Jack Tracy Shares the Perils of Dating in His New Series Danny Will Die Alone – Socialite Life

Jack Tracy is a author, actor, producer, and recording artist primarily based in New York. He has launched three LPs and quite a few EPs and is finest identified for his characteristic movie Snowflake and his net collection Historical past, Huge Legislation, and Millennial Memoir. Jack’s new unique collection, Danny Will Die Alone, is launching on Could 16 on Dekkoo, the premiere streaming service devoted to homosexual males.

Created by and starring Jack created and stars within the collection, which dives deep into the hellscape of being a single homosexual man at the moment looking for love by way of hookup apps. Loosely primarily based on Jack’s personal courting life in New York Metropolis and his “Dying Alone Collectively” podcast, the collection depicts Jack’s character, Danny, as a person on a mission. Lately single after a devastating breakup and freshly getting into a mid-life disaster, Danny finds the courting scene markedly totally different from the final time he was in the marketplace. Emotional unavailability, worry of dedication, and hypersexuality abound, and Danny is pressured to navigate his manner via unhinged flakes, fakes, and bots, all whereas remaining blissfully unaware of his personal multitude of flaws.  

In our unique interview, we had the prospect to speak with Jack about his new collection, his position as an OnlyFans creator, and his upcoming music releases.

What was the origin of the present?

Properly, it really went via numerous totally different phases. The very first piece of it was proper firstly of the pandemic. I could not actually produce something anymore. Clearly, we had been all inside and could not do something, so I began doing these straight to digicam YouTube video essays that had been comedic and I’d do a tackle a courting subject or one thing and do one thing loopy with modifying. It was all simply kind of a straight to digicam factor and that was known as “Dying Alone Collectively” after which that grew to become a podcast that I did with a pal the place we might swipe on the apps and discuss in regards to the stuff we had been seeing after which after that it changed into the net collection, which was an unique collection for my fan group on Patreon and OnlyFans  which then after I despatched it to Dekkoo, they wished to purchase it and make it an unique collection. So, right here we’re.

What was the manufacturing course of like for the collection? It seems very polished {and professional}.

I respect that. Properly, I have been doing this a really, very very long time. All the things you see apart from holding the digicam and holding the sound is me. You simply be taught as you go. I’ve finished an unbiased film. I’ve finished different net collection so it’s simply numerous like trial by hearth. We began, I believe, the primary couple episodes we filmed as early as – I wish to say 2021 – after which sat on them for a bit of bit as a result of I used to be engaged on one thing else – after which the final ones in 2023. We’d simply do three or 4 at a time after which launch them month-to-month. We might examine again in now and again as a result of they had been solely 10-minute episodes, they solely took a few day and a half to movie. However now, with season two coming, these are actually six half hour episodes. In order that was a bit extra.

I do know that the present is loosely primarily based in your courting experiences, however how a lot of you is within the character of Danny? 

I wish to say that Danny is me if I’m my most excessive jaded self. If I fully had a psychological breakdown, it is that, it is me turned as much as 11. I additionally wish to say Danny is form of just like the alternate universe evil David Schitt from Schitt’s Creek. If he had been a bit of bit extra demented and on edge, that is form of Danny.

Who’re your comedic and performing inspirations? 

For this collection, it felt just like the fashion is form of like a hybrid of 30 Rock and It’s All the time Sunny in Philadelphia. After which with the vanity of Fleabag, how the character talks on to digicam, that is how I actually considered this collection. I watch numerous stand-ups, so I am very a lot influenced by Chelsea Handler, Amy Schumer, Nikki Blazer and Margaret Cho – who I grew up with. These ballsy girls who aren’t afraid to essentially say the loopy factor, say the actually like vulgar factor, which I believe Danny does lots.

I do know the thesis of the present is courting is horrible, however, and, you understand, I am a heterosexual lady, I do not get all of the references. I imply, I perceive them, however I’ve not skilled them. However do you assume this might be a form of common breakthrough present that everybody might get pleasure from no matter sexuality?

I hope so, as a result of the cinematographer I labored with, who we have labored with for the music initiatives and different exhibits, we have labored collectively for years and years and years. He finds it hilarious and has really useful it to his straight pals and such. So, I believe that even when the conditions are fairly common as a result of everybody has anybody who’s on the courting apps is having a nasty time and so they acknowledge the behaviors. And though among the stuff may be very steeped in homosexual tradition, I believe the comedy is common. 

