Richard Robert Woolstenhulme Jr. (born September 20, 1979) is an American musician and the drummer of rock band Lifehouse.

Early life and education

Woolstenhulme graduated from Gilbert High School in 1998, where he played

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during his sophomore and junior years. After his parents bought him a beat-up drum set Woolstenhulme started playing the drums; he was nine. He attended the Los Angeles Music Academy.

Career

Lifehouse

While Woolstenhulme was in a music studio session, Lifehouse, then comprising Jason Wade and Sergio Andrade, was practicing in the adjacent room. Woolstenhulme, then playing with another band, bumped into them in the hallway. It was suggested that he check out Lifehouse, which was looking for a drummer to replace Jon "Diff" Palmer; in 2000, he joined the band. Woolstenhulme has since performed on each Lifehouse recording.

Other musical work

In addition to his work with Lifehouse, he has performed on numerous recordings, including those of

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, and

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. He has also toured with

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in 2001,

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in 2003, and various headlining tours since 2000. Beginning in 2013, Woolstenhulme toured with the

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following the departure of Mike Malinin.

Drum kit

For a while Woolstenhulme preferred

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drums, playing a set that included a 24×14 bass drum, 13×9, 18×16 toms and a 14×6.5 hammered snare. He expressed a preference for Gretsch drums due to a better-quality sound. He currently uses a DW drum kit with

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cymbals, a brand he has used consistently through his career.

Personal life

Woolstenhulme's brother Sean Woolstenhulme is the ex-guitarist for the group The Calling, and briefly played with Lifehouse during their earlier years. Woolstenhulme is married to Jenifer Hagio, a musician who co-wrote

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Discography

References

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