John Bechdel
John Bechdel | |
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 Bechdel in 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | JB |
| Born | August 23, 1964 |
| Genres | Industrial rock[1] |
| Instruments | Keyboards |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Sanctuary, 13th Planet, No Devotion |
| Associated acts | Ministry, Fear Factory, Static-X, Ascension of the Watchers, Killing Joke, Prong, Nukes |
John Bechdel (born August 23, 1964) is an American musician whose professional career in the music industry began in 1987. Since 2006, h has been the keyboardist for the industrial metal band Ministry. His other accomplishments include playing keyboards for Fear Factory, Killing Joke, Murder Inc. and Prong. Throughout his career, he has played on many studio albums and appeared in multiple music videos. He is also known for many other musical endeavors including his own band False Icons, John Bechdel (solo artist), Ascension of the Watchers[2] Nukes,[3] Brian Brain, Her Vanished Grace and Abstinence. His remix work includes Static-X, Ministry, Prong, Monster Voodoo Machine and Mass Dirge. He has also been producing bands including ChmclStr8jckt's Wrchd Thngs and Drk Prgrssn albums on Cleopatra Records. He received a Certified Gold Record for his work with Fear Factory on their Obsolete album which featured a remake of "Cars" with Gary Numan and, received he a Grammy Nomination for his work with Ministry for Best Metal performance. There is a documentary about Bechdel's career available on Vimeo called "Killing the Joke - The John Bechdel Story", produced by Darryl Hell.
Bechdel's sister is cartoonist and author Alison Bechdel; John Bechdel is mentioned in her memoir Fun Home[4] and is a major character in its stage musical adaptation.[5]
Discography[edit]
Musician[edit]
- Brian Brian- EP-Invisible Records (1989)
- Killing Joke- Extremities, Dirt and Various Repressed Emotions- Noise International (1990)
- Murder Inc.- Murder Inc - Invisible Records (1992)
- Abstinence - Revolt of the Cyberchrist (1994) - Funace Records
- Abstinence - Theorem (1995) - Funace Records
- Abstinence - Delusions of Architecture (2014)- Funace Records
- Prong- Cleansing- Epic Records (1993)
- Fear Factory- Digimortal (2001), Hatefiles (2003), Archetype (2004)- Roadrunner Records
- False Icons- God Complex- 13th Planet Records (2008)
- Ascension of the Watchers - Iconoclast (2004) self released,
- Ascension of the Watchers - Numinosum (2008) 13th Planet Records
- Ascension of the Watchers - Apochrypha - Dissonance Productions (2020)
- Ministry - Last Sucker (2008) 13th Planet Records
- Ministry - Adios… Puta Madres (2009) 13th Planet Records
- Ministry - Enjoy the Quiet Live at Wacken 2012 (2013) 13th Planet Records
- Ministry - Last Tangle in Paris Live 2012 (2014) 13th Planet Records
- Ministry - Amerikkkant (2017) - Nuclear Blast
- Ministry - Moral Hygiene (2021) - Nuclear Blast
Remixes[edit]
- Static X - Push It- JB Death Trance mix- Warner Bros. Records (1999)
- Ministry - Fear is Big Business- Weapons of Mass Deception mix (2007)
- Ministry - Let's Go- Dawn of Oblivion mix (2009)
- Ministry - 99 Percenters Livable Wage mix- 13th Planet Records (2014)
- Prong - Spirit Guide Reality's Edge mix 13th Planet Records (2009)
- False Icons - Transform Trance Form mix
- Ascension of the Watchers - Wanderers Remix- Dissonance Productions (2021)
- Abstinence - Stratum Remix- Furnace Records (2014)
- Monster Voodoo Machine - Temple- Jericho Meltdown Mix- D-Tribe Records (1994)
- Mass Dirge - Dim (Reprise)- Voidstar Productions (2007)
- Die - Tec-No Prisoners- T.O.N. Records (1999)
- Shimmer- Fly Away- Liquid 8 Records (2004)
Producer/Engineer/Programmer[edit]
- CHMCLSTR8JCKT- WRCHD THNGS (2019)- DRK PRGRSSN (2021)- Cleopatra Records
- Die- Deport- T.O.N. Records (1999)
- Malice Machine- Chemical Violence- Self Released (2021)
- Her Vanished Grace- Soon- Athame Music (1996)
- Davy Jones- (The Monkees) Just for the Record Volume 4- Hercules Productions (1996)
- Johnny J Blair- Fire-CJAM Productions (2000)
- Evinrude- Homegrown (Crass Acoustic Debut)- Luminous Flux Records (1997)
References[edit]
- ↑ Raggett, Ned. "God Complex – False Icons". AllMusic. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
John Bechdel's longtime work as an industrial-rock journeyman wasn't necessarily going to inevitably lead to his own band being formed, but it's no surprise that he did go that route, forming False Icons in 2002 and releasing its debut album in 2008.
- ↑ "An Interview with John Bechdel". Lollipop. No. 66.
- ↑ "Release date announced for first official single from NUKES, debuting on Dark Indulgence Industrial Mixshow". Regen Magazine. 2020-03-26.
- ↑ Bechdel, Alison (2006). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic. New York: Houghton Mifflin. p. 36. ISBN 0-618-47794-2. Search this book on
- ↑ Sommer, Elyse (2013-10-13). "A CurtainUp Review: Fun Home". CurtainUp. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
Bibliography[edit]
Further reading:
- Hämäläinen, Jyrki "Spider" (2020). Killing Joke: Are You Receiving?. Milton Keynes: New Haven Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1912587407. Search this book on
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