John DeMena is an award-winning rock singer and guitarist from Los Angeles who has worked with producers and musicians of Alice Cooper, Jane’s Addiction, and Jimmy Kimmel. His music has appeared on distinguished outlets such as MTV and Metal Hammer. Some of the benefits of today’s musical landscape is the breadth with which artists can record and produce their compositions, from famous acts to talented emerging artists. That’s certainly the case with John DeMena, who wrote and produced his upcoming debut album Dreams and Lies entirely by himself. As he points out, “after moving to Los Angeles and not being able to find anyone artistically aligned with me, I had to take a DIY approach and do everything myself. It was the only way forward.” For a couple of years, he wrote nonstop, picked other instruments, penned all lyrics, and used software to program drums and other instruments in pre-production before seeking out session players for this debut. John DeMena self-released an early mix of this debut in 2019 that earned him two Hollywood Music in Media Awards nominations, caught the attention of several record labels and earned him endorsements with iconic brands such as Ernie Ball and PRS Guitars, a deal with ADA (Warner), and an invitation to participate in a The Doors tribute compilation for which he covered the band’s iconic 1967 classic “People Are Strange”, a cover released by Rhino Records and featured on MTV Germany.