John Drinkwater (born 1957) is a British music writer and technologist, born in Suffolk. Working for the BBC, he wrote the theme tune and incidental music for the award-winning children's drama series Dodgem.[1] He was musical director for The Bootleg Beatles from 1993 - 1995. He made a major contribution to the Facing the Radio project (awarded the Radio Academy BT Award in 1995) and to Settling the Score.[2] His technological research includes musicDNA, an ontology and interface for mapping and navigating the musical universe,[3] and the related iPhone app, musicGPS.[4]