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Mr Darrin Verhagen

Key activities

Darrin Verhagen teaches “Sound Design” and “Technology, Composition & Perception” within the Sound department, School of Art, RMIT. He primarily composes music and sound designs for contemporary dance, theatre, and installation (with occasional work for television and computer games). He has released over 20 albums of material, traversing a range of styles, and performs his audiovisual live shows locally and internationally. He was the founder and curator of Dorobo records, showcasing Australian sound art for 15 years.

Qualifications

BA 1999; MA 2001.

Awards

• Silver "Best Collateral Material" prize in the ANZ 2008 media awards (for Showtime Station idents)
• Green Room nominations:
  Best Soundtrack/Sound Design Theatre (Meat Party), 2003
  Best Soundtrack/Sound Design Theatre (Memory of Water), 2005
  Best Soundtrack/Sound Design Independent Theatre (Antidote), 2008
  Best Soundtrack/Sound Design Independent Theatre (Life is a Dream), 2010
  Best Soundtrack/Sound Design Theatre (The Birthday Party), 2010
  Best Soundtrack/Sound Design Theatre (Poet #7), 2010
• Green Room awards:
  Best Sound Design/Soundtrack, Theatre (Memory of Water), 2005
  Best Sound Design/Soundtrack, Independent Theatre (Poet #7), 2010
• Soundtracks to “Fine Line Terrain” (dir Sue Healey) February 2003 Adelaide, Sydney, New York. Winner Napolidanza Italy, Reeldance Australia/New Zealand, Best Dance Film Ausdance

Personal website

www.darrinverhagen.com