Red Roulette

Paradigm Winter Release Show

Santa Ana, Calif.

December 15, 2018

From the Winter Edition of Paradigm.

GARDEN GROVE – He almost lost his job. Well, let’s just say his employment status is up in the air.

“I was supposed to work today and no one would fucking cover me. I was like, I’ll get a new job so I lost my job for the band,” said a sheepish Danny Rico, one of three guitarists for Santa Ana band Red Roulette. “I was there for a month, but I’m broke as fuck. I’ll figure it out.”

Rico, along with the rest of his band mates – singer and guitarist Brandon Mazon, guitarist Chris Munoz, drummer Yoshi Garcia and bassist Irvin Martinez – are sitting just outside the Garden Grove Amphitheatre. It’s days before Halloween at the FYGGY Fest and they’ve just finished their set.

“That’s dedication to play the gig,” Munoz said of Rico’s decision.

The five are in agreement the band comes first and say it’s any means necessary to get there when it comes to making a gig or just playing. Garcia didn’t even own a drum set for the first three months of the band’s existence. Instead, he’d play drums via an app on his phone that was connected to an amp. Luck was on their side when someone from Guitar Center ended up giving him some drums a week before their first show. …. Click Through For More.