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Donnie “D.A.” Ambrocio was born in a rural province of Bataan, Philippines. There, he cultivated a love of music and the celebration of it through local town fiestas and talent shows. This played a vital role in how he creates music today. His family moved to Korea for a year before finally settling down in Columbia, South Carolina. The south exposed him to a wide variety of music which influenced his song writing. From Guns n’ Roses and Metallica to 2pac, he developed a unique sound that defines Effennel Records and its members. He started playing guitar at 16, wrote his first song, and the rest is history. He had a five year stint in the military but never stopped writing. His songs reflected life experiences and his early recordings fed the hunger for creativity and experimentation with sound. After he got out the Army, he joined and started a couple of rock bands that helped mold his versatility. But it was a few years later that he finally settled on the sound t...