Rick Woolstenhulme Jr.

Early life and education

Woolstenhulme graduated from Gilbert High School in 1998, where he played football during his sophomore and junior years.

Playing the drums from age 9 after his parents bought him a beat-up drum set, Woolstenhulme attended the Los Angeles Music Academy.

Lifehouse

During sessions with 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. He was soon suggested to check out Lifehouse, which was looking for a drummer to replace John "Diff" Palmer; in 2000, he joined the band and, soon thereafter, he performed on the debut album No Name Face.

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 Shawn Colvin, Rihanna, Lee Nash, Rocco Deluca, Britney Spears, Dave Matthews, and Palo Alto. He has also toured with Pearl Jam in 2001, Matchbox 20 in 2002, The Rolling Stones in 2003, and various headlining tours since 2000. Beginning in 2013, Woolstenhulme toured with the Goo Goo Dolls following the departure of Mike Malinin.

Drum kit

Woolstenhulme's current Gretsch setup includes 24×14, 13×9, 18×16 and 14×6.5 hammered snare. He expressed a preference for Gretsch drums due to a better-quality sound.

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 Michelle Branch's The Spirit Room. Branch introduced Woolstenhulme to Hagio.