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Darren Ockert is an English pop singer, songwriter and record producer born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, currently[ when? ] residing in Miami, Florida, United States. [1]
Darren Ockert was born in Lincoln, England. After graduating from The London School of Musical Theatre he established a theatre production company called Darren Ockert Productions in London at the Young Vic Theatre. In 1999, Ockert became one of the youngest producers to win a prestigious TMA Award for his co-production with the Young Vic Theatre Company of Arabian Nights. [2] On 29 September 2000, this production of Arabian Nights played a limited run Off-Broadway on 42nd Street in New York City at the New Victory Theater. [3]
In 2005, Ockert released his first album, Anything Is Possible . In 2006, he was nominated for an OutMusic Award [4] in the category "Outstanding New Recording – Debut Male" and was subsequently featured in interviews in the June 2006 Pride issues of the international publications Genre [5] and Instinct . [6]
Ockert has produced the artist Sami Raad and collaborated with the pop-singer and songwriter Nathan Leigh Jones
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OutMusic is an organisation that started with the objective to raise awareness about openly gay and lesbian artists and their music. In 2001, the organisation introduced the first annual OutMusic Awards to increase the popularity of LGBT musicians. Ockert has received one nomination.
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2006 | Anything Is Possible | Outstanding Debut Recording: Male | Nominated | [7] |
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2012 | Celebrity du Jour | Best Video So Far | Nominated | [8] |
| 2012 | "The Rain From London" | Best Pop / Rock / Adult Contemporary Song | Nominated | [9] |
| 2012 | "This Modern Life (1984)" | Best Electronic Song | Won | [10] |
| 2012 | "The Rain From London" | Song of the Year | Nominated | [11] |
| 2012 | Darren Ockert | Fan Fave Vote | Nominated | [12] |
In 2012, the director Hector M. Sanchez Jr. started filming a mini-documentary about Ockert during the recording of the album Short Story Long . The documentary was debuted at the Enzian FilmSlam Film Festival on 17 February 2013 and won the top honour of Best Short Film.
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2013 | Darren Ockert:A Mini Documentary | Best Short Film | Won | [13] |
The UK Songwriting Contest is an international contest that invites entries from all parts of the world. Ockert has received one finalist and three semi-finalist awards.
| Year | Song title | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| 2012 | "Force of Gravity" | Adult Contemporary | Finalist | [14] |
| 2012 | "I've Moved On" | Adult Contemporary | Semi-finalist | [15] |
| 2012 | "This Modern Life" (1984)" | Pop | Semi-finalist | [16] |
| 2012 | "Celebrity du Jour" | Pop | Semi-finalist | [17] |
The TMA Awards, established in 1991, are presented annually by the Theatrical Management Association in recognition of creative excellence and outstanding work in United Kingdom theatres. In 2011, the ceremony was renamed the Theatre Awards UK. Ockert has won one award.
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 1999 | Arabian Nights | The Equity Best Show For Children And Young People | Won | [18] |
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