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JJ King

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"Sensitive to the song", "Solid pocket player", "Tasteful fills and great dynamics" and "A joy to work with" are some of the comments made by producers, engineers and professional musicians about Jake Klimchuk (AKA JJ King), now 27 years old, who has been drumming in the WNY music scene since he was ten. He has played and recorded with bands and musicians from a wide spectrum of genres including Rock, Metal, Jazz, Big Band, Country, Ska, Classic Rock, Theatrical Pop, Classical and more. Jake has been recognized as the "Go To" drummer, by local musicians, for fill in gigs and Studio Work. He has spent just over a year in San Jose, CA touring and performing with: Fire & Flesh on a 2 week West Coast tour, Among the Torrent, Alchemia, WinterSorrow, and Anisoptera all over the Bay Area. He then returned to Western NY to tour with WNY Metal Band Skinbound and Hard Rock band Breaking Solace.  Some of JJ's major influences include drummers like John Bonham, Arejay Hale, Mike Portnoy, Gene Hoglan, Mike Mangini, Morgan Rose, Sean Kinney, Bill Ward, Inferno, and more! He is constantly trying to learn and evolve as a player by finding new influences and always honing his abilities. The companies that JJ uses with pride are: Centent Cymbals, Los Cabos Drumsticks, Creative Percussion, and The Sweet Spots Drum Dampeners.

National/Touring bands that  JJ has opened for or shared the stage with while drumming for several bands such as "Sleep Signals", "Breaking Solace" "Skinbound" and other various bands he has played with, include:

-All That Remains

-Escape The Fate

-Attila

-Nonpoint

-Hellyeah

-Geoff Tate (formerly of Queensryche)

-Red Sun Rising

-Texas Hippie Coalition

-Kobra And The Lotus

-Buck Cherry

-P.O.D.

-Alien Ant Farm

-Lit

-Puddle Of Mud

-Avatar

-Eyes Set To Kill

-Soulfly

-Havok

-Saliva

-Rest, Repose

-Davey Suicide

-Devanation

-Hanzel Und Gretyl

-Fearless Vampire Killers

-The Relapse Symphony

-Close to Home

-Year of the Locust

-William Control

-Graveshadow

-Beauty in The Suffering

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Upcoming shows with JJ King

Previous events

Date Event Location
Jake with "Hotel Bravo" "Cruise Night" Quaker Steak and Lube, Williamsville, NY Quaker Steak and Lube, Williamsville, NY
Jake with "Hotel Bravo" Lock 34, Lockport (city) , NY Lock 34, Lockport (city) , NY
Jake Plays with "Naughty Dawg" Private Show Private Show
Skinbound in Limestone Rock'n Ricks, Limestone, NY Rock'n Ricks, Limestone, NY
Skinbound at The Forvm The Forvm, Amherst, NY The Forvm, Amherst, NY
Rockapalooza! Jackson County Fair Ground, Jackson, Michigan Jackson County Fair Ground, Jackson, Michigan
Skinbound in Cocoa, FL! 321 Local, Cocoa, FL 321 Local, Cocoa, FL
Skinbound hits Florida! Bombshells Tavern, Orlando, FL Bombshells Tavern, Orlando, FL
"In The Absence Of Scars" Broadway Joe's Bar & Grille, Buffalo, NY Broadway Joe's Bar & Grille, Buffalo, NY
Jake fills in with "Hotel Bravo" Scrupples, Newfane, NY Scrupples, Newfane, NY
Skinbound opens for Hanzel Und Gretyl Broadway Joe's Bar & Grille, Buffalo, NY Broadway Joe's Bar & Grille, Buffalo, NY
Skinbound in Pittsburgh The Smiling Moose, Pittsburgh, PA The Smiling Moose, Pittsburgh, PA
Skinbound at Broadway Joe's Broadway Joe's Bar & Grille, Buffalo, NY Broadway Joe's Bar & Grille, Buffalo, NY
Skinbound The Phantasy Concert Club, Lakewood, Ohio The Phantasy Concert Club, Lakewood, Ohio
Skinbound at JB's in Kent, OH JB's , Kent, Ohio JB's , Kent, Ohio
Skinbound Tour Benefit Broadway Joe's Bar & Grille, Buffalo, NY Broadway Joe's Bar & Grille, Buffalo, NY
Jake fills in with "Steel Horse" Marlboro Inn, Sanborn, NY Marlboro Inn, Sanborn, NY
Jake with Steel Horse Marlboro Inn, Sanborn, NY Marlboro Inn, Sanborn, NY
JJ King (Klimchuk) with Roxy Mae Bethel Road Pub , Columbus, OH Bethel Road Pub , Columbus, OH
 —  — JJ King (Klimchuk) with Roxy Mae The Rack, Columbus , Ohio 43212-2364 The Rack, Columbus , Ohio 43212-2364

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