| About John Michael Karnatz | So…just wanted to let everybody know about some exciting news.....I got one of my songs, "Back On My Knees," placed in the China Beach series now streaming on Roku! It's in Season 3, Episode 6, "Ghosts." BOMK starts playing at 20:31 and runs for about 90 seconds. The song is played as background music in a bar scene and is WAY under the dialogue , but you can hear it, nonetheless. Also, just so you know what to listen for, check out the YouTube link for "Back On My Knees"....or click on the digital media icon for "Classic Rock for Classic Rockers" in the "Discography" section of my SongCast Music page here and give it a listen. I hope you will enjoy the song ….and shares and likes are always appreciated! Thanks! John Michael Karnatz JOHN MICHAEL KARNATZ BIO: John Michael Karnatz is a veteran musician and songwriter who has played in numerous bands in the northern Illinois area. His musical roots lie in classic rock of the 1960’s to 1980’s. John is currently focusing on writing songs to help meet the licensing needs of the film, television, advertising, and recording industries. If you see John cruising down Main Street with the windows down, you’ll probably hear some Eagles, Bob Seger, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Cars, Cheap Trick, Doobie Brothers, Tom Petty or Bon Jovi music blaring away. But you might also hear some Ed Sheeran, Jason Isbell, John Mayer, or Beck filling the air. John sings and plays guitar, bass, harmonica, and some boogie-woogie piano. One of John's earliest successes occurred while he was serving in the US Army and stationed in West Berlin. After winning the Berlin Brigade Show Band Contest with his band "Haze," he was assigned to Special Services and played in the First Annual Original Magnificent Special Services Showband Contest held in Mannheim, Germany. One of the contest judges was KURT LODER, who wrote for the Overseas Weekly at that time. Haze finished second in the contest. While John does not turn a deaf ear to changing musical sounds, much of his current writing remains influenced by his musical family background and his classic rock roots. The use of tight vocal harmonies and a fat rhythm guitar continue to be earmarks in many songs written by John. He currently resides in Park Ridge, Illinois. |
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