John Licari - a music teacher, percussionist, music copyist, and composer - is from Upstate New York. He received his AAS in Music Business (2005) from SUNY Orange, BA in Music (2009), and his MA in Music Education (2011) both from CUNY Hunter.
After graduating in 2011, he started working as a music teacher in the New York City public school system. He currently works in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where he directs a concert band, modern rock band, and assists with the choir and string orchestra. It's not uncommon for his students to be the 'guinea pigs' for one of his new compositions.