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John Tabacco is a composer, singer, engineer, multi instrumentalist, and graphic artist. He is co-founder of SA3 (the cutting edge in analog to digital conversion technology for sound and video) and has engineered /mixed and mastered music for hundreds of New York recording artists as well as projects released on BMG: The Kemelions, RCA: Faze, Rampage/Rhino: Rhett Forrester, Columbia: Rebbie Jackson, Rykodisc : Bob Marley, Columbia: Chris Jasper, Electra: Sonia Dada and Nickleodeon’s Are You Afraid Of The Dark?

He is the CEO of It Iz What It Iz Music Publishing which currently holds over 600 songs in it's catalog.

His music background consists of extensive study of orchestration with noted 20th century composer John Lessard, harmony with the late electronic music maverick Bulent Arel, composition with Stony Brook Music Professor Peter Winkler and big band arrangement / singing with the Ed Palermo Big Band. He received his BA in Music from Stony Brook University in 1983.

Like an unfolding musical diary / puzzle, Tabacco’s music and art are constantly being re-worked, juxtaposed and intertwined. His style is a melding of
pop-jazz-rock-avant garde/aleatory, classical and comedy.


To purchase many of Tabacco's CDs go to www.CDbaby.com or www.myspace.com/jtabacco
Also available at itunes and.amazon.com