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Darren Hoffman
Darren Hoffman is a music, film and technology producer originally from Miami, Florida, currently residing in NYC. A Basin Street Scholar of Jazz Studies at The University of New Orleans and graduate of Florida State University’s College of Motion Picture Arts, Hoffman has produced traditional and interactive music and films since 2001; founded three companies - Tutti Dynamics (2006), Guava Records (2016) and Myxstem (2021); and co-founded Uncle Nef with World-renowned drummer and singer Shannon Powell.

In 2012 Hoffman’s company, Tutti Dynamics, released a next-generation interactive music and video education platform, Tutti Music Player, which was adopted by Berklee College of Music as required course materials for incoming students. Also in 2012, Hoffman began producing annual recordings and interactive video programs with Wynton Marsalis & The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra for 3000+ high schools internationally and helped teach 50,000+ students for 8+ years. In 2013, Hoffman’s documentary feature film, TRADITION IS A TEMPLE, premiered at the Film Society of Lincoln Center and is distributed by The 1091 Films. In 2015, in collaboration with Christian Scott aTundé Adjuah, Darren designed and released the Stretch Music / Tutti Audio App, the first of its kind interactive music album release which was awarded the JazzFM 2016 Innovation Award. In 2021, the Tutti technology platform was relaunched as Myxstem.

Hoffman has toured internationally and has produced for and performed with Shannon Powell, Christian Scott aTundé Adjuah, Ellis Marsalis, Miette Hope, Linda Diaz, The Resistance Revival Chorus, Roland Guerin, Jason Marsalis, Lucien Barbarin, Topsy Chapman, Morgan Guerin and more. As cinematographer, Hoffman has collaborated with directors and choreographers on multi-disciplinary performances at The Lincoln Center, Tribeca Performing Arts Center, The Baryshnikov Arts Center and The New World Symphony.

Hoffman serves as a member of the faculty of The Florida State University.

Myxstem
Myxstem is a new category of digital merchandise for musicians, as a premium experience to offer to their music fans, in a consumer friendly format directly on their mobile device. Myxstem is a way for artists and their fans to have one-to-one engagement through the music, or for aspiring musicians to effortlessly participate with the recorded music they love.

MYXSTEM was born in New Orleans and evolved out of an earlier incarnation (FKA Tutti Player) — an award winning technology which powered music education programs such as Berklee College of Music, Jazz at Lincoln Center and more.

In 2021 a new team was assembled and rebranded Tutti Player as MYXSTEM and began releasing on both iOS and Android — providing new revenue streams for musicians, offering exceptional educational value, invigorating music catalogues and encouraging deeper, more meaningful fan engagement.

A myxstem is a Stand-Alone-App version of a music album, featuring mute, solo, pan and fade of each stem (instrument) of every song, along with tempo control & looping. On their iPhone or Android device, listeners can build the perfect mix to play, learn- or sing-along, and also view the score, sheet music and lyrics.

Each Myxstem app supports 15+ stems per track as well as sheet music and notes and costs on average $9.99 whereas the $200+ screenless, Stemplayer is limited to only 4 stems.

Every Myxstem release is a stand-alone-app on your iPhone or Android so no need to buy an additional gadget.