JD DeCosta

Jason “JD” DeCosta is a musician, author, and former production and general manager who lived the real Sunset Strip—working behind the scenes at the Roxy Theatre, Whisky a Go Go, and Viper Room. Signed to both Geffen Records and Roadrunner/Island Def Jam over the span of a decade, he experienced the chaos of rock & roll from the stage to the boardroom. His memoir Backstage Pass: Decades of Sex, Drugs, Tragedy and the Darker Side of Rock & Roll takes readers inside the raw, unfiltered world of Amy Winehouse, Adele, Marilyn Manson, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Linkin Park, Nirvana, Adam Levine, and countless others—including movie stars, porn actresses, and the wild misfits who defined the Strip. Brutally honest and darkly funny, JD’s story captures the heart, grit, and madness of fame’s underbelly.