JO CUSEO is a veteran of the L.A. music scene having written and worked with
Tom Deluca(Fox Sports West), Jan Buckingham (Pam Tillis), Mike Landau (Seal)
and Matt Luneau (Michael McDonald). Jo was one of four guitarists nominated
by Debra Stocker, Publisher of ALL ACCESS MAGAZINE in the prestigious "Best
Guitarist" category at the 2003 ALL ACCESS MUSIC AWARDS, standing shoulder
to shoulder, categorically speaking, with Southern California guitar legend,
Walter Trout. GUITAR 9, SIOUTHBOUND BEAT, BLUES BYTES, SOUTHLAND BLUES and
MUSIC CONNECTION have all written favorable reviews pertaining to either Jo's
electric live performances or his self-titled 2003 CD.
Jo's indie release, "BURNING DESIRE"in 2005 was featured on "SATURDAY MORNING LIVE" on 95.9FM (The Octopus) in Ventura, CA. in December 2006 as well as "UNSIGNED SET" on Gary Wagners show out of KKJZ in Long Beach in September 2010. Jo performs regularly around Southern California both solo and with the band, having opened for Berlin in October 2007 at the Canyon Club as well as other Socal dates.
Jo is also active in the studio both as a guitarist and vocalist with many
pop, rock and blues dates under his belt.