Johnny “D” De Mairo — An American DJ, Producer, and Musician

A multi-talented person who comes from a background where nobody in his family has been in music but once was introduced to music by his elder sister to be the DJ at a school event because the sister knew about the skills that his artist didn’t then. Because he was just 12 and paid very little attention to anything that serious. 

We are talking about The Johnny “D” De Mairo. The music artist has done it all in his music career that many emerging artists desire to get the opportunities to do. The privileges that early experiences in a career give is something that nothing else can compensate for. Not saying that one who starts their journey late in life would not or could not reach success, but early experiences get some more time to analyze their uniqueness and their actual interest in the field. 

While De Mairo was exploring different roles in the music industry, he became more interested in everything related to music, which in turn was making him more passionate about making his unique kind of music for the world that can be celebrated years later as well. Along his exploration, De Mairo made some quite bold decisions for his career that helped him reach the point he is at in his career.

For instance, after starting his music career at the age of 12 by being a DJ, De Mairo never put his music life to a halt. Still, after completing his studies from grammar school years at St. Charles Borromeo in Brooklyn Heights, he went to La Salle Academy in NYC for high school. De Mairo attended Brooklyn College, then focused all of his music careers, and founded Brooklyn-based music label Henry Street Music, Inc. in 1993 with Tommy Musto. He then became the A&R remix coordinator, which led to his promotion to the Senior Director of Crossover Music at Rhino/Warner Music Group, including his skills in A&R at Atlantic from 1995 to 2008. 

De Mairo is an American DJ, producer, and musician based in New York who had barely any contacts in the industry and made it to the top only because of his passion for the music and his dedication to making a difference in music by bringing some uniqueness by his taste of songs. Apart from the awareness of his skills, he also dared to step up towards his dreams without any support or recognition whatsoever. In these circumstances, one always needs to make the right decisions at the right time and get to meet people who will be able to see their worth so they can get their hands on the opportunities that otherwise would be impossible to reach.

Life of De Mairo is an inspiration for all the young emerging music artists who want to build their name in the industry. Despite having enough public acknowledgment of their talent, artists like De Mairo are still thriving and making a place for themselves. The story of De Mario is motivational enough for all those who think they cannot make it in life.