Past and present influences from Donny Hathaway to Stevie Wonder to Faith Evans are all reflected in his blend of timeless soul and r&b music. He sings and writes beautiful melodies and heartfelt lyrics about love and life in a way we can all relate to on some level. Yes, Darien Brockington is an ordinary guy with extraordinary talent. He makes music that elevates us, and makes us wish for more ordinary guys.

Darien has toured with Yahzarah, Little Brother and William Becton. His vocals have been featured on Pete Rock's Soul Survivor II, Foreign Exchange's Connected, Big Pooh's Sleepers, Okayplayer Records' True Notes Vol. 1, Symbolyc One & Illmind's The Art of One Mind and he will be releasing an EP shortly. He is currently touring with Little Brother. Tour dates are available here.

Darien was kind enough to call while he was packing and preparing for his tour with Little Brother (thanks to Harry Lawrence III, OhSoKool & Darien's management for their assistance). I found him to be a refreshingly down to earth, level-headed brotha with a great sense of humor. The conversation was so relaxed and comfortable, I almost forgot I was supposed to be recording it and in fact, didn't start recording until the conversation was well under way. In this edition of Soul 2 Soul, he talks about his day to day life, his influences and how becoming the "hook man" lead to more musical opportunities.

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