Born in Brookhaven, Mississippi, John grew up on Navy bases around the southeast. His love for music and computers began at a very early age starting piano lessons at age 5 followed closely by the acquisition of an Atari 2600 Video Computer System. In the 80s, he made the transition to trumpet and the Commodore 64 computer system. In the 90s, began working on BBSes (a precursor to the Internet) and playing bass in many bands. Met Kim at Mississippi College and after working a short stint as a Sr. Developer at WorldCom, relocated to Dallas with ACS, Inc. and finally to Phoenix where he now resides.