MrKnightmare

SEEKING

Bass Guitar, Drums, Keyboard, Piano, Background Singer.

ABOUT

Over 30 years ago I set down my guitar to pursue a career in Special Effects Makeup. I'm now well established in my industry as a contributing writer for Make-Up Artist Magazine, the museum curator for the big IMATS LA makeup trade show and I'm also a makeup teacher at one of the biggest makeup schools in Hollywood. I'm looking to bring my monsters to the stage. I want to bring back the La Gran Guinol (live gore on stage) set to the sounds of heavy metal. I will be providing all of the makeup, costuming and props. The hired musicians will be playing a character in makeup prosthetics and costuming so please be okay with that.

The current working set list:

The Ripper (Judas Priest)

Phantom of the Opera (Iron Maiden)

Children of the Grave (Black Sabbath)

The Thing that Should Not Be (Metallica)

Call of Ktulu (Metallica)

If You Want Blood You Got it (AC/DC)

Feed My Frankenstein (Alice Cooper)

Medusa (Anthrax)

Plus Four Originals Songs with a Monster/Horror Theme.

Screen name:: MrKnightmare
Member since:: Feb 16 2014; Active over 1 month ago
Level of commitment:: Very Committed
Years playing music:: 30
Gigs played:: Over 100
Tend to practice:: More than 3 times per week
Most available:: Nights

Influences

Eddie Van Halen, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, John Patrucci, Blues Saraceno, Steve Morse, Jimi Hendix, Wolf Marshall, Rick Derringer, Ted Nugent, Ronnie James Dio, Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie, Ernie Isley, Rainbow, Gary Hoey, Paul Gilbert, Kirk Hammet, Tony Iomi, Frank Zappa, Dweezle Zappa, Dimebag Darrell, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax, Black Sabbath, Ozzy, Judas Priest, Pantera, Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie, Deep Purple, Hendrix, Randy Rhoads, Steve Morse, Satriani, Steve Vai, Uli Jon Roth, Richie Blackmore, Jimmi Page, Van Halen, Alice in Chains, STP, Sound Garden, etc, etc.

Lon Cheney
Lon Cheney Jr
Jim Henson
Dick Smith
Rick Baker
Rob Bottin
Greg Cannom
Stan Winston
And my former employers:
Michael Burnett of MBP Productions,
Tony Gardner of Alterian FX,
Greg Nicotero and Howard Berger of KNB FX Group
Matthew Mungle

And my friends and colleagues;

Sandy Colera
Michael Key
Lee Joyner
The late Elvis Jones
Tim Phenix
Rufus Hearn
Thad Witley
Ken Bank's
Kris Kobzina
Chris Payne
RoRo and Fish
Ross Talent

My best friend Len Snell

And most of all the last woman that I ever loved, the departed Darcy Hanzlicek

(Your amazing voice and beauty has forever touched my soul an I will never stop missing you)

Instrument experience:

Vocalist - Baritone:: Advanced
Lead Guitar:: Advanced

EQUIPMENT

Mesa Boogie full stack (Wall of Speakers) - Road Ready. 12 Space Rack powered by Mesa Boogie SimulClass 295 and Triaxis preamp. Yamaha SPX 900 processor, DigiTech MEQ Dual 14 midi programmable digital equalizer, BBE MaxCom Dual Compressor/Limiter/Sonic Maximizer, Furman M-8Dx Power Conditioner. (Line 6 POD HD ProX Effects Processor - Coming Soon!)

Pedals; Eventide Pitch Factor Stomp Box, DigiTech Metal Master distortion, Digitech JamMan Stereo Looper, (Pigtronix Infinity Looper - Coming Soon), Hendrix Wah, Beat Buddy Drum Machine Pedal, TC Electronics Voice Live Play vocal harmonizer.

Guitars:
Oktober Guitars - Annihilator (Just like Doyle Von Frankenstein 's)

Epiphone - Love + Death Flying V (Robb Flynn model)

Ed Roman - Pagan - Black w/Vampire Skull Inlays

BC Rich Warlock (vintage 1986 Custom - USA) - Bloodspatter

Lighting Equipment:

ADJ H2O DMX Pro (water/fire light FX)

ADJ Micro Galaxian Laser Projector

ADJ Royal Galaxian Laser Projector

My Effect 2 Custom Animated Laser Projector

ADJ Micro Strobe

TRUSST Goal Post lighting truss (Coming Soon)

ADJ Mister Kool Low Lying Fog Machine

UV Blacklight

New gear:
Eventide H9 Max
Bad Horsie Wah Pedal
Ibanez Tube Screamer mini
Midi Maestro
Singular Sound Looper

New Guitar build in the works: the Bat Rocket SPFX Monster Guitar w/kahler bridge, emg pickups, neck thru neck, hand carved and loaded with custom Hollywood Quality Special Effects that will blow your mind!!!

Mister Knightmare is coming and Heavy Metal will never be the same again!

Want to become a monster and backup the Monster Maker himself??? Then get out of your crypt and find me!!!