Sam Rivers (born Samuel Robert Rivers, September 2, 1977, Edmonton, Alberta) is the former bassist and backing vocalist of the band Limp Bizkit, whose is one of the founding members. He is the cousin of the band's drummer, John Otto. He left the band in August 2015.
Rivers musical career started fairly early on, with him playing the tuba in a band in Edmonton. He got into music initially because of his cousin John Otto, who played jazz-style drums. Both of them decided to move to Jacksonville, Florida to form a band called Limp Bizkit.
After Limp Bizkit went on hiatus, Rivers became a producer for local bands in Jacksonville. He produced the debut albums by Burn Season and The Embraced. Most recently, Rivers has been producing for the Orlando based band Indorphine. Aside from producing their new studio material, Rivers got them booked as the opening act for a Mushroomhead/Soil concert.
In early 2009, Rivers reunited with Limp Bizkit for tours and their sixth studio album, Gold Cobra released in 2011.
His influences include bands such as Black Sabbath and Megadeth.
In 2001, he got married to his girlfriend Roxie McMahon. However he is now in a relationship with porn actresse Kayla Paige.
Rivers was originally endorsed by Ibanez, and one of his basses was a customized BTB 5-string, but currently uses custom made Warwick basses, with light-emitting diodes in the fretboard. Rivers has also been seen using Wal Basses since 2005, mainly in the studio.
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