Darin Murphy has spent over a decade at the Austin School of Music, applying years of experience in live and studio performance, from dive bars in Houston to the Broadway stage in New York. He has released several albums on his own and with sister Trish Murphy, and has played with artists such as Todd Rundgren, Christopher Cross, Micky Dolenz, Bob Schneider, BoDeans and many others. His vocal and acting chops won him a job on Broadway, portraying John Lennon in the musical “Lennon”. Darin is currently the drummer and music director for Austin’s own Skyrocket! and also the frontman for Heartbyrne, a tribute to Talking Heads.

Darin is a self-taught, natural ear multi-instrumentalist whose teaching style is tailored to fit each individual student. “Everyone who comes through my door has a different way of understanding music,” he says. “Some respond better to hearing it, others need to see it on paper, so I work according to their needs. Ultimately it’s about the joy of self discovery, and I get much gratification lighting up faces of all ages!”