Darren Paltrowitz is a licensed private investigator who began working around the music business as a teenager. Since then, he has worked with numerous influential recording artists, including OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Tracy Bonham, Mike Viola, Amanda Palmer, TNT and Loudness. "DLR Book: How David Lee Roth Changed The World" is his third book, a followup to 2019’s "Good Advice From Professional Wrestling: Full Contact Life Lessons," as co-written with prolific author D.X. Ferris and published by 6623 Press.
Darren is also the host of Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz -- winner of a Press Club Of Long Island Award for "Best Use of Streaming Services" in June 2025 - which airs regularly via over 150 television stations and OTT carriers, in addition to key podcast and digital outlets. Paltrocast guests have included major film and television stars (e.g. Alison Brie, Michael Cera, Johnny Knoxville, Joel McHale, The Fraggles), notable athletes (e.g. Danica Patrick, Jimmy Garoppolo, Jorge Masvidal, Channing Frye, Chris Jericho), top-rated chefs and hospitality-related personalities (e.g. Marcus Samuelsson, Andrew Zimmern, Elizabeth Faulkner, Jon Taffer), reality TV favorites (e.g. Captain Sandy, Mike Holmes, Chloe Sims, La La Anthony), hip-hop pioneers (e.g. Ice-T, Method Man, Flavor Flav, Kid Koala), and Rock & Roll Hall Of Famers (e.g. members of Van Halen, Aerosmith, Guns N’ Roses, Deep Purple, Pearl Jam, Radiohead).
When not busy with writing, investigating, or co-hosting the world’s only Roth podcast ("The DLR Cast"), he and his wife Melissa – co-host of the "Paltrobox" unboxing video series -- enjoy their adopted hometown of Long Beach, New York.