CODE OF PERFECTION is :
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Thorsten Koehne – guitars, bass (ex-Demon Drive)
Keisuke Nishimoto – bass (Kelly Simonz's Blind Faith,
Jennifer Batten, Hideous Sun Demons)
Frank Kraus – drums (ex-Letter X, ex-Demon Drive)





Guest appearances:

Michael Angelo Batio – solo guitar (ex-Nitro)
Alex Beyrodt – solo guitar (Silent Force, ex-Sinner)
Ferdy Doernberg – keys (Axel Rudi Pell, Roland Grapow)
Carsten Lizard Schulz – vox (Domain, Evidence One)


When talking about “guitar albums”, hyperspeed-soloing and impressive song structures,
everybody thinks of the Eighties' glory days! Bands like RACER X or CACAPHONY,
guitarists such as MARTY FRIEDMAN or JASON BECKER. Remember the
tremendous success of JOE SATRIANI for example in the Nineties, who pened
the doors for instrumental Rock music with their platinum sellers. It seems, that
nowadays there's a lack of enthusiasm about that sort of high-level music,
but it's still out there, and CODE OF PERFECTION are the living proof.

From high speed to deep emotions … it's all there!

Brought to life by former DEMON DRIVE guitarist,
session musician extraordinaire THORSTEN KOEHNE,
the international power trio knows, how to boil the blood
in the veins of every guitar- freak out there. From the modern
title track "Last Exit For The Lost" to the thundering
"Psychotic Nightmare" (featuring the shred-master himself Michael Angelo)
to the beautiful "Underneath A Blue Kiss", CODE OF PERFECTION
indeed re-vibe the magic and power of the classic guitar hero era!

Produced by Jochen Mayer (Domain, ex-Casanova)
Mixed & Mastered by Gerhard Magin (Crematory, Evereve) with Mayer and Koehne




Thorsten Koehne
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I started playing guitar at age 11. Beeing lefthanded I just took a normal guitar and turned it
around without changing the strings, which since then became a trademark of my playing.

I never had formal guitar lessons so I learned a lot from watching other guitarists or listening to
records. During my time in school I played in many different bands including many different styles
ranging from Jazz, Pop to Rock. I played a lot of covertunes as well as my own stuff and I gained a
strong reputation as a good lead player.

At that time I was very much into Edward Van Halen and I copied all of his riffs and licks whenever
a new record came out. After school I started working in a local music store where I had to know
a lot about classical music and I became very interested in that style. I also developed my sight
reading skills. Then I heard Yngwie Malmsteen and that drew my attention to the real technical aspect
of playing and I started to practice alternate and sweep picking, string skipping and all the other
techniques.

I´ve been playing many live and studio gigs and I´m also teaching guitar. I play regularly at the
Frankfurt Music Fair for "DEAN guitars" and I´m also doing a lot of workshops.




Keisuke Nishimoto
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1970 Born in Hiroshima. Keisuke got his start playing bass when he entered high school and received
pointers from older classmate Masato Tsuya (currently bassist for the Japanese band ZIGGY).

At age 22, Keisuke enrolled in Osaka School of Music, and a year later he was headed for Hollywood,
California to study at the renowned Musicians Institute (BIT) for a year. There he had the opportunity
to learn from some of the world's greatest bassists, such as Steve Bailey, Tim Bogert,
Francis Rocco"Prestia, Billy Sheehan, Jeff Berlin and Gary Willis.
At graduation, Keisuke was nominated for Best Bassist, and upon returning to Japan, he began workingactively as a session bassist in Osaka. This period was highlighted by work as a member of guitarist
Chris Juergensen's "Black Cat Bone" blues band, as well as the progressive metal band
Tyd Died Junkies, featuring former Musicians Institute instructor Coreen Sheehan,
guitarist Toshinori Hiketa (now with David Lee Roth), and Keisuke's longtime rhythm section partner
Tetsuya Hoshiyama on drums.

