User:Ashokaats

Darren MacDonald grew up in Elliot Lake and Thessalon Ontario, he is a Native Canadian, his parents Corrie Lee Chisholm and Perry Alan MacDonald split up when he was only a few years old. Born December 1st, 1989 in Sault Ste. Marie Ontario he was the youngest of four Darren MacDonald (1989) Alyssa MacDonald (1987) Nickette MacDonald (1986) Ryan Chisholm (1982)

Early Life
In an abusive relationship with his father, almost everyone in Darren's family grew afraid of the alcoholic man. His mother was known to verbally abuse Perry MacDonald who would in turn Physically assault Corrie back. Darren began getting interested in music such as Nirvana, Neil Young, Skid Row, and Nazareth from a very young age. This would later on show him what style of music he wanted to create.

Flog / Mayadevi
Darren MacDonald started his first musical group Flog with his friend Kenneth Coventry in 2003. They began to record their music almost immediately, and they have a library of over 200 songs including prank phone calls that they made actually coming up as over 70% of their collection. He then got more serious in 2005 with Kenneth and started the band Mayadevi. As Mayadevi Darren MacDonald, David Findlay, Kenneth Coventry and occasionally Jack Ranking Hemphill would record Darren's work in Kenneth's basement in Thessalon.

Another abusive relationship
Darren began dating a girl from Laird Ontario for over twenty two months which he was verbally abused and taken advantage of constantly, and he moved out of his parents house to do everything that she wanted him to and to go to school in Sault Ste. Marie where he was born. He broke up with her in late 2007.

Currently
Darren MacDonald is in a band called Ashoka At The Show with new bandmates Joey Graham, and best friend Oliver Dupuis. They are currently working on finishing materials for their first album called Soulless Skin. MacDonald has established himself as the dominating force in music in his local community by putting on multiple performances including CASS Cafe 2007 II and III and the Central Algoma Remembrance Day ceremony playing his most famous song today "Drop" which was written in an almost reclusive, depressed state while living in Sault Ste. Marie with his ex. He is currently dating Shana Faye Tozer, a local girl from just outside of his hometown who he absolutely adores every bit.