Apart from stepping into, like, courting is horrible, like, what do you hope that audiences will take away from watching the present?

Properly, I imply, initially, I hope they snigger. I hope they’re shocked by among the locations that we go and among the issues that we are saying. We aren’t afraid to be controversial, particularly developing on this second season. There are some actual triggering issues and individuals are going to really feel sure methods about it, however I hope individuals are laughing, and I hope folks see this and know that like, oh wait, this is not simply occurring to me. I believe numerous occasions once we’re on these courting apps and issues are occurring, we internalize it as why do folks deal with me this manner? Why is that this occurring to me? And actually, it is occurring to all of us.

I hoped the title wasn’t a spoiler, and that there was going to be extra, as a result of I wished to know if Danny is definitely going to seek out real love. Are you able to inform me that is perhaps developing in season two? 

So, the massive change with season two of turning this right into a Dekkoo collection is that it now has a via line, it has a narrative that is instructed via all six episodes. We hold the core of Danny. Each episode has a date with a distinct particular person, however there’s one thing else occurring on the identical time, and let’s simply say there may be extra potential for Danny to seek out somebody in season 2 than there was in season 1, however Danny could not be capable to see it.

Is Deb the matchmaker coming again?

Not in Season 2, however my real-life expertise with the matchmaker has come again and I’ve new tales. So, we’ll see about Season 3. I’ve new interactions with Debbie.

I used to be unhappy that you just did not really sing on the present as a result of your character was a singer. Are you going to include any of your music into future seasons? 

So, we’re probably not seeing Danny because the performer in season two very a lot. Nevertheless, I’ll be releasing a brand new album on the date that Danny season two is launched and the entire music within the credit goes to be my new music.

Are you able to inform me a bit of bit about a few of your upcoming music? 

The brand new album known as Glorify. I previewed six of these tracks at Jersey Metropolis Delight, I used to be one of many closing performers this yr. It is very steeped in 90s R&B. It is very sexual, we’re actually going there. There are two singles out now, “Fill Me Full” and “Submit” and I believe numerous it sounds fairly late 90s Missy Elliot when it comes to its sound. That is going to be out within the fall at any time when Dekkoo offers me the date for the discharge. And there is six episodes, you will hear six totally different songs within the credit. And one of many songs options Mel Lennon, who’s on the remix of “Love Yah”. He is again for an additional track with me.

I do know you went on to OnlyFans, and I’m curious how is the expertise is with you with working with OnlyFans as a creator?

Properly, you understand, first, I’ve to elucidate to anyone, and no judgment or no disgrace in any of it, however I’ve to elucidate to anybody that I’m not doing pornography. That is not what I am doing as a result of anytime anybody hears somebody has an OnlyFans, that is what they assume you are doing. So, that is all the time the barrier, however, you understand, I work so laborious and I put a lot stuff into my artwork that there got here a degree the place I simply could not throw it up on YouTube without cost anymore.

It simply harm my coronary heart to simply throw up after which go away it to the algorithm as as to if anyone noticed it or not. I’d a lot quite put it behind a paywall for a modest quantity to have individuals who really help me and wish to see my stuff, even when it is a lot lower than I’d get on YouTube, it simply makes me really feel extra fulfilled as an artist to know that the people who find themselves watching are individuals who really are engaged and wish to help me.

I had one other query that simply popped into my head. Within the Love Yah video, you’ve gotten Sherry Vine, who I really like. I am very a lot into the drag performers. Are there different folks like Sherry or every other actors or folks that you’d wish to collaborate with that you have not but?

Properly, the music video, it is solely on the OnlyFans, however for Fill Me Full has native drag queens Katrina Lovelace and Hibiscus. They run the What is the Glam Awards finest drag brunch in New York a number of years in a row. We have change into pals as a result of they’re native and I dwell close by. So, we filmed the music video and a part of the music video is them lip syncing the track, which is nice. When it comes to folks I want to work with, you understand, that is the primary present I’ve ever bought to a streamer, so I am hoping that this continues a relationship with Dekkoo that provides me different alternatives that I can do issues for different companies, possibly, possibly someday discover myself on an HBO Max or a Netflix doing a collection. I am very a lot on the sensation like I am on the trail to simply rising and rising and doing extra stuff. So, I’m hoping to collaborate with extra streamers.

Danny Will Die Alone debuts on Dekkoo on Could 16. Observe Jack on YouTube, Instagram and Spotify.

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