John Knoll, 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, 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 , 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 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

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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 “” 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 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 “”,“Metallica’,“Godflesh”, “White Zombie” , “Korn”

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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 , 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 , San Jose CA. Seminar and Instructor. July 1995  Ibanez guitars, Thoroughbred Music. Tampa FL. Seminar and Instructor. July 1994

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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 , 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.

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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. 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.

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