James Riley Breckenridge (born January 5, 1975) is the drummer

Drummer

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 for Post-hardcore

Post-hardcore

Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...

 band Thrice

Thrice

Thrice is an American rock band from Irvine, California, formed in 1998. The group was founded by guitarist/vocalist Dustin Kensrue and guitarist Teppei Teranishi while they were in high school....

. He plays C & C Custom Drums, and uses Vic Firth

Vic Firth

Vic Firth is an American musician and is the founder of Vic Firth Company , a percussion stick and mallet manufacturing company that he started in 1963. The company bills itself as the world's largest manufacturer of drum sticks and mallets...

 drumsticks, Zildjian

Avedis Zildjian Company

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 cymbal

Cymbal

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s, Remo

Remo

Remo is a male given name of Latin origin - see Romulus and Remus.Remo may also refer to:* Remo, an American drum skin company* Remo , another name for the German wine grape Riesling* Remo language, a Panoan language of Brazil and Peru...

 drumhead

Drumhead

A drumhead is a membrane stretched over one or both of the open ends of a drum. The drumhead is struck with sticks, mallets, or hands so that it vibrates and the sound resonates through the drum.-History:...

s, with Drum Workshop

Drum Workshop

Drum Workshop is a drum and hardware manufacturing company based in Oxnard, California. Their slogan is "The Drummer's Choice".-History:...

 hardware and pedals.

Biography

The older brother of Thrice bassist

Bassist

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 Eddie Breckenridge

Eddie Breckenridge

Eddie Breckenridge is the bass guitarist of the post-hardcore band, Thrice. Breckenridge joined the band having virtually no experience playing the bass . He soon convinced his brother Riley to join as the band's drummer...

, Riley joined Thrice during the early days of the band on the recommendation of Eddie.

Personal life

Breckenridge, along with Morningwood

Morningwood

Morningwood is an alternative rock band from New York City, USA, founded in 2001 by Pedro Yanowitz and Chantal Claret. Morningwood was signed to Capitol Records.-Career:...

 lead singer Chantal Claret

Chantal Claret

Chantal Claret is an American singer/songwriter. She is best known as the lead singer for the rock and power pop band Morningwood.- Early life :...

, wrote a monthly advice column called "Battle of the Sexes" in Alternative Press

Alternative Press (music magazine)

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magazine for nearly 3 years; which was discontinued in the Winter of 2007.

Breckenridge originally had aspirations of becoming a professional baseball

Major League Baseball

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player, before his athletic career was unexpectedly cut short due to injuries he ended up experiencing while playing the game.

2011 Major/Minor Fall Headline Tour

C&C Drums

Maple with Tobacco Stain

• 16x24" bass drum
• 9x14" rack tom
• 14x18" floor tom
• 6.5x14" Ludwig Black Beauty snare drum with Trick throw-off

Zildjian Cymbals

• 15" A New Beat Hi-Hats
• 21" K Crash Ride (Left crash)
• 24" A Medium Ride
• 24" K Light Ride (Right crash)

Hardware & Pedals

• DW 9000 double bass drum pedals with PureSound Speedball beaters
• DW 9000 hi-hat stand
• DW 9000 straight cymbal stands
• Hybrid Yamaha/PDP snare stand

Heads

• Bass drum: Clear Remo Powerstroke 3
• Toms: Coated Remo Emperors
• Snare drum: Aquarian Hi-Energy

Vic Firth Sticks

• HD9

Roland Electronics

• SPD-S sampling pad