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Jeff Friedl
Friedl performing with A Perfect Circle in 2018.
Friedl performing with A Perfect Circle in 2018.
Background information
Birth nameJohn Jeffrey Friedl
Born (1980-02-25) February 25, 1980 (age 44)
Genres
Occupation(s)Drummer
Years active1995–present[1]
Member of
Formerly of
Websitejefffriedl.com

Jeff Friedl (born February 25, 1980)[2] is an American drummer as well as a co-founder of The Beta Machine,[3] currently based in Los Angeles, California. Friedl has recorded, performed, and toured with musical acts such as A Perfect Circle, Ashes Divide, Puscifer, Devo, and ShadowParty.[4]

Early life edit

At the age of six, Friedl and his family moved from West Virginia[5] to Tuscon, Arizona, where he began playing and studying drums at age 11.[6] Friedl attended and graduated from Catalina Foothills High School.[5] 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.[7]

Career edit

Friedl joined Ashes Divide in 2008, a project by A Perfect Circle guitarist, Billy Howerdel. He toured in support of their first album, Keep Telling Myself It's Alright. This tour also included Matt McJunkins on bass, Jonathan Radtke on lead guitar, and Adam Monroe on keys.[8][9] The band have been mostly inactive since this tour, though Friedl did perform at their stand alone 2013 show.[10]

Friedl participated in Puscifer's, a band by Maynard James Keenan (of Tool and A Perfect Circle), first shows, on February 13, 14 and 15, 2009.[11] Friedl continued to perform with Puscifer until 2018.[12]

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.[13] An announcement followed that stated that Friedl would be taking over the tour for Freese.[14] Friedl has continued with A Perfect Circle to the present.[15]

 
Friedl (far left) performing with Devo in 2023

In 2008, Friedl joined Devo as touring replacement for Josh Freese,[16] who was touring with Weezer. Friedl continued to tour with Devo until 2014.[17] He played with Devo again at Desert Daze festival in 2020.[18] He again played with them on their 2023.[19]

In 2012, Friedl became the new drummer for Filter,[20] touring with them in 2012[21] and 2013.[22]

In 2015, Friedl toured with Eagles of Death Metal.[23]

He is also part of The Beta Machine, with Matt McJunkins (bass, vocals, keyboards), Claire Acey (vocals) and Nicholas Perez (guitar, keyboards).[24]

In 2016 he won the Drummies Artist award in the alternative category.[25][26]

References edit

  1. ^ "Life & Work with Jeff Friedl - Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide". voyagela.com. April 19, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  2. ^ Friedl, Jeff [@JeffFriedl] (February 25, 2017). "Thx for the birthday wishes, my friends!" (Tweet). Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ WONG, MIRANDA ZY. (March 18, 2019). "Members of A Perfect Circle Matt McJunkins and Jeff Friedl Debut New Album Intruder As The Beta Machine -". mxdwn Music. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  4. ^ Lucas, Nici (February 14, 2019). "A Chat with Jeff Friedl, Drummer for A Perfect Circle and The Beta Machine". Adventure Music Life. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Gay, Gerald M. (February 19, 2019). "Catalina Foothills grad, rock star drummer, to sit in on NBC late show". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  6. ^ Stories, Local (April 19, 2023). "Life & Work with Jeff Friedl - Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide". voyagela.com. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  7. ^ Edgoose, Simon (July 8, 2016). "Jeff Friedl". Mike Dolbear. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  8. ^ "Billy Howerdel discusses new band lineup". Thegauntlet.com. March 20, 2008. Archived from the original on March 23, 2008. Retrieved March 20, 2008.
  9. ^ "ASHES dIVIDE Video Interviews". IGN. 28 January 2008. Archived from the original on 1 February 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2008.
  10. ^ hellboy1975 (April 18, 2013). "Ashes Divide live and Danny "Superman" Carey". F O U R T H E Y E. Retrieved February 15, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Major Douche Las Vegas Operation: Press Conference. pusciferdotcom. January 21, 2009 – via YouTube.
  12. ^ VIERRA, ERIN (April 24, 2018). "A Perfect Circle Announce Fall 2018 Tour Dates -". mxdwn Music. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  13. ^ "AlternativeNation.net Interview With Billy Howerdel, A Perfect Circle Guitarist – AlternativeNation.net". archive.alternativenation.net. Archived from the original on October 13, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  14. ^ "Interview with Billy Howerdel from A Perfect Circle: Great Beams Of Light | The Aquarian Weekly". Theaquarian.com. July 13, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  15. ^ "A Perfect Circle Tour Dates & Tickets". Stereoboard.com. November 1, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  16. ^ Casale, Gerald [@Gvc3Casale] (July 6, 2023). "The drummer for DEVO's European tour in August will be @JeffFriedl For 15 years, Jeff Friedl has been with us — he 1st began touring with us in 2008" (Tweet). Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Twitter.
  17. ^ Pilmer, Michael (October 16, 2014). "10/12/14: Jeff Friedl in NYC | CLUBDEVO". Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  18. ^ Blueskye, Brian (August 22, 2019). "Desert Daze may be your last chance to see Devo. 'No plans' for farewell tour, bassist says". The Desert Sun. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  19. ^ Devo [@clubdevo] (July 6, 2023). "The drummer for DEVO's concerts in 2023 will be @jefffriedl". Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Instagram.
  20. ^ DriverDriver (April 2, 2012). "Jeff Friedl Named New Drummer For Filter". FMX 94.5. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  21. ^ Bowar, Chad (June 25, 2012). "Filter Announce Summer 2012 Tour Dates". Loudwire. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  22. ^ FADROSKI, KELLI SKYE (June 20, 2013). "Filter holding its own on Summerland tour". Orange County Register. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  23. ^ "Palm Desert's Eagles of Death Metal". The Desert Sun. November 14, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  24. ^ "About The Band". The Beta Machine. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  25. ^ "DRUMMIES 2016: Drum Set Categories". DRUM! Magazine. April 28, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  26. ^ Friedl, Jeff [@jefffriedl] (March 12, 2016). "I feel so honored to receive this 2016 Drummies Artist award!". Retrieved February 23, 2024 – via Instagram.


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