Draft:John Bechdel (musician)

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John Bechdel (Born August 23rd, 1964) is a keyboardist, composer and producer, and is an American musician. His professional career began in 1987. Since 2006, he has been the keyboardist for the Multi-Platinum selling Industrial Metal band,[1].[2] Other accomplishments include playing keyboards for the bands Fear Factory, Killing Joke, Murder Inc. and Prong.

In 2001 he received a US Certified Gold Record with Fear Factory for their Obsolete album which included a remake of the hit song “Cars” featuring the original artist, Gary Numan.

In 2011 Bechdel received a Grammy Nomination for his work with Ministry for Best Metal performance.[3]

There is a documentary about his life and career available on Vimeo called Killing the Joke- The John Bechdel Story, produced by Darryl Hell.[4]

Throughout his career, Bechdel has played on many studio albums and appeared in multiple music videos. He is also known for other musical endeavors including his own band False Icons, John Bechdel (solo artist), Ascension of the Watchers, Nukes, Heat Wave International, Brian Brain, Her Vanished Grace and Abstinence.

His remix work includes Static-X, Ministry, Prong, Monster Voodoo Machine, Jim Davies (Prodigy), Tigercide and Mass Dirge. He has produced bands since 1995 including most recently, ChmclStr8jckt’s Wrchd Thngs and Drk Prgrssn albums on Cleopatra Records.

  1. ^ Ministry
  2. ^ John, Bechdel. "Ministy Keyboardist". Ministry Band. Ministry.
  3. ^ John, Bechdel. "Grammy Nomination". Grammy.com. Recording Academy. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  4. ^ John, Bechdel (19 May 2018). "Killing the Joke". Viemo.