This is a little pocket for me to keep my sounds and thoughts. I record them at home, in the back bedroom. Just me, my guitars, a computer and a couple of mics. There's no doubt my influences will bleed through. I hope you enjoy the little noises I make! 

With a legendary career spanning five decades, KANSAS has firmly established itself as one of America’s iconic classic rock bands. This "garage band" from Topeka released their debut album in 1974 after being discovered by Wally Gold, who worked for Don Kirshner, and have gone on to sell more than 30 million albums worldwide.

Composing a catalogue that includes sixteen studio albums and five live albums, KANSAS has produced eight gold albums, three sextuple-Platinum albums (Leftoverture, Point of Know Return, Best of KANSAS), one platinum live album (Two for the Show), one quadruple-Platinum single ‘Carry On Wayward Son,’ and another triple-Platinum single ‘Dust in the Wind.’ KANSAS appeared on the Billboard charts for over 200 weeks throughout the ‘70's and ‘80's and played to sold-out arenas and stadiums throughout North America, Europe and Japan. ‘Carry On Wayward Son’ continues to be one of the top five most played songs on classic rock radio, and ‘Dust In the Wind’ has been played on the radio more than three million times! 

The summer of 2020 marked the release of “The Absence of Presence,” KANSAS’s sixteenth studio album, which debuted at #10 on Billboard’s Top Current Albums chart.  The wide-ranging progressive rock album, released by InsideOut Music, follows-up 2016’s “The Prelude Implicit,” which debuted at #14 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart.  

Throughout 2016-2022, the band celebrated the anniversaries of multi-Platinum breakout albums “Leftoverture” and “Point of Know Return” with anniversary tours for both albums. Both tours were commemorated with live album releases “Leftoverture Live & Beyond” (2017) & “Point of Know Return Live & Beyond” (2021).

The band is currently comprised of original drummer Phil Ehart, bassist/vocalist Billy Greer, vocalist/keyboardist Ronnie Platt, keyboardist/vocalist Tom Brislin, violinist/guitarist Joe Deninzon, and original guitarist Richard Williams. With no signs of slowing down, KANSAS continues to perform in front of large and enthusiastic audiences.

Along with constant touring, KANSAS continues to remain a fixture of Classic Rock radio and popular culture. The band continues to reach a whole new audience through their unmistakable presence in various commercials, live sports broadcasts, popular video games Rock Band, Guitar Hero, and Grand Theft Auto; the band’s documentary film “KANSAS: Miracles Out of Nowhere,” and a guest appearance on The CW’s television show ‘Walker.’ The band’s songs have also been included in various television shows such as ‘Supernatural,’ ‘Reacher,’ ‘All Elite Wrestling,’ ‘South Park,’ ‘The Office,’ and ‘The Simpsons;’ as well as blockbuster films including ‘Old School,’ ‘The Suicide Squad,’ ‘Anchorman,’ ‘Pitch Perfect,’ and ‘Happy Gilmore.’ 


For worldwide booking contact Keith Naisbitt at APA at knaisbitt@apa-agency.com

Please feel free to visit John's website at www.johnkoetz.com.  

John’s career pathway has led him to be an independent music composer/producer and sound designer.  His goals are to work in sound and music for the TV/film/video production industry, performing arts and theater, as well as being a recording artist. 

John Koetz has been an owner and/or operator of DigiDesign ProTools workstations for more than 25 years.  He composes, records, edits and mixes audio, sound and/or music via this platform.  For the last 15 years John has been key in building several in-house studios for Chicago-based ad agencies such as Energy BBDO and Young & Rubicam. His expertise and technical skills in commercial, web and radio provides creative teams mixing and recording services. He works closely and directs voice-over talent, singers and musicians.

John has played piano since he was 6 years old and owns a 1985 Yamaha acoustic grand.  He was a keyboard player performing in various bands touring the South in the 80s, some of which were fortunate enough to open for concert acts such as Duran Duran, Flock of Seagulls, The Fixx, Missing Persons, Madness, The Producers and various other bands of that era.

In the 90s John moved to Chicago and became an independent film/commercial music producer working directly for clients such as McDonalds, Kraft, Motorola, Lifetime and A&E while continuing to compose soundtracks for independent films, theater and dance. 

John Koetz is a member of BMI and his music is now available in iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, etc.  He continues to live and work in Chicago with his creative partner and wife, Amy Wojtas-Koetz.

Chris Brogan is a New York Times bestselling author, a professional speaker, a strategic advisor to mid and large sized companies, plus a blogger and creative producer. He also makes the Secret Show (http://scrt.co) 

His work on SoundCloud is split between his new music project with Jacqueline Carly, and maybe some Secret Show stuff. You should check out http://chrisbrogan.com for more on him.

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