Davis, meanwhile, is 28 songs deep into a solo album he describes as “world music, like a heavy Peter Gabriel or David Bowie record.” He hopes to have out in 2011 but plans some major changes after the “Korn III” experience.

“[The songs] are already recorded, but I’m probably going to re-track them all ’cause I did them on ProTools and shit like that,” he explains. “I want to catch that real feel like we did on ['Korn III'], and I’m gonna keep writing more on this [Mayhem] tour. It’s very different than Korn; it still has a heavy edge in it, but it’s something more.”

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*Following JD’s DJ gig in New York will be a performance by Infected Mushroom, which JD will lend his vocals to in the track Smashing the Opponent.

UPDATE: Infected Mushroom are also scheduled to perform at Spook Fest 2009 in San Mateo, along with other bands and DJs. This likely means Jonathan will be lending his vocals at BOTH shows. See the Spook Fest 2009 flyer on the right for more info [click to enlarge].

Does the Sunset Strip hold a certain significance for you?

Yeah, most definitely! Korn played every club that we could possibly play on the Strip when we were first starting out. I remember playing at the Whisky when only 12 people would show up. On the first night that we sold it out, we thought that we made it [Laughs]. We played the Coconut Teaser and all of the other clubs on the Strip as well. It meant a lot to us. We’d always go out there and hand out fliers afterwards. Playing those venues was definitely integral to getting interest and getting labels out to see us. We played in Bakersfield a couple times, but most of the time we played in Huntington Beach. We were like the house band at this club called 5902. For the shows on the Strip, we’d rent a bus and have people pay for their entrance. We’d have kegs on the bus and bring bus loads of people up from Orange County to West Hollywood for those shows. It was awesome.

Is it inspiring playing on the Strip?

Hell yeah, the Whisky has always been one of my favorite clubs. It was just amazing knowing that I was on stage where Jim Morrison, Led Zeppelin and all of these other legendary bands played. It’s really an inspiring thing when you’re a young band that’s coming up.

Was there a show that was particularly memorable?

The first time that we sold out the Whisky would be the most memorable one. Things were starting to go really well for us. The shows were getting bigger and bigger. It was before we were signed, and that’s when record labels were first checking us out. It really meant a lot to sell out the Whisky. When we first started playing those clubs, sometimes we’d play for five people. Looking back on all of that, we’re really excited about playing the Sunset Strip Music Festival now.

Read the rest of the interview here, where Jonathan discusses the upcoming KORN album and more.

Thanks Blabbermouth.