Rocco DeLuca (born December 27, 1975 in Torrance, California) is an American rock musician and solo artist. From 2005 to 2009 he led the American indie band Rocco DeLuca & The Burden. "My initial meeting with Rocco - It was pure and centered and seemed to have a sense of purpose, and I felt that there was something burning in his heart that I could be helpful to. It had that kind of truth in it that I decided to run with. I like the street corner aspect of working with Rocco