About John Macaluso

John has taught around the world in many schools, institutes, and colleges for over 35+ years. He provides Private lessons, drum clinics, and masterclasses in the U.S., Europe, South America, and Asia. His original drumming style using linear drumming mixed with deep pocket hard rock has made him a very requested drum clinician around the globe. Clinics have been a specialty for John who has been traveling from school to school spreading this style for the last 2 decades. With the change of the world and travel in the last 2 years, he has been doing clinics and seminars online. He was the owner, teacher, and organizer of THE MUSIC LAB music school in New York. The school had private lessons for drums and percussion as well as guitar, bass, keyboards, and vocals. The students would work together for events such as live concerts and seminars.

He was the songwriter, drummer, and producer for his solo album titled, The Radio Waves Goodbye by John Macaluso & Union Radio. The record features James LaBrie, singer of Dream Theater, and Mike DiMeo singer of Riot on vocals as well as guitarists Chris Caffery (Trans-Siberian Orchestra), Marco Sfogli (PFM) master keyboardist Vitalij Kuprij and many more well-known players. The album was released on Lion Records. Songwriter, lyricist, drummer, and co-producer of the critically acclaimed album from ARK “Burn The Sun”, released on Steve Vai’s Favored Nations label, NTS & Inside Out Music. Other album production include Stone Leaders and Creation’s End.