Jeffrey DaRosa (born July 31, 1982) is an American musician who is a multi-instrumentalist and a member of the Boston-based

Dropkick Murphys Dropkick Murphys are an American Celtic punk band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1996. Singer and bassist Ken Casey has been the band's only constant member. Other current members include drummer Matt Kelly (1997– ), singer Al Barr (19 ...

Early life and career

Growing up in

Watertown, Massachusetts Watertown is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and is part of Greater Boston. The population was 35,329 in the 2020 census. Its neighborhoods include Bemis, Coolidge Square, East Watertown, Watertown Square, and the West End. Watertown ...

(a suburb of

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- m ...

) and

Somerville, Massachusetts Somerville ( ) is a city located directly to the northwest of Boston, and north of Cambridge, in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city had a total population of 81,045 people. With an area ...

(a suburb of

), DaRosa later moved to New York City, where he joined

The Exit The Exit was a New York City-based band indie/post-punk/ reggae group, formed in 2000. The band's music blended 1980s dub and reggae with 1990s punk and indie rock. The band's members included Ben Brewer on lead guitar and vocals, and Gunnar Ols ...

. On November 26, 2007, an announcement was made that DaRosa would be joining Boston's

after

Marc Orrell Marc John Orrell (born November 7, 1982) is an American guitarist known for being a former member of the Boston Celtic Punk band the Dropkick Murphys. He joined the band in 2000, he was 17 years old, while they were recording '' Sing Loud, Sing ...

left the band.

Personal life

He married Michelle Nolan of

Straylight Run Straylight Run is an emo band based in Baldwin, Nassau County, New York. The band released two albums, '' Straylight Run'' and '' The Needles the Space'', as well as three EPs, ''Prepare to Be Wrong'', ''About Time'', and ''Un Mas Dos''. In 201 ...

on October 8, 2006, and also tours with them as a backup musician.

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* Living people 1982 births American people of Italian descent American multi-instrumentalists American rock bass guitarists American male bass guitarists Musicians from Boston Dropkick Murphys members Guitarists from Massachusetts American male guitarists 21st-century American bass guitarists {{US-guitarist-stub