John Knoll, Guitar 4328 Millers Station Rd • Manchester MD 21102 410.374.1556 • [email protected]
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John Knoll, guitar 4328 Millers Station Rd • Manchester MD 21102 410.374.1556 • [email protected] www.johnchrist.com EDUCATION Jazz composition major Sept 1985 - Feb 1987 and training Towson University, Towson, MD Cumulative G.P.A. 3.52 / 4.0 Catonsville Community College Sept 1982 - Sept 1985 Catonsville, MD Johns Hopkins Peabody Preparatory Institute May 1978- May 1979 Baltimore, MD INSTRUMENTS Guitar, piano, percussion, violin STUDIED French horn, mandolin Master Class: Tommy Emmanuel instructor. Richmond, VA July 2012 PERFORMING EXPERIENCE Lead Guitarist and vocalist 2012 to present Rock n’ Roll bands: “Half Serious” and “Think Tank”. o Regular and special performances in Maryland. Solo Guitarist and vocalist/ other Special performance. Sinix Concert Hall, Essex, MD Sept 2009 Administrative duties for company “Hollywood Fires”, Santa Clarita, CA 2005 - 2008 o Part time work at a company that I founded providing services for Hollywood movies and television. I was unable to perform as a musician due to a near-fatal vehicular accident in 2004 Solo performances for Hollywood studio and production locations 2002- 2004 Business Developer and Vice-President “Hollywood Fires”, Santa Clarita, CA 2001-2013 o Company was featured as an entrepreneur success in 10-4 Magazine 2003 . Awarded “Best design for a water truck” o Provided specialized trucks and stunt drivers for movies and television John Knoll – stage name “John Christ” 410.374.1556 o Developed and built business from ground up to generate a 6-figure sales annually o Established and streamlined system, technologies and processes to maximize efficiency and promote company image. Lead Guitarist for remake of “Sandman” by Metallica 2000 Special performances and recording for Bob Kulick (former “Kiss” guitarist) Accompanying Guitarist and vocalist with guitarist “Michael Harman” 1999 Special performances and recording on Hartman’s CD, co producer on CD. Lead Guitarist and vocalist - Rock n’ Roll “Eleanore Acadamia Band” 1998-1999 Special performances and recording on the band’s CD’s Recorded demo CD’s Lead Guitarist and vocalist - Rock n’ Roll Band - “Juice 13” 1996-1997 Regular and Special performances in California o “Bike Jam 1997” Paramount Studios o The Roxy theatre, The Living Room, Key Club Lead Guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for CD “Flesh Caffeine” 1997-1998 Writer, author and performer of solo CD – John Knoll Lead Guitarist, National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Dec 1995 Billed as “Angeles Dukes” Was the opening act for rock n’ roll band “Gov’t Mule” and guitarist Allan Holdsworth Location: Anaheim, CA. Member of American Federation of Musicians Local 47 1988-1995 Lead Guitarist, Rock n’ Roll Band - “Danzig” 1988-1995 Stage name was “John Christ” Over 325 performances around the world. Tours in: o US: 38 states and Canada o Scotland, England, France, Belgium; Austria, Germany, Holland; Denmark, Italy o Brazil, Argentina, Australia and New Zealand. o Japan o See Appendix 1 for details of tours and recordings. Opened or co-headed with bands: o “Black Sabbath”,“Metallica’,“Godflesh”, “White Zombie” , “Korn” 2 | P a g e 2013 John Knoll – stage name “John Christ” 410.374.1556 “Sound Garden” and “Marilyn Manson” Lead Guitarist, Rock n’ Roll Band - “Samhain” 1987-1988 Hired by Mr. Rick Rubin in New York City, left college to start touring Recorded music for motion picture soundtrack “Less than Zero” Recorded tracks for Samhain CD, “The Final Descent” Guitarist and choir member , St. Mark’s Church, Catonsville, MD 1975-1983 Played service music and accompanied adult choir Led choir rehearsals in absence of choir director TEACHING EXPERIENCE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS Private Music Tutor – guitar lessons 1998-present Teach classical, rock and popular styles, advanced students Provided one-on-one and group lessons. Taught students to read notation, tab and chord charts. Trained students in performance, improvisation and composition. Lessons were for tuition, or volunteer work for non-profit groups. Mentored Mike Hartman in a production “Black Glue” for a non-profit group- o “Make a Wish” Foundation Guitar Instructional Book – “Shortcuts in the Practice Zone “ 2002 – present Books is being prepared for publishing. Completion was interrupted by a near fatal vehicular accident in May 2004. Chart positions for Danzig Recordings: Most of the recordings made for Danzig have reached the top 200th position in both the U.S. and Europe Sales of “Danzig” reached 500,000 units Sales of “Thrall Demonsweat Live” reached 500,000 units. SEMINARS AND ENDORSEMENTS Lexicon - Winter NAMM show, Anaheim, CA. Seminar and Instructor. July 2000 