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Jay Sikora is a British session drummer who has recently completed an 18 month international tour with multi-platinum selling artist Birdy, promoting her new album ‘Beautiful Lies’.
Jay previously worked extensively with Paolo Nutini in support of the No.1 album ‘Caustic Love’, headlining festivals and iconic venues around the globe. He performed on the “Iron Sky [Abbey Road Live Session]” track which has so far amassed 20 million views on YouTube.
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ABOUT
![BIRDY](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/79165b_69ecc3168af143dc9c4d1a0a40de4d44~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_700,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/79165b_69ecc3168af143dc9c4d1a0a40de4d44~mv2.jpg)
• Touring/Recording • TV/Radio 2016-present
![JESSIE WARE](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/79165b_65c944bf6d1e44e2875c02bb04942af2~mv2_d_1327_1328_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_981,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/79165b_65c944bf6d1e44e2875c02bb04942af2~mv2_d_1327_1328_s_2.jpg)
• Recording 2017
![PAOLO NUTINI](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/79165b_343cc9410ecd4572a81d51dec501f1c9.jpeg/v1/fill/w_256,h_256,al_c,q_80,enc_auto/79165b_343cc9410ecd4572a81d51dec501f1c9.jpeg)
• Touring/recording • TV/Radio 2014-2015
![LIANNE LA HAVAS](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/79165b_bdc9943ba6ce4d8e92e5278221e206f2.jpg/v1/fill/w_300,h_300,al_c,q_80,enc_auto/79165b_bdc9943ba6ce4d8e92e5278221e206f2.jpg)
• Musical Director '15 • Touring/recording 2011-2015
![MICHAEL KIWANUKA](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/79165b_4bc8a1f929494b51b406cae8d18d4104.jpg/v1/fill/w_401,h_401,al_c,q_80,enc_auto/79165b_4bc8a1f929494b51b406cae8d18d4104.jpg)
• Recording 2015
![RAE MORRIS](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/79165b_80374e9da1444a7982c8a3ff87b85c3b.jpg/v1/fill/w_660,h_371,al_c,q_80,enc_auto/79165b_80374e9da1444a7982c8a3ff87b85c3b.jpg)
• Musical Director 2013
![WILLY MASON](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/79165b_0fab89cf7c9cfa148b0ab623a0556db9.jpeg/v1/fill/w_640,h_390,al_c,q_80,enc_auto/79165b_0fab89cf7c9cfa148b0ab623a0556db9.jpeg)
• Touring 2011
![EMILIANA TORRINI](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/79165b_79f2e4c2d8cd40d4b5c28033f3f44e19.jpg/v1/fill/w_279,h_346,al_c,q_80,enc_auto/79165b_79f2e4c2d8cd40d4b5c28033f3f44e19.jpg)
• Recording 2011
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• Recording/touring 2009-2011
BIO
I’ve had the privilege of touring and making records with some amazing artists over the past 10 years; these include 3 GRAMMY award nominees, an Ivor Novello Album Award winner and a Mercury Prize winner. Touring has taken me all over the UK, Europe, USA, Canada, Australia and South East Asia playing shows and festivals of all shapes and sizes. I’ve played live on TV shows such as ‘The Late Show with David Letterman’, ’CONAN’ and ‘Jimmy Kimmel LIVE’ in the USA; the ‘San Remo Music Festival’ in Italy and ‘Jools’ Annual Hootenanny’ and ‘The Voice’ in UK. Alongside releases by some of the artists on this page, you can hear my playing on ‘Vampire Diaries Soundtrack Season 2’ with Howls; the soundtrack for feature film ‘Snow in Paradise’ and the theme to popular BBC comedy series ‘Gavin & Stacey’ with Stephen Fretwell. I studied at Drumtech in London and the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and have an Apple Pro Certification in Logic Pro.
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- DRUMMER -
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Thanks to Taxi and Taka at Canopus, Tina at Zildjian, Joel at Evans + Promark,
Dil at Porter & Davies and Deano at Protection Racket.