Darren Robinson (musician)
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Darren Robinson is an American guitarist
and background singer
in the California
n band, Phantom Planet
. He helped form the band during his teenage
years with the lead singer Alex Greenwald
, and ex-band member Jason Schwartzman
, in 1994. The band is now on an indefinite hiatus.
He shares the same full name as the late lead rapper of The Fat Boys
, who were a Brooklyn
hip-hop music
trio
who emerged in the 1980s.
Robinson attended the Hamilton High School "Humanities" program in Los Angeles, California
from 1994 to 1996. }
He began playing guitar
at the age of eleven. He took guitar lessons for about two years and then decided to learn more about music through books and his band mates. He is fond of Gibson guitars.
Darren is also the primary author of the Phantom Planet blog, and seems to be the main source of information regarding the band and its progress.
Darren went tour with the band Miniature Tigers
in January, February and March 2009.
He is now a member of Southern California surf band The Californian
, whose current lineup was formed in Summer of 2009. The band includes John Graney - Vocals, Darren Robinson - Guitar & vox, Jonathan Price - Guitar, Keys & vox, Wendy Wang - Bass & vox, Mike Hopkins - drums & vox
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
and background singer
Backing vocalist
A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
in the California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
n band, Phantom Planet
Phantom Planet
Phantom Planet are an American alternative rock band from Southern California. Formed in 1994 in Los Angeles, the band consists of Alex Greenwald , Darren Robinson , Sam Farrar and Jeff Conrad . The band is best known for its track "California", which became the theme song for the Fox TV series,...
. He helped form the band during his teenage
Adolescence
Adolescence is a transitional stage of physical and mental human development generally occurring between puberty and legal adulthood , but largely characterized as beginning and ending with the teenage stage...
years with the lead singer Alex Greenwald
Alex Greenwald
Alexander Greenwald is an American musician, actor, and more recently a record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of the Californian rock band, Phantom Planet, which is on indefinite hiatus according to a blog posting on the band's official website.-Life and career:Greenwald was born in...
, and ex-band member Jason Schwartzman
Jason Schwartzman
Jason Francesco Schwartzman is an American actor and musician. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the Hollywood films Rushmore, Spun, I Heart Huckabees, Shopgirl, Marie Antoinette, The Darjeeling Limited, Funny People, and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World...
, in 1994. The band is now on an indefinite hiatus.
He shares the same full name as the late lead rapper of The Fat Boys
The Fat Boys
The Fat Boys are a successful African American hip-hop music trio from Brooklyn, New York City, that emerged in the early 1980s. Briefly, the group was known originally as the Disco 3.-Members:*Mark Morales a.k.a. "Prince Markie Dee"...
, who were a Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
hip-hop music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
trio
Trio (music)
Trio is generally used in any of the following ways:* A group of three musicians playing the same or different musical instrument.* The performance of a piece of music by three people.* The contrasting section of a piece in ternary form...
who emerged in the 1980s.
Robinson attended the Hamilton High School "Humanities" program in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
from 1994 to 1996. }
He began playing guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
at the age of eleven. He took guitar lessons for about two years and then decided to learn more about music through books and his band mates. He is fond of Gibson guitars.
Darren is also the primary author of the Phantom Planet blog, and seems to be the main source of information regarding the band and its progress.
Darren went tour with the band Miniature Tigers
Miniature Tigers
Miniature Tigers is an Indie rock band with elements of indie pop based in Brooklyn, NY. The band is made up of frontman-guitarist Charlie Brand, Rick Schaier on drums and vocals, Algernon Quashie on guitar, keyboard....
in January, February and March 2009.
He is now a member of Southern California surf band The Californian
The Californian
The Californian can refer to:*The Californian , Monterey newspaper moved to San Francisco*The Californian , San Francisco Bay Area-based literary newspaper...
, whose current lineup was formed in Summer of 2009. The band includes John Graney - Vocals, Darren Robinson - Guitar & vox, Jonathan Price - Guitar, Keys & vox, Wendy Wang - Bass & vox, Mike Hopkins - drums & vox