An eclectic mix of Instrumental Guitar and Piano/Synth music, including Rock, Jazz, Film music, and Classical guitar.

Hello! I'm Darren. I'm an electrical engineering student, interested in special-purpose hardware systems. I also like to make music as a full-time hobby.

This account is where I post pre-release mixes and occasional sketches and ideas. These definitely should not be considered the final versions of any songs. Thank you for listening!


Indie pop,  Blues, Acoustic. If you like, please share :)

I'm a composer, pianist, vocalist, guitarist and producer based in Brighton, UK.  My work is highly diverse, sometimes entirely solo, sometimes with members of a diverse pool of musicians collectively known as 'The Academy of Sun' and sometimes in other collaborative arrangements. 

In 2011 Kiddiepunk Records put out 'A Day Without Comfort', which is a character study based on the extraordinary life of a friend.  This was released as a limited edition booklet and CD and is available from www.kiddiepunk.com

'My Antique Son', 'A Day Without Comfort' and 2009's 'TERRitORies of disSENT' form part of an album quintet known to myself as 'The Phoenix Archaeologies'.  

The fourth in the sequence - 'Letters To The Dead' (an occult melodrama in three acts), which uses only acoustic instruments (i.e. no synth, REAL pianos, etc) and was recorded in churches and various studios with an eclectic and huge array of amazing musicians.  This was released on limited edition 12" vinyl by Antithetic Records, and as a CD by Alter Clef Records in 2012, alongside a series of expanded concerts within a dynamic visual environment.

Other projects include the first in a series of EPs under the name 'Tadzio', out on Blindsight Records as a limited lino-cut package with accompanying prose piece. 

The last in the quintet, 'Ganymede In A State Of War' was released in 2016 via arts organisation Theme.

I perform regularly in various guises - e-mail me via the address below to book any one of them.

Condensed Discography:

2008: 'The Elegy' - Kiddiepunk Records

2009: 'TERRitORies of disSENT' - self-released

2010: 'My Antique Son' - Vivid Records

2011: Tadzio (Vol. 1) - 'The End of The Earth...A Flower With No Scent' - Blindsight Records

2011: 'A Day Without Comfort' - Kiddiepunk Records

2012: 'Letters To The Dead' - Antithetic Records

2016: 'Ganymede In A State Of War' - Theme

I hope you enjoy your time with my music.

Please feel free to e-mail me at: nickhudsonmusic@googlemail.com

xoo

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