West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
- Vocals / Guitar - Deron Miller
- Guitar - Chad I Ginsburg
- Bass - Matt "Matty J" Janaitis
- Drums - Jess Margera
Biography
The roots of the relationships that bring you the present-day CKY date back to late 1992 at East High School in West Chester, PA. 14-year-old drummer Jess Margera is a freshmen in Pre-Algebra 1A class, where he meets 16-year-old guitarist/vocalist Deron Miller, a junior who had past credits to make up. By 1995, they were writing songs and practicing together exclusively in Jess' basement.
It was during the recording sessions of what would go on to become CKY's Volume 1 where they met engineer/producer Chad Ginsburg. Chad was asked to join the band as a second guitarist. This addition is the true beginning of CKY.
Starting October 2000, CKY's music appeared on the hit MTV show "Jackass", generating a flood of new fans. The show also featured band members themselves on certain episodes.
On June 28th, 2005, the band re-emerged with "An Answer Can Be Found"- their third major release and most ambitious to date. At the same time, they finally revealed that their new bassist would be Matt Deis, formerly of the band All That Remains. With Deis, the band hit the road bringing with them a monstrous bass player that really brought their live shows back into full gear.
