[1] He is best known as the lead guitarist for singer Miguel and has also performed with Snoop Dogg, Will.I.Am, John Legend, Ice Cube, Faith Hill, Lil Jon, Jojo, Andy Grammer, Vic Mensa, Machine Gun Kelly, Christian French, Elle Varner, Chrisette Michele, and Monomaniac.
At the age of 15, while working at a local pub, he met an older drummer and entered Baltimore's rock and heavy metal scene.
[2] They played shows around the Mid-Atlantic, sharing the bill with The Strokes, Good Charlotte, and Pissing Razors, and recording an EP at Omega Studios.
This was a four-member, progressive rock band with DeCaro retaining his role as the chief songwriter and de facto leader of the group as they created their sole EP Why Stop Now.
It was on the Viper Room's stage that he first played with Erykah Badu at an impromptu jam session, which ultimately set him off on a course of RnB, soul, and urban music.