John was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1967, and lived in Seattle, Washington and Brookline, Massachusetts before settling in New York City in 1989. He attended Berklee College of Music from 1985-1989 and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Music Degree. During this period he wrote music extensively for Boston area theatrical productions and composed two original musicals.

Currently a Freelance Sound Supervisor, John worked for Sync Sound/Digital Cinema in New York City from 1989-2014. He specializes in sound mixing, editing, and ADR supervision for film and television with concentrations ranging from scripted live action, to animation, to classical music. Credits include: "The Americans" (F/X), "Borgia" (Canal+), MTV animation (Beavis & Butt-head, Daria, Celebrity Deathmatch); HBO (Real Sex, various documentaries); and over 100 titles as Music Editor for The Metropolitan Opera.

During the past 10 years John has written music independently for several productions, including Daria (Trent's band & incidental music); Celebrity Deathmatch (Open & "specialized" incidental music). Recent projects include: Music for a 36 segment series designed to teach English to Vietnamese children.

In addition to his work in the sound and music fields, John has recently earned his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School.