"Rock The World" with Hit Producer/Saxophonist/Composer Darren Rahn
With multiple Grammy nominations to his credit, and 29 #1 Billboard singles as a producer, mix engineer, and solo artist/saxophonist, this multi-talented, Canadian born, Denver based musician's multi-faceted journey reaches yet another key milestone with the release of his album "Rock The World", a hallmark project that taps perfectly into the Zeitgeist of the times while revealing an ever-evolving artist at the pinnacle of his creative, melodic, spiritual and sonic expressions.
On this release, Rahn intuitively and artfully uses instrumental music to reflect not only just how the world has been rocked, but offers a meaningful path forward on how we can rock back, get through the obstacles, and move ahead with hope. True to the empowering and provocative album title, Rahn embraces the stark reality of the moment with optimism, forging and illuminating the road ahead by rocking the world with the gift of music. Musicians on the new album include bassist Mel Brown, drummer Tarell Martin, Jason Rahn on trumpet, guitarists Randy Jacobs, Allen Hinds, Adam Hawley and Paul Jackson, Jr., vocalist Biff Gore, flutist Priscilla Rahn and dynamic all-star guests Brian Bromberg, Dave Koz, Najee, Everette Harp, and Brian Culbertson.
Additionally, Rahn is preparing to release his brand new Christmas single for this year, "O Come O Come Emmanuel." This Latin-infused reimagining of the beloved classic carol will be released on November 1st on Side 2 Music, Rahn's own record label. After launching his career producing, engineering and mixing in the late 90s, he became the ultimate urban jazz hyphenate as an artist/producer in the 2000s, following his success with Wayman Tisdale (which included the #1 hit remake of "Ain't No Stoppin Us Now") with behind the scenes roles as producer, composer, arranger and/or mix engineer for music on five Dave Koz projects (Greatest Hits, Hello Tomorrow, Summer Horns, Gifts Of The Season, and A New Day).
His dual careers reached a unique crescendo when his own single "Talk of the Town" hit #1 on the Billboard jazz chart and he scored three consecutive #1 productions (14 weeks in all) on the Billboard smooth jazz chart, holding the top position with Koz, Eric Darius and Tim Bowman. During this time, Rahn held the top three chart positions for several weeks and had as many as four songs in the Top Ten at the same time. Over the years, as his detail-oriented sonic excellence led to more and more hit recordings, his resume has grown to include everyone from Toby Keith, Jonathan Butler and Najee to Bob James, Dave Koz, Melissa Manchester, Rick Braun, Jeffrey Osborne, Phil Perry, Jeff Lorber, Brian Bromberg, Michael Lington, Kirk Franklin, Marcus Anderson, Jonathan Fritzen, Julian Vaughn, Blake Aaron, Lebron, Riley Richard, the late Nick Colionne and many others.
Originally recorded on 8/16/22.
Remastered: 2026