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Authenticity can\u2019t be faked. Especially when you are from New York.\u00a0That\u2019s what you\u2019ll find in one of the most electrifying\u00a0new artists in rock, New York\u2019s own Des Rocs.<\/p>\n

Born on Long Island, Danny Rocco became Des Rocs in the clubs of NYC. He honed his craft, getting discovered to open for the Rolling Stones, carrying the torch for uncompromising originality like those that came from the region before him.\u00a0Among them, The New York Dolls, Kiss, The Ramones, Beastie Boys, The Strokes, and now Des Rocs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I became aware of Des in 2018 but really became a fan in 2019. That was when I saw an unknown guy handpicked by the Stones camp open for the mighty Rolling Stones in Philadelphia. He performed to a massive crowd and had confidence and swagger.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Des was signed to Sumerian Records in 2023. I did some radio promotion with him and his charisma was evident.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A brand new artist who broke down his most powerful songs to acoustic performances, Des had a crowd of contest winners enthralled with his storytelling and magnetic talent.\u00a0He scored opening slots for The Cult, Muse, Badflower and had a top 10 rock track with \u201cI Am The Lightning\u201d. <\/p>\n

Recently, Des \u2018Rockified\u2019 the Johnny Cash classic \u201cRing Of Fire for the \u201cNobody 2\u201d Soundtrack.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I recently sat down with Des Rocs for my Carr Stereo Podcast to talk about his new song \u201cThis Land\u201d. The track appears on the beloved game franchise \u2013 Borderlands 4. We discussed crafting his sound, tone, and overall approach to music in 2025.<\/p>\n

A Conversation With Des Rocs<\/strong><\/h3>\n

TC: Was there one person you emulated as Guitar Tone Master?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Des:<\/strong> You know.\u00a0I was never good at emulating tones. It took a lot of technical knowledge of which I have almost none. For me it\u2019s more like experimenting, trial and error. I have tons of weird pedals in drawers that people have given me over the years, and I twist knobs and find something that sounds really cool. For me it\u2019s all gut. I go by what feels good in the moment and hate a lengthy tone trial process. That\u2019s when someone is like \u201cwe are going to test all these pedals today and find the best tone and then we are going to record that\u201d. I hate that. I\u2019d prefer to just grab something, crank it, and it either feels good or it doesn\u2019t and move on\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n

TC: You are such a \u201cFeel\u201d artist. What\u2019s your process when you record?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Des:<\/strong> I would say my process is deeply inconsistent and deeply personal. I get in the mindset where I have to get in the studio and do something, every single day and I might do that for a month. I might get nothing. But then I\u2019ll get three better ideas in the shower that will end up being on the album and are better than anything I did that whole month.<\/p>\n

TC- How did you get involved in Borderlands 4? The song is great, as is the production. Did you produce \u201cThis Land\u201d?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Des:<\/strong> I did along with Dave Chicarelli who produced Morrisey, The White Stripes and The Strokes and my longtime friend Gerry Lange. Borderlands called when I was working on my album. It happened to be the perfect time and the perfect concept.\u00a0<\/p>\n

They told me exactly what they wanted, each element of the game they wanted to capture and I thought, \u2018Are you kidding me\u2019? This is exactly what I\u2019m doing now. I sent them the origin of \u201cThis Land\u201d and it was a match made in heaven.\u00a0<\/p>\n

TC: What\u2019s the difference between Des Rocs as an artist now vs. your 2021 label debut?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Des:<\/strong> I\u2019m just more confident now in what I am and who I am at what I want to say artistically. At first on \u201cA Real Good Person\u201d there was a lot of free flowing, stream of consciousness, Jack Kerouac musical energy going on, just saying whatever comes to my mind. That was really fresh and inspiring to me at the time. Now I feel more grown up musically and I know what I want to say. And I care a lot less about what other people think, what will go to radio, what will be a single, and the pressure of it.\u00a0I\u2019m way more stoic about it now. I might do a whole album that doesn\u2019t have a single thing for radio or I might do a dozen radio songs. I just want to make music that will resonate with people\u2019s lives.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Des Rocs\u00a0promises a new album in early 2026. It\u2019s complete, sequenced and ready to go.\u00a0This one is going to blow us away.<\/p>\n

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