John Lane is an artist whose creative work and collaborations extend through percussion to poetry/spoken word and theater. As a performer, he has appeared on stages throughout the Americas, Australia, and Japan. Currently, John is the Director of Percussion Studies and Assistant Professor of Percussion at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, TX. Commissioning and creating interdisciplinary collaborations are integral to John’s work. His most recent commission is “The Landscape Scrolls,” a concert length solo percussion work by Peter Garland. John also has several on-going collaborations with writer Ann McCutchan, the chamber ensemble PULSUS, percussionist Allen Otte, and has created original music for choreographer/dancer Hilary Bryan and granite sculptor Jesús Moroles. He received a D.M.A. from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and degrees from the University of North Texas and Stephen F. Austin State University. John is a Yamaha Performing Artist and an Artist with Innovative Percussion and Evans Drumheads.

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