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Last Updated: 11/28/2009

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City: Seattle
State: Washington
Country: US
Signup Date: 7/24/2005

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Friday, February 06, 2009 

Current mood:  vibrant





Producer / Drummer: KJ Sawka and

Composer / Drummer:  Jason Camiolo

Releasing:
Album; Undefined Connectivity - January 27, 2009

Where:
iTunes & Digital RetailersWorld Wide

Description:
Producer / Drummer: KJ Sawka and Composer /
Drummer:  Jason Camiolo join forces for their debut
collaboration on Sawka's forthcoming release "Undefined Connectivity".

Two worlds collide when Camiolo's Cinematic
Orchestral melodies are chopped, hacked and
electrified by Sawka's machine like precision drumming.
The result is the 7:11 epic track "Chasing Lions".

Visit and listen at  Jason Camiolo's Myspace page!










Wednesday, February 04, 2009 

Current mood:  blessed
Category: Music

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Friday, January 16, 2009 

Current mood:  adventurous
Category: Music

ENTER THE KJ SAWKA REMIX CONTEST AT ACIDplanet.com®From JAN 15, 2009 to FEB 26, 2009


sony contest page my girl remix

Released worldwide January 27, this EP "Undefined Connectivity" finds Sawka manipulating towering arcs of bass, slicing drumfunk beats into jilted epics, and crafting glitch-electro melodies like a cyborg magician. In the center of this dark geometry is the single “My Girl,” where KJ carves out his signature insect breakbeats against rolling mid-tempo sine waves, hauntingly complemented by the sounds of violins and a raw B-3 organ riff.



ACIDplanet.com® not only gives you a first-look at this explosive new tune, but a chance to remix it for the artist himself. Need more incentive? The Grand Prize winner gets to take home a Producer’s Package of goodies from the good folks at M-Audio.


How To Enter
First, create your remix of "My Girl." If you don't already have ACID® software, download the free ACID XPRESS™ software. Next, download some of the loops. Using the ACID music creation software, paint the loops into your remix. When you're finished, return to this ACIDplanet.com® page and click the Upload My Entry button. Upload your track, and you've entered the contest.


So go now and remix it, chop it, cut it, slice it, loop it and ACIDize it!!®



Grand Prize Winner



   

• Torq Xponent - Advanced DJ Performance/Production System
   

• Axiom 25 - Advanced 25-key, semi-weighted USB MIDI controller
   

• Studiophile BX5a Deluxe - 70-watt bi-amplified studio monitors
   

• Sony headphones
   

• ACID Pro software
   

• Vegas Pro software
   

• KJ Sawka presents Drum 'n' Bass and Beyond Loop Library

Visit ACIDplanet.com® for more information




Wednesday, January 14, 2009 

Current mood:  energetic
Tuesday, January 06, 2009 

Current mood:  electric
Category: Music

KJ SAWKA,  BRAND NEW SAMPLE PACK:

BUY IT HERE!




Here you will find sample packs, info and tutorials from thier artists. First was Nu:Tone, and then Danny Byrd, both bringing a fantastic selection of samples from two of the most talented producers in the game. For number three we are switching things up by bringing you KJ Sawka. We believe this guy is the best in the business at D&B drumming, and his collection of loops, breaks and fills is simply astounding. A&R by Hospital this is also the first in the series that will have a simultaneous digital and physical release, with DVDs available to buy from the Hospital shop. To get your mouth watering, check out KJ Sawka's sample video below...

BUY IT HERE!




KJ Sawka Sample Pack Video from Hospital Records on Vimeo.

Hospital Records continue their Loopmasters sample pack series by bringing you Kevin Sawka's goldmine of Jungle, Drum'n'Bass and Breakbeats utilizing no loops and no extended samples -only his two hands and two feet. If you can catch him in the right moment - live, at a show, or in a studio session - you'll witness him perform each and every 808 bass kick, snare slap, and compressed high hat tick himself, in real-time - now you have the chance to capture the essence of this man within your own recordings - using the 'KJ Sawka - Live Drum and Bass Drummer' sample package from Loopmasters.

This highly versatile and original sample collection contains a vast array of live drum and bass drum samples and loops, utilizing many custom kits and recording techniques, played by a master of his art - and giving you the producer ultimate flexibility when approaching your productions, whether you are making Drum and Bass, Downbeat, Hip Hop or other Broken Beat styles

 BUY IT HERE!


