John Webster is a musician, engineer and producer who primarily plays keyboards. He began his musical career as a child, trained in classical piano until his early teens, and then moved on to playing in rock bands. One of his first bands, Stonebolt, landed a top 30 U.S. hit with its first release in 1978 and went on to record four successful albums.
He joined the band Red Rider in 1984, performing on that year's Breaking Curfew album and remaining with the group until they disbanded in 1990. Webster then continued to work closely in productions with its leader, Tom Cochrane, including his highly successful Mad Mad World album.
Through the 80s and 90s he worked on many major recordings done in Vancouver's Little Mountain Sound Studios with producers Bruce Fairbairn and Bob Rock.
Webster has appeared on many albums by established artists all over the musical spectrum. His production achievements include two Juno awards, many nominations, and numerous multi-platinum Canadian releases in both languages.
He also composes music for films, including Rapid Fire (2005) and Absolute Zero.
His partner is songwriter/artist Annette Ducharme.
22nd Century — Where's Howie — producer, engineer, mix
AC/DC — The Razors Edge — programming
Aerosmith — Get a Grip — keyboards, programming
Aerosmith — Nine Lives — keyboards
Aerosmith — Pump — keyboards]
After All — How High the Moon — producer, keyboards
Annihilator — Set the World on Fire — keyboards
Jann Arden — Covers 2 — keyboards
Bif Naked — Five Songs and a Poem — keyboards
Bif Naked — Superbeautifulmonster — keyboards, mix
Jordie Birch — Beatrice — mix
Jaydee Bixby — Cowboys and Cadillacs — producer, engineer, mix, keyboards
Jaydee Bixby — Easy to Love — producer, engineer, mix, keyboards
Blue Murder — Blue Murder — keyboards, keyboard programming
Bon Jovi — Slippery When Wet — programming
Bon Jovi — New Jersey — programming
Boom Desjardins — Avec le Temps — producer, engineer, mix, keyboards
Boom Desjardins — Boom Desjardins — producer, engineer, mix, keyboards
Boom Desjardins — Rock le Quebec — producer, engineer, mix, keyboards
Michael Bublé — Christmas — Hammond B3 organ
Captain Tractor — Celebrity Traffic Jam — producer, engineer, mix, keyboards
Cher — Love Hurts — keyboards
Cinderella — Long Cold Winter — keyboards
The Clumsy Lovers — After the Flood — producer, engineer, mix, keyboards
The Clumsy Lovers — Smart Kid — producer, engineer, mix, keyboards
Tom Cochrane — Mad Mad World — arranger, keyboards
Tom Cochrane — Ragged Ass Road — keyboards, producer, engineer
Tom Cochrane — Songs of a Circling Spirit — mix
Tom Cochrane — Trapeze — engineer, mix
Tom Cochrane — X-Ray Sierra — producer, engineer, mix, keyboards
Tom Cochrane & Red Rider — The Symphony Sessions — keyboards
Tom Cochrane & Red Rider — Tom Cochrane & Red Rider — keyboards
Tom Cochrane & Red Rider — Victory Day — bass, keyboards, producer
Alice Cooper — Hey Stoopid — keyboards
The Cult — Sonic Temple — keyboards
Annette Ducharme — Bloom — producer, engineer, mixing, keyboards
Annette Ducharme — Blue Girl — producer, engineer, mixing, keyboards
Annette Ducharme — Sanctuary — producer, engineer, mixing, keyboards
Annette Ducharme — Toilet Trained — producer, engineer, mixing, keyboards
Annette Ducharme — Tortured — producer, engineer, mixing, keyboards
Electric Boys — Funk-O-Metal Carpet Ride — keyboards
Johnny Ferreira — Sax on the Beach — producer, engineer, mix, keyboards
Nina Gordon — Tonight and the Rest of My Life... — keyboards
Gowan — Lost Brotherhood — keyboards
Grapes of Wrath — Treehouse — keyboards
Oliver Haze — Wandering Trip — producer, engineer, mix, keyboards
