Work & Experience
2024 to Current - DJ Tech with DJ Backline
Providing backline for DJ equipment and support throughout the event, including Ultra Music Festival, Hard Rock, III Points, Club Space, Factory Town and more. Responsible for keeping equipment up to date with drivers and assisting artist with any issues or inquiries regarding the equipment.
2020 to Current - Owner, Artist, Engineer with Futura
A digital label created to release music digitally through Symphonic distribution, with sounds reaching all major online retailers. All mixing, mastering, artwork, cataloging and related work is done by John "SomeJerk" Gregory.
2010 to Current - Graphic Design & Branding with Chroma13
Chroma13 is my design alias, initially used to brand my flyer and poster work for clubs and evolved into providing album art, branding and animations for music artists, producers and DJs.
2014 - 2015 - Recording Wrangler / Audio Engineer for Red Bull Music Academy
Responsible for recording live DJ sets directly from sound board, from XLR & live mic/crowd recordings as well as mixing and mastering audio for presentation on the now defunct Red Bull Music Academy Website.
2010 to 2023 - Music Production & DJ Instructor with Scratch DJ Academy
Taught hundreds of students from age 6 to 60 how to use Ableton Live to create original music, remixes as well as how to use DJ software such as Serato, Rekordbox and Traktor in a live and professional setting. Collaborated with Ableton, Novation, Native Instruments and others to put on free music production education events.
2012 - 2013 - In Store DJ with Activaire
Every Thursday for 6 hours and Fridays for 7 hours at Diesel Jeans on South Beach, I was responsible for providing the soundtrack shopping experiences by hyping up the staff with their favorite, but work appropriate, music.