Who: KJ Sawka
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KJ Sawka
Artist, Drummer, Mentor
“Widely recognized for his work as a member of renowned electronic music super-groups, Pendulum
and Destroid, KJ Sawka is undoubtedly one of the most illustrious and respected figures in the
industry today, with a unique ability to push the boundaries of dance music and foster innovation in
the scene.
” Raver Rafting
KJ Sawka, a Grammy-nominated, platinum recording artist, has been playing drums, producing, and
teaching for over 30 years. He has done extensive work with countless artists such as BT, Amon
Tobin, Illenium, Excision, Andy Summers of the Police, and Michael Shrieve of Santana, and created
the first contestant-band to perform on American Idol with 2010 runner-up Blake Lewis; he has played
numerous TV shows such as Craig Ferguson, Jimmy Kimmel and Ellen Degeneres to name a few.
With over 100 releases and multiple number-one records and sample packs, he has been at the
forefront of music production and drum technology and has taken many producers to main stages with
electronic/live technology, connectivity, and mentoring.
2018 - 2021: KJ Sawka toured with the new EDM megastar ‘Illenium’
, playing sold-out summer/fall
tour dates all over the US. KJ Sawka is back in the studio and on tour with Pendulum, just headlining
Ultra Music Festival in Miami.
2022-25 - While world touring with Pendulum and the KJ Sawka solo brand, KJ partnered with
Excision to host one of the largest sponsorship programs for young up-and-coming artists called the
‘Bass Music Initiative’
, which brought over 100k in product prizes from 50 top music brands and 100k
in cash prizes. Most of the Top 10 artists are now touring the US with their own brands and have large
streaming numbers.
KJ has been very busy with solo KJ club shows and festivals, along with multiple Pendulum arena
tours and headlining festivals around the world. All while building a massive artist mentoring service
business as well as one of the leading online music sample
pack shops.
KJ Sawka’s band Pendulum won ‘Best Live Act’ from Aim UK Worldwide.
UKF Drum & Bass Arena Awards 2020 ‘Best Track ‘Driver.
”
KJ Sawka Music :
KJSawka.com
Spotify https://shorturl.at/ID8Im
Instagram.com/KJSawka
YouTube.com/user/KjSawka
SoundCloud.com/KJSawka