Jess Margera
Jess Margera is the co-founder and drummer of CKY, with a musical life spanning heavy riffs, skate-video soundtracks and collaborations including The Company Band and Viking Skull.
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Jess’s happenings, collected from public sources, plus his backstory and Starbook, where fans write.
Known for
Overview
- From
- West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
- Born
- August 28, 1978
- Instrument
- Drums
- Breakout
- CKY’s Volume 1 and the CKY skate-video series
- Other projects
- The Company Band, Viking Skull and Sovereign Eagle
Mini bio
How it started.
Growing up in West Chester, Jess was drawn to drums through two uncles who played. In his Rebel Noise interview, he recalled joining his first band around seventh or eighth grade and named John Bonham as his biggest influence, alongside an interest in Elvin Jones.
From skate tapes to CKY.
Before co-founding CKY in 1998, Jess played with Deron Miller in Foreign Objects. CKY’s 1999 debut Volume 1 found listeners through the skate-and-stunt videos made by his brother Bam and their friends. “96 Quite Bitter Beings” became a lasting introduction to the band, followed by records including Infiltrate Destroy Rebuild and Carver City.
Room for other bands.
His work reaches beyond CKY. He played with Viking Skull and helped form The Company Band after touring with Fireball Ministry led to musical friendships. With Neil Fallon, Jim Rota, Dave Bone and Brad Davis, that project gave him another setting for heavy, groove-led rock.
Music with friends.
Jess and Bam started Filthy Note Records in 2006, partly to help Viking Skull reach American listeners. During the pandemic, Jess traded recordings with friends and worked on charity releases. A cover of Blur’s “Song 2” supported Victims First’s fundraising for families affected by the Uvalde school shooting.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2026CKY · Beware Of The HeartlessDrums
- 2025CKY · Can’t Stop RunningDrummer
- 2017CKY · The PhoenixDrummer
- 2009CKY · Carver CityDrummer
- 2009The Company BandDrummer
- 2002CKY · Infiltrate Destroy RebuildDrummer
- 1999CKY · Volume 1Drummer
Quotes
We want to do this as long as we can.Jess Margera, New Noise Magazine
In his July 2026 interview, Jess reflected on keeping CKY going with Chad I Ginsburg.
Trivia
- Two drummer uncles helped inspire him to pick up the instrument.
- One of those uncles, Matt, later worked as his drum technician on tour.
- He has been a Paiste artist since June 2016.
- The Company Band’s name came from Neil Fallon during the group’s search for a name.
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