Album Notes

Darien Martus is a singer songwriter originally from Detroit, Michigan, where he received a BA in Music at Oakland University. Darien now calls Southern California his home and in 2000 received a Master of Music in Composition from University of Redlands. He has written music for film, television and theatre and also performs his original songs at venues all across the country. Darien has been honored with several awards for his music including the Bay Area Drama Critics Award for Best Original Musical (Some Love), the Desert Stars Award for Best Original Musical (The Incredibly Awesome Pied Piper), University of Redlands Composer of the Year (2000) as well as grants from the Michigan Council for the Arts and the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Dept. Darien's recent CD, "Now" premiered at the Annenberg Theatre in Palm Springs, CA in November, 2006.

Notes on "Now" by Darien: The songs on my CD, "Now" were written during a 3 week period in August of 2006. I was alone at my cabin in the mountians of Southern California, in the small town of Idyllwild. I had none of my arsenal of recoding equipment, no piano, (even though I'm primarily a pianist) just my old acoustic guitar and, of course, my voice. I had the luxury of 3 weeks of quiet creative time within which I could just allow the melodies and words to appear in my mind and my notebook. These 14 songs are the result of that time. I even lugged my recording equipment up to the cabin during the last week and recorded all the tracks in my kitchen! I hope you will listen and please, let me know your thoughts about these songs, ok?