About
JGrenn
JGrenn - It’s not always easy to find a producer whose aspirations are pure: highlight the essence of the artist, creating music that’s fresh, viable and relevant.
For more than a quarter century, John Grenn has honed his production and sound design expertise to achieve this very aim. Name the genre and he’s worked with it. Choose a style and he’ll get you there. Whether writing his own original works or elevating those in his care to new heights, John has the skills, talent and know-how to deliver.
John’s beginnings were humble but his devotion was indisputable: to be a world-class producer. At 17 the Ontario resident began his journey on a four-track cassette recorder, progressing from there to a 16-track studio, which is where he built the foundation he would construct his career on. To further develop his talents, John studied at Canada’s premier recording school, OIART, where he continued to master his audio engineering and production skills— graduating at the top of his class.
Under the roof of his own recording studio, John has worked with a number of commercially successful artists. One of his first collaborations was with Brad Ferringo of the Yakoo Boyz (YBZ). Together they generated a number of tracks, such as “Pipe Dreams” (a favourite sports anthem in the NHL) and “Calling,” (Hi-Bias Records) that charted and garnered national airplay, including the single “Now That I Found You” which hit #29 on Canada’s RPM Music Chart in March of 1999. All three tracks were commercial successes featured on numerous compilations. Additionally, the duo’s collaborations were featured with live performances at top music festivals and TV broadcasts, including a feature performance on Much Music.
During this time, John’s foray into remixing truly began, as the duo was commissioned by a number of mainstream artists. One of these collaborations was with Whigfield and the resulting remix of her track “I Want Your Love” was a dance hit featured on her EP Close to You (Curb Records). In 2012, John’s musical aspirations focused on EDM. Teaming up with DJ Paul Glover, they formed the act Glover | Grenn, producing a full album: The Journey Begins (released by Hard Love Records in 2013).
Invigorated by the release of 11 singles and two remixes, John was primarily focused on his own brand, Producer John Grenn. His collaborations bring his eclectic diversity to the forefront, such as his 2013 remix of the EDM violinist Kytami’s “Safe House” and his work with Juno Award-winning artist Sam Roberts and a remix of Sam’s song “Shapeshifters.”
John’s philosophy is simple:
“Take the attributes, sensibilities and essence of the artists and elevate the production to its potential.”
Within this subset of rules lays a technical master with experience in a multitude of genres, styles. The array of tools at his disposal ensures the integrity of the artist and the spirit of the track remains preserved. In the music industry, there are different kinds of producers: some who seek the limelight and those whose allegiance is to the music; John Grenn is one of the latter.
In 2020 John decided to take a deep dive into songwriting and spent the next 2 years growing his songwriting knowledge/skills and writing a notable pile of quality Country songs. One in particular, which is a co-write with Ron Klabunde “Marks” was under consideration with Dolly Parton in late 2022. The song, released Independently Jan. 2024 was also Produced & Mixed by John.
In 2023 he created, produced, mixed and released (primarily via play-listing channels) over 100 Pop+EDM+Country singles and instrumentals. In 2024 John is fully focused on developing a continuum of new music including original ventures, collaborations and tracks created & produced by him.
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Contacts
FOR ARTIST RIGHTS/CONTENT:
grennjohn67@gmail.com
For Artist Management:
music@gavinpsmith.com