Born & partially raised in Lake Tahoe, CA, while spending formative years in a small Northern Nevada town, Sam King grew up with dreams and aspirations of becoming a musician, spending countless hours lip-syncing, and picking apart his favorite songs on the internet. Diving headfirst into the different worlds of producing, songwriting, and guitar playing a few months after graduating from high school, he yearned to reach the sonic heights of those such as Linkin Park, Arctic Monkeys, The Beatles, and so on. 

He quickly realized that might not be in his future, but instead started carving out his own path with singles such as 2021’s "PostUp" & "WHEELIE" (accompanied by 2 music videos that the singer-songwriter directed and edited himself). From here, the artist began creating YouTube content to share his passion of music-making, and even went on some deep-dives showcasing exactly how he recorded his songs. 

2022 saw Sam release 2 projects: a 4-track EP entitled “poolside,” and an experimental beat tape entitled “Long Valley Tapes.” Both projects saw Sam really starting to take his craft to the next level, but there was still much more to come. 

2023 was a slower (but still productive) year, as instead of releasing any new music, the multi-instrumentalist decided to pick up a new instrument—drums. This would help to inform the direction of SamKing’s 2024 project, “Find the Real Me,” which saw much more live instrumentation than any of his previous work. 

“Find the Real Me” is Sam’s most definitive and consistent music to date, and he’s very excited for where this journey will continue to take him.