John is a UK based TV & film composer, with 18 years of experience in the industry.
Born in Oregon and raised in Berlin, John traded his beloved hometown for the slightly wetter climes of Scotland in 2003, studying theatre production and later Sound Design at Edinburgh University.
Scoring countless documentary features, series, animations and commercials for the UK’s biggest production companies, networks and streamers, John has also carved out a space for more collaborative & performative projects and his own instrumental solo work since 2013, with which he occasionally performs live as well. His music has been used in trailers, global advertising campaigns and most recently on Vince Gilligan’s critically acclaimed series Plur1bus.
Some of John’s biggest credits to date include series such as the award-winning ‘Inside Claridge’s‘ (BBC2) and ‘Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds‘ (C4), ‘The Five Billion Pound Super Sewer‘ (BBC2), ‘The Undateables‘ (C4), ‘The Midwives‘ (BBC2), ‘Generation Porn‘ (C4) or ‘Our Cops In The North’ (BBC2).
His most recent feature scores are for Marie Lidén’s BAFTA nominated documentary ‘Electric Malady’ (Aconite Productions 2022) and the RTS Scotland award winning ‘Janey‘ (Hopscotch Films 2024) while John’s most recent doc series are ‘Rise Of The Billionaires‘ (Paramount+ 2022), ‘House Of Kardashian‘ (Sky 2023) and ‘Special Forces: Most Daring Missions‘ (Paramount+ 2024).
Working in London, Berlin and Scotland, he is currently based in sunny Glasgow.