Drew Sanderson Steen is an American professional

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Early life

Steen was born in

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. He decided to start drumming at the age of 10 after watching his older brother

Ryland Steen 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 ...

(currently the drummer of

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and the former drummer of

Reel Big Fish Reel Big Fish is an American ska punk band from Huntington Beach, California. The band gained mainstream recognition in the mid-to-late 1990s during the third wave of ska with the release of the gold-certified album '' Turn the Radio Off''. So ...

Career

In 2005 Steen moved to

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to pursue a career as a professional drummer. In 2006 he toured with the

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band

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, and in 2007 he toured with Annie Stela who opened for

Paolo Nutini Paolo Giovanni Nutini (born 9 January 1987) is a Scottish singer-songwriter from Paisley, Renfrewshire, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Nutini's debut album, ''These Streets'' (2006), peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart. Its follow-u ...

. In the time he has been in California, Steen has also worked with bands such as

Suburban Legends Suburban Legends are an American ska punk band that formed in Huntington Beach, California, in 1998 and later based themselves in nearby Santa Ana. After building a fanbase in the Orange County ska scene through their numerous regular perfor ...

, Paperface, Victory Season, The Secret Mind, and Upperville and was a member of the band Power Animal. He has played on

Demi Lovato Demetria Devonne "Demi" Lovato ( ; born August 20, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. After appearing on the children's television series ''Barney & Friends'' (2002–2004), she starred in the Disney Channel short series ...

's records and toured on their first tour. In 2009 Steen toured with

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on his Christmas From The Heart tour. Steen is now on tour with

Lindsey Stirling Lindsey Stirling (born September 21, 1986) is an American violinist, songwriter and dancer. She presents choreographed violin performances, in live and music videos found on her official YouTube channel, which she created in 2007. Stirling per ...

as her drummer.

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