DrDarren Moore

Academics

Dr Darren Moore

Senior Lecturer, Music
Dr Darren Moore
  • Doctorate of Musical Arts (Performance, 2013) Griffith University
  • Bachelor of Music (Jazz Performance, 1998) Edith Cowan University
  • Associate Diploma of Jazz Performance (1995) Edith Cowan University
  • Certificate of Music (Classical Percussion, 1993) Edith Cowan University

Dr Darren Moore is an internationally recognised Australian musician and researcher. His activities reflect his goal of aligning teaching, professional practice and research with his forward-looking output that aims to generate new ideas. He is active in Southeast Asia, Japan, Australia and Europe, working on projects that involve improvisation, multidisciplinary collaboration, experimental music practice, popular music studies and Carnatic Indian rhythms.

Dr Moore was an undergraduate student at the Western Australian Conservatorium, where he completed a Certificate in Classical Percussion in 1993 and a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Drumming in 1997. His commitment to education and research saw Dr Moore complete a Doctorate of Musical Arts at the Queensland Conservatorium in 2013, which looked at adapting Carnatic Indian rhythms to the drum set.

In 2006, Dr Moore moved to Singapore to become a lecturer in the School of Contemporary Music at LASALLE, where he taught popular music studies, drumset and creative improvisation. From 2015, he spent three years living in Japan, working freelance as a drummer and sound artist, playing with the leading musicians from the jazz, free jazz and experimental music scenes in Tokyo. Dr Moore also taught part-time in the Faculty of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies at Hosei University. In 2018, he returned to LASALLE to continue working as a Senior Lecturer.

Publications
  • Moore, D., & Dixon, S. (2025). 'STAYING ALIVE: Cybernetic Seances and Posthumous Performers' [Print]. In Ben-Ary, G., Thompson, N., Gingold, M., & Hodgetts, S. (Eds.), Revivification. Mess Books.
  • Moore, D., & Burridge, S. (Eds). (2025). Improvisation Methods and Practices in Southeast Asia: Music, Dance and Theatre. [Print]. Routledge.
  • Moore, D., & O’Reilly, B. (2025). 'Black Zenith: Creating Systems for Electro-Acoustic Improvisation' [Print]. In Improvisation Methods and Practices in Southeast Asia: Music, Dance and Theatre. Routledge.
  • Moore, D., & Quek, M. (2025). 'Exploring Dance Improvisation and Composition from a Rhythmic Perspective' [Print]. In Improvisation Methods and Practices in Southeast Asia: Music, Dance and Theatre. Routledge.
  • Moore, D., Ben-Ary, G., Thompson, N., Fitch, A., & Hodgetts, S. (2023). 'Music for Surrogate Performer' [Print]. In Biennale Musica: Micro-Music (pp. 104–113). La Biennale di Venezia.
  • Moore, D. (2023). 'Cybernetic Creativity and The Future of Art'. In Journal of Global Pop Cultures (Vol. 3). https://www.journalofglobalpopcultures.com/issues/the-natures-of-pop/cybernetic-creativity-and-the-future-of-art
  • Purushothaman, V., Moore, D., & Cervera, F. (Eds.). (2022). Arrhythmia (ISSUE Special Volume). LASALLE College of the Arts. https://issueartsjournal.com/volumes/arrhythmia-arrhythmia/ 
  • McKenzie, V., Moore, D., Ben-Ary, G., & Thompson, N. (2021). 'cellF: Surrogate Musicianship as a Manifestation of In-Vitro Intelligence' [Print]. In Handbook of Artificial Intelligence for Music (pp. 915–932). Springer.
  • Moore, D., Ben-Ary, G., & Thompson, N. (2020). 'Surrogate Musicianship in the Age of In-vitro Intelligence' [Print]. In The Future of Live Music. Bloomsbury.
  • Moore, D. (2020). 'cellF: Embodying Neural Networks with Musical Bodies' [Print]. In S. Burridge (Ed.), Embodied Performativity in Southeast Asia (pp. 94–107). Routledge.
  • Moore, D., Marple, A., Schlegel, A., & O’Reilly, B. (2020). 'Applying “The Viewpoints” to Multimedia Performance'. In Global Performance Studies (Vol. 3, Issue 2). https://doi.org/10.33303/gpsv3n2a2 
  • Moore, D., Morris, A., Ben-Ary, G., Fitch, A., Thompson, N., Hodgetts, S., & Bakkum, D. (2016). 'CellF: the World’s First Neuron-Driven Synthesiser in Performance'. International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media, 12(1), 31–43. https://doi.org/10.1080/14794713.2016.1161954 
  • Moore, D. (2016). 'Experimental Music in Singapore'. Journal of Sonic Studies, 12. https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/284072/284073 
  • Moore, D. (2013). 'The Adaptation of Indian Carnatic Rhythmic Structures and Improvisation Methods into Drum Set Language and Performance Practice' [Doctoral Dissertation, Griffith University]. https://research-repository.griffith.edu.au/handle/10072/367339 
  • Moore, D. (2013). 'Echo as a Musical Metaphor'. ISSUE Art Journal, 2, 89–95. https://doi.org/10.33671/ISS02MOO
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Research And practice

