Biography
Of
Darrell Christopher Mivens
(Born in Fairfield, CA February 4, 1964 – )
Visual Artist, Wood Carving Artist, Musician,
Singer-‐Songwriter, Culinary Artist
At the inquisitive age of 10, Darrell was rummaging through a nearby landfill near
his home in the small southern town of Summerton, SC and found an old broken
organ that he fixed and taught himself to play and thus the musical talent that was
already in his DNA came alive. The first song he learned to play fully was “Sail On”
by the Commodores. By the 9th grade he was playing the saxophone in the school
band at Scott’s Branch High School and was taught by the world renowned Jazz
Extraordinaire Mr. Thales Thomas “Skipp” Pearson. By his junior and senior year he
was named president of the band and this earned him a full music scholarship to
Fayetteville State University and he transferred to Claflin University.
After college Darrell went into the Armed Services as a cook and traveled the world
with two years in Europe but still pursuing his music formed a band and was 1st
runner-‐up in the Military Star Search.
The next several years were spent with jobs in the food industry as a chef and
dietician. Upon moving to Savannah, GA his talents flourished. He’s performed on
River Street with India-‐Arie who was then a student at SCAD (Savannah College of
Art & Design), Sister Rose & the Cornelius Bothers, Mahoganee, Michael Tisdale and
many others. His musical talents include Base Clarinet, Saxophone, Keyboard,
Drums, Talk Box & Congos. He has been featured twice on the Savannah News
playing for his wood carvings and playing the congos.
His journey as a wood carving artist began when he was a maintenance man at an
apartment complex and was so disgusted with how filthy it was he decided to quit
for the first time. After walking away from that job he was praying for a solution and
said the spirit told him “look down at that piece of wood, make something out of it
and don’t ask me about money ever again”. He sold his first piece for $100 and since
then has sold to people all over the world.
He is currently a chef at Emory University, a for-‐hire musician, a craftsmen and
continuously creating pieces of art to share with the world.
Facebook /ChefMivens
Twitter @ChefMivens
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