Jake Margolis

Punk/Reggae Session Drummer

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I've been playing and touring professionally since 2000. I have performed on records released through Sideonedummy Records, Victory Records, Columbia Records, SideCho Records, and Paper + Plastick. I'm currently endorsed by Spaun Drums and Hardware, and Scymtek Cymbals. Current drummer for The Briggs, and The Shell Corporation.

I have been playing drums professionally since 2000. I began my career with the band Madcap from 2000 to 2005. I performed on one full length records for Sideonedummy, a split cd/7’ with The Mighty Mighty Bosstones on Chunksaah Records, and one full length on Victory Records . Following that I toured and recorded with the band Firescape in 2005, whose full length was released on a subsidiary of Columbia Records (We The People Records). I joined the band Tokyo Rose in summer of 2006. I performed on their 2007 full length released on Sidecho Records/The Militia Group. In 2008 after Tokyo Rose I joined the band Time Again, I toured with them on their 2008 Hellcat Records release, “Darker Days”. I Performed on the 2009 Time Again album “naked”. Following Time Again I began performing with The Briggs at the end of 2009. I then began playing with The Shell Corporation. I performed on two full length records, and an EP, released on Solidarity Recordings, as well as a split released on Solidarity Recordings/ La Escalera Records. I performed on the 2014 full length released on Paper+Plastick Records. I have been a part of 65 + US/Canadian tours, multiple international tours including, 3 tours of the UK, 5 tours of mainland Europe, also dates in Puerto Rico, and Mexico.
Available for recording sessions, song arrangements, and touring nationally and internationally.

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Gear Highlights
  • Spaun Drums TL series
  • DW custom Drums
  • Shine Drums custom
  • 2005 Ludwig Black Beauty Snare
  • Spaun Custom Brass Snare
  • Scymtek Cymbals
  • Spaun Hardware
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