Review Fix Exclusive: Danny De La Rosa Talks ‘Acid Flame’ And More

Review Fix chats with singer/songwriter Danny De La Rosa, who discusses his origin in music, goals for the future and new single, “Acid Flame.”

Review Fix: How did you get involved in music?

Danny De La Rosa: My dad taught me a few guitar chords at a young age and after listening to AM radio rock, my dad’s 8tracks of The Turtles ,my older brothers Alice Cooper, Deep Purple records and seeing neighborhood garage bands practice, I got hooked. I saw KISS lie at the Oakland Coliseum and the rest is Kisstory.

Review Fix: What’s your creative process like?

De La Rosa: I don’t practice my guitar too much because I like the feeling of rediscovery and freshness every time I pick it up. I put in several hours of practice in my high school years to get enough chops to play lead as well as rhythm guitar which is very important and I was never in a contest to be the fastest guitar player. So, I come from a different place when I feel creative. I constantly hear melodies and riffs in my head with whatever I may be doing, especially walking as it is rhythmic. I love to golf and golf entails a lot of walking during a five hour round so my cell phone has tons of ideas recorded on it from these opportune times. I pick an idea and get to recording on my recorder.

Review Fix: What inspires you?

De La Rosa: Literally everything inspires me. Food, pets, puns, emotions, cars, relationships etc.

Review Fix: How would you describe your sound to someone who has never heard you?

De La Rosa: Hard Rock Pop with mostly tongue in cheek themes and a hint of ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s rock sound.

Review Fix: How are your live shows different from your studio work?

De La Rosa: I haven’t played the albums song live yet but I do have a band and will start rehearsing soon. I am guessing live will sound heavier than on recording.

Review Fix: What inspired your latest single?

De La Rosa: ACID FLAME was inspired by the countless episodes of fever dreams and hangovers…

Review Fix: What are your goals for the rest of 2020?

De La Rosa: My goal for 2020 is to release my entire album 12 Weekends, play some live shows and to hopefully start recording another album.

Review Fix: What’s next?

De La Rosa: Next for me is to rehearse with my new band and to play some live shows!

Review Fix: Anything else you’d like to add?

De La Rosa: I would like to add that I have never sang a song before making the demos and recording my album. I had an extreme case of obstructive sleep apnea which led me to the risky surgery of Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) which is where they remove the soft palette in the throat. When I woke from the surgery, I immediately knew the difference and knew I was fixed! There were a few surprises after the surgery. The best surprise was I felt an opening in my throat and I was able to sleep, it took a while but I was also able to carry a melody vocally for the first time in my life. The worst surprise was I had to learn how to swallow, eat, drink, talk and now sing without coughing and choking. Recording vocals is not a problem as I can sing sections at a time however singing for any extended length of time is yet to be seen. One mis swallow and I’m out for several minutes where I can’t even talk let alone sing-but I’m an optimist.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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