Dominick Lives the Rock N Roll Cliche, Runs on the Road to Recovery

(Babylon, N.Y.) Dominick the artist has been boldly described by one writer as having “the songwriting ability of the Beatles and the performance ability of Elvis” but once upon a time his demons overcame his dream. Now clean, older and wiser he is back with a drive to finish what he started – and the songs to back it up.

Over the first 5 years of his career, Dominick spread his talent across the globe, playing shows in various locales opening for artists such as Omarion, Gin Blossoms, Twisted Sister, Michael Bolton, Jeff Timmons 98 Degrees, O-Town, Jay Z, Rick Derringer, Tiffany, Alicia Keys, Damon Dash and Cheap Trick to name a few. In his own words, Dominick also had a very big dream come true when he was asked to open up for Jordan Knight from the New Kids on The Block.

When Dominick was asked to play at a New York artist ball hosted by Tony Danza, and Saturday Night Live (SNL) asked Dominick to play at their anniversary taping, the man certainly seemed to have arrived. A few months later, he played the most notable concert of his young career at Universal Studios alongside acts like The Allman Brothers and Eddie Money – where he was the only person not signed to a label, with no hit songs, and it did not matter, his talent shone through. This all culminated in a songwriting deal with BMI, and the sky was the limit.

But after his manager, a Rock N Roll Hall of Famer from The Young Rascals, had the ever elusive record deal in his grasp, when the time came for his lifetime goal to be put into action, that exact night while the band and the label executives were waiting for him to arrive to the offices, his entire world crashed and what was worked so hard for was destroyed in one fail swoop.

“I never made it to the meeting because I was arrested and thrown in jail for buying heroin in the Bronx on the way to NYC – and it was over, immediately, just like that”. He said. “No spin could hide the fact that I needed help, and that the deal was dead.”

His peers saw how he had run his life into the ground, and turned their back, feeling that his chance had come and gone. “Crushed is not close enough to how bad I was. It hurt because one mistake was all it took for everyone to leave and never look back. People who I stood by through thick and thin treated me like I was a burden to know”. Alone, he had to go into a detox to help the withdrawals for five days and in his own words “the day I stepped out I never touched again. The music and what it meant to me was all that mattered. The music was still true and that was all I needed”.

He is now in a hurry to prove to himself and his fans how great he still can be “I need not prove myself to anyone else anymore.” Dominick said. “I stared down a the demon of drugs and came out the other side of the tunnel”. Time heals all wounds, and music is timeless so for Dominick there is still time for a second chance at greatness. Decide for yourself.

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