With 19 years of experience as a performing instrumentalist, specializing in drums and percussion, John is a season veteran of the music scene in the southeast. He has performed with symphony orchestras, jazz ensembles, combos, rock bands, fold and country artists in concert halls, and theaters and clubs across the country. Winner of the 2006 Down Home Jazz Festival Outstanding Soloist Award.

He has performed on a number of recordings by national and regional artists, and has produced records by regional folk artists and songwriters. He has worked with Athens Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Summer Brass Ensemble, Classic City Band, Tropical Breeze Steel Orchestra, Neon Flares, The Suite 103 Jazz Combo, St. Luke Orchestra, Brent Lindley, Ultimate Garage Band, The Fiendish Thingies, the Oneeders, The John Phillips Quartet, Joey Alcorn, the Bibb City Ramblers, The Shady Branches. The Mufftones, Ophir Drive, and the Springer Opera House Orchestra.