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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 Steelhorse Rock N Blues Night At Native Pride, Irving, NY Rock N Blues Night At Native Pride, Irving, NY
JJ KING with Steelhorse Private Party, Grand Island, NY Private Party, Grand Island, NY
Breaking Solace @ Music Lynxx Music Lynxx, Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio 44060 Music Lynxx, Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio 44060
Breaking Solace in Akron, OH Musica , Akron, Ohio 44308 Musica , Akron, Ohio 44308
Breaking Solace W/ Rest, Repose pin Photo City Improv: Comedy & Music Venue, Rochester, NY pin Photo City Improv: Comedy & Music Venue, Rochester, NY
Breaking Solace W/ Year of the Locust The Evening Star Concert Hall, Niagara Falls, New York 14304 The Evening Star Concert Hall, Niagara Falls, New York 14304
Steelhorse rocks Sunday Funday at The Last Run Last Run Tavern & Grill, Glenwood, New York 14069 Last Run Tavern & Grill, Glenwood, New York 14069
Breaking Solace @ Trishstock Trishstock, Norwich, NY 13815 Trishstock, Norwich, NY 13815
JJ KING w/ Breaking Solace opening for Saliva in Rochester, NY Pineapple Jack's, Rochester, NY Pineapple Jack's, Rochester, NY
JJ KING w/ Breaking Solace, opening for Texas Hippie Coalition/Kobra and the Lotus Exhibition Hall, Watertown, New York 13601 Exhibition Hall, Watertown, New York 13601
JJ KING w/ Breaking Solace in Boston, MA Boathouse Bar, Dracut, MA Boathouse Bar, Dracut, MA
JJ KING w/ Breaking Solace in Newport, RI Jimmy's Saloon, Newport, RI Jimmy's Saloon, Newport, RI
JJ KING with Breaking Solace in Brooklyn Lucky 13 Saloon, Brooklyn, NY Lucky 13 Saloon, Brooklyn, NY
JJ KING with Breaking Solace Chipper's Sports Bar, Austintown, OH Chipper's Sports Bar, Austintown, OH
JJ KING with Breaking Solace in Erie, PA Scotty's Martini Lounge, Erie, PA Scotty's Martini Lounge, Erie, PA
JJ KING with Breaking Solace Mohawk Place, Buffalo, New York 14203 Mohawk Place, Buffalo, New York 14203
JJ KING with Breaking Solace in Ardmore, Pennsylvania The Rusty Nail, Ardmore, PA The Rusty Nail, Ardmore, PA
JJ KING with Breaking Solace in Cambridge, MA Club Bohemia, Cambridge, MA Club Bohemia, Cambridge, MA
JJ KING with Breaking Solace in Atlantic City, New Jersey Proud Mary's Sports Bar-Grill, Atlantic City, NJ Proud Mary's Sports Bar-Grill, Atlantic City, NJ
JJ KING with Breaking Solace in Buffalo, NY Mohawk Place, Buffalo, NY Mohawk Place, Buffalo, NY

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