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steen performing with reel big fish in 2014 square maroon 5 , america , reel big fish , kris allen , ryland steen non_vocal_instrumentalist 31 august 1980 drum kit ska-punk ryland steen 2014.jpg ryland steen
 ryland david-burton steen musician
ryland steen

ryland david-burton steen -lrb- a.k.a. `` the rabbit '' or `` xylophone '' -rrb- -lrb- born august 31 , 1980 -rrb- is best known as the former drummer of the california-usa-based ska punk band , reel big fish .
reel big fish first met steen at an ernie ball battle of the bands when he was playing with his nebraska-born band square .
reel big fish was judging the competition and gave him and his band a perfect score .
ryland 's band won the contest and the $ 35,000 prize .
reel big fish stayed in touch with him and later brought him on as their drummer after the departure of justin ferriera , with steen having previously played percussion on the cheer up !
recording of the song `` good thing '' .
he was raised in lincoln , nebraska and moved to california at age 19 .
ryland has toured and/or recorded with kris allen , maroon 5 , the summer obsession , the elected , start trouble , phantom planet , free moral agents , suburban legends , audiovent , mt. egypt , tea , and orange county cult legends square .
his father is guitarist dave steen , an accomplished songwriter and former member of the '80s power pop band the hawks , who recorded two lps for columbia records and charted with the songs , `` it 's all right , it 's ok '' and `` right away '' -lrb- written by dave steen -rrb- .
steen played his first night with the band america -lrb- dewey bunnell and gerry beckley -rrb- at the california state fair on july 20 , 2014 , where beckley introduced him toward the end of the set as playing with the band , `` for 90 minutes . ''
