John is currently Chief Engineer at Elmstreet Studios, working with studio owner Rob Hyman on various creative musical projects.

After playing guitar in various fledgling bands during his teenage years in the Philadelphia suburbs, John attended the University of Pennsylvania where he met, among others, Eric Bazilian and later Rob Hyman, who would become good friends and musical collaborators over the years. Since then, John has gone on on to pursue an interesting and varied career as a successful software and audio engineer, songwriter, musician, arranger and producer.

After graduating from college with a degree in biological science and a growing interest in electronic music and computers, John joined with another college friend, Bill McCutcheon III, to found Sensible Sound, Ltd. a regional sound company specializing in sound reinforcement and live recording. They established long term relationships with numerous band clients including Musica Orbis, Children, Spaces, Baby Grand, and The Hooters, and worked closely with many of them on recording projects as well as providing live sound and touring services. John and Bill worked in many regional venues with a wide variety of musical artists and promoters, and met an amazing collection of people. In the early Eighties, John provided sound systems for an innovative jazz concert series at Haverford College, and recorded many of the performances for worldwide broadcast by Voice of America.

In late 1982, John's interest in digital electronics led him to join a small biomedical company called Interspec, Inc. as an R&D technician where he worked on hardware and software support for EEG monitoring systems. This was a big change from the music business but the experience was to prove very valuable later.

A strong interest in the creative applications of computer technology led him to become involved with Philadelphia-based Small Computers in the Arts Network (SCAN), and to actively participate in the organization of the group's annual Symposium, which over the years attracted a diverse group of talented artists including Todd Rundgren, Joel Chadabe and many others. Some interesting consulting projects later arose from these experiences and contacts, among which were an interactive music therapy system called "Inward Bound", the intriguing "DrumKey" programmable drum machine system for the Apple II computer, and one of the first Enhanced CD multimedia projects called "Key to Classics" for Angel Records.

In early 1984, after working on the "moonlight" DrumKey project for Peripheral Visions, Inc., John was asked to join the small team of former Commodore Computer veterans in starting up a new music company called ENSONIQ Corporation. The first product was the then revolutionary and now legendary Mirage digital sampling keyboard. Subsequently, John worked on the development of the ESQ-1, ESQ-M, SQ-80, VFX, VFX-SD, SD-1, and TS-10 families of digital synthesizers. After that, his interest in guitars and audio recording equipment led him to the development the DP-4, DP-4+, DP-2 and DP-Pro family of digital effects systems before serving as project manager for the development of the landmark PARIS digital audio workstation (DAW) system.

During his long tenure at ENSONIQ, John served on the Technical Standards Board of the MIDI Manufacturer's Association (MMA) and actively participated in the process of maintaining and extending the MIDI protocol. His software development experience and MIDI expertise has also led to software consulting projects for Korg USA, SoundTree, Aviom and others.

In 1998, John joined eCal Corporation, a Philadelphia based Internet software company, and managed a group of engineers responsible for the development of software for database synchronization and mobile device connectivity for clients such as Nokia, AT&T and British Telecom.

In the fall of 2001, after a call from Eric Bazilian in search of the original recordings of The Hooters, John rejoined old friend Rob Hyman to complete the building of Elmstreet Studios. The new studio combines vintage analog gear with the latest digital recording equipment including Pro-Tools HD and is home to an extensive keyboard, guitar and amplifier collection.

The studio project has provided a rare opportunity to combine and utilize many of the areas of interest and realms of experience gathered over the years, as well a a chance to work closely and creatively with old friends.

The first significant project completed at the new studio in 2002 was the mixing of the Dar Williams CD The Beauty of the Rain and afterwards the recording and mixing of songs for a variety of other album, stage and film projects, as well as development projects with several emerging new artists.

Some highlights include engineering for the album My Better Self for Dar Williams, engineering for a upcoming Joan Osborne album, recording and mixing the album Trinity for jazz artist Barbara Montgomery, recording and mixing the album Dark Horses for Billy Goodman, and producing, recording, mixing and performing on the Chronicles of Grace album.

Recent major projects include recording and mixing with Mutlu and Amos Lee, recording and mixing the album Pleasure for the Peach Pie Band, editing and mixing the album Always and recording for a new Cole Porter album with Mark Nadler, and most recently recording and mixing a new album with The Hooters.