Dru DeCaro

DeCaro was born to Jeffrey and Teresa DeCaro in Washington, D.C. and moved to Baltimore at the age of three. At age 10, DeCaro's uncle left an old guitar at their home while in the midst of moving. Curious, DeCaro convinced his uncle to let him keep the guitar. Assembling kids from the neighborhood, DeCaro formed a band and began writing songs and rehearsing in a friend's basement.

At 15, while working at a local pub, DeCaro met an older drummer and entered Baltimore's rock and heavy metal scenes. The resulting band, called Ex-Rate, was influenced by the metal bands of the early-2000s and east coast hip hop,[2] played shows around the Mid-Atlantic, sharing the bill with The Strokes, Good Charlotte, and Pissing Razors, and recording an EP at Omega Studios.

Maintaining his connection with Matt Long, DeCaro sought his assistance once again in the formation of his subsequent musical ensemble. "To A Science" was a four-member, progressive rock band that emerged during the early-2000s. DeCaro retained his role as the chief songwriter and de facto leader of the group, as they created their sole extended play recording, "Why Stop Now".[3]

At the age of 20, DeCaro moved to Los Angeles, where he enrolled in Cal State University, Northridge and studied jazz guitar.[4] He landed a job bartending at the Viper Room on the Sunset Strip and soon after began booking shows and performing weekly there. It was on the Viper Room's stage that he first played with Erykah Badu at an impromptu jam session, and ultimately set him off on a course of RnB, soul and urban music. Soon, he met DJ Skee, and becoming Skee's house guitarist, began playing, recording and producing for Snoop Dogg, Game, Ice Cube and others. DeCaro then led a 10-piece band and hosted a weekly jam at nearby House of Blues, Sunset Strip, and did so for two years until he started touring heavily.

• PRS 305 (Snow White)
• Fender Stratocaster
• PRS 513 Dru Decaro custom (Tigerlily)