Dean Menta served as the guitarist for the rock band Faith No More

Faith No More

Faith No More is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed originally as Faith No Man in 1981 by bassist Billy Gould, keyboardist Wade Worthington, vocalist Michael Morris and drummer Mike Bordin. A year later when Worthington was replaced by keyboardist Roddy Bottum, and Mike...

 from 1995 to 1996. Menta had been a keyboard tech for the band and was recruited to handle guitar duties after Trey Spruance

Trey Spruance

Preston Lea Spruance III or "Trey Spruance" is an American composer, producer, and musician, perhaps best known as the leader of the multi-genre outfit Secret Chiefs 3 and for his work as guitarist and keyboardist with Mr. Bungle...

 declined to tour for the album King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime

King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime

King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime is the fifth studio album by Faith No More, released in 1995. It was their first album recorded without longtime guitarist Jim Martin. The album showcased a greater variety than the band's usual heavy metal leanings, with Rolling Stone calling the end result a...

. He appears in their videos for "Digging the Grave", "Ricochet" and "Evidence". Concurrently, Menta was a member of the band Duh! He was replaced as Faith No More guitarist by Jon Hudson

Jon Hudson

Jon D. Hudson is a rock guitarist best known for his work with Faith No More from 1996 to their breakup in 1998, and again since 2009, when the band reformed. Hudson's only recordings with the band were their 1997 final studio album Album of the Year and two songs for the Sparks album Plagarism.-...

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Since leaving Faith No More, Menta has been performing and recording with legendary pop group Sparks

Sparks (band)

Sparks is an American rock and pop band formed in Los Angeles in 1968 by brothers Ron and Russell Mael , initially under the name Halfnelson...

. Sparks albums that Dean has contributed to include Plagiarism

Plagiarism (album)

-Personnel:* Russell Mael - Vocals, production, mixing* Ron Mael - Keyboards, production* Tony Visconti, Orchestral, choral arrangements and conducting on "Pulling Rabbits Out Of A Hat", "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us", "When Do I Get To Sing 'My Way'", "Change", "Something For The Girl...

(1997) Lil' Beethoven

Lil' Beethoven

-Deluxe edition:-Personnel:* Russell Mael – Vocals, programming, production, arrangements* Ron Mael – Keyboards, orchestrations, programming, production, arrangements* Tammy Glover – Drums* Dean Menta – Guitar* John Thomas - Mixing, additional engineering...

(2002) Hello Young Lovers

Hello Young Lovers (album)

Hello Young Lovers is the twentieth album by Sparks. It is a concept album which addresses aspects of modern love.-Release:Hello Young Lovers was commercially more popular than any Sparks album since the nineteen-seventies, and it reached #66 on the UK Album Chart. The album did not chart in the US...

(2006) Exotic Creatures of the Deep

Exotic Creatures of the Deep

-Imperial Records edition DVD:- Personnel :* Russell Mael - all vocals, engineering, mixing* Ron Mael - keyboards, programming, orchestrations, mixing* Tammy Glover - drums* Dean Menta - guitars* John Thomas - mixing, engineering-Sparks Spectacular:...

(2008) and "The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman

The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman

The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman is the 22nd album by American rock/pop group Sparks, released in August 2009. The duo's first pop musical, Seduction is built around an imaginary visit to Hollywood by Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman in the mid-1950s. Its storyline focuses on the divides between...

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Menta worked as a Sound Designer for acclaimed television advertisement and film music company Asche & Spencer.

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

Jak X: Combat Racing

Jak X: Combat Racing , is a vehicular combat game video game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2 and first released in North America on October 18, 2005, then in Australia on October 26, 2005 and then in Europe on November 4, 2005...

, was in collaboration with Billy Howerdel

Billy Howerdel

Billy Howerdel is the founding member, guitarist, songwriter, and producer for the bands A Perfect Circle and Ashes Divide. He has recorded three acclaimed studio albums with the former, and in 2008, Ashes Divide released their debut album, Keep Telling Myself It's Alright.-Early life:Howerdel was...

 of A Perfect Circle

A Perfect Circle

A Perfect Circle is an American rock supergroup formed in 1999 by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan. The original incarnation of the band also included Paz Lenchantin on bass, Troy Van Leeuwen on guitar, and Tim Alexander on drums...

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