As the creator and writer of « Johnny Scotch », John Dover has built his Jazz Noir world from the music he is immersed in on a daily basis and from his travels across the US as a professional musician. John continues to build the « Johnny Scotch » library through short stories, and his comic book collaboration with Illustrator and story board artist Dan Schaefer. John »s musical world and his writing world also collide with the « Johnny Scotch Vignettes », a series of musical pieces written by Thomas Barber, that incorporate high energy fusion with the spoken word.
John Currently is working on Johnny Scotch #4 with Dan Schaefer as well as releasing the second Johnny Scotch novella, « A Song for Charlie ». John continues to perform and teach as a clinician for Bach trumpets along with his role as the creator and writer of Johnny Scotch.
Outside of the Johnny Scotch world, John has a number of short stories in the horror genre published. You can find his works in « Tales from the Braided Pony », « Monsters « N » Things », « 100 Word Horrors », and the upcoming « Carnival Tales », and « Tenebrous Tales ». John has also been a regular contributor to Mythmachine.com as an entertainment writer.