At the age of 16, John started to write songs with his fraternal twin brother Julio and then went on to start a cover band playing as a drummer/singer with Julio on lead vocals. For 4 years, John, Julio and 2 other members of the band called Cameon played the NY tri-state area. The band had a minor local hit called "Picture Perfect Girl" written by John and Julio. After Julio's death in 1984, John decided to keep the music alive in Julio's memory and went on to form another band called Cinema, which he fronted as lead singer. Cinema went on to appear on Ed McMahon's Star Search in 1987. In the following years John kept writing original songs for his band and to hopefully place with other artists. A song John wrote called "Holding On To Promises" went on to win 3rd place in the Billboard Magazine Pop category. In 1995 he signed a development record deal with Elektra Records. A few months after the deal failed to progress, John had an epiphany walking down the street in his Forest Hills, Queens neighborhood. The time was January of 1996. The idea was to start a nonprofit creating personalized songs for children and teens facing tough medical, physical and emotional challenges. John named it the Songs of Love Foundation, after a song called "Songs of Love" that Julio wrote just 2 months before he died. As a result of his work with Songs of Love, John has appeared on the Today Show, CNN, Dateline, 60 Minutes, ABC World News and NBC Nightly News. He also has appeared in magazines such as People, Parade, Biography, American Profile and the New York times. To hear some of John's original songs please visit www.johnbeltzer.com. His songs can also be found on iTunes. All proceeds from the sale of his songs on iTunes will go to the Songs of Love Foundation.