DARREN MIDDLETON is best known from his previous life as guitarist and songwriter for POWDERFINGER. The much loved POWDERFINGER played their last ever show in late 2010 and unsurprisingly Darren spent a bit of the time in a creative and emotional wilderness. As the dust settled Darren started working as a producer from his new home in the creative hub that is Melbourne town. This is where the first seeds were planted for his debut solo album “Translations”. “Translations” is classic alternative pop music that lives somewhere in the world between The Beatles and Elliot Smith. BIGSOUND 2013 will be the live debut for these songs.

“It has been two and half years now since
we parted ways and the final chords rang
out as our Powderfinger tour concluded.
Initially I intended to get straight back on
the horse to write, record and perform…all
the things I have loved so much over the
years, but it wasn’t to be that way for quite
some time. I knew that I loved writing and
making music, I just didn’t feel it straight
away…I didn’t feel I had anything to write
about. As time moved on, I found myself
dealing with a lot of emotions I hadn’t
planned on and there were some bumpy
seas for myself and those close to me.
From that though, arose ‘Translations’ , my
first solo album. This first song, ‘LET GO’ is
basically about appreciating where you are
and whats in front of you, not being glued
to the past. Hope you enjoy it and I’ll see you on the road soon.” – Darren.

Head on over to www.darrenmiddleton.com

LET GO – Digital single release – August 30th
TRANSLATIONS – Album – Out November 1st


DEBUT PERFORMANCE – BIGSOUND – Tickets available – www.oztix.com.au

LET GO from Darren Middleton on Vimeo.