John Owen

John Owen is a songwriter from Phoenix, Arizona. He has been writing songs since age 10. Inspired by his dad's U2 & Springsteen cassettes, along with classic rock CDs burned from Limewire that his Uncle sent each month, John learned how to play guitar and piano by ear. At age 12, he started recording acoustic demos using the microphone in his webcam and piecing together parts using Windows Movie Maker. From there, he graduated to GarageBand and then to having actual producers engineering his songs.

 

John is a veteran of the Arizona music scene having played venues such as The Rebel Lounge, The Celebrity Theater (opening for Alice Cooper), & Copper Blues and many others. Although his love for writing and recording is strong, his love for the stage and face to face connection is stronger. When performing he aims to deliver a raw picture of himself that resonates with the audience. John speaks openly from the stage about his mental health struggles in the hope that others and himself can find healing in sharing one another's pain.