Sam Rivers (bassist)
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[[Image:6-1-cdd.jpg|thumb|right|Sam Rivers]]
''See [[Sam Rivers]] for the jazz saxophonist.''
'''Sam Rivers''' (born '''Samuel Robert Rivers''', [[September 21]], [[1977]], [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]], [[Florida]]) is the [[bassist]] and one of the founding members of the [[band (music)|band]], [[Limp Bizkit]].
He is the [[cousin]] of the band's [[drummer]], [[John Otto (drummer)|John Otto]]. Rivers originally was endorsed by [[Ibanez]], and one of his basses was a customized BTB 5-string, but currently uses custom made [[Warwick (bass guitar)|Warwick]] basses, with [[light-emitting diodes]] in the [[fretboard]].
==Biography==
===Early Years===
Rivers musical career started fairly early on, with him playing the [[tuba]] in a band in Arlington Middle School. He got into music initially because of his cousin John Otto, who played [[jazz]]-style drums. He attended Bishop Kenny High School, and later The Douglas Anderson School Of The Arts. He actually played guitar before he played bass, but switched at the suggestion of his music teacher.
===Limp Bizkit===
Rivers first met [[Fred Durst]] while working at a [[Chick-fil-A]] in a mall in Jacksonville. The two started talking, and found they shared several interests, including [[skateboarding]], and [[music]]. They decided to get together for a jam session. Rivers was becoming an accomplished bass guitarist, and Durst was to be a vocalist. Together with several other people they formed a shortlived band called Malachi Sage. When the band did not work out, the two decided to try again, and this time John Otto came into the picture to be the drummer at the suggestion of Sam. In [[1994]] the three formed Limp Bizkit. Later on [[guitarist]] [[Wes Borland]] came into the fold, as well as [[DJ Lethal]] in 1996.
===Today===
After Limp Bizkit went on hiatus, Rivers became a [[Record producer|producer]] for local bands in Jacksonville. He produced the first album of the band '[[Burn Season]]'[http://www.burnseason.com/][http://www.myspace.com/burnseason] as well as the first album of 'The Embraced'[http://www.myspace.com/theembraced]. Rivers will join Limp Bizkit for their next album ''[[The Unquestionable Truth (Part 2)]]''.
Most recently, Rivers has been producing for the ORLANDO-based band 'Indorphine'[http://ultimate-guitar.com/news/press_releases/indorphine_working_with_sam_rivers_of_limp_bizkit.html] [http://www.myspace.com/indorphine]. Aside from producing their new studio material, Rivers managed to book them as the opening act for a [[Mushroomhead]]/[[SOiL]] concert.
==Trivia==
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*Rivers was the youngest member of the band. In fact, when their first album, ''[[Three Dollar Bill, Yall$]]'', was released, he was only 19 years old.
*His influences include bands such as [[Black Sabbath]] and [[Megadeth]].
*He was voted Best Bass Player in the 2000 Gibson Awards. [http://www.gibson.com/Whatsnew/pressrelease/2000/mar10b.html]
* In [[2001]], he married his girlfriend Kinter Atkins.
==Collaborations==
* [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] ft. Sam Rivers - "Redeemer" ([[Queen of the Damned]] [[soundtrack]])
* [[David Draiman]] ft. Sam Rivers - "Forsaken" ([[Queen of the Damned]] soundtrack)
* [[Black Light Burns]] ft. Sam Rivers - "I Have a Need" ([[Cruel Melody]])
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