IEVGEN KIBELIEV / JK DRUMMER

Professional Drummer | Live • Studio • Session • Touring

Ukrainian professional drummer with over 20 years of drumming experience and more than 15 years of professional live and studio experience.

Since 2019 — drummer for THE HARDKISS. Extensive international touring experience, including concerts and festival performances across Europe, the USA, and Canada.

Performed at major European music festivals, including Wacken Open Air, Greenfield Festival, Rock for People, Rockowizna, Escalation Fest, and Prague Rocks.

Throughout his international touring career, he has shared the stage with leading international rock artists, including Papa Roach, Three Days Grace, Within Temptation, Electric Callboy, The Rasmus, Volbeat, Lacuna Coil, The Gathering, Paleface Swiss, Alestorm, and many others.

At Prague Rocks, performed with THE HARDKISS as part of the same festival lineup as Metallica, Five Finger Death Punch, Steel Panther, and Red Fang.

Extensive experience in live, studio, and session work, collaborating with Ukrainian and international artists, bands, and orchestras. Participated in recording albums and individual tracks, including two albums as a member of the legendary Ukrainian band SKAI.

COLLABORATIONS & PROJECTS

Collaborated with Svitlo Concert, Royal Tributes, AIONIQUE, and many other music and concert projects.

Participated in a variety of orchestral, tribute, and crossover productions, ranging from well-known film music to contemporary arrangements of classical and popular music. Performed in ensembles featuring piano, violin, cello, drums, and full orchestra.

Project repertoire includes music by Antonio Vivaldi, Ludovico Einaudi, Yann Tiersen, the Bridgerton program, as well as orchestral arrangements of famous rock hits and tribute programs dedicated to Metallica, Nirvana, Queen, Depeche Mode, and other internationally renowned artists.

MUSICAL STYLES

Rock • Pop • Funk • Soul • Jazz • Crossover

TEACHING

Extensive experience in drum education and private instruction. Founder and instructor of JK Drummer School in Warsaw.

EDUCATION
Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts

SOCIAL MEDIA & LINKS
Instagram — JK Drummer: @jekadrummer
YouTube — JK Drummer: @JKDrummer1987
Instagram — JK Drummer School: @jkdrummer_school
Wikipedia: Ievgen Kibeliev