Donald Knaack

I play on junk and recycled materials. I call it Junk Music and its pretty cool.

I started out as a percussionist and played in the Louisville Orchestra and Buffalo Philharmonic. After performing some works that involved found instruments, my interest grew and now that's all I do. I've got thousands of pieces of junk I use to create my music.

I've put out two studio albums, one of which was nominated for a Grammy and the other of which had tracks used in television commercials for ESPN and Electronic Arts. I wrote an opera for junk & spoken word, a concerto for junk & orchestra and have collaborated with dance companies, DJs, rappers, vocalists, and traditional musicians. I do solo concerts all around the country and in between teach students the basics of music and environmental citizenry.

Recycle, reduce, reuse and while you're at it, check out Junk Music! (read less)

I play on junk and recycled materials. I call it Junk Music and its pretty cool.

I started out as a percussionist and played in the Louisville Orchestra and Buffalo Philharmonic. After performing some works that involved found instruments, my interest grew and now that's all I do. I've got thousands of pieces of junk I use to create my music.

I've put out two studio albums, one of which was nominated for a Grammy and the other of which had tracks used in television commercials for ESPN... (read more)