John graduated at the top of his class from the University of Saint Francis Music Technology program, where he primarily studied dialogue editing and sound design. During his time at USF, he was the first ever VP of Marketing for the university’s record label, Marble Lounge Records. Post-graduation, John became a professional podcast producer, currently with five podcast series to his name, and co-produces WBOI’s long-running local cultural music program, Folktales with Julia Meek. He began producing Fort Wayne Ballet’s Kinetic Conversations series in 2018. John officially joined the Fort Wayne Ballet marketing team in 2022.