John began recording his own music on a 4 track casette machine in NYC’s East Village in 2014. In 2019 he started producing his own records as “Jacksonport,” and in 2023 joined forces with GRAMMY nominated engineer Adrian Olsen to co-produce “Dusted Beauty” and it’s 2025 follow up, “Ting Ting.”
At the center of Fatum’s philosophies are facilitating and capturing the connection of live performance, creating a comfortable environment for musicians to be themselves. As a drummer and multi-instrumentalist, John’s focus is in the alchemy of groove, swing, and all its human nuance. As a songwriter, building a conduit for feeling is always the aim. John’s recordings have included artists such as Joshua Crumbly (Terence Blanchard, Kamasi Washington, Big Thief, Leon Bridges), Rachael Price and Bridget Kearney (Lake Street Dive), GRAMMY winner Sarah Jarosz, Jeff Picker (Nickel Creek, Ricky Skaggs), Julian Pollack (J3P0, Terence Blanchard, Marcus Miller, Chris Botti), Buck Meek (Big Thief), Dan Croll, BAILEN, Hannah Read, and many more.
Ben Flocks LP- 2025 (co produced with Adrian Olsen at Knobworld at Montrose Recording in Los Angeles, CA)
Jeremy Ferrara - 2025 (co produced with Adrian Olsen at Montrose Recording in Los Angeles, CA)
Jack Symes LP - 2025 (co produced with Adrian Olsen at Montrose Recording, Los Angeles, CA)
Kirsten Maxwell - 2024 (recorded at in Dumbo, Brooklyn)
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