Made in Leicester - Guitarist Darren Moulds

Darren Moulds

Matt R and Darren Moulds at the Mor Music Group auditions in April 2013

Matt R and Darren Moulds at the Super Sonic Boom festival (August 2013)

Matt R and Darren Moulds performing at University of Leicester (November 2013)

By Bemi (Founder Mor Music Group)

I first met Darren Moulds at the Mor Music Group auditions back in April 2013. He accompanied Matt R (one of Mor Music Group’s artists) to the auditions – he’s Matt R’s guitarist. Darren is also a member of the rock band UKVelocity.

Since the auditions, Darren has accompanied Matt R to every performance - always punctual, and professional. By the way, he’s only 17 years old. Perhaps that is why I find his high level of professionalism unusual for someone so young.

I was trying to come up with ideas for this week’s blog post. Up until last Thursday I had been juggling with different ideas. However, the decision was made easier after Matt R and Darren’s performance at University of Leicester last week. I asked Matt R to network with the audience (after his acoustic performance with Darren), and hand out flyers whilst networking. Darren offered to help Matt R with the flyers (I didn’t ask him to). What struck me was how humble and unassuming he was. I always tell artists “No matter how big you get in the music industry, always stay humble. Humility goes a long way, and will take you far in life.”

The second segment of Matt R's performance was with backing tracks. Therefore, Darren was not scheduled to perform. Unfortunately, there was a problem with the sound system. Matt R handled this like a ‘pro’ – he asked the sound engineer to stop the backing track, and called on Darren to step in. Darren rose to the occasion, and the performance continued smoothly, as though nothing had gone wrong.

I must confess, I admire Matt R and Darren Moulds' working relationship – they work so well together. Neither of them struggles to be in the limelight, they never have any negative attitude or vibes. To them it is all about the music, thus when they take the stage, they do what they do best – perform. Their great work dynamics prompted me to feature Darren Moulds in Matt R's upcoming 2014 single. Suffice it to say, Darren Moulds plays an important role in Mor Music Group, and we appreciate all his hard work.

You can follow Darren Moulds on Twitter@Darren Moulds1. You can also follow his band on Twitter@UKVelocity