Please feel free to visit John's website at www.johnkoetz.com.  

John’s career pathway has led him to be an independent music composer/producer and sound designer.  His goals are to work in sound and music for the TV/film/video production industry, performing arts and theater, as well as being a recording artist. 

John Koetz has been an owner and/or operator of DigiDesign ProTools workstations for more than 25 years.  He composes, records, edits and mixes audio, sound and/or music via this platform.  For the last 15 years John has been key in building several in-house studios for Chicago-based ad agencies such as Energy BBDO and Young & Rubicam. His expertise and technical skills in commercial, web and radio provides creative teams mixing and recording services. He works closely and directs voice-over talent, singers and musicians.

John has played piano since he was 6 years old and owns a 1985 Yamaha acoustic grand.  He was a keyboard player performing in various bands touring the South in the 80s, some of which were fortunate enough to open for concert acts such as Duran Duran, Flock of Seagulls, The Fixx, Missing Persons, Madness, The Producers and various other bands of that era.

In the 90s John moved to Chicago and became an independent film/commercial music producer working directly for clients such as McDonalds, Kraft, Motorola, Lifetime and A&E while continuing to compose soundtracks for independent films, theater and dance. 

John Koetz is a member of BMI and his music is now available in iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, etc.  He continues to live and work in Chicago with his creative partner and wife, Amy Wojtas-Koetz.

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