My live shows have two setup/performance styles. The first is a laptop/DJ-style show where I use a drum pad and a laptop with some controllers, and trigger drum samples and build-ups while throwing in an occasional friend’s banger. Depending on the show I also use a full drum kit, which triggers the kicks, snares, and other samples of each song. Also, I’ll do some live side-chaining on the tunes, too. It’s very energetic.
--KJ Sawka
"There are very few groups that have the stage presence that Destroid and Pendulum have, and there is only one man who can claim to be apart of both; KJ Sawka. Favoring drum sticks over CDJs, KJ has made a name for himself through his live drumming when he performs. Touring as a solo act as well, KJ will never be found without his sticks. In a world favoring live performance instrumentals over the traditional “press play” DJing, acts like Destroid, Porter Robinson, Pendulum and Pretty Lights have been gaining significant traction as venues world wide book them for performances as live acts and not DJ sets."
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