Vineyard Music USA

Darren Varieur (pronounced "very-ur") Director of Publishing & Distribution (California Office)

D.O.B: January 9 Where born: Torrance, CA Earliest memory: A doctor, two nurses and big, bright lights... Family: My wife and my son. Who lives in my house: I do, my wife does and my son does. What I like to do on my day off: Work How I chill out: Take a day off My favorite thing to do: Chill out If money and time were no object: I’d chill out, find my favorite thing to do and do it all day long. Favorite past-time: Hockey Favorite book: The Brothers Karamazov If I were a cartoon character, I would be: I don’t watch cartoons yet. If I could be a famous person for a day it would be: Abraham Lincoln Favorite food: Indian Favorite place on the planet: Haven’t found it yet but I’ve really enjoyed my experiences in most places I’ve traveled for business, music and pleasure. Favorite movie: Being There Favorite song: This is a music company. If I could name one favorite song of all-time, I should find another line of work. In fact, now that I’ve probably offended most of my fellow staff, I’ll let myself out the front door.

This month, as of Oct. 2006, I can’t seem to get “Can’t Get It Out Of My Head” by ELO out of my head. And then there’s that song “Come On! Feel the Illinoise!, Pt. I: The World's Columbian Exposition / Pt. II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me In a Dream”, by Sufjan Stevens, that won’t seem to leave either.

If I could redo one moment in my life it would be: The day I had my first 23 pieces of sushi and my digestive tract’s acclimation that immediately followed. It was well worth it, though. If I was 16 again, I would: Admit I didn’t know it all, take life less seriously and enjoy one last dance with blissful ignorance. Things I wish I had been told (or taught) at school: Don’t take life so seriously. Youth is wasted on the young. Ignorance is bliss. Nobody cares and none of this really counts. (but I wouldn’t have listened to them then anyway) Hardest question I've been asked: What’s your Favorite Song?