Daren's influences include Stanley Clarke, Jaco Pastorius and Paul McCartney. He is constantly working various musical projects around Southern California, covering jazz to rock and beyond.
Daren is also a resident bass guitar tutor at Woodlowe Music Store, Woodland Hills.

Daren Burns formative years:
1997: Graduated CalArts with BFA in Jazz Studies. Daren studied under greats Wadada Leo Smith, jazz bassist Charlie Haden, jazz guitarist Larry Koonse and bassist Dave Carpenter. Todd Johnson, Dave Roitstein and Baba Elephante also featured in Daren’s musical growth.
1989: Graduated Musicians Institute, Hollywood CA, studying under Jeff Berlin, Gary Willis and Putter Smith.
In 1984, Daren bought his first bass guitar and taught himself to read and play music before his first ever formal lesson.

PROJECTS:
Brandy Repairs Utah Dark Numbers Neil Sadler Group Og O Go Pivot Point World Ambient Symphony
		LIVE PERFORMANCE:
COMPOSER, PRODUCER:		Andre LaFosse Andrea Miller Black Nile Ensemble Brandy Repairs Utah Dark Numbers Dear Jon Eleanor Academia Band Frank Jansen Quartet Isosceles Trio J.S. Bach Experience LXIX Mauro & Eye Mind Spank muzzleLoader Og O Go Rod Oakes Sounds Of Paradise Stonebridge Wadada Leo Smith World Ambient Symphony (W.A.S.)
Bass Fishing: music, video game. Garage Band Magazine: wrote bass lesson
STUDIO:
Donalie Sheldon Girl On Tap The J.S. Bach Experience: A Rock Tribute (album) LXIX Monica Mayhem muzzleLoader The Not So Secret Lies Of Bobby Scorpio (album) Rod Oakes World Ambient Symphony (album)