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Rocco DeLuca
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Background information
OriginAmerican
Years active2005–present
MembersRocco DeLuca
Ryan Carman
Dave Beste
Greg Velasquez
WebsiteWorld
UK
Germany

Rocco DeLuca and the Burden are a four-piece American alternative rock and roll band from California who formed in late 2005. Previous to this Rocco DeLuca himself was a solo artist who opened for artists like Taj Mahal, John Mayall and John Lee Hooker, and played with Johnny Cash. He is the son of the travelling guitarist for Bo Diddley and from 2003 had a setup at the Gypsy Lounge in Lake Forest, California nearly every Tuesday, running until 2006.

In 2005 DeLuca was recognized by independent record label Ironworks and subsequently formed a band with drummer Ryan Carman, percussionist Greg Velasquez and bassist Dave Beste.

The band's first single was Colorful, from their debut album I Trust You To Kill Me. Their influences range from Mississippi John Hurt, Ravi Shankar, Pink Floyd and Mahalia Jackson.

Band members

  • Rocco DeLuca - guitar (Dobro), vocalist, lyricist, and songwriter
  • Ryan Carman - drummer
  • Dave Beste - bass
  • Greg Velasquez - percussionist
  • Brett Bixby (touring) - Keyboard, rythm guitar, sitar

Rocco DeLuca

Rocco DeLuca (born December 27, 1975 in Torrance, California) is a half Italian, half German rock artist represented by a label, Ironworks, created by actor Kiefer Sutherland and producer Jude Cole. He grew up in Lake Elsinore, CA and Long Beach, CA [1]. Rocco DeLuca and the Burden's debut album "I Trust You To Kill Me" came out March 21, 2006. DeLuca is known for his use of the Dobro, a trade name now owned by Gibson Guitar Corporation and used for a particular design of resonator guitar.

I Trust You To Kill Me album and documentary

Rocco DeLuca and the Burden's debut album, I Trust You To Kill Me was released on CD on March 21, 2006 on the Ironworks label. The album was produced by Jude Cole and mixed by Florian Ammon, except for tracks 2, 7 and 10 which were mixed by Dave Reed. The album was engineered by Florian Ammon and Dave Reed.

However, I Trust You To Kill Me is also the name of the bands' two hour Sky One behind-the-scenes rock and roll documentary. [2] [3] It coincided with the release of their debut album of the same name, where they traveled the world promoting the band in 2005, embarking on the trials and tribulations of their very first European tour. It was believed that the album would be released on the same day as the documentary. [4] [5]

On Friday May 5 2006 Kiefer Sutherland appeared on the UK chatshow Friday Night With Jonathan Ross to discuss 24 and his behind-the-scenes rock documentary I Trust You to Kill Me. The band toured Europe from late 2005 to early 2006. They played in venues in London in the UK, Dublin in Ireland, Reykjavík in Iceland and Berlin in Germany. The documentary was aired at 10.00pm on May 8, 2006 after being talked about by Kiefer Sutherland on Jonathan Ross the Friday before.

Kiefer Sutherland introduced the world premiere of I Trust You To Kill Me documentary at the Nashville Film Festival at 07:30pm on Saturday April 22, 2006 [6] [1]

The Motion Picture Group, Inc., a film and entertainment financing and production company, announced on March 27, 2006, that the company has finished production on the documentary. In the company's first feature film, Kiefer Sutherland took his independent record label act, Rocco DeLuca and the Burden, on its first international tour. From Tokyo to Los Angeles, London, Dublin, Reykjavík and Berlin, this rockumentary film chronicles a highly personal journey of a rock band and their less than qualified road manager (Kiefer Sutherland) and shows the hopes, successes and disappointments of a band trying to get their music to their audience.

"This project was a perfect first opportunity for us to produce an independent film with A-list talent", says Pliny Porter, the Company's CEO and the film's producer. "And The Motion Picture Group will be receiving company presentation credit." The theatrical release is scheduled for spring 2006.

Henri Kessler, President, stated, "We look forward to an ongoing relationship with Kiefer Sutherland. He is an exceptional actor to work with and has a great team surrounding him."

According to the film's official website, public screenings of the film will be held in New York City, West Hollywood, California, and San Francisco in September 2006. Sutherland and Boyer will both be present for question & answer panels after select showings.

Reviews

Album

I Trust You To Kill Me:

Documentary

I Trust You To Kill Me:

Promotion

Kiefer Sutherland, along with Jude Cole, through their co-owned record label Ironworks, has been the biggest promoter of the band, also being the tour promoter and manager, including helping produce the TV documentary I Trust You To Kill Me, where they travelled the world promoting the band in 2005.

The band and Sutherland hit the United Kingdom in the first week of May of 2006 to promote their new release by playing some live shows. Rocco performed Colorful on Friday Night With Jonathan Ross on May 5, 2006. On May 8, 2006 the band played live at London's Bush Hall - the night the band's documentary, I Trust You To Kill Me premiered on Sky One in the UK.

