The Junkman completed a successful five-day Junk Station residency where all students participated in the construction of the Junk Stations and learning elements of the Junkman's HOP (Help Our Planet) Education initiative. The five days culminated in a school wide concert and Junk Jam wherein students played on the instruments they created during the week. [...]
From the February Issue of Vermont's Stratton Magazine, a terrific article about the Junkman: Stratton Junkman February 2026
Introducing all new Junk Music shows for schools, children, and families as well as new shows for venues, festivals, and fairs. The multi-media concerts include the spooky sounds of 'Dracula's Dance', a symphony on a used drum head, an exploration of sound colors, a duet with a junk robot, and vocal percussion... whew! As always, [...]
Vermont Arts Exchange (VAE), presented Junk Music™ with The Junkman™, Sunday, April 27 2 to 4 p.m. at the Bennington Museum’s Paresky Court. The concert celebrated the closing of VAE’s 30 year anniversary exhibition titled “From the Studio to the Streets, 30 Years of Community Engagement through the Arts”.During the show, The Junkman presented an overview [...]
THE JUNKMAN COMES TO CLIFTON PARK, NY - 14 AUGUST, 2024 Halfmoon, NY—— The Junkman™ is the original recycled materials percussionist. The Junkman™ transcends all traditional musical genres as proven by performances with Eminem, The Black Eyed Peas, & Phish, rave reviews for his work with choreographer Twyla Tharp, commissions and performances at The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Grinigog, [...]
In advance of the release of the Halloween-themed dance track "Abracadabra Again" on Friday, September 1, here is the official video.
UK composer Elizabeth (Lizzy) Westcott has hired The Junkman™ to be the Technical Music Consultant for her new family music theatre production for the Bristol Old Vic in Bristol, United Kingdom. The musical work is adapted from Izzy Gizmo book series by author Pip Jones. The stage sets will be a massive Rube Goldberg style [...]
STORYJAMS A NEW AND EXCITING INTERACTIVE CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE! The Junkman (Donald Knaack) has collaborated with the critically acclaimed author of thirteen traditionally published mystery novels, Amy Patricia Meade, to bring a unique storytelling/music program to students of all ages. Called Storyjams, the classroom workshop inspires children to create their own stories while simultaneously teaching them about story structure, [...]
The most comprehensive and analytical work that ever been produced on The Junkman's life and work: https://medium.com/noods-radio/donald-knaack-producing-the-environment-83b5a1eef765
