A Profile of the Songwriter John Hiatt
I grew up a vinyl junkie, listening to all the hard rock bands teenage boys listened to in the 80s. Then I happened on a John Hiatt record, and I was transformed. I listen to […]
Decatur Book Festival
In 2005, Verb Productions shifted focus and became the production company for the inaugural Decatur Book Festival. After dreaming up the idea with a couple of friends and building a coalition of businesses, institutions, and government […]
Waiting for the Cows to Come Home
I wrote this piece for the now-defunct AJC Travel magazine. I adore this part of the world and I can’t imagine a better gig than being a full-time travel writer.
Review of Paul Kelly’s A-Z Recordings for Paste Magazine
Legendary Australian songwriter Paul Kelly is one of my favorite musicians, but he’s not well known in the U.S. When he released a project documenting an unusual concert series, I reviewed it for Paste Magazine […]
Verb: An Audioquarterly
In 2005, Daren published Verb: An Audioquarterly, an audio literary magazine. It was a relaunch of a project from 1991 that garnered coverage from the Washington Post, NPR’s Morning Edition, and even made the cover of […]
The Spoken Word
In the early 2000’s, Daren produced a public radio series called The Spoken Word which was distributed nationally. For the project, Daren recorded over 500 author takes and presentations around the country. This one features Ann Beatty, […]
Porches: The South & Her Writers
In the late 90’s, Daren produced Porches: The South and Her Writers, a 13-part series for public radio featuring some of the more important literary voices in the south. He researched, interviewed, wrote, and engineered these programs. […]
Circle of Friends
Before launching Verb Productions, one of Daren’s first audio projects was a one-shot holiday special for National Public Radio. In 1992, he produced Circle of Friends, based on Remar Sutton’s book Common Ground. It was hosted […]