If you're new to KILPATIENT M.D., please, allow me to shed some light. My name is John, but, in certain circles they call me Kilpatient or Dr. Kill. I was born outside of Stuttgart, Germany and now live in Texas. While overseas, I was drawn to Heavy Metal music after hearing Black Sabbath's Iron Man. If you are familiar with the tune you can understand why. From the very beginning, I knew songwriting was just as important as the shred factor, if not more. At 13, I started playing guitar and never put it down.

You could say, I'm passionate about what I do, but, that would be an understatement. I am far beyond driven to quote a phase. I've played in a lot of bands, but, after my band New Moon split up, I've yet to find the chemistry needed to do the "band thing". So, rather than spend anymore precious energy, I decided to channel my efforts into doing KILPATIENT M.D. as a "one man band" studio project and reach out to you through the world wide web.

I dream in color. I'm all about making one man sound like a whole band. That's my thing. From the music and lyrics to the performance and production, I do everything. I approach each task and instrument individually. I’ve been told, it’s like having split personalities or something. When I come up with a riff, I hear how the other layers will compliment it. KILPATIENT M.D. is my personal Frankenstein. Drawing was my first form of creative expression, so, I even do the artwork. I love to draw, by the way.

By looking towards the future, I'm killing two birds with one stone, so to speak. Not only am I making the music I want to play, I'm also showcasing my ability as a songwriter, arranger and producer. My ultimate goal is to produce for other musicians. I know there will always be bands and individuals out there that need a fresh set of ears to help capture the sound in their head. In the end, that's all I'm doing.


'Bodies' is available on CDBaby.com

'Character Witness' is available on CDBaby.com

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