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John Palmer

John is a producer/engineer and president of MEGAWAVE.

About Me

John Palmer is president of MEGAWAVE (small label – big sound), part of an independent media company he founded in 1972. He received his fine arts education at the Corcoran School of Art, studied under Jack Perlmutter in Washington, D.C., and went on to study a number of different disciplines at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where he received bachelor and law degrees.

He has served as a special university teaching assistant for an alternative futures program, worked as an artist, photographer, musician (electric bass, keyboards, wind synthesizer), recording engineer, producer, mastering engineer, environmental design and planning consultant, and operated a wholesale and retail sales and electronics business. His volunteer and public service activities have been extensive, and John served a number of years in state government administering workforce development programs.

After years as a regional label supporting artist venue sales, MEGAWAVE secured national distribution in 2007 and was honored to have one of that year’s releases receive a Grammy® nomination for Best Reggae Album (”The End of an American Dream” by the legendary Lee “Scratch” Perry). It has since gone on to garner a second Grammy nomination in the same category for 2010's ”Revelation.”

Based in Lansing, Michigan, MEGAWAVE specializes in jazz, world, reggae, and piano blues music. It is distributed in North America by MVD Entertainment Group, in Europe by Music Alliance Membran GmbH, and digitally worldwide by Independent Online Distribution Alliance (IODA).