ABOUT CARL KING

Hello! I’m Carl King, a writer, filmmaker, and composer in Los Angeles. I make difficult music, surreal films, and nonfiction about creativity and introversion. I’ve worked with Dweezil Zappa, Mike Keneally, Virgil Donati, Morgan Agren, and others. Don’t tell them.

Music

In the progressive rock world, I have recorded many complicated albums under the names Sir Millard Mulch and Dr. Zoltan Øbelisk.

My symphonic rock album Grand Architects of the Universe (2017) features Dweezil Zappa, Virgil Donati, Mike Keneally, Marco Minnemann, Mark Borchardt, and others.

As of 2026, a new album thing is in the works.

Playing Bass With Travis Orbin

Writing

I am the author of 10 Myths About Introverts and So, You’re A Creative Genius… Now What? But I regularly write blogs about heuristics / mental models because I believe “Understanding Is Useful.” Here’s my Writing page and my Amazon Author page.

Film & Animation

I created, wrote, directed, and scored the music for three animated pilots:
The Oracle of Outer Space (starring Dweezil Zappa and Jon Schnepp of Metalocalypse)
That Monster Show (starring Mark Borchardt, LeeAnna Vamp, Joanie Brosas, Dan Foster)
Dragontooth Inn (starring Dan Foster)

In 2013, I directed a documentary called Morgan Ågren’s Conundrum, with guest appearances by Brendon Small (Metalocalypse), Devin Townsend (Strapping Young Lad), Danny Carey (Tool), and others.

In 2024, I scored a five-episode documentary called Best of Five: The Classic Tetris Champions.

My day job is Video Production (shooting, editing, audio recording & mixing, motion graphics, animation, and stacking hundreds of hard drives).