Donovan Roche is a writer, editor and communications executive based in San Diego. A journalist for 30-plus years, he has covered music and entertainment, consumer/lifestyle, business, public relations/marketing, and crisis communications. His work has appeared in Entrepreneur, Fast Company, Inc., Adweek, The San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Reader, and Locale Magazine, among others. He also served as editor at the Daily Californian, Entertainer, and SLAMM, a SoCal music and lifestyle publication he co-founded. Donovan is a regular contributor to Times of San Diego and, in March 2024, he launched digital music magazine D-Constructed on Substack. As editorial director, he covers breaking music news, trending topics, concert and album previews and reviews, artist interviews, band features, and more.