artist The Kettle Black

Ever since i was a young child, i`ve dreamed of being a T-shirt salesman. but how to make my dream a reality ? i thought, the best way to do this would be to start a band. we called ourselves "Jack Feels Fine" we practiced; we played; we toured; we made a record; we toured some more; then we broke up. i built a recording studio and recorded other bands for awhile. i recorded "Bystander" a studio project and started "Capital Punishment" an internet record company. "The Askmasters" were looking for a bass player and asked me to join. once again, we practiced; we played; we recorded an album; then we broke up. in the summer of 2002 "Bystander" went to play the NXNE music festival in toronto, but by the summer of 2003 "Bystander" broke up ( and there was only 1 member, me?!) now i am called "The Kettle Black" and i have the .com to prove it. i finished my first recording early 2004 and i`m starting to play shows again. i play acoustic and electric guitars, bass and synthesizer/piano. i use samples, a loop station and drum machine in my live shows. someone said it sounded like Mr Wrong and Leonard Cohen jamming with Roland (formerly of Big Black) in Roger Waters living room. i don`t know but i can`t wait to get back on the road so i can sell my T-shirts again.

Nick Johannes Arteeest