Dean Menta (born July 23 1966) is an American music editor and composer living in Los Angeles, California.

Biography

In 1995, Dean Menta became involved in the band DUH and appeared on their second album ''

The Unholy Handjob ''The Unholy Handjob'' is the second studio album by DUH, released in 1995 by Alternative Tentacles. Music Because of the less than serious nature of the project, the music of ''The Unholy Handjob'' is based around simplified riffs and notably m ...

''. Menta went on to serve as the guitarist for the rock band

Faith No More Faith No More is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1979. Before settling on the current name in July 1983, the band performed under the names Sharp Young Men and later Faith No Man. Bassist Billy Gould, keyboardist/r ...

from 1995 to 1996. He had been a keyboard tech for the band, first meeting them in 1991, while working at a

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art gallery. Menta was recruited to handle guitar duties after

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declined to tour for the album '' King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime''. He appears in their videos for "Digging the Grave", "Ricochet" and "

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". He was replaced as Faith No More guitarist by Jon Hudson. Since leaving Faith No More, Menta has been performing and recording with pop group Sparks. He has contributed to Sparks' albums: ''

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'' (1997) '' Lil' Beethoven'' (2002) '' Hello Young Lovers'' (2006) ''

Exotic Creatures of the Deep ''Exotic Creatures of the Deep'' is the 21st album by the American rock band Sparks. Release ''Exotic Creatures of the Deep'' was as successful as their previous album, '' Hello Young Lovers'', in the UK, where it bettered the chart position, ...

'' (2008), '' The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman'' (2009) and ''

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'' (2017). Menta now works primarily in television and film as a Music Editor, composer and Sound Designer. Additionally, Menta has also composed music for several video games, one of which, Jak X: Combat Racing, was in collaboration with

Billy Howerdel Billy Howerdel (born May 18, 1970) is an American musician, best known as the founding member, guitarist, backing vocalist, songwriter, and producer for the band A Perfect Circle, as well as for his former solo project, Ashes Divide. Howerdel h ...

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Menta, Dean 1966 births Living people American rock guitarists American male guitarists DUH (band) members Faith No More members Sparks (band) members San Francisco State University alumni