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Darren Middleton

Background information
Born October 4, 1971 (1971-10-04) (age 36)
Origin Brisbane, Australia
Genre(s) Alternative rock
Indie rock
Occupation(s) Musician
Instrument(s) Guitar
Years active 1989 – Present
Label(s) Polydor, Universal
Associated acts Powderfinger
Drag

Darren Middleton (born 4 October 1971 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian guitarist, best known as one of two lead guitarists for alternative rock band Powderfinger. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989 The present is the Time that is perceived directly not as a recollection or a speculation In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Polydor Records is a Record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Universal Music Group (UMG is the largest Business group and family of Record labels in the Recording industry. Powderfinger is an Australian Rock band. The band formed in Brisbane in 1989 and since 1992 their line-up has consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning, guitarists Drag is an Australian rock band led by Darren Middleton, most known as the lead guitarist from highly successful Australian group Powderfinger. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. Powderfinger is an Australian Rock band. The band formed in Brisbane in 1989 and since 1992 their line-up has consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning, guitarists He is also the lead singer for Drag. Drag is an Australian rock band led by Darren Middleton, most known as the lead guitarist from highly successful Australian group Powderfinger.

Middleton began guitar in high school, influenced by Twisted Sister and AC/DC, and began playing in clubs around his hometown of Brisbane as part of his first band, Sonic Tapestry. Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal band from New York City. AC/DC are an Australian Hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland He went on to form another band, Pirate, with high school friends, and met Powderfinger at a Pirate show. He was invited to join the band, and did so. Middleton took part in all of Powderfinger's recordings, at the same time writing and releasing an EP and studio album with Drag. An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist

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Musical career

Early work

Middleton was inspired to learn guitar by Twisted Sister and AC/DC, noting the first songs he wanted to learn could have been "I Wanna Rock" and "We're Not Gonna Take It", or any song by AC/DC. Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal band from New York City. AC/DC are an Australian Hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. "I Wanna Rock" is a song from the album Stay Hungry ( 1984) by American heavy metal band Twisted Sister. " We're Not Gonna Take It " is a 1984 hit song by the American Glam metal / Heavy metal band Twisted Sister from their album [1] He did not take guitar lessons, and instead taught himself the instrument. [2] Middleton formed a band named Sonic Tapestry with high school friends, and played around Brisbane's "biker-fest circuit". [3] The band's first show was at the Atcherley Hotel, on Wednesday's "Heavy Metal Night", however the band, unaware of the genre, played "80s glam metal stuff". [4]

Powderfinger (1989–present)

See also: Powderfinger history

Middleton first encountered Powderfinger when it consisted of Bernard Fanning, Ian Haug, John Collins, and Jon Coghill. Powderfinger is an Australian Rock band. The band formed in Brisbane in 1989 and since 1992 their line-up has consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning, guitarists Bernard Fanning (born 15 August 1969 in Brisbane, Australia) is a Musician and Singer-songwriter. Ian Haug (born 21 February, 1970) is a lead guitarist in the successful Australian rock band Powderfinger. John Collins is an Australian bass player known for his work as a member of Australian band Powderfinger. Jon Coghill (born Jonathan Robert Coghill on 26 August 1971 is an Australian drummer best known for his work with Australian rock band Powderfinger, although he has also toured [5] At the time, Middleton had been playing with Sonic Tapestry, and another band named Pirate. After seeing his band perform, Powderfinger invited Middleton to join them, and he accepted. [1][2] Middleton described Powderfinger's early days as highly influenced by other popular heavy metal bands at the time, especially Pantera. Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas, formed by the Abbott brothers Vinnie Paul ( drums) and [6] Despite the band's members all having come from casual projects, the band's meetings were highly serious, according to Middleton, although he admitted they were "confused" in exactly what they wanted to do. [4][7] Powderfinger generally performed covers of The Rolling Stones, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, and Steppenwolf, as well as Neil Young in their early days, in similar clubs to those in which Middleton had first played. This article is about the band For their self-titled debut album see The Doors (album; for the Oliver Stone film see The Doors (film; for Doors in computing Led Zeppelin were Neil Percival Young OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, Musician [3]

Powderfinger released several early EPs, without success, and considered separating, with Middleton contemplating a return to University. An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify However, after Fanning wrote "Pick You Up", the band's mainstream breakthrough, they decided to stick together. " Pick You Up " is the first single released from Powderfinger 's second album Double Allergic. [4] From this point on, the band considered themselves to be making "real money". [7]

In 2001, on a tour in the United States, Powderfinger played with Coldplay, in what Middleton described as a highlight. Coldplay TalkColdplay#Is_or_Are_dispute_again The band also played on Late Night with David Letterman to promote Odyssey Number Five. Late Night with David Letterman was a nightly hour-long comedy Talk show on NBC hosted by David Letterman. Odyssey Number Five is the fourth Studio album by Australian rock band Powderfinger, produced by Nick DiDia and released on 4 September 2000 [8] After Coldplay cut short the tour, Powderfinger ended up playing numerous US shows themselves, before returning to Australia to play Splendour in the Grass. Splendour In The Grass is an annual Music festival held in July at Belongil Fields, outside Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia [9] Middleton's partner gave birth to the couple's first daughter in September 2001. September 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September [6] Middleton summarised the year with the comment "This year has been a bit of a blur". [10]

Drag (2000–present)

