BAND AND MEMBER BIOS
Established in 2005, Dressed to Kill has been entertaining crowds of all ages for two decades.. Playing hundreds of shows at historic venues throughout the area, DTK is one of America’s most realistic representations of an intimate KISS concert experience. Headlining iconic venues and events like the Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa State Fair, Neewollah Festival, Branson, Venue Shrine, Ritz Theater, State Theater, Goddard Performing Arts Center, Rocklahoma, Spinozi’s Shamrock the Rose and many many more DTK has proven to be a regional power in the tribute band scene throughout their tenure… they’re worth a DEUCE!
DTK concerts have twice been featured on the official KISS (kissonline.com) website and they have shared a stage with longtime KISS lead guitarist Bruce Kulick at a Kansas City KISS expo in 2008.
DTK members have been featured in countless radio and TV interviews in promotion of concert events and have partnered with high profile regional charities like Turn Tulsa Pink, A Soldier’s Wish and Cancer Sucks.
Meet the Band
Gregg Shipman
bass guitar & vocals
1995 – 98 Son Rise
1998 – 07 Deepfork
2005 – Dressed to Kill
2008 – 09 Horny Toads
2009 – 10 Pandora
2010 – 15 Blackwood
2017 – 19 Firebird
2020 – Riverside Rebellion
opened for REO speedwagon & Foghat
** guitar, vocals, primary songwriter for
Riverside Rebellion.
Photographer and graphic artist at
Shipman Photography
father, son, husband. “Dr Love” is an honorary degree.
– more of a gangster of love, tbh.
Thad Timothy
Vocals & rhythm guitar
2005 – Zero Crossing
-lead guitarist until ’08
-became lead singer ’09
2013 – Stone Cutters
2016 – Dressed to Kill
2018 – Severmind
2022 – One Night Stand
*All above projects still active.
Played festivals such as Rocklahoma, Rawk on the River and Backwoods Bash
Father, husband, horror film fanatic
Mickie Knight
Lead guitar & vocals
Shawn “Mickie” Meffert
80’s – ’95 Tramp
‘1999 – Shutterbug
2002- 2017 Band Camp
2005 – present Dressed to Kill
2012 – The Walter Whites
2012 – Chris Clark Band
2013 – Benny’s Little Weasel
2013 – 2016 Jumpsuit Love
2017 – 2021 5th Element
2022 – present Kota
2024 – Soul Shaker
Teller of bad jokes with the demon usually on the receiving end, and not just because he had a receiving end…
I’m a plumber.
Jason Gilardi
Drums & vocals
Caroline’s Spine: 1993-2007
Dead Metal Society: 2009- present
Dressed To Kill: 2023- present
Owner:
Studio G Drum Instruction (Tulsa,OK)
Endorsements:
DW Drums
Zildjian Cymbals
Vater Drum Sticks
Booking, producer, band manager
Jennifer Shipman
From quoting and booking shows to making sure all the details are in place for a DTK concert, “Cold Jen” is your girl. A musician and commercial photography producer, she knows how to keep the trains on time and deliver a top notch production every time.