After studying piano and violin privately as a child and teenager, John auditioned and was accepted to study at Brigham Young University where he graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Piano Performance, studying primarily under Dr. Jeffrey Shumway. He currently resides in Valencia, Spain where he recently completed his Master’s Degree in Scoring for Film, Television, and Video Games, as well as a Post Master's Fellowship at Berklee College of Music. John also has extensive training and experience in choral singing and composition - he has sung with the renowned Lux Singers, a prestigious chamber choir based in Utah under the direction of Lee Spindler. Lux Singers has premiered many of John’s choral works.