John's musical and artistic journey began at a very young age. Born of two musically inclined parents (they met in a rock band), he began performing in public at age 6 and penning his own original songs by age 10. Throughout his childhood, John learn [+]John's musical and artistic journey began at a very young age. Born of two musically inclined parents (they met in a rock band), he began performing in public at age 6 and penning his own original songs by age 10. Throughout his childhood, John learned how to play multiple instruments including drums, piano, bass, guitar, and voice.
While a freshman in high school, John was asked to join his first significant band, Havoc, where he took care of all vocal duties. By far the youngest member of the band (everyone was 18+ with John clocking in at 14), this experience taught him the ropes as well as the potential decadent side of rock 'n roll. After Havoc's brief run, John formed Izan Dratsab with his "twin brother from a different mother" Chip Pusin. Although this group did not perform live, it wrote and recorded many 4-track classics including "Madman" and "It ain't safe no more".
However, John would not have commercial success with original music until his college days when he formed the band Xing in 1995 with his roommate, Mike Chomos. Xing played many shows across Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan over the course of three years, culminating in the release of the band's first and only independent CD Stuff. Unfortunately, the group disbanded shortly afterward, but John continued to write and record demos on his own.
In 2000, he met his good friend and producer, Bryan Smith, who he has since recorded many projects with including the Restoration e.p. (unreleased until 2005), and the 2002 e.p. tradition kills intelligence from his band the j. pyramid (a duo...the other member was George Cowdrey). Before having the opportunity to play a single live show, "the pyramid" ended...well before its time. This occurrence prompted John to take the solo route for good.
So, in the spring of 2004, he recorded the NYC Acoustic Demos with Bryan at his home studio in Manhattan and began playing live shows again in August 2004. Around this time, John also formed his own independent label, Jib Machine Records, to distribute his solo recordings as well as releases from his former bands. If interested in purchasing these recordings/CDs or booking John for an event or venue, visit www.jibmachinerecords.com
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