Academic and research appointments

  • UAS Research Committee, University of the Arts Singapore (2025)
  • ISSUE Art Journal, editorial and publishing support team, LASALLE College of the Arts (2023)
  • Journal of Global Pop Cultures, editorial team, Shared Campus, Zurich University of the Arts (2023)
  • Research Application Mentorship Group, LASALLE College of the Arts (2021)
  • Research Project Mentorship Group, LASALLE College of the Arts (2021)
  • Research Seminar Steering Group, LASALLE College of the Arts (2021)

Conferences, symposiums and residencies

  • Paper presentation, 'Performing Beyond Death: Music for Surrogate Performer', Politics of the Machines: Synthetic Sentience, University of Western Australia (2025) https://www.ajirn.com/ajirn8conference2025Presentation
  • ‘Integrating Carnatic Rhythms into Contemporary Music Pedagogy’, Australasian Jazz & Improvisation Research Network Conference, University of Auckland; New Zealand (2025)
  • Carnatic Rhythms Workshop, Performance and the Environment Conference, University of the Philippines Diliman; Philippines (2025)
  • Member, Steering Committee, UAS Arts Education Symposium 2025, University of the Arts Singapore; Singapore (2025) 
  • Performances—Black Zenith and Bridge Ensemble, Asia-Pacific Improvisers Symposium 2025, Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, National University of Singapore Singapore (2025) 
  • Black Zenith Residency (Darren Moore/Brian O’Reilly), Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Edith Cowan University; Perth, Australia (2024) 
  • Conference convenor, Music Research Symposium Singapore 2024, School of Contemporary Music, LASALLE College of the Arts; Singapore (2024). 
  • Panel moderator, Performance and Health Conference 2023, Music, Health and Well-being, Faculty of Performing Arts, LASALLE College of the Arts and National University of Singapore; Singapore (2023). 
  • Panel moderator, ‘Blurring Steam Learning, Teaching and Research’, Unlearning Realities: Reimaging Futures Symposium in collaboration with Shared Campus, LASALLE College of the Arts; Singapore (2023)
  • Paper presentation,  'A Rhythmic Approach to Dance Pedagogy', Perspectives in Performing Arts Pedagogy Conference, The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance; Israel (2023). 
  • Conference co-convenor, Steering Committee and Musical Keynote, Global Connections: Performance Pedagogy and Practice, Faculty of Performing Arts, LASALLE College of the Arts; Singapore (2023) 
  • Paper presentation, 'A Pathway To Understanding Free Improvisation Through Becoming Other', AJIRN 6 - 2023 Conference, University of Melbourne; Australia (2023)
  • Research Seminar Session Chair, Cybernetic Creativity and The Future of Art, Learning, Teaching and Research, LASALLE College of the Arts; Singapore (2023) 
  • Paper presentation, 'Rhythmic Approach to Dance Pedagogy', The Acoustic Text Symposium, Nanyang Technological University; Singapore (2021) 
  • Local symposium curation, editor of conference proceedings for ISSUE, performance with Black Zenith, Arrhythmia: Performance Pedagogy and Practice, Faculty of Performing Arts, LASALLE College of the Arts; Singapore (2021) 
  • Paper presentation, 'cellF: The world’s first neuron-driven synthesizer', Singapore Music Research Symposium, Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, National University of Singapore; Singapore (2019)

