John Anaya

JOHN ANAYA PERFORMED, ON GUITAR, WITH PAUL NATHAN IN LAST YEARS PRODUCTION OF “DEVIL IN THE DECK.’ JOHN HAS BEEN PLAYING GUITAR AND WRITING SONGS SINCE AGE 7, STUDIED COMPOSITION AND ARRANGEMENT AT ARIZONA STATE AND HAS BEEN PERFORMING ON STAGE SINCE 17. BANDS INCLUDE ARIZONA’S “KNUCKLEHEAD”, PORTLAND’S “CHUM’ AND SAN FRANCISCO’S “SWIRL”. CURRENTLY WORKS AS A PRODUCER/ENGINEER/SESSION GUITARIST AND IS A VOTING MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS AND SCIENCES (WWW.GRAMMY.COM). JOHN HAS WORKED WITH OVER A DOZEN GRAMMY WINNING ARTISTS, WORKED ON THE AWARD WINNING PRODUCTION OF “HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH” AS FOH SOUND, ASSISTANT TO MUSICAL DIRECTOR AND VOCAL COACH. JOHN HAS BEEN ON GRAMMY WINNING RECORDING STUDIO, PRAIRIE SUN’S, IN’-HOUSE ENGINEER LIST FOR OVER 5 YEARS AND HAS WORKED WITH TOM WAITS, PRIMUS, NEKO CASE, TAJ MAHAL, ZAKIR HUSSAIN, STEVE SMITH, LARRY CORYELL, CRAIG STREET, THE DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND, MICHELLE SHOCKED AND UFO. JOHN HAS PRODUCED OVER 25 RECORDS FOR LOCAL ARTISTS AND BANDS AND IS CO-OWNER OF OLAO RECORDS AND HUMPBACK RECORDING. JOHN CURRENTLY PERFORMS WITH HIS OWN BAND AND IN THE FUNK/FUSION BAND “5150”. SEE WWW.ALLMUSIC.COM FOR COMMERCIAL ENGINEERING CREDITS.