Dare To Dream With JOHN DEMENA

Interview by Kris Peters
Following the release of last year's album Dreams And Lies,
LA-based rock singer/songwriter John Demena found his career on an
upward trajectory.
With his music now circulating in the right circles - including
album opener and single I The People making Loudwire's Weekly Wire
Playlist as one of the Best 50 Rock & Metal Songs of the week
it was released - Demena attacked his craft with renewed
vigour.
Opportunities began to open up, one of which was the chance to play
at the legendary Viper Room in West Hollywood. And what better way
to celebrate that landmark than recording your whole set? And what
better than that?
Re-releasing the album's successful single as a live cut.
Which is exactly what Demena is doing on January 27 when the live
version of I The People - recorded during that show at the Viper
Room - is released.
HEAVY spoke with Demena about the track and asked him to tell us a
bit more about himself.
"I'm a rock artist out of Los Angeles," he explained. "I grew up in
Spain, then moved here in 2008 around the recession and all that. I
was playing in bands and doing sessions for other musicians and
many different things. Then I started my recent project as a solo
artist five years ago. The debut album came out last year. It's a
full and diverse sonicsphere, all over the spectrum of rock. It
goes in the hard rock sound, but sometimes it goes a little
heavier, sometimes it can be a little more spacial and
progressive."
In the full interview John talks more about the project, the live
version of I The People, what it was like playing and recording at
the Viper Room, his previous release which was a cover of The Doors
People Are Strange, putting his own spin on a classic song, future
plans and more.