The first time I heard of Jon DeRosa was when he was a teenager. He sent his brilliant demos into a small indie record label that had the poor sense to employ me. His project, Dead Leaves Rising, was something the label should have latched onto immediately. The only reason I can think of that we didn’t was that we had our heads up our collective asses.
Or perhaps we didn’t know HOW to sign a 14 year old. What do you do? Ask for a note from mom and dad?
Since then DeRosa has worked on a number of consistently creative and adventuresome projects --Aarktica, Pale Horse And Rider.
This new record might lead some to look for differences with previous work. In fact is likely to look for similarities—and by that I mostly refer to the stellar songwriting. If DeRosa decides to embrace death metal or techno next the songs would be top notch. He is someone you should hear.
The CD release is limited to 500 hand numbered copies. A second record is in the works for next year.
Or perhaps we didn’t know HOW to sign a 14 year old. What do you do? Ask for a note from mom and dad?
Since then DeRosa has worked on a number of consistently creative and adventuresome projects --Aarktica, Pale Horse And Rider.
This new record might lead some to look for differences with previous work. In fact is likely to look for similarities—and by that I mostly refer to the stellar songwriting. If DeRosa decides to embrace death metal or techno next the songs would be top notch. He is someone you should hear.
The CD release is limited to 500 hand numbered copies. A second record is in the works for next year.
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