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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Biography

Early life and career

Darren Ockert was born in Lincoln, 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. Kwame Kwei-Armah has been Artistic Director since February 2018 ...

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

TMA Award The UK Theatre Awards, established in 1991 and known before 2011 as the TMA Awards, are presented annually by UK Theatre (formerly the Theatrical Management Association) in recognition of creative excellence and outstanding work in regional theat ...

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

Off-Broadway An off-Broadway theatre is any professional theatre venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, inclusive. These theatres are smaller than Broadway theatres, but larger than off-off-Broadway theatres, which seat fewer tha ...

on 42nd Street in New York City at the New Victory Theater.

1998–1999 theatre productions

* National UK tour of ''

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'' which starred the 1968

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-nominated actor Ron Moody * European premiere production of ''Scooter Thomas Makes It to the Top of the World'' by the American playwright Peter Parnell * ''Three Lost Souls'' at the

Battersea Arts Centre The Battersea Arts Centre ("BAC") is a performance space specialising in theatre productions. Located near Clapham Junction railway station in Battersea, in the London Borough of Wandsworth, it was formerly Battersea Town Hall. It is a Grade ...

and

King's Head Theatre The King's Head Theatre, founded in 1970 by Dan Crawford, is an off-West End venue in London. It is the second oldest operating pub theatre in the UK. In 2021, Mark Ravenhill became Artistic Director and the theatre focusses on producing LGBTQ ...

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) *''

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'' (2007) *''

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'' (2009) *''

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Singles

From '' Anything Is Possible'': *"

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" (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

Theatrical Management Association UK Theatre (formerly the Theatrical Management Association) was founded in 1894 as the Theatrical Managers Association, with Sir Henry Irving as its first president. There are however records of the activity of a Theatrical Managers Association g ...

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