Darren Tate
British trance producer and DJ
Darren Tate (born 22 October 1972, in London) is a British record producer, film composer, and club DJ.
Biography
Tate has worked with international musicians and songwriters with whom he collaborates. He has also worked in television, film, and musical theatre. In a DMC magazine interview of March 2007, Tate stated that his favourite record was "Unfinished Sympathy" by Massive Attack.
Career
Like many of his fellow DJs, Tate has used a large number of pseudonyms. His first project was a joint effort with Judge Jules in 2000. Together with Jules's wife, Amanda O'Riordan, they named themselves Angelic.
Later the same year, he cut a few tracks under the name Orion. September 2002 saw the return of Tate under the name Jurgen Vries. Since then, he has used the name DT8 and most recently was part of DT8 Project. His most successful track in terms of chart presence came with "The Opera Song", which featured Charlotte Church, credited on the sleeve as CMC. Tate's first album (released under his own name) was issued in 2006 and titled Horizons 01.
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