Sound artist Darren Ng’s repertoire is hugely diverse. From solo piano pieces to experimental works which fuse sounds from wildly different sources, Darren’s unique compositions are always intriguing, sensitive and highly emotive.
In a prolific career spanning 16 years, Darren has sound-designed and composed music for over 150 productions including stage, dance, film, installations and exhibitions. Since 2004, he has been Associate Sound Artist and Music Composer for The Finger Players, and also works independently and as part of the light-sound-spatial design trio INDEX.
Darren is also an acoustic ambient music composer, recording music under the stage name “sonicbrat” with independent studio Kitchen. Label. He has released more than 10 albums and has performed in numerous prestigious international music and arts festivals across Europe and Asia such as Wiener Feswochen (Vienna, Austria) and SONAR (Barcelona, Spain), to name a few. He was also selected to participate in the Redbull Music Academy in 2008 and has been an alumni since.
Darren is a multiple winner and nominee of the Straits Times Life! Theatre Award for Best Sound, and also a recipient of the National Arts Council’s Young Artist Award for Music and Multidisciplinary Practice in 2012. He was also named JUICE Magazine’s Best Laptop Artist twice.
