Knaack has toured with major Rock and Hip Hop acts, was commissioned for music by The Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center ,Twyla Tharp, American Ballet Theatre, and American Dance Festival. His music has appeared in tv commercials for The NBA, ESPN, Electronic Arts, Nike-Paris, Airbnb, PowerDot and more. His HOP (Help Our Planet) Environmental Education Initiative has been taught throughout the US and Europe, Asia, Scandinavia, Dubai, and Croatia. HOP has been granted awards of excellence by the United Nations, the Federal Republic of Mexico, and The Vermont Governors Award for Environmental Excellence. Knaack is the former Ambassador for Environmental Arts Education for the English Rivera UNESCO Global Geopark in Torquay, UK.