John J. Thompson

John J. Thompson has been championing, challenging, and celebrating faith-based art and artists since he was just a kid. He is a speaker, author, producer, artist, and music enthusiast and serves as the Associate Dean of the Trevecca School of Music and Worship Arts and as a Creative Consultant, Writer, Music Supervisor, and Producer for various publishing companies, independent artists, films, websites, and more. He served Capitol CMG Publishing as Director of Creative and Copyright Development for nearly a decade before joining Trevecca, and before that was on staff at the Cornerstone Festival in Illinois. In 2015 he wrote Jesus, Bread, and Chocolate; Crafting a Hand Made Faith in a Mass Market World for Zondervan / Harper Collins and currently has several new books and records in development. Thompson recently launched TrueTunes.com, a website and podcast that he originally opened in 1989 as a record store, concert venue, and magazine. "This time around," he explains, "True Tunes is about equipping and inspiring artists and creatives to function in any space, as much as it is about curating interesting, spiritually relevant music for a thoughtful audience. We're all about searching for, and celebrating, the good, the true, and the beautiful, wherever we find it. We do that through music reviews, interviews, and playlisting, as well as helping today's songwriters and artists to find their voice in today's context." He has served as a Music Supervisor, or Special Music Consultant on several films, including Electric Jesus, Parallel Love: The Story of a Band Called Luxury, Pilgrim's Progress, Grace Unplugged, Christian Mingle, 23 Blast, Christmas Angel, and more.