About
John is a musician and composer, film producer, animator, and projection designer for theater and dance. His background spans performance art, improvised music, contact improvisation, interactive design, visual effects, and physical computing.
Along with writer/director/DP Niav Conty, he created Broken Yolk Productions and has produced the feature films Small Time and Person Woman Man Camera TV. https://brokenyolkproductions.com/
He’s a senior member of the faculty at Brooklyn College, and has taught at Osaka University, Hunter College, Pratt Institute, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
He is the recipient of numerous grants - including National Science Foundations Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) and Creative-IT grants - in the areas of mixed-reality learning environments, multi-channel sound dispersion, music composition, mobile-networked collaboration, and research and teaching innovation.
At Brooklyn College he created the M.F.A. program in Performance and Interactive Media Arts (PIMA), which he currently co-directs with Jennifer McCoy. https://pima.mfa.nyc/
He is Director Emeritus of Ballibay, a summer arts education program for young artists and different-thinking kids. https://campballibay.com/