John Kiffmeyer

Quick Facts

Full Name	John Kiffmeyer
Occupation	Drummer
Date Of Birth	Jul 11, 1969(1969-07-11)
Age	55
Birthplace	California
Country	United States
Horoscope	Cancer

John Kiffmeyer Biography

John Kiffmeyer is one of the most popular and richest Drummer who was born on July 11, 1969 in California, United States. Original drummer of the punk rock group Green Day who played on the compilation album 1,039/Smoothed out Slappy Hours.

He was part of Green Day with He was in Green Day with Billie Joe Armstrong..

John Kiffmeyer (born July 11, 1969), known professionally in music as Al Sobrante, is an American record producer and retired musician and songwriter, best known as the second drummer for the punk rock band Green Day. His stage name is a reference to his hometown, El Sobrante.

Kiffmeyer is most well known for his time in Green Day; after Isocracy broke up, he joined Mike Dirnt and Billie Joe Armstrong in 1987 to replace original drummer Raj Punjabi and form Sweet Children, which was later renamed Green Day. Because of his experience and knowledge of the underground community, Kiffmeyer was able to get the young band on its feet by placing calls to friends, among them prominent figure of the East Bay Larry Livermore. The first few performances took place at Contra Costa College, where Kiffmeyer was a journalism student. On the strength of an early performance, Livermore vowed to release a Green Day record on his Lookout! Records. The group’s first full- length effort, 39/Smooth, would feature a Kiffmeyer original, “I Was There”, which documented the band at that place in time. Being a fan of Ozzy Osbourne, it was he who inspired the mini-covers of some famous songs, such as “I Don’t Know” by Ozzy Osbourne and “Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd during the bridge of “Disappearing Boy,” a practice that is still carried out today.

He got married to the filmmaker who made experimental films Greta Snider.

John Kiffmeyer Net Worth

John Kiffmeyer is one of the richest Drummer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Kiffmeyer 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a student at Humboldt State University and played with various bands, including Isocracy.

After having left Green Day, he worked as Director of Photography for San Francisco State.

Kiffmeyer was born in California on July 11, 1969. His first exposure in the punk scene was as the drummer of the band Isocracy. The group was popular in the East Bay, and mainstays at the famed club, 924 Gilman Street.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is John Kiffmeyer Dating?

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On April 16, 2015, Kiffmeyer joined Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt on stage during a Green Day concert at The House of Blues Cleveland, Ohio where the trio performed as Sweet Children, playing songs that they had not performed since the 1990s including “Sweet Children”, “Green Day”, “I Was There”, “Don’t Leave Me” and “Dry Ice”.

Facts & Trivia

John Ranked on the list of most popular Drummer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. John Kiffmeyer celebrates birthday on July 11 of every year.

Top Facts about John Kiffmeyer

1. John Kiffmeyer was born in El Sobrante, California on July 11, 1969.
2. His stage name Al Sobrante is a reference to his hometown.
3. He was the first drummer for the punk rock band Green Day.
4. Kiffmeyer worked as executive producer for the Green Day album Kerplunk in

1991. 5. He attended college in Humboldt State University in Arcata, California from 1990-1994.
      6. Kiffmeyer was a member of punk bands Isocracy and The Ritalins.
      7. In 1998, he was executive producer of The Great Lost Trouble Makers Album by The Troublemakers.
      8. He currently lives in San Francisco, California and works as a cinematographer.
      9. In 2015, he performed with Green Day at a House of Blues concert in Cleveland, Ohio.
      10. He contributed to the song “I Was There” on Green Day’s 1990 album 39/Smooth.
      11. He was the manager of The Shruggs until their split in 1994.
      12. He has been married to experimental filmmaker and San Francisco State University professor Greta Snider since 1998.
      13. He inspired the mini-covers of some famous songs like “I Don’t Know” by Ozzy Osbourne and “Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd during the bridge of “Disappearing Boy”.
      14. Kiffmeyer was a journalism student at Contra Costa College in the 1980s.
      15. He was invited to join Green Day by Mike Dirnt and Billie Joe Armstrong in 1987 and replaced the original drummer, Raj Punjabi.

What does John Kiffmeyer do now?

He now lives in San Francisco, California and is married to experimental filmmaker and San Francisco State University professor Greta Snider. He works as a Director of Photography , specializing in green screen and producing mainly commercial work.

How old is John Kiffmeyer?

53 years (July 11, 1969)

Who was Green Day's first drummer?

In 1987 they and drummer Sean Hughes formed their first band, a punk outfit called Sweet Children. Hughes was later replaced by Sobrante, a member of local group Isocracy. Sweet Children became a popular live act in the San Francisco Bay area.

Why did John leave Green Day?

John Kiffmeyer left Green Day to focus on college Instead, he quit because he opted to focus on his studies at Humboldt State University in Arcata, California, and apparently did so without telling the band.

Does Green Day have 4 members?

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