A Cal. native, John has loved music since he was a small child. Wanting to play the drums at an early age his parents opted to give him an acoustic nylon string guitar instead. John's early influences include Roy Clark for his exciting play & love of the instrument, Santana for his soul & spirit and later on Allan Holdsworth for his pure innovation & creativity. John has played in numerous bands including First Move, Trouble, Dial-a-Cat, Los Guys (Ventura co.) and CrosstownTraffic.