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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" The Cabooz, Minneapolis, MI The Cabooz, Minneapolis, MI
JJ KING with "Sleep Signals" The Citadel, Indianapolis, IN The Citadel, Indianapolis, IN
JJ KING with "Sleep Signals" Civic Music Hall, Toledo OH Civic Music Hall, Toledo OH
JJ KING with "Sleep Signals" The Westcott Theater, Syracuse, New York 13210 The Westcott Theater, Syracuse, New York 13210
 —  — JJ KING with "Sleep Signals" Upstate Concert Hall, Clifton Park NY 12065 Upstate Concert Hall, Clifton Park NY 12065
 —  — JJ KING with "Sleep Signals" the Webster Theater, Hartford, Connecticut 06114 the Webster Theater, Hartford, Connecticut 06114
 —  — JJ KING with "Sleep Signals" The Worcester Palladium, Worcester, Massachusetts 01608 The Worcester Palladium, Worcester, Massachusetts 01608
 —  — JJ KING with "Sleep Signals" Fish Head Cantina, Baltimore, Maryland 21227 Fish Head Cantina, Baltimore, Maryland 21227
 —  — JJ KING with "Sleep Signals" Reverb, Reading, Pennsylvania 19604 Reverb, Reading, Pennsylvania 19604
JJ KING with Steelhorse Smokin Joe's Bar & Grill, Rochester, NY Smokin Joe's Bar & Grill, Rochester, NY
JJ KING with Steelhorse The Gin Mill, Ellicottville, NY The Gin Mill, Ellicottville, NY
JJ KING with Steelhorse Fraternal Order of Eagles, North Tonawanda, NY Fraternal Order of Eagles, North Tonawanda, NY
JJ KING with Steelhorse Rookies On The Lake, East Dunkirk, NY Rookies On The Lake, East Dunkirk, NY
JJ KING with Steelhorse Rockstarz, Cheektowaga, NY Rockstarz, Cheektowaga, NY
JJ KING with Steelhorse Fraternal Order of Eagles, Warren, Pennsylvania Fraternal Order of Eagles, Warren, Pennsylvania
JJ KING with Steelhorse The Vault, Niagara Falls, NY The Vault, Niagara Falls, NY
JJ KING opening for RED SUN RISING The Rec Room, Buffalo, NY The Rec Room, Buffalo, NY
JJ KING with Steelhorse Rockstarz, Cheektowaga, NY Rockstarz, Cheektowaga, NY
JJ KING with Doghouse Swine Spirit River Event Center Spirit River Event Center
JJ KING with Doghouse Swine The All Star Bar and Grill The All Star Bar and Grill

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