John Fluker is a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Music where he studied voice and piano. As musical director and accompanist for Gladys Knight, John has traveled the world with the renowned vocalist including Oslo, Norway for the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize. His collaboration on the 2006 Grammy winner One Voice: Gladys Knight & The Saints Unified Voices CD include singing a duet "Did You Know" with Gladys Knight and sharing co-arrangement for the various hymns. John's latest project "The Sound Of Peace" is an ambient piano CD and charted several times on Music Choice Soundscapes Top Ten playlist. "The Sound Of Peace" also was Number One for two consecutive months on the NewAgeReporter.com Top 100 Airplay Charts. The CD is in rotation on XM Radio Audio Visions and Sirius Satellite Radio Spa 73.
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Singer and keyboard player John Fluker was born and raised in Lansing, MI. He began taking piano lessons at eight and first encountered vocal music with his church choir. He attended the University of Michigan, graduating with a B.A. in music theory. After college, he moved to Los Angeles, where he worked in churches and as a vocal coach. (Eventually, his clients included Jennifer Lopez.) He began finding work as a backup musician to touring acts starting with the Diamonds, and he started to get session work as a background singer and keyboard player. In these capacities, he worked with Oleta Adams, Hinton Battle, Regina Belle, Boyz II Men, Whoopi Goldberg, Sam Harris, David Hasselhoff, Stephanie Mills, Queen Latifah, Brenda Russell, Mavis Staples, and Dionne Warwick. A major break came when he was hired as Gladys Knight's accompanist and musical director, a job that led to numerous television appearances and recording sessions. He was featured prominently on Knight's 2005 gospel album, One Voice, performing a duet with her on "Did You Know" and co-writing "He Shines on Me." Fluker took his music in a new direction by recording his solo debut album, The Sound of Peace, as a collection of keyboard instrumentals. The disc was released by Retribution Records on May 1, 2006. Fluker followed with a holiday collection, J Is for Joy, later in the year.
From his bedrock work in Gospel and R&B vocal arrangements to his latest experiments in instrumental Lifestyle Music, John Fluker’s career has been one of constant musical exploration. The L.A.-based pianist, composer, vocalist, arranger—who was equally inspired by the restless funk of Sly and the Family Stone as he was by the classical music he studied at the University of Michigan—has performed for the Grammys® to the Nobel Peace Prize to the Michael Jackson Memorial concert; from a cappella choral work to full symphony orchestras.
John puts that stylistic versatility and omnivorous taste to good use, backing a roster of heavy hitters including Beyoncé, Dionne Warwick, Oleta Adams, Mavis Staples, Hinton Battle, John Legend, Boyz II Men, David Hasselhoff, Sam Harris, Ron Brown, Regina Belle, and Smooth Jazz saxophonist Michael Lington.
Most notably, John has collaborated extensively with the legendary Gladys Knight. Highlights of this fruitful relationship include service as her primary piano accompanist, musical director, co- director for ONE VOICE the Grammy Award-winning gospel choir, partner in televised duets, and songwriter for her musical, Madame Lilly.
His skill and commitment have made him a go-to professional for others as well. A highly sought after vocal coach, John—who won the Best Male Vocalist category on Ed McMahon’s Star Search multiple times—can count among his clients Jennifer Lopez, Roselyn Sanchez (Rush Hour 2), Kim Fields, Mary Hart, Florence La Rue (The Fifth Dimension), and Shawn King (Larry King’s wife). His coaching reputation earned a feature in Seth Riggs’ book, Singing with the Stars.
John’s most recent recording projects have seen him move from behind the microphone to his keyboard as a soloist. After the breakout success of his meditative and elegiac instrumental album, The Sound of Peace (2006), the NAR 2006 Lifestyle Best New Artist Award winner has released 11:11, a bold, searching follow-up to ZMR Award-nominated Star Eyes (2011). 11:11 features an array of sonic themes and aural colors with elements ranging from EDM to solo piano to House.
Other current projects include faith-based performances in local churches and Japanese ministries. He provides instrumental music for digital and streaming sites. You may see him on television as a member of the Rainbow Tribe Choir in high-profile commercials for Apartments.com (in a Superbowl 50 spot), Chrysler and Hewlett Packard.
Since beginning formal piano lessons at 8 years old, John Fluker has lived a life in music, and he is passionate about sharing that music with the world.