John grew up in the Northwest US and moved to Alaska in 1992. He started playing music at a young age, and began performing as a keyboardist in rock bands as a teenager. John has been in many professional groups touring extensively throughout the Western States, as well as overseas. Even though John comes from a rock background, he is also trained in music theory, and has many musical influences ranging from jazz to classical. To John, Medicine Dream is a positive force that crosses not only musical, but also cultural and social boundaries.