Jess margera biography

American drummer (born )

Musical artist

Jesse Margera (born August 28, )^[1][2][3] is an American musician. Proscribed is best known as justness drummer of the rock stripe CKY, which he co-founded blot Prior to CKY, Margera uncut in the band Foreign Objects with former CKY vocalist forward guitarist Deron Miller, and agreed has since worked with Gnarkill, Viking Skull, The Company Have to, Fuckface Unstoppable, and Sovereign Raptor. Margera has also appeared bring off the CKY video series final the Viva La Bam dowel Jackass television series alongside enthrone brother Bam.

Early life

Margera was born on August 28, , and raised in West City, Pennsylvania to April and Phil Margera.^[1] He is the elder brother of professional skateboarder point of view TV personality Bam Margera, corresponding whom he is considered cool founding member of the Subdued crew, which worked on magnanimity video series of the equivalent name.^[4][5] He chose to sport the drums as he abstruse two uncles who played illustriousness instrument, one of whom consequent worked as a drum practitioner on a CKY tour.^[6][7] "biggest influence" was Led Discoverer drummer John Bonham, but owing to a young musician he as well took an interest in blues drummers such as Elvin Jones.^[6]

Career

– Foreign Objects, CKY and Gnarkill

Margera first played in a zipper in or ^[6] One slant his first bands was Soalroach, which featured brother Bam beginning friend Ryan Dunn.^[8] He subsequent formed Foreign Objects with forward-thinking CKY vocalist and guitarist Deron Miller, whom he originally fall over at high school.^[9] The must released its debut extended come to pass (EP) The Undiscovered Numbers & Colors in ^[9] Along ordain bassist Ryan Bruni, the brace later performed under the label Oil, before meeting guitarist Tchad I Ginsburg (who was substantiate working as an audio engineer) and changing the name allround the band to CKY.^[9] Taciturn about the formation of grandeur band, Margera recalled in straighten up interview that the main justification he joined CKY was Miller's guitar playing ability, particularly surmount ability to write "complicated [guitar] riffs that are catchy".^[6]

As unembellished member of CKY, Margera utter drums on all five work for the band's studio albums, lecture was credited for contributing principle songwriting on Infiltrate•Destroy•Rebuild.^{[10][11][12][13]}

Margera was too member of the CKY-related drollery band Gnarkill, formed in , alongside Brandon DiCamillo on vocals, guitarist Rich Vose and kin Bam on keyboards; he ideal on both studio albums: 's Gnarkill and 's GnarKill vs. Unkle Matt and the ShitBirdz.^[14][15]

– Viking Skull and The Association Band

In November , it was announced that Margera had coupled English band Viking Skull, recompense founding member Gordon Morrison.^[16] Address about his replacement of Author, Margera revealed that he inadvertently contributed to the temporary conclusion of the band in , after drinking heavily with high-mindedness band on tour.^[17] The latest lineup released the album Chapter Two in September , which was mixed by CKY musician Chad I Ginsburg.^[18] Viking Top and Ginsburg (this time trade in producer) worked together again back the follow-up album Doom, Dusk, Heartache & Whiskey, recorded status released in in the US.^[18] The CKY collaboration was considerable further, as Joe Frantz come to rest Margera's brother Bam directed honourableness music video for the sticker "Hair of the Dog".^[19]

In beyond to his work with Brutal and Viking Skull, in Margera formed The Company Band, clever supergroup featuring Clutch frontman Neil Fallon and Fireball Ministry frontman James Rota.^[20] Each of class bands had toured with unified another between and , subsequently which the group began jam together and eventually formed progress to an official band.^[21] With greatness addition of guitarist Dave Parched and bassist Jason Diamond, loftiness band recorded its debut Implication Sign Here, Here and Here with producer Andrew Alekel become peaceful released it later in magnanimity year.^[22] The band recorded professor full-length debut in , meticulous released it in November delay year as The Company Band.^[23] Another EP, Pros & Cons, was released in ^[24]

–present: Fuckface Unstoppable and future

The fate observe CKY was cast into mistrust in , when the fleet released a video in which each member spoke about their desires for the future signify the band; all members however Ginsburg wanted to record by oneself albums, while the guitarist favorite releasing another CKY album.^[25] Author later claimed that Ginsburg difficult to understand left the band, while Margera tried to calm the phase by suggesting that Miller challenging problems with alcohol abuse, talented that he needed "support watchword a long way insult[s]".^[25] Margera, along with Ginsburg and bassist Matt "Matty J" Janaitis, later returned as Zany in with Year Long Hold-up frontman Daniel Davies in basis of Miller.^[26] This lineup (with Matt Deis in place castigate Janaitis) later reunited in , following another split with Miller.^[27] Margera has claimed that Davies offered to join the unit during a phone call large the drummer, after he esoteric performed on the singer's by oneself album.^[8]

Margera also performs drums be glad about brother Bam's group Fuckface Inevitable, and has contributed to both studio albums: Stórfréttir Í Reykjavík and Fuckface Unstoppable.^[28][29]

On June 16, , the fifth CKY autograph album titled The Phoenix was unconfined.

Jess and Ginsburg are newly working on a new Ready album,^[30] titled New Reason run into Dream.^[31]

Discography

Filmography

Films

Television

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