"The Sample Pack solely consists of all Types of

Drums- I used over 14 different drum sets"

-KJ SAWKA


With A & R coming from Hospital Records, the KJ Sawka Live Drum and Bass collection features over 600MB original content  including 351 dry Live Drum and Bass Drum loops captured through a vintage neve console, 46 FX drum loops, over 100 live drum hits from multiple custom kits, Percussion and top Loops, and 19 drum kits pre-programmed for creating your own patterns, including full kits, percussion, cymbals, kicks, snares and FX kits. "KJ Sawka is the sort of drummer who could give Squarepusher a run for his renegade snares.
Listening to him, you wonder, 'Is it live or digital? Human or sample?"

The KJ Sawka sample pack and other Hospital sample packs are available to download from the Hospital Shop and all good download stores today! 

 BUY IT HERE!

Contains:

    * 500 Acidised Wav Files
    * 400 Drum and Bass Drum loops
    * 100 Drum Hits
    * 19 Patches inc ready to play kits
    * 500 Rex2 Samples, Apple loops
    * Ableton Live Pack
    * Reason Refills also available on DVD and via separate download

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Monday, December 22, 2008 

Current mood:  stoked
HELLO TO ALL WONDERFUL PEOPLE !

I am proud to introduce the new, one-of-a-kind KJ Sawka myspace site. Go to it, play some videos, listen to some music, look at some pictures.
All the buttons that don't work yet, will work very soon. Made by the one and only Chip Hop !!
Stay tuned for more things that do cool stuff on the website. Like the remix center, where you can remix my tunes on the fly. And links to all the cool people in my community ..

kevin
Sunday, December 07, 2008 

Current mood:  bummed
Category: Music
Hello to all ,,

I was planning on touring in UK from December 6th through Dec. 12th but my visa didn't come in time from the UK Embassy. In fact they are still holding my passport. I hope to get my UK work visa soon !! So, I had to cancel the tour.

Sorry Bang Face London !!.. I was going to rock with Spor !! One of my all time favorite dnb producers. Sorry Liverpool, Manchester, Newport and London !! I wish I was there !! .. I will be back with vengeance in 2009 !!

Kj Sawka
Saturday, November 01, 2008 

Current mood:  adventurous
Category: Parties and Nightlife
Sawka produces the music for an upcoming release & regional tour with DJ James Christopher -a tribute to Hunter S Thompson entitled The Savage Journey!!

some info:
The purpose of the Savage Journey is to create a audio/visual music environment using visual imagery representing the concepts covered in the works of Dr. Thompson. The overall goal is to deliver a vision of Hunters point of view concerning politics, America and society using his most important writings as conceptual source material. Using modern computer imaging and 3D animation in combination with original stock footage from the 60's and 70's, our mission is to create a hyper surreal interpretation.

Working with international musicians, producers and visual artist, the teams compiled to create the materials to be used in the Savage Journey are some of the best at what they do. Realizing the gravity of Hunter's own creativity, everyone involved understands that the bar is set high, and that the highest standard of quality is expected of them. Using a new DJ technology called the DVDJ, the machine allows a DJ to have total control over the music and visuals presented to the audience at the same time. This means that the same way a DJ mixes the music you hear he can also mix the video being projected on a movie screen. This will be the method for performing the Savage Journey live.

www.savagejourney.com
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 

Category: Music
 http://www.ukadapta.com/e/music/kjs.html

It's a pretty cool article .. It's worded pretty weird ,, and makes me sound pretty retarded .. But what ever !! .. Any press is good press !! .. Big ups to UK adapta !!

kevin

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Tuesday, May 20, 2008 

Current mood:  ashamed
Category: Parties and Nightlife
If you ever want to go some place exciting and adventurous, go to Finland !!
I played a gig with LTJ Bukem, MC Conrad and Diana Charlemagne at Studio 51 in Helsinki Finland.
It was great ! and very inspiring to rock with Diana. We play inner city pressure and some other new songs of hers. Very nice !! Diana was one of the first dnb singers I have ever heard. It was a big honor to play with her and LTJ again !! .. My old band Siamese played with LTJ Bukem / Mc Conrad way back 6 or 7 years ago in Portland , OR, USA .. It was good to play with them again.
Finland has a charm and light about it. People are nice and speak Finnish. NIce cobble stone roads everywhere. There is so much culture and history in the city.
Anyways ,, GO TO FINLAND !! you'll love it !!!