John Wheeler

Who is John Wheeler?

John Henry Wheeler is an audio/video engineer, computer programmer, and developer of the Penteo surround-sound process.

A teenager in the 1970s, John worked as a recording engineer on Country and Gospel records in his home state of Tennessee. In addition, the studio operated its own phonograph record manufacturing plant, where John helped to maintain the record presses, boilers, and associated manufacturing equipment.

John became a producer at Dallas-based TM Productions, where he co-produced radio station commercial jingles, sales presentations, and needle drop production libraries.

In 1985, he was hired as an audio engineer and music editor for Turner Production in Atlanta, for the development of their stereo television efforts, and developed many techniques for live multi-location television remotes for "The Jason Project" and the original 1986 "Goodwill Games" from Moscow. As a music editor, John needle drop scored several episodes of "World of Audubon" and Jacques Cousteau specials, and was responsible for editing most of the original theme music which appeared on CNN from 1985 until 1990.