The Heck — The Heck — producer, engineer, mix, keyboards
Idle Eyes — Idle Eyes — keyboards
The Immigrants — The Immigrants — producer, engineer, mix, keyboards
Colin James — Take It from the Top — keyboards
Jet Set Satellite — Blueprint — producer, engineer, mix, keyboards
Jonas — Jonas — producer, engineer, mix, keyboards
Jonas — Promised Land — producer, engineer, mix, keyboards
Jonas — Suite Life — producer, engineer, mix, keyboards
Kingdom Come — Kingdom Come — keyboards
Eric Lapointe — Invite Les Vatours — arranger, keyboards, programming
Eric Lapointe — A l'Ombre de L'Ange — arranger, keyboards, programming
Limblifter — Bellaclava — keyboards
Little Caesar — Little Caesar — keyboards
London Quireboys — London Quireboys — keyboards
Sean MacDonald — Butterflies — mix
Raymond May — Unadulterated Addiction — keyboards
Kim Mitchell — Aural Fixations — keyboards, producer
The Moffats — Submodalities — keyboards
Stefane Moraille (Bran Van 3000) — producer, engineer, mix, keyboards
Mötley Crüe — Decade of Decadence — keyboards
Mötley Crüe — Dr. Feelgood — keyboards, programming
Nazanin — Nazanin — producer, engineer, mix, keyboards
Paperboys — Molinos — keyboards, producer, engineer, mix
The Paperboys — Postcards — producer, engineer, mix, keyboards
Kevin Parent — Fangless Wolf Faces Winter — keyboards
Kevin Parent — Le Grand Parleur — producer, engineer, mix, keyboards
Kevin Parent — Les Vents ont Changé — producer, engineer, mix, keyboards
A Perfect Day — All Over Everything — producer, engineer, mix, keyboards
A Perfect Day — A Perfect Day — producer, engineer, mix, keyboards
Poison — Flesh and Blood — keyboards
Pure — Generation Six-pack — mix
Pure — Pure — producer, engineer
Red Rider — Breaking Curfew — keyboards
Jodi Rescher — producer, engineer, mix, keyboards
Rock and Hyde — Under the Volcano — keyboards, programming
Rockhead — Rockhead — keyboards
Mick Ronson — Heaven and Hull — keyboards
David Lee Roth — A Little Ain't Enough – keyboards
Rush — Counterparts — keyboards
Rymes with Orange — One More Mile — mix
Rymes with Orange — Trapped in the Machine — producer, engineer, mix, keyboards
Salvador Dream — Salvador Dream — producer, engineer, mix, keyboards
Scorpions — Face the Heat — keyboards
Ron Sexsmith — Late Bloomer — keyboards
Soma City Ward — mix
SoulDecision — single — remix
Soundtrack — A Guy Thing (Julia Stiles/Jason Lee film) — engineer, mix
Soundtrack — Urban Legend — producer, engineer, mix, keyboards
Special Guests — the first Album — producer, engineer, mix, keyboards
Stonebolt — Keep It Alive — keyboards
Stonebolt — New Set of Changes — keyboards
Stonebolt — Stonebolt — keyboards
Suicidal Tendencies — The Art of Rebellion — keyboards
The Suits XL — mix
Tailor-made Fable — mix, keyboards
Templar — Under The Sun — producer, engineer, mix, keyboards
Tragically Hip — We Are the Same — keyboards
Van Halen — Balance — keyboards
The Vincent Black Shadow — Fear Is in the Water — engineer, mix, keyboards
Warrant — Cherry Pie — keyboards
Winston — Passengers — producer, engineer, mix, keyboards
Film and TV credits
Absolute Zero (movie score composer/performer)
Anywhere but Here (20th Century Fox)
The Anna Nicole Show
Edgemount (CBC series title track)
Fashion TV (numerous)
A Guy Thing (Jason Lee/Julia Stiles movie)
Rapid Fire (Movie score composer/performer)
Sweetwater (HBO)
Urban Legend (Tri-Star)
Juno Award Best Group 1986 — for Red Rider
Juno Award Roots Traditional 1998 — for The Paperboys
Juno Award Best Francophone Album 2002 — for Kevin Parent
Felix Award Engineer of the Year 2002 — for Kevin Parent
Socan No. 1 Award 2005 — Pour Te Voir
