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He has released an album, Two Shades of Brass. Available for purchase on iTunes, Spotify and Google Play. The album is also available on board all Air New Zealand international flights on their inflight entertainment menu. In 2016 McGough was again selected for the National Band of New Zealand competing at the 2017 World Championships in Kerkrade, the Netherlands, where they were awarded 2nd place.

He has received a number of prestigious awards from the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand including a Scroll of Honour in 1998 for his achievements within the New Zealand entertainment industry, the 2012 Agnew Award for Excellence in the New Zealand entertainment industry and the 2016 Top Musician Award.

McGough was first selected for the National Band of New Zealand in 1990 and appeared with them at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. He was selected for the 1992 tour of New Zealand and hosted their New Zealand tour in 2003. In 2009 he was selected as a player again to travel with them to the World Championships in Kerkrade, the Netherlands.

McGough has won two New Zealand solo titles on both Cornet and Flugelhorn. He has also been placed in the prestigious Champion of Champions event at the New Zealand National Championships when competing as a soloist in 1989.

When the Continental Airlines Brass Band was booked to play at the inaugural Rugby World Cup at Eden Park in 1987, McGough was invited to play solo, and concluded the international telecast with "Now Is The Hour" before an estimated international television audience of 300 million people.

During his time with the World Champion Continental Airlines Auckland Brass, McGough served as their MC. He also branched out playing for well known Auckland soul bands the 7 Deadly Sins, Rick Bryant and the Jive Bombers and was called upon to assist the popular Auckland big band the Queen City Big Band. In 1986 the newly formed Queen City Big Band where finalists along with McGough, who was a solo entertainer, for the title of New Zealand's "Rising Star of the Year" which was won that year by young singing sensation Annie Crummer.

He was introduced to the trumpet at the age of nine and began taking lessons from the then New Zealand National Cornet Champion Vaughan McDonald. When Vaughan was selected to undertake an extensive tour of North America with the 1978 National Band of New Zealand, McGough then took lessons from Vaughan's teacher, cornet virtuoso and Musical Director of the World Champion Continental Airlines Auckland Brass Errol Mason. Errol was a world class cornet player and musical director of New Zealand's most famous brass band. Continental Airlines Auckland Brass were household names. They were the highlight of any pre entertainment All Black test at the time at Eden Park Auckland.

John McGough (born 1966) is an award-winning musician and entertainer based in Auckland, New Zealand.