Instructor Florida Guitar Show. Thoroughbred Music’s Kapok Pavilion. Clearwater, FL. March 1997 Ibanez guitars, San Jose CA. Seminar and Instructor. July 1995 Ibanez guitars, Thoroughbred Music. Tampa FL. Seminar and Instructor. July 1994 3 | P a g e 2013 John Knoll – stage name “John Christ” 410.374.1556 RECORDINGS AND PRODUCTIONS Audiovisual Media Knoll, J. (1996) One Song. [Recorded by Guitar World Magazine]. On Guitars That Rule the World, Vol. 2; Smell the Fuzz.. [CD]. Location: New York: Guitar World Magazine. Knoll, J. (1994) For Christ’s Sake. On Guitar’s Practicing Musicians, Vol III. [CD]. New York: Guitar Recordings, Inc. Composed music for Motion Pictures/Television Broadcast Knoll, J. (1995) Music Trailer [Recorded by Warner Brothers]. Heat. [Motion Picture]. Burbank, CA. Warner Brothers studios. Knoll, J. (1995) Music trailer [Recorded by Dark Brothers]. On New Wave Hookers 4. [Motion Picture soundtrack]. New York: VCA. Knoll, J. (1994) Music Trailer [Recorded by ABC for television promos]. On A Place for Annie. [Motion Picture]. New York; ABC studios. Knoll, J. (1994) Lord Have Mercy [Recorded by Dark Brothers]. On Stranger By Night. [Motion Picture soundtrack]. New York: New York City Releasing. Knoll, J. (1993) Music trailer [Recorded by ABC]. May sweeps campaign. [Soundtrack]. Los Angeles: CA Releasing. Knoll, J. (1991) Music trailer [Recorded by CBS]. Passion. [Motion Picture soundtrack]. New York: New York City Releasing. Danzig, G. (1987) You and Me (Less Than Zero). [Recorded by Glenn Danzig, Rick Rubin Glenn Danzig & the Power and Fury Orchestra] On Less Than Zero [Motion Picture soundtrack]. New York: Def Jam. SPECIAL PROJECTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS “John and Ted’s Excellent Adventure”. Interview reprinted from Guitar Magazine, 1995, pp 2-7. Cherry Lane Music Company, NY, NY. Miller, G. (1998, May). Metal Wire. Metal Edge, 32-33. Danzig. (1994). Two television appearances on the John Steward Show. NY, NY. Boehm, M. (1994, November 2). Danzig Falters: Type O Gives Infusion of Energy. Los Angeles Times, pp. F1, F3. Mayhew, D. (1994, October 30). Guitarist’s Workload Runs away With him. The Orange County Register, p. 39. Gilbert, J. (1994, November).Divine Intervention. Guitar School, 22-30, 135-135. 4 | P a g e 2013 John Knoll – stage name “John Christ” 410.374.1556 D’Aquisto Strings. (1994, November). (Advertisement for D’Aquisto Strings). Guitar School, 19. Christ, J. (1994, October). 48 Hours in the Life of Danzig’s John Christ. Guitar for the Practicing Musician, 30-36. D’Aquisto Strings. (1994, October). (Advertisement for D’Aquisto Strings). Guitar for the Practicing Musician, 19. Young, J. (1994, August). Danzig Knows the Power of the Dark Side. Musician, 38-45, 95. Kitts, J. (1994, July). Prime Cuts. Guitar School, 10-12. Christ, J. (1994, October ). I Walked With a Zombie. Guitar for the Practicing Musician, 30-36. Danzig. (1990-1994) Featured songs on MTV show “Beavis and Butthead”. Gitter, M. (1993, November). Danzig Demonseed. Rip, 54-56. Christ, J. (1993, July). Mind Jam. Guitar for the Practicing Musician, 30-36. Christ, J. (1992) Lead guitarist with the television house orchestra, “Hey Hey It’s Saturday.” Australia. Di Perna, A. (1992, September). Profile John Christ: Danzig’s Guitar Messiah. Guitar Player, 31-32. Thrush, G. (1992, August). Danzig’s John Christ, Messianic Depression. Guitar World, 17. Gitter, M. (1992, July). All Hell’s Breakin’ Loose: Danzig. Pulse!, 109. Considine, J. D. (1992, July 9-23). Recordings. Rolling Stone Magazine, 105. Weidenbaum, M. (1990, August). Horror Business. Pulse!, 43. Gutman, B. (1990, July). Music Video. Pulse!, 72. Chirazi, S. (1990 July). Danzig: Into the Black. Rip, 68-71. Huggott, R. (1989, June). Danzig: Power Pioneers. Power Metal , 16-17. Natanael, C. (1989, May). Dancing With Danzig. Metal Mania, 59-61. Zogbi, M. (1989, May). Danzig Days Are Here 3.9Again. MetalShop, Teenstars Photo Album, 18-19. Gitter, M. (1988, December). A Misfit Reborn. Rip, 54-56. Miller, G. (1988, May). Metal Wire. Metal Edge, 32-33. HONORS AND AWARDS Gold Album (1994): “Danzig” Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) International Billboard top 200 hit – “Mother”; (1993) Also debuted at 48 in the U.S. Gold Album (1991): “Danzig” Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) John Knoll’s Guitar is displayed at the Hard Rock Café (2001), Baltimore, MD "Top Metal Guitarists". Ultimate Guitar. ( 2004). Listed as the 63rd best of 100 metal guitar players. Guest Lecturer and Volunteer Work Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station (2009-2010): Lectures provided on my life, accident and recovery to play guitar after rehabilitation. Santa Clarita, CA. Taylor Manor Hospital (1994-1995): Lectures provided on my life and career with “Danzig”, Ellicott City, MD. 5 | P a g e 2013 .