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Ron Welty
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Background information
Birth nameRonald S. Welty
Born (1971-02-01) February 1, 1971 (age 53) [1]
Origin Long Beach, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Drummer
Years active1986–2007
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Ronald S. Welty [2] (born February 1, 1971) [1] is an American former musician and the former drummer for the punk rock band the Offspring. After the Offspring, Welty formed Steady Ground.

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Career

Born and raised in Orange County, California, Welty started playing drums in eighth grade and cited Neil Peart and Lars Ulrich as early influences. [3] Welty started playing the drums in 8th Grade, one of his first bands were called Fuck Quality X-Rays. He also played drums in a band called Spinning Fish [4] Ron Welty moved to Garden Grove for part of high school, and it was there that his older stepsister introduced him to Offspring frontman Dexter Holland. His mom's went through a few divorces, and when she got remarried he moved, and then she got divorced, he moved again." [5]

The Offspring

In July 1987, 16-year-old Welty joined the Offspring, replacing James Lilja. [6] [7] Welty knew other members of the Offspring and lived in the same neighbourhood as Welty. Even though he was too young to get into many of the clubs where the band played, Welty convinced them to let him replace their previous drummer. [3]

Welty performed on the Offspring's first six studio albums: The Offspring , Ignition , Smash , Ixnay on the Hombre , Americana , and Conspiracy of One . He left the band in 2003 when they were writing and recording Splinter . [8] It was later revealed that Welty was fired by Holland and Wasserman "without any prior notice". [9] Of all the band's drummers, Welty's tenure of almost 16 years remains the longest. [10] During their first tour Welty's mother made frontman Dexter Holland sign papers saying he'd take care of Ron for her while they were on tour.

In September 2020, Welty filed a lawsuit against the Offspring for unpaid royalties, which he lost in March 2023. [11] [12]

Steady Ground

After the Offspring, Welty formed Steady Ground, [10] [8] in which he played drums and co-produced.

On February 26, 2006, Steady Ground released three demos on Myspace, entitled "Everyone's Emotional", "I Can't Contain Myself", and "You Better Close Your Eyes." In 2007, the band released the studio album Jettison , [13] [14] and in the same year they broke up.

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  8. 1 2 "Ron Welty No Longer a Member of The Offspring". Offspring.com. March 18, 2003. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
  9. ↑ @gregkriesel (October 3, 2019). "@HenrikHindby @AlannaBillings Ron didn't leave voluntarily either" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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