Danny was an amazing person; everyone who met him loved him immediately. He had the ability to touch the hearts of people all over the world, simply by being himself. He loved deeply both beauty and music; his passion was experiencing both of those simultaneously, whether he was making the music or listening to it. Danny was always on a conscious search to find the beauty in all things, but most of all, in music.
Danny was the heart of When The Sun Hits. After being close friends for quite awhile and having innumerable conversations about the music we loved, especially shoegaze music, we thought it might be cool to start a blog about it. If nothing else, we figured it would be a great forum for us to geek out about the subject, since that's essentially what we were doing constantly, anyway. When The Sun Hits is truly the result of two passionate nerds. We never thought it would turn into anything much; that was the Summer of 2010. 2.5 years later and WTSH has become internationally known, we've interviewed some of our idols, helped many new bands get the exposure and recognition they deserve, released 3 compilations (for free), done radio, written articles and essentially worn our love for shoegaze and dream pop proudly on our sleeves (even when, especially when, it wasn't cool) - and we've had fun doing it, too. Danny will be missed so much, by so many people. When The Sun Hits wouldn't exist without Danny, and even though he's no longer here with us, he'll always be the heart of this project.
