John Carluccio

John Francis Carluccio (born May 14, 1969) is an American filmmaker, artist, and inventor. Carluccio is a two-time Emmy-nominated filmmaker who is best known for documenting obscure pockets of urban society and the creative process.

His documentary project Battle Sounds, is considered to be the first film to document the Turntablism movement in the 1990s. He is the inventor and co-designer of TTM, Turntablist Transcription Methodology, a notation system for DJ scratching.

Carluccio's short films have aired nationally and internationally. In a 20-year span, John created over 500 short films as an on-staff producer/director for TV and digital networks, Current TV, BRIC TV, and Dubspot Music School, and for clients such as W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Native Instruments, and Sozo Artists via his production company, CINQUA.

In 2019, he directed his first feature-length documentary, Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back — Grand Jury Prize Winner (Metropolis) at DOC NYC 2019 and Grand Jury Prize Winner 'Best Documentary" at The American Black Film Festival 2020.He lives and works in Brooklyn, N.Y., and is married to writer/producer Tracy E. Hopkins.