Darren D.C. Cross

Darren D.C Cross is an instrumental ecstatic guitarist.In the tradition of Leo Kottke, John Fahey, Nick Drake, Elizabeth Cotton and Mississipi John Hurt but forging a unique Australian perspective on the genre. Open guitar tunings to conjure light and shade and bring the spirit.

Cross previously of Sydney trailblazers Gerling and folk Noir Duo Jep and Dep, has knuckled down for the last 8 years specializing in the fingerstyle hybrid of what he calls Australian Ecstatic Guitar, the sweet spot between Doc Watson Bluegrass, British Folk revival and American Primitive guitar, even influenced by German duo Kolbe & Illenberger.

Cross has been creating music for the last 25 years, from Gerling to Jep and Dep, and has written songs with Kool Keith, Kylie Minogue. He played shows with artists ranging from Beastie Boys, Beck, and Happy Monday to Johnny Marr, Courtney Barnett, Ryley Walker, Smog, Will Oldham to recently Ed Kuepper and Jim White, Xylouris White, Mess-esque, Marissa Anderson and the Apartments.He also helped record demos for the Apartments and composed stings on The Apartments album "In and Out of the Light".

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