He also gained fame for his solo constructions in real-time synthesis as well as his ground-breaking work in computer network bands.
He became active in the San Francisco Bay Area experimental music scene where he spent over 25 years performing, composing and teaching.
Bischoff's performance venues in Europe have included the Festival d'Automne in Paris, Akademie der Kunst in Berlin, Fylkingen in Stockholm, and TUBE in Munich.
Bischoff received a 1999 Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists Award.
John Bischoff has continued as a visiting professor and composer at Mills College and is associated with its Center for Contemporary Music.