Joey Muha

Muha grew up in a small beach town in Southern Ontario named Port Dover.[1] He started playing drums around the age of 14 and has been playing in bands ever since. He initially started playing with his older brother, Willie,[7] and has since moved on to different bands. He was taught by his local drum teacher, Adam Reid,[8] for a brief period and then continued on his own. He has been recognized as covering a wide variety of genres and styles of drumming.[9]

Muha played with the band Our Lady of Bloodshed from 2009 through 2014. From 2011 through 2014 he played with Hamilton, Ontario progressive death metal band OPTICS,[10] recording on their self-released self-titled EP in 2011.[11]

Muha got his first taste of U.S. touring while playing drums with Victory Records artist Farewell to Freeway during their 2011 U.S. tour.[12]

In 2012 Muha joined Nuclear Blast Records death metal band Threat Signal.[4] During this time he also played with Cornwall, Ontario metalcore band Cynicist,[13] appearing in their 2013 music video for "Ashes Remain,"[14] and filling in throughout their 2014 East coast tour.[15]

In June 2015 Muha announced that he would leave Threat Signal to join the ranks of Victory Records death metal artist Jungle Rot full-time,[5][16][17][18] immediately after which the band began recording their Eighth studio album, Order Shall Prevail, featuring Muha on the drums.[19][20] Muha spent the summer of 2015 playing with Jungle Rot on the Victory Records stage for the entirety of the 2015 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival.[21][22]

In August 2015, Muha announced his departure from Jungle Rot.

Muha is currently endorsed by Vic Firth Drumsticks,[23] MEElectronics,[24] Protection Racket, Gibraltar Hardware and Sabian Cymbals. He uses Yamaha Drums, Vic Firth Drumsticks, Sabian Cymbals, Trick Pedals, Gibraltar Hardware, MEEaudio monitors and Yamaha electronics.

• Joey Muha's channel on YouTube