| Jeff Friedl | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Birth name | John Jeffrey Friedl |
| Genres | Rock, Metal, Alternative, Progressive, Salsa, Latin, Jazz |
| Instruments | Drummer |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Associated acts | Puscifer ASHES dIVIDE Devo A Perfect Circle |
| Website | [1] |
Jeff Friedl is a studio and touring drummer currently based in Los Angeles, California. Jeff has recorded, performed, and/or toured with ASHES dIVIDE, A Perfect Circle, Puscifer, Devo, CSS, Danny Lohner, Carina Round, Ross Robinson, Shane Alexander, Mark Mothersbaugh, Jay Ruston, Linda Strawberry, Zack Hexum and others.
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Jeff grew up in Tucson, Arizona where he began playing and studying drums at age 11. After playing with many successful bands throughout Arizona, Friedl moved to Los Angeles, California in 2004 to begin doing session work along with taking local live gigs and tours.
In 2008, Billy Howerdel of A Perfect Circle announced that he was to release a solo album under the name ASHES dIVIDE. On New Years Day of 2008, it was confirmed that Jeff Friedl would join Howerdel and become the drummer of ASHES dIVIDE. Friedl would be taking over the chair from Howerdel's studio drummer and A Perfect Circle collaborator, Josh Freese. [2]
Upon the release of Keep Telling Myself It's Alright, ASHES dIVIDE went out on a long summer tour that included a main stage slot on Linkin Park's Projekt Revolution Tour with Linkin Park, Chris Cornell, The Bravery, Busta Rhymes, Atreyu and Hawthorne Heights.
ASHES' summer tour also included opening dates for the Stone Temple Pilot's reunion tour.
In the summer of 2011, rumors developed that ASHES dIVIDE would reassemble for some brief touring in the fall and possible recordings.
ASHES dIVIDE took some time off after their first series of touring, so Friedl immediately kept busy by joining the band Devo in the studio to record and rehearse new songs that they had been writing for their album Something for Everybody (Devo album), their first album since Smooth Noodle Maps, which was released in 1990. [3]
Jeff went on to tour with Devo in 2010 and 2011 on nationwide tours that also included many festival appearances.
Jeff appeared with Devo on the George Lopez show Lopez Tonight in 2011 performing "What We Do" and "Whip It"
In 2011 Jeff filmed the music video for the single "What We Do" with Devo, which is the first fully interactive music video of its kind. (See Link at Bottom of Article)
On October 30, 2008 Maynard James Keenan from Tool & A Perfect Circle released a new CD with as new solo project, Puscifer. The album, "V" Is For Vagina, debuted at #25 on the Billboard 200, which subsequently led to rumors about a tour in support of the album's success. [4]
Via YouTube, Jeff was introduced as a musician in the band.
On February 13, 14 & 15 Puscifer performed three nights at The Pearl Theatre in Las Vegas, NV. These shows were unofficially the first ever Puscifer shows. On April 4 and 5, 2009, Puscifer played two nights at The Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles . Danny Carey of Tool and Josh Freese joined the band on stage at these shows.
In fall of 2009, Jeff and Puscifer completed a nationwide tour that included multiple themed nights including a country night, where the band performed country western arrangements of the songs. Footage of this tour can be seen in the extras section of the DVD Blood Into Wine.
In Spring 2010, Puscifer toured North America.
In the summer of 2011, Puscifer spent time in Jerome, Arizona writing and recording material for the upcoming album "Conditions of My Parole". Jeff also completed multiple sessions tracking in Los Angeles for the record.
Jeff toured with Puscifer during the fall of 2011.
In 2010 Jeff joined the Brazilian pop group CSS for their Australian 2011 Big Day Out Festival Tour.
During his time in Australia, Jeff joined bandmate Maynard James Keenan onstage with his band Tool to perform percussion on their song Lateralus.
It was announced in the summer of 2011 that Josh Freese would be unavailable to tour with APC, due to a scheduling conflict with Weezer. An announcement followed that stated that Jeff Friedl would be taking over the tour for Freese.
The tour ran from June 29th to August 10th and included a co-headlining slot on Lollapalooza with Muse on the Friday night bill. The tour was labeled as the eMotive tour, as the band had not had an opportunity to tour on that material, although the set included songs from all of APC's catalog.
Jeff Friedl endorses Ludwig Drums, Zildjian Cymbals, Vic Firth Drumsticks and Cympad, Protection Racket Cases, LP Percussion.
Jeff Friedl was featured in the April/May 2008 issue of The Grixer Music Magazine [5] and in Modern Drummer's [6] August 2009 issue. Jeff Friedl offers drum lessons online via Skype. Visit Friedl's website to more information. [7]
ASHES dIVIDE Setup Ludwig Classic Maple Series Charcoal Shadow
9x13" Tom, 16x16" Floor Tom, 16x18" Floor Tom, 18x22" Bass Drum, 6.5x14" Black Beauty Snare Drum
15" K Light Hi-Hats, 21" K Custom Crash Ride, 22" K Custom Crash Ride, 20" A Custom Crash, 20" A Custom Rezo Crash, 20" Oriental China "Trash", 24" K Light Ride
Puscifer Setup Ludwig Vistalite
6.5x14" Classic Maple Snare, 16x16" Floor Tom, 16x18" Floor Tom, 14x26" Bass Drum