet .[ 1]
Biography
Steen was born in Lincoln Nebraska on August 31, 1980.[ 2] [ 3] His father is Dave Steen, a former member of the 1980s power pop band Hawks and brother to drummer Drew Steen .[ 4]
Steen began playing piano at the age of 6 and drums at 13.[ 5] He moved to Orange County, California [ 6] at age 19 in 2000,[ 3] with pop /fusion group Square , which also featured vocalist/keyboardist Sean Beste and future Maroon 5 guitarist, James Valentine .[ 7] Square entered and won an Ernie Ball -sponsored band competition,[ 7] where Steen met the ska punk band Reel Big Fish .[ 3]
While in Orange County, Steen worked with various artists, including Audiovent , between 2003 and 2004, and their subsequent spin off band Agent Sparks.[ 8] He also played with The Elected , The Summer Obsession , Start Trouble, Phantom Planet ,[ 9] Suburban Legends , Mt. Egypt , and TEA.[ 3] [ 10] He also briefly performed with Maroon 5 in 2004 as a touring substitute for Ryan Dusick.[ 11]
In 2005, Steen joined Reel Big Fish ,[ 12] leaving Agent Sparks to do so.[ 8] He played on three studio albums with Reel Big Fish. He started touring with the band America in 2014, going on hiatus from Reel Big Fish to do so. Steen has stayed with America to the present day[ 13] with his position in Reel Big Fish being filled by Edward Beach of Suburban Legends.[ 14]
Discography
Year
Artist
Title
Notes
2000
Square
This Magnificent Nonsense
2001
Suburban Legends
Suburban Legends
additional musician
2004
Start Trouble
Every Solution Has Its Problem
2005
Mt. Egypt
Perspectives
percussion in two tracks
2006
Reel Big Fish
Our Live Album Is Better Than Your Live Album
The Elected
Sun, Sun, Sun
Jeff Larson
Swimming In The Make Believe
drums on one track
2007
Reel Big Fish
Monkeys for Nothin' and the Chimps for Free
2008
Look Daggers
Suffer In Style
drums and keyboards
2009
Reel Big Fish
Fame, Fortune And Fornication
drums and backing vocals
Half Past Two
It's About Time
Music Consultant
Jeff Larson
Heart Of The Valley
drums on one track
2010
Free Moral Agents
North Is Red
vdrums
Reel Big Fish
A Best Of Us... For The Rest Of Us
drums, cymbal, shaker, congas, tambourine, guera, backing vocals
2011
Low
C'mon
percussion
2012
Kris Allen
Thank You Camellia
drums on one track
Reel Big Fish
Candy Coated Fury
drums, percussion, vocals
2013
Suburban Legends
Dreams Aren't Real, But These Songs Are
drums on three tracks
2016
Reel Big Fish
Happy Skalidays
drums, percussion
Gerry Beckley
Carousel
drums
2017
Jeffrey Foskett
You Remind Me Of The Sun
drums, percussion on two tracks
2018
Reel Big Fish
Life Sucks... Let's Dance!
additional percussion, additional engineering, additional Digital Editing
2019
Gerry Beckley
Horizontal Fall
drums
America
Lost & Found
drums on one tracks
Gerry Beckley
Five Mile Road
additional engineering
Jeffrey Foskett
Love Songs
drums
America
Live At The London Palladium
drums, percussion, backing vocals
2021
Half Past Two
Half Past Two
percussion
Sjöbeck
Sjöbeck
drums, arranging and production
2022
Gerry Beckley
Aurora
drums on two tracks
References
^ "Ryland Steen on SoundBetter" . SoundBetter . Archived from the original on 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-09-10 .
^ Reel Big Fish [@ReelBigFish] (Aug 31, 2013). "Happy Birthday to RBF drummer Ryland Steen! #reelbigfish #drummer #therabbit #rylandsteen…" (Tweet ). Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Twitter .
^ a b c d "Ryland Steen" . Drummers Zone . Archived from the original on 2023-10-05. Retrieved 2023-09-10 .
^ Little, Michael R. (2015-05-18). "Native son: Drew Steen" . Journal Star . Archived from the original on 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2023-09-10 .
^ "Ryland Steen America" . www.vater.com . Archived from the original on 2022-08-17. Retrieved 2023-09-10 .
^ Kane, Rich (August 17, 2000). "What's that Sound? The buzz about Square" . Orange County Weekly . Archived from the original on February 27, 2008.
^ a b Kane, Rich (August 17, 2000). "What's that Sound? The buzz about Square" . Orange County Weekly . Archived from the original on February 27, 2008.
^ a b "Agent Sparks | Music City Insider" . Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-21 .
^ Drummer, Modern (2007-07-25). "Ryland Steen: Diversify And Thrive" . Modern Drummer Magazine . Archived from the original on 2023-04-01. Retrieved 2023-09-15 .
^ Diggins, Mark (2013-11-06). "INTERVIEW: Ryland Steen - Reel Big Fish" . The Rockpit . Archived from the original on 2022-12-17. Retrieved 2023-09-15 .
^ Visakowitz, Susan (April 22, 2007). "Radio success fuels Maroon5's "Wonder" years" . Reuters . Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015 .
^ Lawler, Joe (March 19, 2014). "Cool Show: Reel Big Fish's Steen reaches for the ska" . The Des Moines Register . Archived from the original on 2023-10-05. Retrieved 2023-09-15 .
^ "Classic Rock Band America Comes to New Brunswick" . towntopics . February 22, 2023. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023 .
^ "Reel Big Fish: Interview with Aaron" . Stencil Mag . March 30, 2015. p. 103. Archived from the original on June 20, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2021 .
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