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Writing& Composition Portfolio

Writer

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John has studied music and composition for over a decade. He has written one musical, Alone (Co-music/lyrics, book) with long-time collaborator Joseph Mathusek, which received a world premiere reading with the American Music Theatre Project. John graduated from Northwestern University with a BA in Communications. He double majored in Theatre & Legal Studies and earned both a Certificate in Music Theatre and a Module in Creating the Musical from Northwestern University. At Northwestern, he studied with his mentor David Bell, as well as under lyricists Ryan Cunningham and Masi Asare. Post-Northwestern, John has also studied under Urinetown composer-lyricist Mark Hollmann. In addition, John and collaborator, Joseph Mathusek, have been coached by New York-based composer and Broadway Music Conductor Daniel Green. John and Joe have also studied with Broadway composers Michael R. Jackson and Craig Carnielia.

John has a website with collaborator Joseph Mathusek where their public portfolio can be found. Click here to visit the site

Recent and Upcoming Releases

Alone: A New Musical- The Concept Album | Picardee Productions LLC | 2023 | Co-music & Lyrics, Audio Prod. | Power Station New England

Alone: A New Musical (Full staged reading) | Independent Production | 2021 | Co-music & Lyrics, Book | Paper Mill Playhouse Black Box

 

Alone: A New Musical (one-hour cut) | American Music Theatre Project |   2021 | Co-music & Lyrics, Book | Online

Idle Growth (Album)  | Independent Project  |  2022  |  Music & Lyrics

The 87th Annual Waa-Mu Show: Manhattan Miracle | Northwestern University | 2018  | Book & Lyrics | Northwestern University​

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