See also: Drag history

While touring with Powderfinger, Middleton also wrote his own works, occasionally fine tuning them in hotels where the band was staying. Drag is an Australian rock band led by Darren Middleton, most known as the lead guitarist from highly successful Australian group Powderfinger. These would go on to be the songs he sang for Drag. Drag is an Australian rock band led by Darren Middleton, most known as the lead guitarist from highly successful Australian group Powderfinger. Middleton formed Drag with drummer and Powderfinger engineer Mark McElligott, Brisbane bass guitarist Sean Hartman, and long-time friend Matt Murphy. A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion Audio engineering is a part of audio science dealing with the recording and reproduction of Sound through mechanical and electronic means A bass player (bassist is a Musician who plays a Double bass, Bass guitar, keyboard bass or wind [11] Drag released an EP, Gas Food Lodging, on 26 October 2003 through Dew Process. An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify Gas Food Lodging is the debut EP from Australian rock band Drag released in 2002 Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Dew Process is an Australian Independent record label based in Brisbane Queensland founded by Paul Piticco. [12] The band followed this up with several gigs in Brisbane; a tour down the East Coast of Australia was canceled when Middleton caught the flu. [13] After completing work on Gas Food Lodging, Powderfinger reunited and went on to record Vulture Street. Vulture Street is the fifth studio album by Australian alternative Rock band Powderfinger, released by Universal Records on 29 July

Drag reunited in 2005 to produce their debut studio album, The Way Out, which was released on 10 July 2005. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist The Way Out is the debut album by Australian rock band Drag released 10 July, 2005. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [12] In recording the album, Drag spent three weeks at Byron Bay in March 2005, collaborating with each other and producer David Nicholas. Byron Bay is a town in the state of New South Wales on the easternmost point of mainland Australia. March 2005: ← - January 2005 - February 2005 - March - April 2005 - May 2005 - June 2005 - July 2005 [11] The album earned Drag some positive reception; Rave magazine wrote that "Darren Middleton's creative genius absolutely beguiled me with some extremely mature compositions",[14] and David Nicholas won an ARIA Award for his role as producer. The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known as ARIA Music Awards or ARIA Awards) is an annual awards night celebrating the Australian The album was also nominated for "Engineer of the Year". [15] Following The Way Out, Drag toured around Australia, playing with UK band Athlete. Athlete are an English Indie rock band formed in Deptford, London, comprising Joel Pott ( Lead vocals and guitar [16] This culminated with the bands playing at Splendour in the Grass, where it was noted that Middleton needed "to work on his stage presence". Splendour In The Grass is an annual Music festival held in July at Belongil Fields, outside Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia [17] Following the tour, Powderfinger reunited, and Dream Days at the Hotel Existence was released in 2007. Dream Days at the Hotel Existence is the sixth Studio album by Australian rock band Powderfinger, released by Universal Records

Musical style and influences

We really love what we're doing. We still love playing music together. I think there's a whole philosophy with our band. When you know there are a couple thousand people who paid money and just want to have a good night out, and if you think about that for a minute before the show, you get really fired up. It's quite a nice job we have, and a great lifestyle.

—Darren Middleton
When asked what inspires the band before live performances. [18]

Middleton rarely takes a singer or songwriter's role for Powderfinger, generally delegating those tasks to Bernard Fanning. Bernard Fanning (born 15 August 1969 in Brisbane, Australia) is a Musician and Singer-songwriter. However, the song "Over My Head" from Internationalist had Middleton performing vocals. Internationalist is the third Studio album by Australian Alternative rock band, Powderfinger. This came about when Middleton did a recording of himself singing the song before Fanning had the chance to do so. [19] Previously, Middleton had written the lyrics to "JC", which was sung by Fanning. Double Allergic is the second Studio album by Australian Alternative rock band Powderfinger. [20] Despite Middleton's minimal songwriting, he has been praised for it by his band mates; Jon Coghill told a 1999 interview that "Darren (Middleton) and Bernie (Fanning) are extremely good at writing songs. Jon Coghill (born Jonathan Robert Coghill on 26 August 1971 is an Australian drummer best known for his work with Australian rock band Powderfinger, although he has also toured "[21] Middleton agrees with this analysis; telling Undercover's Paul Cashmere in 2003 that "We are about writing good music. " He commented that the band used their position at the top of the Australian industry to comment and give people ideas to think about, rather than "trying to say people should take it as gospel". [22] Middleton has criticised the "boy band" phenomena, pointing out that "A lot of them can sing well, but they have people writing all their lyrics for them. "[18]

Middleton has cited numerous Australian bands, including AC/DC, Crowded House, and Midnight Oil, as ongoing influences in his music, as well as international artists including Neil Young, Led Zeppelin, and Ben Harper. Crowded House is a rock group formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand musician and Singer-songwriter Neil Finn. Midnight Oil was an Australian rock band from Sydney, Australia Neil Percival Young OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, Musician Benjamin Chase "Ben" Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American Musician. "I went through a bad eighties stage. Bad glam bands. Twisted Sister. Some really bad punk", Middleton comments on the time in which he learned the guitar. [18] Middleton has used a Les Paul guitar, and was praised by Alphonse Leong of Drop-D, described as playing it "as well as any of the seminal axe-noodlers of the hippie era". The Gibson Les Paul is a solidbody Electric guitar originally developed in the early 1950s [23]

Discography

With Powderfinger

Main article: Powderfinger discography

With Drag

Main article: Drag discography

References

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  11. ^ a b Interviews :: Getting the lowdown from Brisbane's Drag. Australian Music Online (August 1, 2005). Australian Music Online is a Website that indexes information related to Australian music. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2008-02-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule
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