Ralf Youtz (born 1972) is an American musician. Youtz was the original drummer in the

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band Built to Spill. He appeared on their 1993 debut album, '' Ultimate Alternative Wavers''. Youtz was replaced by Andy Capps after the album's release, although he would work with Martsch again with

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. Youtz also had short stints with the bands

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and The Feelings. Youtz played guitar and sang in Ape Shape, which opened for Built to Spill on several dates of their 2005 tour. He also played bass in The No-No's. His sister, Karena Youtz is married to Built to Spill frontman Doug Martsch. In 2019, Youtz joined the Last Regiment of Syncopated Drummers as a snare drummer. Youtz is currently a

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instructor at

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. Youtz teaches mainly

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External links

* http://www.myspace.com/apeshape * https://web.archive.org/web/20060720182640/http://epitonic.com/artists/thehalobenders.html * https://web.archive.org/web/20060716051756/http://epitonic.com/artists/thefeelings.html * http://www.lastregiment.com/index.php 1972 births Living people American rock drummers Musicians from Idaho People from Twin Falls, Idaho Built to Spill members 20th-century American drummers American male drummers 21st-century American drummers 20th-century American male musicians 21st-century American male musicians {{US-rock-drummer-stub