Darren Hayman and the Secondary Modern

Darren Hayman (born 1 December 1970) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist, who debuted as the writer, lead singer, and guitarist in Hefner. Since Hefner disbanded in 2002, Hayman has had a prolific solo career releasing numerous albums under his own name while releasing music with The French, New Starts, and others. He has worked with The Wave Pictures, producing an album for them, directing three of their music videos and employing them as his backing band. In January, 2011, Hayman recorded and released a song every day in the month of January, working with several collaborators. Hayman also paints and has exhibited his work at exhibitions about animals in space, racing dogs and other topics.