American drummerMusical artist

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.

Contents

• 1 Biography
  • 1.1 Personal life
• 2 Equipment
  • 2.1 2011 Major/Minor Fall Headline Tour
• 3 References

Biography

The older brother of Thrice b*ist 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.

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.

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.

On August 18, 2015 Jennifer Shaw, wife of Breckenridge, gave birth to their first child, Jacob Miles Breckenridge.

Equipment

2011 Major/Minor Fall Headline Tour

Q Drums
Galvanized Steel

• 16x24" b* drum
• 9x13" rack tom
• 14x16" floor tom
• 8x14" Q Br* 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 b* drum pedals
• DW 9000 hi-hat stand
• DW 9000 cymbal stands

Heads

• B* 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