He currently plays bass drum and ukulele in Tribal Celtic[4] band the Wicked Tinkers who have released a total of nine albums.

His father Jim Baron was a stained glass craftsman who loved working with wood and encouraged James (then called Pat) to make his own toys.

Not only was Jim a stained glass craftsman, but in his spare time he made furniture, wooden planes, and many other items by hand.

With the help of Pat's mother Diane, who was an artist as well, Jim made handcrafted plaques using found redwood and driftwood.

[3] Although his interest started during childhood, he began producing them regularly in the early 1990s, and by 1993 he was selling his carved tiki necklaces and wall art by mail order catalogue.

[10][3] In 2000 he met Jim Beloff who loved his designs and included him in the second edition of his book The ukulele: A visual history.

[2][3] In 2010, after years of mail order, internet sales and trade shows, he opened his physical store, Ukuleles of Felton, in Santa Cruz County.

[21] In the early 1980s Tiki King was the singer of a local Santa Cruz Punk rock band called No Excuse.

Tiki King joined the Wicked Tinkers in 2013 taking the place of founding member Warren Casey on bass drum.

In 2018 the Wicked Tinkers were runners up in the local band category of Good Times Santa Cruz, while Pat Baron aka Tiki King was voted best musician.