Eric A. Darken is an American percussionist, programmer, and composer who began
playing drums at age 12, later studying timpani and mallets in high school. He
studied at Brevard College and Oral Roberts University, where he appeared on the
ORTV Richard Roberts show. Darken’s first solo release, A Drummer Boy's
Christmas, debuted in 1990. He toured with Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Faith Hill,
Take 6, Bob Seger, and Jimmy Buffett until Buffett’s death in September 2023,
and recorded with Bon Jovi, Jewel, Luke Bryan, Darius Rucker, Carrie Underwood,
and Taylor Swift. Darken composed musi...