Bio
Me in 2018
My Name is Darren Elliott and I'm from SW Ontario Canada. In my early 40s and loving it. I moved to Banff Alberta in 2005 for personal reasons, lived there till 2008 until I had financial obligations and moved home where i could be closer to parents in the case of injury or even when they pass.
But In the early 2000s I started to play guitar and write music. It helped me save face and save my life. It was going to college and making music that saved me from dying. Making music proved that I could try to be successful.
So I have been writing songs for more than 15 years now. I am always trying and progress by my writing skills with new influences, critique and constructive criticism from other songwriters and fans of music.
I have been playing guitar for the same amount of time now and almost since that time i was writing songs. I first saw the potential for "alone" when i still had my old Spanish style guitar with only 4 of 6 strings actually tuned.
Songs are always being worked on like the song "alone" and how it has changed. It was a overwhelming feeling when after tons of additions and "repairs" were done to the song. I felt it was finally finished back in the beginning of 2005 but I think with my new voice and my new outlook on life it will change.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. When did you start playing guitar?
About 15 years ago. I had started on an old spanish style acoustic that my aunt had bought when she was young. I tried to write songs on it but the strings were so out of tune that trying to play it literally..
2. What inspired you to begin playing guitar?
two guys at a bar playing in sync with each other
3. Do you play any other instruments?
Yes as in i have other instruments but no as in i dont play anything else, ive never gotten to be able to play piano or drums, those arent to be learned for a while.!
4. What is your favorite style to play?
Regular Strumming
5. Do you practice a lot?
I used to practice a hell of a lot of hours, like maybe 6.5 hours a day but now i only play maybe 1.5 hours a day.
6. Do you write your own music?
Yes i do, i have started my own songwriting career. To be honest with you i really think that i never wanted to be a songwriter, i wanted to be a pilot.
7. Do you like to sing with your playing?
Yes read the above answer.
8. What is your writing process?
My writing process has changed over the past few years. I started to write music before the words but now i find it hard to write that wat. I write words first then music after.
9. What is your goals with your playing and writing?
I hope to be able to sing my songs for the person i write my songs about.
10. What do you see yourself doing with your music 10 years form now?
Staying where i am and keeping it like this
But In the early 2000s I started to play guitar and write music. It helped me save face and save my life. It was going to college and making music that saved me from dying. Making music proved that I could try to be successful.
So I have been writing songs for more than 15 years now. I am always trying and progress by my writing skills with new influences, critique and constructive criticism from other songwriters and fans of music.
I have been playing guitar for the same amount of time now and almost since that time i was writing songs. I first saw the potential for "alone" when i still had my old Spanish style guitar with only 4 of 6 strings actually tuned.
Songs are always being worked on like the song "alone" and how it has changed. It was a overwhelming feeling when after tons of additions and "repairs" were done to the song. I felt it was finally finished back in the beginning of 2005 but I think with my new voice and my new outlook on life it will change.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. When did you start playing guitar?
About 15 years ago. I had started on an old spanish style acoustic that my aunt had bought when she was young. I tried to write songs on it but the strings were so out of tune that trying to play it literally..
2. What inspired you to begin playing guitar?
two guys at a bar playing in sync with each other
3. Do you play any other instruments?
Yes as in i have other instruments but no as in i dont play anything else, ive never gotten to be able to play piano or drums, those arent to be learned for a while.!
4. What is your favorite style to play?
Regular Strumming
5. Do you practice a lot?
I used to practice a hell of a lot of hours, like maybe 6.5 hours a day but now i only play maybe 1.5 hours a day.
6. Do you write your own music?
Yes i do, i have started my own songwriting career. To be honest with you i really think that i never wanted to be a songwriter, i wanted to be a pilot.
7. Do you like to sing with your playing?
Yes read the above answer.
8. What is your writing process?
My writing process has changed over the past few years. I started to write music before the words but now i find it hard to write that wat. I write words first then music after.
9. What is your goals with your playing and writing?
I hope to be able to sing my songs for the person i write my songs about.
10. What do you see yourself doing with your music 10 years form now?
Staying where i am and keeping it like this