International festivals and tours (select)

  • Big Ghost Japan Tour, international improvisation collaboration: Darren Moore (SG), Akira Sakata (JP), Seo Takashi (JP) Paal Nillson-Love (NO), Yong Yandsen (MY), Christian Meaas Svendsen (NO), Shizuoka/Nagoya/Kobe/Okayama/Toyohashi/Tokyo; Japan (2025)
  • Black Zenith Japan Tour, electro-acoustic duo: Darren Moore and Brian O’Reilly, Tokyo/Kyoto/Kobe/Osaka; Japan (2025)
  • Game of Patience Malaysia Tour, international improvisation collaboration: Darren Moore (SG), Brian O’Reilly (SG), Yong Yandsen (MY)
    Penang/Kuala Lumpur/Melaka; Malaysia (2025)
  • International Improvisation Collaboration, performer: Darren Moore, Audio Foundation, Auckland; New Zealand (2025)
  • Titus Andronicus, Musical Director: Darren Moore (drums and percussion), LASALLE College of the Arts; Singapore (2025)
  • Black Zenith/Snow Moon, performer: Darren Moore (drums and percussion), Kuala Lumpur Experimental Film and Music Festival; Malaysia (2024)
  • Black Zenith, performer: Darren Moore (drums and percussion), CHOPPA Experimental Music Festival; Singapore (2024)
  • Music for Surrogate Performer/cellF, Musical Director: Darren Moore, Ectopia; Lisbon, Portugal (2024)
    Horse Dance Collaboration, Yong Yandsen Darren Moore; Taipei (2024)
  • Akira Sakata Quartet, Akira Sakata/Yong Yandsen/Seo Takashi/Darren Moore, Jazz in July International Jazz Festival, Esplanade; Singapore (2024)
  • Venice Music Biennale – World Premiere, Music for Surrogate Performer (2023)
  • Big Foot Taiwan Tour, with Akira Sakata, Yong Yandsen, Seo Takashi (2023)
  • Jazz in July, Esplanade, with Yong Yandsen, Jeff Henderson, Tim O’Dwyer, Brian O’Reilly, Richard Allen Bates; Singapore (2023)
  • Big Foot Japan Tour, with Akira Sakata, Yong Yandsen, Seo Takashi (2022)
  • Biotopia, Sense Festival,'cellF' featuring Corinna Ruba; Germany (2022)
  • Jazz in July, with Yong Yandsen, Dharma, Tim O’Dwyer, Andrew Lim, Matthew Tan, Esplanade; Singapore (2022)
  • More Lions, Esplanade Recital Studio; Singapore (2022)
  • Toshimaru Nakamura/Hirose Junji/Darren Moore Taiwan Tour (2020)
  • Perth International Jazz Festival, with the Fumio Itabashi Quartet and Orchestra (2019)
  • Not Seeing is a Flower Japan Tour, with Akira Sakata, Simon Nabatov, Seo Takashi (2019)
  • Black Zenith, CHOPPA Experimental Music Festival; Singapore (2019)
  • Jogja Noise Bombing Festival,Tengarra Trio featuring Darren Moore; Indonesia (2019)

Discography (select)

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Research interests
  • Adapting carnatic rhythms to drum set
  • Improvisation
  • Electronic music
  • Multimedia
  • Jazz
  • Experimental music
  • Popular music

See also

List of Academics