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"A piano-driven, Southern singer songwriter, raised on gospel blues, playing brokedown junk to break your heart."- Entertainment Chronicle

Born in Dallas, Texas during what was, according to some locals, the most sweltering August in recent memory, Darius Holbert was born red-hot. Now, after years of stoking the flames and lighting up Southern California, Darius finds himself poised to burst onto the international scene like a house afire.
Darius is a classically trained multi-instrumentalist steeped in the southern gospel and blues tradition. A respected session and studio musician in LA, Darius is also an accomplished composer who studied at the University of North Texas and London's Royal Academy of Music. Darius has worked with artists varying from The Wu-Tang Clan and Bobby Brown to Sophie B. Hawkins and Vinx. His song-writing has won him respect from high profile peers, his composition has won him accolades from clients, and his performing has won him admiration from new fans around the globe.
DARIUSTX is a release-valve project that Darius has worked on over the past few years in-between composing, studio/session work and touring. It is a very personal glimpse at this songwriter's heart and mind. Darius says "It's the music that I'd rather hear when I flip on the radio." He claims he writes, arranges, performs, and produces these DARIUSTX records because it is a cathartic exercise for him, but the growing group of fiercely loyal DARIUSTX fans seem to benefit from these very personal albums as well.
As far as his music career, Darius says there is nothing else in the world that he would," rather do...[pauses]... hell, can do." He still has the same fiery passion for music, a palpable ardor rising from his heart. You can take the boy out of the Texas heat, but not the heat out of this Texan.
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for darius holbert's composition for film and tv site, please visit dariusholbert.com
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dariustx lives in los angeles with his mule and a case of miller lite

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Member Since: 11/21/2005
Band Website: dariustx.com
Band Members: All songs written, arranged, and performed by Darius Holbert
The Dariustx Txrio features Ric Rocc on drums and Ryan Rees on bass
For Darius' composition site, please visit dariusholbert.com
Influences: Andre Previn, Led Zep, W. B. Yeats, Dabney Coleman, J.S. Bach, Thomas Jefferson, Princess Grace, Hank Sr., Larry McMurtry, and Art Tatum.
Sounds Like: southern piano-driven brokedown junk. Jeff Buckley, Ben Folds, Tom Waits, The Meters, John Prine, Willie Nelson, Billy Joel, John Lennon, Gavin DeGraw, Counting Crows, Billy Preston, Randy Newman, Jamie Cullum, Rufus Wainwright

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Record Label: 82music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Hey, I’m over here!

Sorry I've been so incommunicado. Here's what's been keeping me busy, mostly:http://dariusholbert.com/Alsohttp://dariustx.com/dtx0 8/LowerThanHorseshoesGo.mp3Andhttp://www.facebook.com/profil e.php?id=5...
Posted by DARIUSTX on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:21:00 PST

new dtx album

There's a new record in the works. Look for it summer '08.Don't tell nobody.Love,dtx
Posted by DARIUSTX on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:21:00 PST

new dtx review!

Round and Shiny: There's Meat on Them BonesFar be it for us to tell you what to stuff into your loved ones' Christmas stockings, Chanukah satchels or Kwanzaa cubbyholes, but music is always in good ta...
Posted by DARIUSTX on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:36:00 PST

dtx SOLO acoustic LIVE this Saturday

Hiya peeps!I jumped on a bill for this saturday to test some of my new dtx junk acoustic-like. I'll be playing solo for the 1st time live, well, pretty much ever. Except for all those juries and piano...
Posted by DARIUSTX on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:56:00 PST

BACK IN LA - LIVE!

The DTX TXRIO is back in LALIVE for that ass-The Gig - Hollywood7302 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90046SAT, NOV 10, 9:30 PMSorry it's been so long, we'll explain why when we see you in those hotpants...
Posted by DARIUSTX on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 08:43:00 PST

FREE DTX Ringtones!

Get FREE DTX ringtones! Don't see the one you want? Let [email protected] know.Who's calling you now? It's that handsome devil dariustx.Love,dtx...
Posted by DARIUSTX on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 02:31:00 PST

Return of the Silky 3

We just got back from Texas. Man! What a txour. Thanks to everyone who came out to the shows and supported us along the way. We got a lot of new fans, sold a bunch of merch, ate 40 lbs of beef a d...
Posted by DARIUSTX on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:32:00 PST

DTX TX TXOUR!

DARIUSTX and the DTX TXRIOtake on the Lone Star State. Will you be there? We will.mini-tour scheduleTEXAS LEGWed, Aug 29 9:00 PMDan's Silverleaf103 Industrial St, Denton, TX 76201(940) 320-2000www.d...
Posted by DARIUSTX on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 11:33:00 PST

New DTX album The Revelator and the Twilight OUT NOW!

We are thrilled to announce the official release of "The Revelator and the Twilight"(82music, 2007). This is the latest and greatest dtx album, nearly a year in the making. It features the very handso...
Posted by DARIUSTX on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 10:52:00 PST

Album Release Fiesta!!!

No Olvides!DTX album release party ONE WEEK FROM TODAYFRIDAY, Aug 3at 14 Below1348 14th St.Santa Monica, CA 90404DTX TXRIO performs selected cuts from the new album"The Revelator and the Twilight" !Th...
Posted by DARIUSTX on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 01:09:00 PST