Keisuke also kept busy endorsing ESP basses and playing with other artists such as
Norifumi Shima (Concerto Moon). In 1996, an invitation to work as music director for the
brand new Fukuoka School of Music led Keisuke to further his playing career in a new scene,
while enthusiastically mentoring up-and-coming young musicians. The move to Fukuoka provided
ample opportunities to play, including a tour of Western Japan with the Pop female duo "Sweets",
with whom he also performed at the Fukuoka Dome New Years Eve Countdown Event
two years in a row. Keisuke's formidable technique received long-overdue recognition with his
appearance in the October, 2000 special "Super Technique" issue of Japan's Bass Magazine.

Following the successful 1999 record debut of rock guitarist Kelly Simonz, Keisuke learned through
the grapevine that Kelly was auditioning members for his band, "Blind Faith". As soon as they started
playing together , the two formed a tight rapport and continue to record and tour together today.

Recently, they completed a 19 show, 11 country tour of Europe as opening act for the Hughes-Turner
Project with Glenn Hughes (of Deep Purple) and Joe Lynn Turner (of Rainbow).
The latest album by Blind Faith, also featuring Keisuke, has now been released to great reviews in
both Europe and Japan. After 10 years away from home, Keisuke returned to live in Hiroshima in 2002.

He now teaches bass locally and continues to travel extensively, teaching bass at
Nagoya Communication Arts and developing effect pedals for bass in conjunction with Hao Effects.
He has performed recently with guitarist Jennifer Batten (Michael Jackson, Jeff Beck),
and in 2004&2005 toured Japan with Toshi Hiketa and Ray Luzier of the David Lee Roth band.
The range and scope of music which this versatile bassist undertakes seems to be endless!

(Performance)
Jennifer Batten (Michael Jackson, Jeff Beck), Toshinori Hiketa (David Lee Roth),
Ray Luzier (David Lee Roth), Mark Schulman (BILLY IDOL, SHERYL CROW),
JOHN CYRIIS (AGENT STEEL), Ralph Humphrey (Frank Zappa), Kelly Simonz etc...




Frank Kraus
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born, 10/12/69 in Mannheim, Germany
early influences, too many to count, but mostly VAN HALEN and AC/DC,
started banging on the drums at the tender age of eight

1980 , joined the band ATERIA at the age of eleven and takes first place in a Newcomer Festival

1985 , formed the band FEMINE with Peter Hartung, ex-guitarist of the band HUNTER, future
DEMON DRIVE member, bass player, and friend Jochen Mayer joins the band a year later

1988 , the band takes fourth place at a local talent contest at the Ludwigsburg club Rockfabrik, first
contacts to record companies like ZYX

1989 , Producer FRANK BORNEMANN remembers Frank from the talent contest and recruits him as
the new drummer for the Stuttgart-based band LETTER X

1991 , LETTER X records and releases their debut album Time Of The Gathering with MSG keyboardist
and guitarist STEVE MANN to support their upcoming tour of Germany opening for METAL CHURCH,
shortly before the release of their second album, Frank leaves LETTER X due to musical differences
between the band members

1991 , Frank, Jochen Mayer, and guitarist Matthias Dieth of SINNER and U.D.O. fame go to
Düsseldorf to record demo tracks

1992 , Frank wins the Mannheim Drum Contest

1994 , Frank signs on as the drummer for DEMON DRIVE at the insistence of
Jochen Mayer and Matthias Dieth

1995 , DEMON DRIVE release their first CD Burn Rubber on Long Island Records but the project is
stopped in its tracks with the death of Long Island's president

1997 , Frank, Jochen and guitarist Andreas Konsorke form the band g.l.a.n.z and play a few gigs

1998 , Frank passes the time by playing drums for various cover-bands and as a drum instructor

2000 , guys decide to give DEMON DRIVE another shot and reunite, record, and release their second
CD Heroes

2001 , the first time Frank meet Thorsten at the recording of the 3rd DEMON DRIVE
CD Rock and roll star

2003 , recording of the 4th and last DEMON DRIVE CD ... four play !

2005 , Frank record the debut Album from CODE OF PERFECTION - Last exit for the lost


...to be continued...