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Dr. Darren Moore (b. 1974) is an Australian drummer, electronic artist, event organizer and

researcher based in Tokyo. Creative improvisation is central to his practice, maintaining a

through-line in his approach to varying projects and activities. From 2006-2015, Darren was

a lecturer in Music at Lasalle College of the Arts, Singapore and he is currently a part-time

lecturer at Hosei University in Tokyo. Darren completed a Doctorate of Musical Arts at the

Queensland Conservatorium in 2013 in which he explored the adaptation of Carnatic Indian

rhythms to the drum set.

Experimental Music in Singapore (2016) author(s): Darren Moore published in: Journal of Sonic Studies
The experimental music scene in Singapore emerged in 1990s and grew out of the underground rock music scene of the 1980s. In this sense, the experimental scene has a shared history with the development of popular music in Singapore that occurred concurrently with Western popular music movements. Over the past 20 years, the scene has gained momentum and developed into a small, yet vibrant community. Similar underground experimental music scenes have also emerged throughout South-East Asia, e.g., in Kuala Lumpur, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok, Yogyakarta, Jakarta and other major centers, which has led to an increase in experimental musical activity in the region.
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