Jason Reece (born July 13, 1971) is a member of

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rock band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, pulling double duties as both

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and part-time

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Biography

Reece was born in Huntington Beach, CA to Patrick and Kathleen Reece. At an early age, Reece's family moved him and his younger brother, Cole, to the rural outskirts of

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. As a teenager, Reece's family moved again from The Big Island to

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where he met

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through a mutual friend, and they later both moved to

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where Keely attended college. There they formed a band from which Reece was shortly fired. Reece then joined the band Honeybucket and, when that band broke up, Mukilteo Fairies. In 1994 Reece relocated to Austin. Keely joined him in moving, and they formed ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, initially as a guitar-and-drums duo. Later other members joined, and in 2001, after two albums released on independent labels, the band was signed by

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. Reece continued to have side-projects, such as A Roman Scandal, and his solo work, A Flood of Red.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reece, Jason 1971 births Living people Musicians from Huntington Beach, California American rock drummers American rock singers American rock guitarists American male guitarists Singers from Hawaii Drummers from Austin, Texas American people of Welsh descent Guitarists from Hawaii Guitarists from Texas ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead members 20th-century American drummers American male drummers 21st-century American singers 21st-century American guitarists 21st-century American drummers 20th-century American male musicians 21st-century American male singers Drummers from California Drummers from Hawaii