Experience
Experience
He taught music theory, composition, counterpoint, and electronic music at Miami University and the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign. He has produced compositional work at the Center for New Music Resources, Crane School of Music, SUNY; the Electronic Music Studio at Miami University, and the Experimental Music Studios at the University of Illinois.
He has worked with diverse analog and digital synthesis systems, including the Buchla 200 series, Moog modular series, Roland 100M studio synthesizer, Synclavier II, Yamaha DX7, TX81Z, Akai EWI/EWV 1000, ElectroComp EML-301, and many others. John currently works with various digital software systems, including MAX/MSP, Ableton Live, Radial, and Reason.
In addition to his tomfoolery on his Akai Electronic Wind Instrument (EWI), John has over 30 years of saxophone performance experience, including work in blues, jazz, avante-garde, and experimental idioms.
He has performed with the US Navy Band, Crane Saxophone Quartet, and The Cajun Connection, and traveled extensively as an instrumental performer throughout the Pacific Marianas and Marshall Islands, Caribbean, and Central and South America.
