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James Kottak (born December 26, 1962, Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville is Kentucky's largest city and county seat of Jefferson County, Kentucky. The city's estimated population as of 2006 is listed as 557,789, with a population of 1,233,733 in the Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area....
) is an American drummer
Drummer

A drummer is a musician who plays a drum or drums, particularly a drum kit , marching percussion or hand drums. The term percussionist applies to a musician performing on any percussion instrument, but usually refers to one who plays Classical music or Latin percussion....
 for the hard rock band Scorpions
Scorpions (band)

Scorpions are a heavy metal music/hard rock band from Hanover, Germany, probably best known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and their singles "No One Like You", "Still Loving You", and "Wind of Change "....
, which he joined in 1996.

Prior to joining Scorpions, Kottak was a drummer for Nut House, Mister Charlie, Buster Brown, Montrose
Montrose (band)

Montrose was a Californian hard rock band. The band featured Ronnie Montrose on guitar and future solo star and Van Halen member Sammy Hagar. Rounding out the foursome on their Ted Templeman-produced debut, Montrose , were bassist Bill Church and drummer Denny Carmassi....
, Kingdom Come
Kingdom Come (band)

Kingdom Come is a hard rock band fronted by Hamburg-born vocalist Lenny Wolf. The group's first album, Kingdom Come was that band's only international hit....
, Wild Horses
Wild Horses (American rock band)

Wild Horses was a band that originally featured former Buster Brown and Montrose members Johnny Edwards and James Kottak. The band also featured James Kottak's former Kingdom Come and future Warrant bandmate Rick Steier....
, the McAuley Schenker Group
McAuley Schenker Group

McAuley-Schenker Group was a musical band featuring core members Robin McAuley and Michael Schenker , a successor to Schenker's earlier Michael Schenker Group....
, Warrant
Warrant (American band)

Warrant is an United States glam metal band from Hollywood, Los Angeles, California that experienced success in the 1980s and early 1990s with two multi-platinum albums....
, and Ashba. He also gave drum lessons at Far-Out Music in Jeffersonville, Indiana, once having former Bride
Bride (band)

Bride is a Christian heavy metal music/hard rock band formed in the 80s, by brothers Dale Thompson and Troy Thompson . Despite being criticized for their abrupt changes in style, the band has remained largely popular in the United States and other places like Brazil....
 drummer, Jerry McBroom, as a student.

He also played with guitarist Michael Lee Firkins
Michael Lee Firkins

Michael Lee Firkins is an electric guitar player whose sound fuses Bluegrass music, country, blues, and jazz elements into his distorted rock sound....
.

He also plays in his own band Kottak, formerly known as KrunK
KrunK

Kottak, formerly known as KrunK, is a punk rock group formed in Los Angeles in 1996 by James Kottak aka Jimmy Ratchitt, drummer for the hard rock band Scorpions and his wife Athena Kottak....
.






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James Kottak (born December 26, 1962, Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville is Kentucky's largest city and county seat of Jefferson County, Kentucky. The city's estimated population as of 2006 is listed as 557,789, with a population of 1,233,733 in the Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area....
) is an American drummer
Drummer

A drummer is a musician who plays a drum or drums, particularly a drum kit , marching percussion or hand drums. The term percussionist applies to a musician performing on any percussion instrument, but usually refers to one who plays Classical music or Latin percussion....
 for the hard rock band Scorpions
Scorpions (band)

Scorpions are a heavy metal music/hard rock band from Hanover, Germany, probably best known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and their singles "No One Like You", "Still Loving You", and "Wind of Change "....
, which he joined in 1996.

Prior to joining Scorpions, Kottak was a drummer for Nut House, Mister Charlie, Buster Brown, Montrose
Montrose (band)

Montrose was a Californian hard rock band. The band featured Ronnie Montrose on guitar and future solo star and Van Halen member Sammy Hagar. Rounding out the foursome on their Ted Templeman-produced debut, Montrose , were bassist Bill Church and drummer Denny Carmassi....
, Kingdom Come
Kingdom Come (band)

Kingdom Come is a hard rock band fronted by Hamburg-born vocalist Lenny Wolf. The group's first album, Kingdom Come was that band's only international hit....
, Wild Horses
Wild Horses (American rock band)

Wild Horses was a band that originally featured former Buster Brown and Montrose members Johnny Edwards and James Kottak. The band also featured James Kottak's former Kingdom Come and future Warrant bandmate Rick Steier....
, the McAuley Schenker Group
McAuley Schenker Group

McAuley-Schenker Group was a musical band featuring core members Robin McAuley and Michael Schenker , a successor to Schenker's earlier Michael Schenker Group....
, Warrant
Warrant (American band)

Warrant is an United States glam metal band from Hollywood, Los Angeles, California that experienced success in the 1980s and early 1990s with two multi-platinum albums....
, and Ashba. He also gave drum lessons at Far-Out Music in Jeffersonville, Indiana, once having former Bride
Bride (band)

Bride is a Christian heavy metal music/hard rock band formed in the 80s, by brothers Dale Thompson and Troy Thompson . Despite being criticized for their abrupt changes in style, the band has remained largely popular in the United States and other places like Brazil....
 drummer, Jerry McBroom, as a student.

He also played with guitarist Michael Lee Firkins
Michael Lee Firkins

Michael Lee Firkins is an electric guitar player whose sound fuses Bluegrass music, country, blues, and jazz elements into his distorted rock sound....
.

