Jess Margera

Jesse Margera
Jess Margera
Background information
Birth name	Jesse Phillip Margera
Also known as	Jess-Jess
Born	(1978-08-28) August 28, 1978
Origin	West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Genres	Heavy metal, rock, experimental rock, technical death metal
Occupation(s)	Drummer
Instruments	Drums, guitar, bass guitar
Years active	1994–present
Labels	TMI, Distant, Volcom Entertainment, Island, Roadrunner
Associated acts	CKY, Viking Skull, The Company Band, Foreign Objects, Gnarkill
Website	www.jessmargera.com

Jesse Phillip Margera (born August 28, 1978, best known as Jess Margera) is the drummer in the band CKY, its predecessor Oil and Foreign Objects, Viking Skull, The Company Band, and FuckFace Unstoppable.

Life and career

Margera was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He is the older brother of Bam Margera^[1] and the son of Phil Margera and April Margera. Jess was an original member of the CKY Crew^[2] and starred in the CKY videos. On April 8, 2005 he and his fiancée Kelly, had a baby girl named Ava Elizabeth Margera. Margera and Kelly were married on October 29, 2005 in Pennsylvania. On January 27, 2007 they welcomed another daughter, Scarlett Marie Margera.^[3] As of now they have three children, the newest addition to the family being a son, London Phillip Margera. He states that John Bonham, Bill Bruford, Sean Reinert, Bryan Mantia, Tim Alexander, Danny Carey and Elvin Jones are some of his favorite drummers.

He is currently working on a side project with James Rota from Fireball Ministry and Neil Fallon from Clutch called The Company Band.^[4] On November 8, 2006 he announced on Ask CKY^[5] that his studio, Westtown Lake, is open. Jess recorded all the drum tracks on Viking Skull's Chapter 2 album.^[6]

Discography

With CKY

• Volume 1 (1999)
• Volume 2 (1999)
• Infiltrate•Destroy•Rebuild (2002)
• An Answer Can Be Found (2005)
• Carver City (2009)
• B-Sides & Rarities (2011)

With Foreign Objects

• The Undiscovered Numbers & Colors (1995)
• Universal Culture Shock/Undiscovered Numbers & Colors (2003)

With Gnarkill

• Gnarkill (2003)
• GnarKill vs. Unkle Matt and the Shitbirdz (2006)

With Unkle Matt & The Shitbirdz

• Greatest Shitz (2007)
• Suck My Stimulus Package (2010)

With Viking Skull

• Chapter Two (2007)
• Doom, Gloom, Heartache, and Whiskey (2008)

With The Company Band

• Sign Here, Here and Here (2007)
• The Company Band (2009)
• Pros & Cons (2012)

With Daniel Davies

• Hidden Faces (2011)

References

External links

• Official website
• Jess Margera at the Internet Movie Database