Living and working in the United Kingdom, Darren began playing the piano in his father’s pentecostal church at the age of seven. This exposed Darren to a wide range of western harmony, hymns and a platform to express himself musically through improvisation in what were weekly spontaneous church services. His talent as a church pianist opened the door to accompany some of the finest Gospel singers in the UK. He would go on to accompany a list of main stream artist as well as perform before the Queen Elizabeth II.
Whilst given the freedom and environment to develop musical experiences and ideas, Darren trained classically and went on to study at Trinity College of Music, now known as Trinity Laban. He then became a professional pianist and keyboard player, touring with artists such as Soul II Soul, Boney M and Jocelyn Brown. Darren went on to play piano, writing and arranging music for West End musicals The Harder They Come and Clark Peters’ Five Guys Named Moe.
These experiences led Darren into composition, where he has developed, his passion for storytelling. He now scores music for all types of moving picture, from drama to documentary. Darren loves to draw on his broad understanding of musical styles to create everything from epic to contemporary and intimate scores.
Selected for BAFTA Connect, he has delivered the music for Amazon Prime film What Would You Do?, BBC Films and BFI backed The Ancestors (Dir. Zadwa Nyoni. Prod. Barrington Paul Robinson) and scored the music for Roy Williams’ theatre production History in association with Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh to name a few. You can also hear a selection of Darren’s music production in shows such as The Apprentice, Death in Paradise and various other Netflix shows.