About Me

FYI I didn’t write the below, Jai did.

Darren Cordeux is a Melbourne based Producer/Songwriter who also played in the bands Kisschasy & Fuzz Phantoms. As the main songwriter for Kisschasy, Darren has sold over 100,000 records, had 3 albums and 2 singles certified Gold, been nominated for ARIA and MTV Awards, won Channel V Oz Artist Of The Year and had numerous radio tracks supported by Triple J, Community and Commercial Networks.

Darren’s interest in producing came from making records in Australia and the US with World class producers such as Rob Schnapf(Beck, Elliot Smith), Chris Sheldon(Foo Fighters, Pixies), Barrett Jones(Nirvana, Foo Fighters) and Phil McKellar(Silverchair, Grinspoon). In only a short period of time behind the desk, Darren has produced records for Jonesez, Kite Club, The Statics, Fuzz Phantoms and set up his own studio called “The Cabin” which is located in Jack The Bear’s Deluxe Mastering Facility in Brunswick, Melbourne.

As an Artist, Darren is signed to Eleven, Sony ATV for Publishing and managed by John Watson Management. His Production/Songwriting work is looked after by Jai Al-Attas & Sam Pearton.

Production Discography
Jonesez “Betty Soup” Album 2010 (Producer)
Fuzz Phantoms “S/T” Album 2010 (Songwriter/Performer/Producer/Engineer/Mixer)
Kite Club “La La Melode” 7 inch 2010 (Producer/Engineer/Mixer)
The Statics “Perfect” & “Million Mistakes” EP 2010 (Producer/Engineer)

Songwriting Discography
2005 Do Do’s & Whoa Oh’s / Top 30 ARIA Charts / Rotation on Triple J and Nova / Nominated for ARIA Award ‘Breakthrough Single’
2005 Face Without A Name / Top 40 ARIA Charts / Rotation on Triple J and Nova
2006 The Shake / Top 50 ARIA Charts / Rotation on Nova and Austereo
2007 Opinions Won’t Keep You Warm At Night / Top 10 ARIA Charts / Top 20 National Airplay Chart / Rotation on Triple J, Nova, Austereo / Certified Gold
2007 Spray On Pants / Top 50 ARIA Charts / Played on Triple J, Nova, Austereo
2008 Strings & Drums / Played on Triple J, Nova, Austereo
2008 Ugly Birds In A Beautiful Cage / Played on Triple J, Nova, Austereo
2009 Generation Why / Played on Triple J, Nova, Austereo
2009 Turnaround / Played on Triple J and Nova
2010 Dinosaur / Top 40 ARIA Charts / Top 10 National Airplay Chart / Played on Nova, Austereo, Mix / Certified Gold

Album Discography
2005 United Paper People / #15 ARIA Charts / Certified Gold
2006 Hymns For The Nonbeliever / #5 ARIA Charts / Certified Gold
2009 Seizures / #15 ARIA Charts / Certified Gold