Don Darryl

Born in Newark, New Jersey in 1966 Darryl D Johnson (Don Darryl) has worked in entertainment for over 35 years. He initially started djing at age 16 with his friends at house & high school parties they organized up until he went into the military at age 20. During his military time he continued organizing events as well as learning the business side of the industry. After taking a break from the entertainment business due to his military duties, Darryl was honorably discharged and started his events and talent management business working with some of the most popular artist, celebrities, djs and more. In 2009 Darryl and his family moved to Istanbul and he hit the ground running in the entertainment sector where has has developed great relations with many of the biggest venues, restaurants, clubs and hotels. Darryl is a well established international entertainment consultant and some of his major clients are the Hyatt Hotel Group, Andaz Group (part of the Hyatt group), 360 entertainment group Istanbul, Kastel Club Istanbul, Supper Club, Savage Club, Oligark Istanbul, 1oak Dubai and many more. In 2022 Darryl started and successfully completed a dj course at one of the best dj academies in Europe the Istanbul DJ Academy owned by Serdar Ayyildiz. Darryl has always stayed abreast to the music scene especially in South African and in 2023 launched the House of Amapiano project which has been a massive success.