John (better known as JT) joined Persephone's Dream in 1998 and made his recording debut on the "MoonSpell" release. His presence has greatly enhanced the power and intensity of our music, and his vast array of instruments - from African hand drums to castanets to tubular bells, gong, and much, much more - is truly something to behold when PD takes the stage. Whether he's adding lush textures, augmenting a song's main rhythm or introducing polyrhythms or counter rhythms, JT keeps things interesting while maintaining a solid pocket and laying down a massive groove. Early influences while still behind the drum kit included Ed Schaunessey, Dino Danelli and Jim Keltner, and it wasn't long before JT was drawn to the dynamism of such iconic progressive rock drummers as Bill Bruford and Phil Collins. But it was the intoxicating rhythms of distant lands like Morocco, Spain, Tangiers, Tibet, the Ivory Coast and others that encouraged him to start collecting world percussion instruments in the mid-1970s. Today, fans travel far and wide to experience JT's world, a world that must be seen, heard and felt to be believed.

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