Daren has been performing live since his teenage years.
Having learned music theory in college, in private jazz instruction, at The Jazz School in Berkeley, and at the Guitar Institute of Technology in Hollywood, CA, Daren taught guitar for ten years in both Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area.
He has performed in original, traditional cover, and tribute bands (Allman Brothers, Rolling Stones, and Steely Dan). Daren has opened for Robben Ford, Randy Meisner of The Eagles, and Journey and played well over 1,000 gigs in California and Nevada.