John Jannone

Pronouns: he/him
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Returning, Camper, Parent
Attended Camp: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023

John grew up at the camp, which was founded by his parents, Jerry and Dottie, in 1964. From an early age, he understood the value of cooperation rather than competition, held a deep respect for individual choice, and fostered a love for the arts. His children, Cairo and Marcel Jannone, have been campers at Camp Ballibay for many summers.

Professional Bio:
John studied philosophy and music at Colgate University and received his MFA in Electronic Arts from Rensselaer. In addition to his continuous involvement with the camp, he has worked in the arts all of his life, variously as a musician and composer, lighting and projection designer, and interaction designer/programmer. He is an Associate Professor at Brooklyn College, where he has taught since 2000. There he created directed the MF.A. program in Performance and Interactive Media Arts (PIMA). He has taught at Osaka University in Japan, Pratt Institute, Hunter College, and Rensselaer. He has been a visiting composer at Oberlin College and a visiting artist at Grinnell College. His artistic and research work has been supported through numerous grants, including NSF Major Research Instrumentation and CreativeIT grants. See and hear his work at http://jann.one