TV

They have appeared live on the Jimmy Kimmel TV show [7], the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, the Late Show with David Letterman, the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Friday Night With Jonathan Ross. [2] and Kastljos in Iceland. [8]

The band appeared live on Top of the Pops in the UK on May 22, 2006. [9]

Radio

Rocco DeLuca was interviewed live on Synthesis Radio in February, 2006. (MP3 Audio) and on May 16 2006 he was interviewed live on The Backstage Pass.(M3U Audio)

Controversy

It has been said that "'Rocco DeLuca and the Burden have only become successful'" because of who their "promoter" was, Kiefer Sutherland. [2] However, other critics counter this by simply stating that their detractors should simply listen to the music to make up their own minds, stating also that once done this band will take off simply because of their talent and non-conformity. DeLuca himself was recognized for his "real music" talent, as opposed to the commercial, artificially created bands churned out today. Additionally, although Sutherland was the tour manager and predominant promoter, he made a point of staying well into the background and keeping his distance as best he could. On top of that, Sutherland's and Cole's label is a small, independent label and, as such, their publicity is minimal - hence the reason the band is referred to as the band no one knows but everyone has heard of.

Sutherland sacked as tour manager

Around April 21, 2006 [citation needed] Kiefer Sutherland was sacked [10] as the tour manager of Rocco DeLuca and the Burden, the band he signed to his own record label. The 24 star and best friend Jude Cole hit the road with rock group Rocco DeLuca and the Burden last year (2005), after signing them to their Ironworks Music label, but now the act has no use for Sutherland's management skills. Sutherland explains, '"I toured with the band last year. I was their road manager. I had to get them up on time. . . . In all fairness I only did it for 10 days, but it was the scariest thing I've ever done in my life. . . . I was fired. I was never happier to come back to 24 — I felt safe there. Musicians are nuts." [citation needed]

However, this is far from a sore issue between the band and Sutherland as they often heartily joke about it both between themselves and on live international TV. An example of this was live on 'Friday Night With Jonathan Ross' in the UK. Kiefer jokes about this with Ross [11] referring to the way he was in the band's documentary, I Trust You To Kill Me which is also the name of their debut album.

Miscellanea

  • It wasn't until 2003/2004 that DeLuca met his mother. [12]
  • DeLuca is known for his use of the Gibson Dobro steel guitar which is one of the most difficult guitars to master to get the right sound.
  • DeLuca started to play slide guitars at the age of seven. [13]
  • Since 2003, DeLuca has set up at the Gypsy Lounge in Lake Forest nearly every Tuesday for the past three years, forming a band with drummer Ryan Carman, percussionist Greg Velasquez and bassist Dave Beste. [13]
  • The band has a mascot, a human-sized pink bunny who drinks and chain-smokes at his gigs, seen exclusively in the documentary "I Trust You To Kill Me." [1]
  • Their bass player, Dave Beste, has admitted he is not a human being, but actually a cyborg who was just wired to play bass marginally well in a band that strives to hit mediocre.

Discography

Albums

I Trust You To Kill Me, Ironworks records, 2006

Singles

Charts

Albums:

Released Album Record Label US Album Charts UK Album Charts
March 21, 2006 I Trust You To Kill Me Ironworks 177

Charts performances in the world.

Released Single UK Singles Chart German Top 100 Australia U.S. Hot 100 New Zealand Chart Ireland Singles Chart France Top 100 Dutch Top 40 Portugal Chart Italy Singles Chart Swedish Singles Chart Canada Singles Chart Austria Singles Chart Slovakia Airplay Chart
June 5, 2006 Colorful

References

  1. ^ a b Beers, Joel (2006). "Dream On". http://www.ocweekly.com/. Retrieved 2006-05-16. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b unknown (2006). "Friday Night With Jonathan Ross – Kiefer on 24 and Rocco DeLuca". http://www.24weblog.com. Retrieved 2006-05-15. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ unknown (2006). "Jack Bauer Says "I Trust You To Kill Me!"". http://www.aintitcool.com. Retrieved 2006-05-15. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ Simon, Jane (2006). "I Trust You To Kill Me". http://www.mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 2006-05-15. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ The Motion Picture Group (2006). "Kiefer Sutherland To Star In I Trust You to Kill Me". http://www.movieweb.com. Retrieved 2006-05-15. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ unknown (2006). "Kiefer Suthland premiering "I Trust You To Kill Me"". http://www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2006-05-15. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ unknown (2006). "Jimmy Kimmel Live - Kiefer Sutherland". http://www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2006-05-15. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ Kastljos (2006). "Iceland's Kastljos interviews Kiefer and DeLuca". http://www.megaupload.com. Retrieved 2006-05-15. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ BBC (2006). "BBC's Top of the Pops "coming soon"". http://www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2006-05-15. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ "Kiefer sacker".
  11. ^ "24 weblog".
  12. ^ Foley, Jack (2006). "The story behind Kiefer Sutherland backed artist". http://www.indielondon.co.uk. Retrieved 2006-05-15. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ a b Beers, Joel (2006). "Back Door Man". http://www.ocweekly.com/. Retrieved 2006-05-16. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)

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