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When he's not out performing live you'll find Johnny Monaco holed up in his Chicago home studio crafting the perfect pop/rock gems that combine elements of British Invasion song craft with today's latest studio trickery. This one time Enuff Z'Nuff lead guitarist/ frontman is influenced by the likes of Elvis Costello, The Beatles, Cheap Trick, Nirvana, Jellyfish, Oasis, Weezer, Radiohead, Head Automatica and more, Johnny's music has a familiarity to it, yet is all together his own. Songs about love, life, lust, boredom and suburbia sit side by side with songs of distant planet aliens and dream demons.
Johnny has also been very successful in the creative world of the pop-jingle business with TV/Radio clients including Coors, Budweiser, Michelob, L&M, Pall Mall, Army, KFC, Ivory, Jeep, Ford, Dodge & Nintendo and has appeared in many publications including Guitar World, Guitar Player, Young Guitar, Burn, Metal Edge, Classic Rock, Spin and Rolling Stone Magazine. After leaving a 12 year stint with Enuff Z'nuff in 2008 Johnny continues to front his own pop band and in 2007 released his debut solo CD, "Overrated" to rave reviews.
Today Johnny regularly performs his solo material as well as local performances with party-rock, cover band Trash Martini. Johnny’s first all-instrumental guitar CD, "Kung-Fu You", is scheduled for a 2009 release. In Johnny's musical world, any subject is fair game, and he delivers with a style and swagger that is hard to resist. 
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