Our Team
John and his team share decades of experience
John Escobar
John Escobar is a producer, engineer, multi-instrumentalist and educator.
Born to a Colombian father and Mexican-American mother, he grew up in a multicultural environment across multiple continents, spending his childhood in several countries in South America, and his adolescent years in East Africa. Having the opportunity to experience life from this angle, he gained a deep appreciation for the music and sounds of the world since early on. John is well known for his versatility, which he attributes to no small degree to this culturally diverse upbringing.
Over the last few years, John has had a chance to spend some time in the academic setting, having taught at several of the most prestigious academic institutions in North America, such as Berklee College Of Music, Boston University, University of Southern California, Northeastern University, and Harvard, where he enjoys sharing his real-world knowledge with upcoming talent in the music industry.
Jim Donahue
James has been in the business of recording and producing for over 40 years.
His career has been eclectic and has included everything from Aerosmith to large- scale operas, as well as 24 years as the audio producer and engineer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. For the past 20 years, James has been part of the University of Southern California’s Immersive Media Systems Center where they continue to push the envelope and explore what is possible in the realm of immersion and imagery.
James teaches at the Berklee College of Music and along with John Escobar, shares his real world experience with up and coming talent in the music industry. Whiskey Lane Productions was created to fulfill his dream of offering an immersive mix experience to a global audience of producers and engineers.