Brett Reed (born July 12, 1972) is an American musician, best known as the original drummer for the
punk rock
Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a rock music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1950s rock and roll and 1960s garage rock, punk bands rejected the corporate nature of mainstream 1970s rock music. They typically produced sh ...
bands
Rancid and
Devils Brigade.
He joined Rancid in November 1991 and left 15 years later. He played on every Rancid release up to their 2003 album ''
Indestructible''. On November 3, 2006, his announcement of leaving Rancid was made public and he was replaced by
Branden Steineckert. He has not been active in the music industry since this time.
He plays left-handed. He has also played acoustic guitar on a number of Rancid acoustic shows, but unlike drums, he plays guitar right-handed. He played drums on
P!nk's ''
Try This'' album.
References
1972 births
Living people
American punk rock drummers
American male drummers
Rancid (band) members
20th-century American drummers
21st-century American drummers
Devils Brigade (band) members
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