Darryl Crawford
Biography
Darryl
“Deelux” Crawford was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA on
December 2, 1972. His first artistic expression began with drawing
and he utilized this skill to escape from the real world and into a
realm of fantasy and action. There, he created still life characters
and cartoons, which lead to the development of his own scrap comic
book. His natural ability garnered the respect of his peers and his
eleventh grade art instructor, Dr. Stevens.
Darryl
fell in love with music at the age of ten. Discovering his gift to
play by ear, he taught himself to play the keyboard and the guitar.
He explored his musical pursuits more vigorously at the age of
twenty-six, which lead him to work alongside veteran songwriter and
music producer, Bobby Eli and William Hart of the Delfonics. Sharing
a passion for music with his childhood friends, Steven Green and
Courtney Fleming, the three set out to create Spider Hole
Productions. As an integral collaborator, Darryl has produced and
engineered for many talent such as: Pure Breed, Zion, Way, and
Keyonda Reed. His most notable contribution was on Vivian Green's
sophomore album, "Vivian".
In
the winter of 2006, Darryl met singer-songwriter Audrey Bey through
the John Whitehead Foundation. The two collaborated on their first
song, "Here I Go", which continues to receive positive
feedback from various music industry affiliates. With their
professional chemistry, the two have created an eclectic viable song
catalogue that continues to flourish.
A man of multiple
talents, Darryl’s predilection
for
the written word inspired him to create his own poetry. Many of his
poems have been composed into love songs. An avid aficionado of the
Fantasy-Sci-Fi-Action film genre, Darryl is currently working on his
first Sci-Fi screenplay, "The Continuum".