About

From the hills of Morgantown, WV, John Kolar is a guitarist, piano player, vocalist, bassist, composer, producer, mixing engineer, and mastering engineer. John is a member of two music groups: Kiolo (an indie pop/bedroom pop duo) and Mother of Earl (an indie rock band). John writes original music and produces, mixes, and masters for both groups. Their music is available on all major streaming services. John also regularly plays solo gigs, performing acoustic guitar, piano, and vocals, playing originals and rock, pop, country, and jazz covers.

At West Virginia University (WVU), John earned a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with minors in Music Technology and Physics. In the audio engineering industry, John has worked at WVU as an audiovisual technician, for Bose Corporation as an acoustic/software engineer, and at Arup as an architectural acoustics consultant. He also received a Fulbright Scholarship, where he spent a year in Poland teaching English to undergraduate Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science students at Poznan University of Technology. John is currently pursuing his master’s degree in Music & Technology at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA.

If you’re looking for an audio engineer, producer, composer, solo musician, or friend, contact John at johnkolarmusic@gmail.com. Check out the rest of this website to keep up with his new music, YouTube channel, gigs, and more!