He also plays in his own band Kottak, formerly known as KrunK
KrunK

Kottak, formerly known as KrunK, is a punk rock group formed in Los Angeles in 1996 by James Kottak aka Jimmy Ratchitt, drummer for the hard rock band Scorpions and his wife Athena Kottak....
. He is married to Athena Kottak
Athena Kottak

Athena Lee Bass Kottak, is an United States musician and the drummer for KrunK. She is also the younger sister of Tommy Lee and ex-sister-in-law of actress Pamela Anderson....
, rocker Tommy Lee
Tommy Lee

Tommy Lee is an United States musician, and founding member of heavy metal music band M?tley Cr?e. As well as being the band's long-term drummer, Lee founded rap-metal band Methods of Mayhem, and has pursued solo musical projects....
's younger sister, who is also a drummer and fellow member of Kottak. The couple has three children; one girl, Tobi, and two boys, Miles and Matthew. He is also the cousin of Steve Kottak, director of communications for Reynolds American in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Equipment


James endorses Ddrum
Ddrum

ddrum is a division of Armadillo Enterprises, Inc. that manufactures Drum kit, Percussion instrument, and electronic drum triggers....
 and Yamaha
Yamaha

Yamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company...
 drums, Aquarian drumheads, Zildjian Cymbals, Ahead drumsticks and accessories and Danmar percussion.

Drum Setup


  • Ddrum/Yamaha drums - various models


    • 13" Tom Tom
    • 16x16" Floor Tom
    • 18x16" Floor Tom
    • 24x16" Bass Drum (x2)
    • 14" Snare


Discography


With Buster Brown

  • Sign Of Victory
    Sign of Victory (Buster Brown album)

    Sign Of Victory is the second album of the glam metal band Buster Brown. It is the only Buster Brown album to feature drummer James Kottak.After this album, singer Johnny Edwards and drummer James Kottak were recruited by guitarist Ronnie Montrose into his band Montrose ....
     (1985) (Kottak did not play on their Loud and Clear
    Loud and Clear (Buster Brown album)

    Loud and Clear is the first album of the glam metal band Buster Brown.After this album, drummer Bob Koestle was replaced by drummer James Kottak....
     album of 1984. He replaced Bob Koestle in 1985.)


With Montrose

  • Mean
    Mean (Montrose album)

    Mean is a 1987 album by the band Montrose .Singer Johnny Edwards and drummer James Kottak had previously played together in the second line-up of the band Buster Brown, which played on the second Buster Brown album Sign Of Victory , and later played together in the first line-up of the band Wild Horses ....
     (1987)

With Kingdom Come

  • Kingdom Come
    Kingdom Come (Kingdom Come album)

    Kingdom Come is debut album by American hard rock band Kingdom Come ....
     (1988)
  • In Your Face
    In Your Face (Kingdom Come album)

    In Your Face is the second album by the band Kingdom Come .In an interview, the band's members talk about the title of the album, saying that when you first look at the LP, you read "Kingdom Come", than, as you move your eyes downwards, you read "In your face"....
     (1989)

With Michael Lee Firkins

  • Michael Lee Firkins
    Michael Lee Firkins (album)

    Michael Lee Firkins is the self-titled debut studio album by guitarist Michael Lee Firkins, released in 1990 on Shrapnel Records....
     (1990)

With Wild Horses

  • Bareback
    Bareback (Wild Horses album)

    Bareback is the first album by the American rock band Wild Horses .There have been claims that bassist Jeff Pilson actually played bass on this album....
     (1991)
  • Dead Ahead
    Dead Ahead (Wild Horses album)

    Dead Ahead is the second album by the American rock band Wild Horses ....
     (2003)

With McAuley Schenker Group

  • M.S.G.
    M.S.G. (McAuley Schenker Group album)

    M.S.G. is the third and final studio album from Michael Schenker & Robin McAuley's project, the McAuley Schenker Group. It was released in 1992 in music....
     (1992)

With Warrant

  • Ultraphobic
    Ultraphobic

    Ultraphobic is the fourth studio album by American glam metal band Warrant . Released on March 7 1995 on CMC International, after the apparent break-up of the band, the record was regarded as the band's "comeback" album....
     (1995)

With Ashba

  • Addiction To The Friction (1996)

With Scorpions

  • Eye II Eye
    Eye II Eye

    Eye II Eye is the fourteenth studio album by Germany Heavy metal music band Scorpions , released in 1999.Track number one, "Mysterious" reached number 26 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart....
     (1999)
  • Moment of Glory
    Moment of Glory

    Moment of Glory is a 2000 album by Germany Heavy metal music band Scorpions with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. All titles were arranged by Christian Kolonovits....
     (2000)
  • Acoustica
    Acoustica (Scorpions album)

    Acoustica is a 2001 unplugged album by Germany hard rock band Scorpions .Acoustica was recorded during three concerts, at Convento do Beato, Lisbon, Portugal....
     (2001)
  • Unbreakable
    Unbreakable (Scorpions album)

    Unbreakable is the 15th studio album by the German Heavy metal music band Scorpions , released in 2004. In this album, Scorpions return to their original, more raw style of music after many concept albums and experimenting with different styles....
     (2004)
  • Humanity - Hour 1 (2007)


With Black Sheep

  • Sacrifice (1999)


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