Composer John Graves began his musical development singing in a local children?s choir. He started piano at 8, switching to electric bass at age 13 and took up double bass at 17.

A composition major and student of Boulanger pupil Joel Feigin, John received his bachelor of music from UCSB, where he studied classical bass with Nico Abondolo. He then went on to study North Indian classical music at the Ali Akbar Khan College of Music for a summer.

Upon graduating, John studied film composition through the UCLA extension program. Since leaving academia John has worked as a composer, bassist and producer in such diverse areas as pop, Arabic, gospel, hip-hop, Western swing, film music and reggae. John has composed for Emmy winning?Discovery Channel documentaries, animated shorts, student films and reality TV.

Contact info: gravesmusic@sbcglobal.net