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John Spreier is a musician, songwriter, and vocalist. His main instruments are bass and guitar. He began performing in the spring of 1976 and started recording in the autumn of 1979. To date he has released five solo albums and twenty-two albums with his bands.

John has been a member of the following bands: Minas Tirith, Rael, The Tim Turner Band, Allagash, The Units, Wilson Blue and the Blue Roots Reggae Band, Mirage, Beta Brunette, Red Road, Newbird, Zen Chefs, Seek First, Fable, Essential Harmony, Casinelli & Company, and Barnstormers. He has also been a guest performer with Full Circle, Maasai, and Dub Squad. He is currently a member of The BLC Band, performs solo, and is a recording & sound engineer for Bethlehem Lutheran Church.

During the last thirty-one years John has performed and/or recorded with Dave Lieber, Marty Mele, Tony Miceli, Tim Waller, Brad Egner, Bob Hollinger, Michael Birnbaum, Kenny Birnbaum, Charlie Capella, Pete Kogler, Ken Mele, Dave Crigger, Tim Turner, Jimmy Mulligan, John Guadagni, Jon Jelleyman, Jimmy Devine, Wilson Blue, Dave Turano, Brian Dougan, David Chandler, the artist formally known as Arna Zucker, Phil Mullen, Lloyd Nibbs, Nick Smith, Steve Copel, Kenny Johnson, Fred Wilkes, Billy Smith, Georgia Kaly, Wille Wilmont, Tom Parotti, Willie Coolie, Steve Smith, Abdul Mateen, Tony Blackett, Justin Jelleyman, Frank O'Rourke, Chris Turner, Len Boudreau, John Crafton Jr, JQ Crafton, Anthony Gavoli, Joshua Willis, Jeff Olson, Donna Olson, Vincent Pasternak, John Dunn, Rick Bellaire, Marilynn Manfra, J.P. Jones, Kurt Meyer, Caila Spreier Byrd, Michele Jeffrey, Joe Casinelli, Steve Hodge, Chuck Smith, Justin Jelleyman, Kristen Chapentier, Denice Petrucci, Zach Attack, Seth Ramsdill, James Marriot, Sam Marriot, Danielle Schaeffer, Judie Knudtson, The Bethlehem Choir, The Grace Choir, Oliver Elliott, Jacob Clawson, Ken Imel, Lori Imel, Matt Imel, Katie Imel, Steve Chapman, Alex Heilig, Betsy Elwert, David Elwert, Kathleen Olive, Bryan Wilkes, Aimee Pakan, James Schuetzler, Deborah Schuetzler, and many other great musicians.

John was an audio engineer for Maasai's live performances in the eighties along with John Guadagni (his partner in Beta Brunette). He was the audio engineer for The Jon Jelleyman Memorial Benefit Concert at One Pelham East in Newport, R.I. He engineered and produced Arna's i love to sing-a album and John Belcher's Half of My Time which appears on John Belcher's album entitled The Sound According to John. He also engineered most of his bands albums, engineered all of his solo albums, and produced all of his band's & solo albums.