sdjmalik (Jabril Malik) is an American percussionist, 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.
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.
sdjmalik first started a YouTube channel in 2006 in hopes to showcase his talent to a broader audience across the globe. Years later, he got his first major break to travel and perform in Universal Studios, Japan. Since then, he has grown his social media accounts to over 800,000+ followers & subscribers and has been establishing his name and brand “Super Drummers” to a global audience. He has since had the opportunity to network with many other percussionists and ensembles from all over the world and has toured multiple times overseas as an independent artist.
In 2016, he did his first live Television appearance and performance on ABC 13 News in Las Vegas, Nevada. Later that year, he landed his first endorsement deal with Vater Percussion. In January 2019, sdjmalik launched his custom signature marching stick model with Vater Percussion at the 2019 NAMM Show. Later that summer, he took on his first America & Asia summer tour. had the opportunity to travel to Florida to work with Synergy Inc. alongside other artists to a week long drum camp with jr. high and high school students. After that, He went back to his home town Sacramento, California to teach a drum clinic with Grant Union High School’s Drumline, and made a special guest performing appearance with the Drumline at the California State Fair. He capped off his America tour in Folsom Lake College in Folsom, CA to do a week long music camp and special guest performing appearance. Later that summer, he continued his tour across Asia. First, he traveled to China to work with 9Beats to teach and perform in front of their 1000s of music students. Next, he traveled to Singapore to help judge Drum Off Global’s drum competition with other well known drummers. He also did a drum clinic, and performance before concluding his trip in Singapore and traveling to Taiwan to teach and perform at another drum clinic before concluding his America & Asia summer tour.
In 2016, he did his first live Television appearance and performance on ABC 13 News in Las Vegas, Nevada. Later that year, he landed his first endorsement deal with Vater Percussion. In January 2019, sdjmalik launched his custom signature marching stick model with Vater Percussion at the 2019 NAMM Show. Later that summer, he took on his first America & Asia summer tour. had the opportunity to travel to Florida to work with Synergy Inc. alongside other artists to a week long drum camp with jr. high and high school students. After that, He went back to his home town Sacramento, California to teach a drum clinic with Grant Union High School’s Drumline, and made a special guest performing appearance with the Drumline at the California State Fair. He capped off his America tour in Folsom Lake College in Folsom, CA to do a week long music camp and special guest performing appearance. Later that summer, he continued his tour across Asia. First, he traveled to China to work with 9Beats to teach and perform in front of their 1000s of music students. Next, he traveled to Singapore to help judge Drum Off Global’s drum competition with other well known drummers. He also did a drum clinic, and performance before concluding his trip in Singapore and traveling to Taiwan to teach and perform at another drum clinic before concluding his America & Asia summer tour.
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