Darren’s busy concert schedule has taken him across Canada, the UK, US, and France. He has been a featured performer with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, New Music Edmonton, New Works Calgary, Kensington Sinfonia, Instrumental Society of Calgary, Theatre Calgary, and Calgary ProArts Society. A passionate advocate of new music, Darren is a core member of the experimental music collective Timepoint Ensemble and with them has given premieres of many new compositions. He also performs and records regularly as a member of the bands Diatessaron, Jung People, Lucky Sonne, and Emily Triggs.
As a composer and sound designer Darren works frequently across artistic disciplines, collaborating with dancers, theatrical performers, and visual artists. Recent works include a soundtrack for the dance film “Odeon” (Meghann Michalsky) in May 2024, sound design for the world premiere of “Heist” (Vertigo Theatre, Calgary, AB) in February 2024, and composition for the immersive digital gallery “Impossible Geometries” (The Museum, Kitchener, ON) in February 2023. “Impossible Geometries”, created with AZMA Digital (Laura Anzola and Matthew Waddell), transports guests through multiple digital spaces through the use of clever projections and real-time mapping software, and is now part of the permanent collection at The Museum.
On September 10, 2021 Darren released a single under the name Dmfyoung, a remix for the band FORQ on the GroundUp Music label.
Darren is the President of the Classical Guitar Society of Calgary, an organization that promotes guitar and arts education, and brings internationally acclaimed classical guitarists to Calgary for concerts and Masterclasses. He has twice attended the prestigious Aspen Music Festival and School, holds degrees in performance from the University of Calgary and the University of Toronto, and is currently on faculty at the Mount Royal University Conservatory in Calgary.
