Darren Cross (musician)

Darren Cross
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Background information
Also known as	Darren E Spielberg-Cross Darren James Cross the E.L.F. D.C Cross
Born	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres	Electronic alternative rock pop folk noir
Occupations	Musician songwriter, record producer music video maker
Instruments	Vocals guitar
Years active	1992–present
Labels	No Drums Flying Nun Festival Trifekta Sony Fellaheen
Website	darrencross.bandcamp.com

Darren James Cross, previously known as Darren E. Spielberg-Cross, is an Australian songwriter, musician, guitarist, record producer and video maker. Cross is the founding mainstay lead vocalist and guitarist of alternative rock group Gerling (1992–2007). He started the E.L.F. project in 2007, which issued an album, Plankton Icke and Tina Turner David City Limits (2010). His folk noir duo Jep and Dep were formed in 2012 with his domestic partner, Jessica Cassar on co-lead vocals, which have issued two albums. Under his own name he has released five studio albums, _Xantastic (2016), Peacer (2018), Keeping Up? (2020) and Distorder (2021). The artist's instrumental folk guitar project, D.C Cross has released five albums, Ecstatic Racquet (2019), Terabithian (2020), Hot-wire the Lay-low (Australian escapist pieces for guitar) (2022), Wizrad (2023) and Glookies Guit (2024).^[1]

Cross has collaborated with other artists, the Apartments, Kylie Minogue, the Avalanches, Jagwar Ma and Kool Keith. The musician has worked in diverse genres from commercial house music, indie rock-style detuned guitar pop, abstract electronica with Gerling to Americana-style traditional folk music. Cross has a music and video production studio, Bernstein studios and performs live in Jep and Dep and as Darren Cross or D.C Cross.