New instrumental album

"Lifting the curse" - Available now! Watch music videos "Circle of Sixes" and "The Earth is B Flat" below!

Get the CD or digital version!

Ottawa Valley/North Grenville Readers Choice Awards

1st place in two categories!

It's such an honour to be chosen for BEST GUITAR TEACHER and BEST LOCAL MUSICIAN! 

Thank you to everyone who voted. 

Inside Ottawa Valley

Shows

Previous events

Date Event Location
Darren Michael Boyd - Daytime Ottawa  
3rd Wave - classic rock covers The Carleton Tavern, Ottawa, ON K1Y 2W5 The Carleton Tavern, Ottawa, ON K1Y 2W5
3rd Wave - classic rock covers The Carleton Tavern, Ottawa, ON K1Y 2W5 The Carleton Tavern, Ottawa, ON K1Y 2W5
3rd Wave - Classic Rock covers The Carleton Tavern, Ottawa, ON K1Y 2W5 The Carleton Tavern, Ottawa, ON K1Y 2W5
 —  — 3rd Wave - Canada Day! Classic rock covers! The Carleton Tavern, Ottawa, ON K1Y 2W5 The Carleton Tavern, Ottawa, ON K1Y 2W5
Dam the Flood fundraiser Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa Ontario Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa Ontario
Creeping Beauty - Acoustic BBQ Fest Clarke Fields Park in Barrhaven, Barrhaven ON Clarke Fields Park in Barrhaven, Barrhaven ON
Creeping Beauty - Acoustic Windmill Brewery, Johnstown, ON K0E 1T1 Windmill Brewery, Johnstown, ON K0E 1T1
Darren Michael Boyd/BEASTO BLANCO The Brass Monkey, Ottawa Ontario The Brass Monkey, Ottawa Ontario
We will rock you - the musical Carleton Place Town Hall, Carleton Place, ON K7C 2V8 Carleton Place Town Hall, Carleton Place, ON K7C 2V8
We will rock you - the musical Carleton Place Town Hall, Carleton Place, ON K7C 2V8 Carleton Place Town Hall, Carleton Place, ON K7C 2V8
We will rock you - the musical Carleton Place Town Hall, Carleton Place, ON K7C 2V8 Carleton Place Town Hall, Carleton Place, ON K7C 2V8
We will rock you - the musical Carleton Place Town Hall, Carleton Place, ON K7C 2V8 Carleton Place Town Hall, Carleton Place, ON K7C 2V8
We will rock you - the musical Carleton Place Town Hall, Carleton Place, ON K7C 2V8 Carleton Place Town Hall, Carleton Place, ON K7C 2V8
Gelatin Skelatin Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa Ontario Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa Ontario
 —  — CREEPING BEAUTY - Acoustic Vibration Studios, Ottawa ON K0A 2W0 Vibration Studios, Ottawa ON K0A 2W0
CREEPING BEAUTY - Acoustic The South Branch Bistro, Kemptville ON K0G 1J0 The South Branch Bistro, Kemptville ON K0G 1J0
3rd Wave - classic rock cover band The Carleton Tavern, Ottawa, ON K1Y 2W5 The Carleton Tavern, Ottawa, ON K1Y 2W5
3rd Wave - classic rock cover band Bethany Hall, Danford Lake, Quebec QC J0X 1P0 Bethany Hall, Danford Lake, Quebec QC J0X 1P0
3rd Wave cover band - Darren Michael Boyd The Carleton Tavern, Ottawa, ON K1Y 2W5 The Carleton Tavern, Ottawa, ON K1Y 2W5
Thanks to Songdoor for the recognition! Click the photo to check out the song!

Thanks to Songdoor for the recognition! Click the photo to check out the song!

Congratulations to The Mississippi Mudds for winning the Ottawa Faces Award for  Favourite Theatre Group! I'm so proud to have had a small part (We Will Rock You), and can't wait to do it again!  

 

Some reactions to my new video The Earth is B Flat: 

"Where did you get the Millenium Falcon from?!?!?! Love it! And the track sounds really great! Awesome guitar work! :-) Just listening to the second track, and loving that too! Rockin!" 
- Emily Dolan Davies (The Darkness, Kim Wilde, Howard Jones) 

And a favourite reaction: 
The Earth is B Flat?!? Holy s**t, you f*** a** mother******! That one is f*****g magic! 
- Anonymous instagrammer 

Thanks to BRAVEWORDS.COM for giving my upcoming instrumental CD some love! 🤘

Thanks to CKCU Friday Special Blend for being the first radio station to play "THIS SONG WON'T GET PLAYED ON THE RADIO"  

 Thanks EMZT RADIO for spinning THIS TIME from CREEPING BEAUTY! 
Check out the podcast HERE!

 Current reviews and interviews here!

Bad-Ass Blog:

Sep 17 2019

The Earth is B Flat!

Keep watching the skies, or my Youtube channel, because September 24/2019 (Earth date) I will be releasing my brand new music video for "THE EARTH IS B FLAT".
You will experience almost 3 minutes of the wackiness you…

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Sep 16 2019

Lifting the Curse!

Hey all!

Here is an update on the progress of my new instrumental CD entitled "LIFTING THE CURSE".
First, I apologize for the lack of blog posts -I still have a pulse! I've been trying to stuff a…

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Apr 22 2018

This time!

First, I have to say thanks for the support on my current (and debut) solo single, The only thing I hate is you. Likes, posts, shares, and purchases... It means everything to any musical artist working today, trust me…

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Mar 21 2018

Life is a dirt road?

An interesting thing happened when I played one of my new songs for a few close friends. I was met with smiles, nods, thumbs up…. and raised eyebrows with a question or comment implying I’ve taken an entirely different musical…

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Jan 4 2018

Acoustical musings

We often hear songwriters say, if a song is good, it can be played on an acoustic guitar. While I think there may be some exceptions, I do believe there is some truth to the saying. 

I didn't even…

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