
Don Kimenker - guitarist, songwriter, singer
recent
2025 - released singles, "Lure" and "You Can't Hide From Me"
2024 - released Murdoch's singles, "The One" and "Waiting For It"
2023 - released Murdoch'd single, "Over and Done"
2022 - released Murdoch's first ablum, "Gone"
2021 - re-released first album "Blessed Naive" under Don Kimenker
2020 - released instrumental album, "Instrumental"
2017 - present formed original project, "Murdoch" with Janet LaValley
2016 - 2019 - played part of Angus Young in AC/DC tribute, iC/DC
2013 - release of "Tattered and True" as Don Kimenker (Grammy consideration) S.NJ/Philadelphia
1995-2001 - solo and release of "Blessed Naive" as Blue Benicia, CA
1999 - launched website, earBuzz.com Benicia, CA
2002-2004 - Dark Blue Benicia, CA (with Mark Showalter)
2005 - Skynyn Lynyrd Vacaville, CA
2008 - Diana B and the Heat S. NJ/Philadelphia
2009 - High School Musical Cherry Hill, NJ (pit guitarist)
2009 - 2015 - Side Wize S. NJ/Philadelphia
2010 - Seussical Haddon Heights, NJ (pit guitarist)
2006 - present solo S. NJ/Philadelphia/N.CA
prior
- Driver's Seat Albuquerque, NM
- DTR Fusion Albuquerque, NM
- On the Rox Albuquerque, NM
- D'Mere, James Blond Albuquerque, NM
- University of New Mexico Classical Guitar Department
- Jak and Nasty Habit Los Angeles, CA - Epic/CBS Records
- Musician's Institute Hollywood, CA
- BonW Hollywood, CA (with Wesley Matsuda and Cordell Crocket)
- The Relatives Hollywood, CA
- Guitar Professor Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA
- Black Tide San Francisco, CA
- Hot Tuna opening act as solo artist Oakland, CA
- Mad Marian San Francisco, CA (a story of funny fraud)
- Route 66 Hayward, CA
- Perilous Partners Pleasant Hill, CA (with Lorena Peril)






