About

Mark Sidney Johnson is an NYC based musician and songwriter.

As a guitarist, Mark has recorded for Interscope, Atlantic Records, Sony Music, and Warner Bros. As lead guitarist of CDZA, he performed at the inaugural YouTube Music Awards, garnered over 30 million views on YouTube, and performed in the Journey Of The Guitar Solo video.

As a Musical Director, Mark has directed live events for Google, YouTube and Conde Naste. Events included shows at 3 Arena (Dublin), ExCel Arena (London), and Madison Square Garden (NYC).

As an Arranger, Mark worked on the initial guitar arrangement for Dave Grohl’s In Memoriam performance at the 88th Academy awards (OSCARS). His 2021 single with Lost Lion, “Smoke and Mirrors’ was shortlisted for the ‘Best arrangement, Instruments & Vocals’ Grammy.