sdjmalik (Jabril Malik) is an American percussionist, educator, musical artist, music producer, and video producer. He first gained his recognition through social media with his Marching Snare Drum videos alongside his self-produced backtracks which eventually lead him to some viral success on all of the major social media platforms. Nothing Less Than Epic, Vol. 1 is his first official debut album (March 2021).
He graduated from Rosemont High School, Sacramento City College, and has attended Folsom Lake College and Prairie View A&M University. He marched for and volunteered as an assistant director of the Sacramento Guardian Knights Drum Corps, and marched for the Rosemont High School marching band as well as the Prairie View A&M University “Marching Storm” marching band. He played percussion for the Rosemont High School Jazz, Symphonic, Orchestral, and Concert band, and was a percussionist for Folsom Lake College’s “Afro Cuban Funk Band”. He also served as the assistant director for the Rosemont High School and the Luther Burbank High School marching bands.