Darren Ockert is an English pop singer, songwriter and record producer born in

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, England, currently residing in

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, United States.

Biography

Early life and career

Darren Ockert was born in

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, England. After graduating from The London School of Musical Theatre he established a theatre production company called Darren Ockert Productions in London at the

Young Vic Theatre The Young Vic Theatre is a performing arts venue located on The Cut, near the South Bank, in the London Borough of Lambeth. The Young Vic was established by Frank Dunlop in 1970. Nadia Fall has been artistic director since 2025, succeeding ...

. In 1999, Ockert became one of the youngest producers to win a prestigious

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for his co-production with the Young Vic Theatre Company of ''Arabian Nights''. On 29 September 2000, this production of ''Arabian Nights'' played a limited run

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in New York City at the

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1998–1999 theatre productions

* National UK tour of ''

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'' which starred the 1968

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-nominated actor

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* European premiere production of ''Scooter Thomas Makes It to the Top of the World'' by the American playwright

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* ''Three Lost Souls'' at the

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and

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in London * ''

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'' at The Bull Theatre in London * ''Late'' at The Young Vic Studio Theatre in London

Music

In 2005, Ockert released his first album, '' Anything Is Possible''. In 2006, he was nominated for an OutMusic Award in the category "Outstanding New Recording – Debut Male" and was subsequently featured in interviews in the June 2006 Pride issues of the international publications ''

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'' and ''

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''.Interview
''Instinct'', May 2006.

Other projects

Ockert has produced the artist Sami Raad and collaborated with the pop-singer and songwriter

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Discography

Albums

*'' Anything Is Possible'' (2005) *'' Short Story Long'' (2013)

EPs

*''

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(2006) *''

Out of the Rain - Remixes Out or OUT may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Out'' (1957 film), a documentary short about the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 * ''Out'' (1982 film), an American film directed by Eli Hollander * ''Out'' (2002 film), a Japanese ...

'' (2007) *''

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'' (2009) *''

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'' (2012)

Singles

From '' Anything Is Possible'': *" The Limit" (2006) *" Celebrity du Jour" (2009) From '' Short Story Long'': *" You Don't Know Me" (2013)

Awards and nominations

OutMusic Awards

OutMusic is an organisation that started with the objective to raise awareness about openly gay and lesbian artists and their music. In 2001, the organisation introduced the first annual OutMusic Awards to increase the popularity of LGBT musicians. Ockert has received one nomination.

RightOutTV Music & Video Awards

Film awards

In 2012, the director Hector M. Sanchez Jr. started filming a mini-documentary about Ockert during the recording of the album '' Short Story Long''. The documentary was debuted at the Enzian FilmSlam Film Festival on 17 February 2013 and won the top honour of Best Short Film.

UK Songwriting Contest

The UK Songwriting Contest is an international contest that invites entries from all parts of the world. Ockert has received one finalist and three semi-finalist awards.

TMA Awards

The TMA Awards, established in 1991, are presented annually by the

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in recognition of creative excellence and outstanding work in United Kingdom theatres. In 2011, the ceremony was renamed the Theatre Awards UK. Ockert has won one award.

References

External links

www.darrenockert.com

Darren Ockert on MySpace
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ockert, Darren Year of birth missing (living people) Living people English male singer-songwriters English singer-songwriters English pop singers Musicians from Lincoln, England Musicians from New York City