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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
JJ KING with "Sleep Signals" Gas Monkey Live, Dallas, TX Gas Monkey Live, Dallas, TX
JJ KING with "Sleep Signals" Come And Take It Live, Austin, TX Come And Take It Live, Austin, TX
JJ KING with "Sleep Signals" The Historical EL Ray Theater, Albuquerque, NM The Historical EL Ray Theater, Albuquerque, NM
JJ KING with "Sleep Signals" Club Red, Mesa, AZ Club Red, Mesa, AZ
JJ KING with "Sleep Signals" The Majestic Ventura Theater, Ventura, CA The Majestic Ventura Theater, Ventura, CA
JJ KING with "Sleep Signals" The Observatory, Santa Ana, CA The Observatory, Santa Ana, CA
JJ KING with "Sleep Signals" Ace Of Spades, Sacramento, CA Ace Of Spades, Sacramento, CA
JJ KING with "Sleep Signals" McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR
JJ KING with "Sleep Signals" Revolution Concert House, Garden City, ID Revolution Concert House, Garden City, ID
JJ KING with "Sleep Signals" Kitting Factory, Spokane, WA Kitting Factory, Spokane, WA
JJ KING with "Sleep Signals" The Pub Station, Bilings MT The Pub Station, Bilings MT
JJ KING with "Sleep Signals" The Depot, Salt Lake City, UT The Depot, Salt Lake City, UT
JJ KING with "Sleep Signals" The Oriental Theater, Denver, CO The Oriental Theater, Denver, CO
JJ KING with "Sleep Signals" The Bourbon Theater, Lincoln, NE The Bourbon Theater, Lincoln, NE
JJ KING with "Sleep Signals" Delmar Hall, ST, Louis Delmar Hall, ST, Louis
JJ KING with "Sleep Signals" Wooly's, Des Moines, IA Wooly's, Des Moines, IA
JJ KING with "Sleep Signals" The Rave/Eagles Club, Milwaukee, WI The Rave/Eagles Club, Milwaukee, WI
JJ KING with "Sleep Signals" The Cabooze, Minneapolis, MI The Cabooze, Minneapolis, MI
JJ KING with "Sleep Signals" The Appolo Theater AC, Belvidere, IL The Appolo Theater AC, Belvidere, IL
JJ KING with "Sleep Signals" Q&Z Expo Center, Ringle, WI Q&Z Expo Center, Ringle, WI

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