At DROPZ

we embrace the dark, we thrive when we stand out, and we love to dress you accordingly. Hoodies, Tees, Caps, and more. My name is Pedro, and This is my story!

Ever since 

I was a young kid, I've been drawn to the dark, and dark in those days meant nighttime, rain, thunder, and open fires. Closing my eyes, I can recall barely reaching the window ledge to catch a glimpse of the power of a heavy rainstorm, while my sister, with whom I was sharing the bedroom, took off to seek the shelter of our parents' bed. Me, I could stay there forever. Same thing with the open fireplace, I was always drawn into the malicious playfulness of the hungry flames.

I guess

that's me in a nutshell: I always cared more for the small thrills and excitements rather than the grandiose and over-the-top extreme. But it has to be out of that fucking boring square thing they call a box. Shout it out loud!

Music

was my first and main Highway to "hell". Because for those about to rock, we salute you! Influenced by classmates, Guns N' Roses became my first house gods. It must have been in the second or third grade, and me being born in 1980, Gn'R was making headlines as the world's biggest rock band of that time. And it was not only the music: rough, raw, and rebellious - the entire aura was dark with skulls, bones, guns, black top hat, black labeled whiskey, dark glasses, screaming voice, distant guitars, and a "fuck you all" attitude. I was sold!

Heavy ,Heavier, Too Heavy

If Guns N' Roses was the foot into that dark, thrilling world of rock, other bands made me realize there is always something more extreme. Iron Maiden and AC/DC cemented rock in my life, but bands like Pantera and Sepultura blew my mind totally. As a loner, their screaming or growling voices and heavy sound of instruments filled up a lot of lonely space inside me. I just loved Heavy, Loud, and the fucking ALL IN attitude.  On paper and in my mind, that is, because I was way too timid and too shy to live that life myself.

But while exploring the darker side of music, or anything in life for that matter, there is always that tendency for humans to want to dig deeper. In this case, meaning death metal. Music and lyrics, but many times also apparance that would make any normal vanilla person take a few steps back and look at you as a devil's child. Mission completed perhaps 😈 hahaha!

The change

came when I was flipping through CD records with death metal at a main record store in Stockholm to buy something of my own. I stood there looking at the covers and all of a sudden thinking to myself "what am I doing?", and instead I came out of the store with a "Best of Bruce Springsteen" record. But once a rocker, always a rocker. And even though my styles changed over the years, I have always had a weak point for the dark and a bit obscure - the outsiders.

Today

at the age of 45, I am a proud father of 5 year old rocker-girl dressed in both black and pink.
I have also met a best friend and a Muse who keeps me both real and inspires me in the dark and most exciting ways, reminding me of that balance sometimes is best served ALL IN.

So with a dark heart, I proudly present to you the core of my soul: 

Dropz

Or what I truly like to call it Dead Dropz Design - "Nothing ordinary about it".

With 🖤 / Pedro