
While studying Music Engineering at the University of Miami in the 80s John Merchant began working as an intern at Middle Ear Studios on South Beach, owned by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees, where he quickly advanced from assistant to Chief Engineer.
John's engineering and production credits include Barbra Streisand, Michael Jackson, R. Kelly, Toni Braxton, Celine Dion, Lenny Kravitz, Arif Mardin, David Foster, Russ Titelman, Raphael Saadiq and Phil Ramone amongst others.
In 2008, John was nominated for a Grammy as producer for his work with Mika.