ABOUT
KVRMA
KVRMA is a high energy rock and metal band hailing from central Pennsylvania. The band consists of musicians with years of experience. Secretly beginning in August of 2023, the band quickly began writing music and recording at Atrium Audio with Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland. The band released their first single “SILENCE” in April of 2024 and subsequently announced the forming of the band to the public. In under a year of being an official band, they have recorded and released an entire EP, they have done three music videos acquiring thousands of views, and are looking to get more under their belt. Their debut performance was opening for New Years Day. This is only the beginning.
Jackson Gurecki
Originally from Maryland, now hailing from southern Pennsylvania, Jackson has been a fan of metal for most of his life. Listening to bands like Slipknot, Killswitch Engage, and HIM, he found that the dark, heavy, and aggressive sound validated the emotions he was going through at the time. Though he originally played piano, he switched to synthesizrs and keyboards as a way to play with a more aggressive sound. Vocally, he has an unreplicable voice that can reach as low as Ville Valo and as high as Marc Hudson, with a tone that has been compared to Brent Smith, Michael Paulson, and Howard Jones. In addition, he has perfect pitch, which also helps him hone his skills as a singer.
A.J. Lopez
A.J. has been playing live in bands since he was fourteen years old. He taught himself how to play guitar at just 12 years old. Throughout his time as a musician, he has accomplished opening up for bands such as "Fuel," "Galactic Empire," "I See Stars," "Crown the Empire," "Like Moths to Flames," and most recently for KVRMA's debut performance, "New Years Day." He has also performed at major music festivals such as "Rock the Block," "Rock the Mountains," "MusikFest," and "Rocklahoma" in 2022.
Mike Nelson
Like His partner in Crime Jackson Gurecki Mike is originally from Maryland, now residing in Southern PA Mike has been a musician for close a decade now, spending much of the last 5 years as a touring musician. Starting out a purely a guitarist, Mike discovered he had a knack for raw heavy vocals. Drawing inspiration from Breaking Benjamin, Limp Bizkit and other Nü Metal acts as well as Hardcore bands such as The Plot in You, Architects and Knocked lose, Mike has blended these inspirations into a vocal style unique to himself.
Tyler Travis
Born out of a coworker’s need for a bassist, Tyler began playing at the age of 16. His father passed down a bass guitar from his teenage years to teach him his first song. As a result, it inspired Tyler to begin teaching himself how to play. This subsequently brought about many practice sessions studying the recordings of Steve Harris, Rachel Bolan, and Pat Seals. He played his first show in 2012, which lead him to focus on improving the performance aspect of his stage experience. Since then, he has continued to build upon and improve his comfort level in a live setting. His biggest goal is to share his playing and performance with the audience as they briefly forget their ailments of this world
Dane Lowell
Dane Lowell began his musical journey in 2008 and started performing live at just 13 years old in 2011. Currently collaborating closely with longtime bandmates AJ Lopez and Tyler Travis, alongside Jackson Gurecki and Mike Nelson, KVRMA has pushed Dane more than ever to be the best he can be. Over the years Lowell has shared the stage with many notable acts over the years including Ice Nine Kills, Kublai Khan, Dayseeker and Dance Gavin Dance along side many other similar artists at that respective time. He has also had the honor of performing at festivals featuring major headliners such as Sleep Token, Megadeth, Bad Omens, Korn, Three Days Grace and cannot wait to see what the future holds.