John Mark Piper is a professional vibraphonist/drummer/composer and teacher residing in the Dallas, Texas area. Piper served as artist/ clinician/ endorsee/ consultant for Musser/Ludwig percussion instruments from 1996 to 2002 and is the designer and creator of the Musser/Piper vibraphone.

Piper currently endorses the John Piper signature mallets by Mike Balter and AKG Microphones and Kat Midi Controllers. A collection of John's original vibraphone pieces is published by Studio 4 Music. John is author of the highly acclaimed sight/reading and music series books "The Shapes and Patterns of Music - Volumes I, and II" and "The Shapes and Patterns of Rhythm and the Shapes and Patterns of Rhythm with Melody". Just a Step Away has become a landmark in solo vibraphone recordings.