Darren Whorton, 25, is from Wetumpka, Ala. Darren has a degree in Computer Engineering from Lipscomb University and works as a computer programmer for MCS Information Technology when he is not on the road with Durant.

Darren has been singing since high school and has played the guitar for 9 years, but did not discover his talent for vocal percussion until college. He sang bass and did vocal percussion for X-Changed for four years. He also participated in the choir (where he sang tenor) and in a group specializing in early music and music from around the world. The other members of Durant refer to Darren as the “everything man.” Although this self-proclaimed computer nerd is mostly interested in activities involving technology, he is very proud of the fact that he completed the Country Music Half Marathon in April 2005.

Darren and Rachel Tuggle were married in June.

Darren’s favorite scriptures happen to also be songs Durant often performs in concert: Psalm 63, which inspired “Better than Life,” and 2 Corinthians 5:21, which is the text for “His Righteousness.”