SESSION AND FREELANCE GUITARIST

Me holding my ESP Rock Scholarship guitar.
Me holding my ESP Rock Scholarship guitar.

CODY CADENA

about Me:

After graduating Summa Cum Laude from Musicians Institute’s guitar program, I've been making a name for myself as a Los Angeles based multi-instrumentalist specializing in rock, jazz, jazz-fusion, and musical theater. I've worked with Anthony Zediker on Tick…Tick… Boom! at the ICT theater in Long Beach, as well as David O. on Something Rotten! at the Bing Theatre at USC. Many of my most recent shows have been with 5-Star Theatricals including Little Shop of Horrors, Cabaret, Frozen and Hairspray.

Right now, I work as a teaching assistant at Musicians Institute Hollywood, playing in the rhythm section for various performance classes, and laying down guitar tracks for various recording projects

Me sitting down while holding my guitar.
Me sitting down while holding my guitar.

Recent Credits

  • Guitar 1 - Hairspray, 5-Star Theatricals, Thousand Oaks CA – Oct 2025

    • Anthony Lucca, Musical Director; Marissa Jaret Winokur, Director.

  • Guitar & Mandolin - Frozen, 5-Star Theatricals, Thousand Oaks CA – July 2025

    • Anthony Lucca, Musical Director; Yvette Lawrence, Director.

  • Guitar & Bass - Pump Up The Volume! - Hudson Theater - Hollywood CA – June 2025

    • Anthony Zediker, Musical Director; Dave Solomon, Director

  • Guitar 2 - Something Rotten!, Bing Theatre - USC, Los Angeles CA – Apr, 2025

    • David O, Musical Director; Scott Paris, Director.

  • Banjo & Guitar - Cabaret, 5-Star Theatricals, Thousand Oaks CA – March 2025

    • Gregory Nabours, Musical Director; Michael Matthews, Director.

  • Guitar - Little Shop of Horrors, 5-Star Theatricals, Thousand Oaks CA – Oct 2024

    • Ryan O’Connell, Musical Director; Brian Kite, Director

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