Born: Detroit Rock City
Current home: nearest empty park bench
Instruments: Lead/rhythm guitar, bass guitar, drums, keyboards, vocals
Genre: Hard Rock, Classic Rock, Metal
Inspiration: Rainbow, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Nugent

Jim Yatzek grew up in the suburbs of Detroit, but spent enough time in Windsor that he claims it as his second home. Jim started his music career as a drummer, then bass player/backing vocalist in several garage bands. He switched from bass to guitar, and eventually added lead vocals. After playing in several area groups, and experiencing moderate success locally, he turned down an offer to play in one of the areas top bands to pursue other interests.

In various Detroit bands, Yatzek has performed at most of the top venues in the area, including:
Yancy’s, Token Lounge, 24 Karat Club, Student Body, Baby’s, Blondies, Driftwood Lounge, Falcon Rock Fortress, Lili’s, Papillion Ballroom, Paycheck’s Lounge, The Ritz (Main Act), New York New York (September’s), Studio Lounge, Silverbird (Westside Six), Jagger’s, Mitch’s Lounge, Nitro’s (Uncle Sam’s) too name a few.

After several years moving around the country (Portsmouth NH, Lansing, MI, Orlando FL, Niagara Falls) he is back and better than ever. The first Yatzek CD release, Twisted Minds, is just a preview of what is still to come.  New studio projects are currently in progress. Auditions for a touring group will begin soon.

Common questions that Jim is asked:

Gear

Favorite bands (album):

Kamelot (Black Halo)
Nightwish (Century Child)
Judas Priest (Painkiller, Demolition)
Accept (Balls to the Wall)
Rammstein (Mutter)
Black Sabbath (Cross Purposes)

Favorite guitarists:

Ritchie Blackmore
Michael Schenker
Glenn Tipton
Randy Rhoads
 

Favorite singers:

R J Dio
Rob Halford
Tony Martin (Black Sabbath)
Graham Bonnet
Lou Gramm

Contact information:

Email: info @ yatzek .com

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