Alex Vincent (drummer)’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Drummer for bands Green River and Spluii Numa
Is Drummer 
Type Music 
Gender male
Birth 14 December 1965, Sacramento
Age: 54 years

Alex Shumway (better known as Alex Vincent) (born December 14, 1965) is an American musician, songwriter, and actor who is best known for his work as the drummer for the American rock band Green River. Along with Mark Arm, Steve Turner, and Jeff Ament, he is one of its founding members. He is the founder, drummer, and songwriter for the band Ex’s With Benefits.

Biography

Vincent attended the Northwest School in Seattle, Washington with future band mates Steve Turner and Stone Gossard, as well as future Presidents of the United States of America drummer, Jason Finn. He was the drummer for the band Spluii Numa and later pioneered the grunge scene as a founding member of Green River. After the disbanding of Green River in 1987, he returned to college, eventually ending up in Japan as a student of international studies at Sophia University (上智大学) in Tokyo. He moved back to the United States in 1995 to work in politics and labor union-related organizations. In 2012, he formed the punk band Ex’s With Benefits with Dmitra Smith.

Green River

Vincent and Turner became acquainted with fellow Seattle musician Mark Arm while playing shows in and around Seattle in the early 1980s. In mid-1984, the three decided to form a band, snapping up local bassist Jeff Ament after Ament’s band at the time, Deranged Diction, had broken up. The foursome called themselves Green River. Stone Gossard joined shortly thereafter. “We knew we wanted Ament,” said Vincent. “Stone was in another band with Jonathan Evison called March of Crimes. [Stone] got fired from them and we picked him up just before we recorded the first demo.” By the time the band finished the recording of its debut EP, Come on Down, Turner decided to leave the group, citing his distaste with Ament and Gossard’s heavy metal leanings. He was replaced by Ament’s former Deranged Diction bandmate, Bruce Fairweather.

The band released the EP Come on Down in 1985 and followed it up with Dry As a Bone in 1987, the first release on Sub Pop records. The band’s only full-length studio album, Rehab Doll, was released in 1988. In-fighting within the band lead to the group’s break-up during the recording of Rehab Doll. A stylistic division had developed between Ament and Gossard on one side, and Arm on the other. Ament and Gossard wanted to pursue a major-label deal, while Arm wanted to remain independent, viewing the duo as being too careerist. The band achieved a considerable local reputation in Seattle and had a significant influence on the genre later known as grunge, with Green River being described as “arguably the first grunge band.”

In 2008, Green River reunited for the 20-year anniversary of the Sub Pop record label and have played several live shows since.

Ex’s With Benefits

Ex’s With Benefits formed in 2012 after Vincent had written music for possible future recordings by Green River that never materialized. Not wanting the music to go to waste, he held on to it hoping to hear what it sounded like with vocals. He reconnected with an old high school friend, Dmitra Smith, who was fronting the San Francisco-based band Static People, sending some of the songs to her to see if she’d be able to record something on top of them. Almost immediately, it became a real collaboration. Soon after, Dmitra’s husband, Pascal Faivre, joined on guitar with Dave Place on bass.

Big in Japan

In October 2010, Vincent played himself in the semi-documentary film, Big in Japan, directed by John Jeffcoat. It premiered in March 2014 at the South By Southwest Music and Film Festival.

Personal life

Vincent currently lives in Seattle, Washington. Today, he is a stay-at-home father to his adopted daughters. He continues to compose and play music.

Discography

Green River discography

Year Title Label
1985 Come on Down Homestead
1986 Deep Six C/Z
1987 Dry As a Bone Sub Pop
1988 Motor City Madness Glitterhouse
Rehab Doll Sub Pop
Sub Pop 200 Sub Pop
1989 This House is Not a Motel Glitterhouse
Sub Pop Rock City Glitterhouse
Another Pyrrhic Victory: The Only Compilation of Dead Seattle God Bands C/Z
1990 Endangered Species Glitterhouse
Dry As a Bone/Rehab Doll Sub Pop
1992 Afternoon Delight: Love Songs from Sub Pop Sub Pop
1996 Hype!: The Motion Picture Soundtrack Sub Pop
2000 Wild and Wooly: The Northwest Rock Collection Sub Pop
2006 Sleepless in Seattle: The Birth of Grunge Livewire

Ex’s With Benefits discography

Year Title Label
2015 Bad Hotel Stone Boat Records
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