Darren Drew
Founding Partner + CEO·In The Groove Music
Minneapolis, MN, United States, North America
- Accepts pitches
Covers: Sonic Aor · Ad Music House · Brand AdsRecently activeReviewed Sep 2026
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Why reach out to Darren?
Darren Drew works as a founding partner + ceo at In The Groove Music and is publicly associated with sonic aor, ad music house and brand ads, working into Minneapolis, Mn. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
Market
Minneapolis, Mn · United States
Pitching
Accepts pitches
Playbook
How to approach Darren
- Lead with
- The release story and why it fits In The Groove Music.
- Keep it
- Short. Put the hook in the first two lines.
- Send
- A music link with short, relevant context.
- Avoid
- Generic introductions and oversized attachments.
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What does Darren Drew cover?
Coverage
- Sonic Aor
- Ad Music House
- Brand Ads
- Target Ads
Market
- Minneapolis, Mn
- United States
- North America
Signals
- Accepts pitches
- Professional contact available
- Recently active
Discovery
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About
Who is Darren Drew?
Darren Drew is a Minneapolis, MN-based founding partner + ceo associated with In The Groove Music. Their published work centres on Sonic Aor, Ad Music House and Brand Ads. The audience sits primarily in Minneapolis, Mn and United States. Founding Partner + CEO · In The Groove Music. Darren Drew works as a founding partner + ceo with In The Groove Music, based in Minneapolis, MN. Co-founded In The Groove in Minneapolis to write original music for advertising. CEO of a US house that still composes and licenses music for brand commercials (Target, Budweiser, Coca-Cola, Ford, Cheerios, P&G, Bacardi, Toyota, ESPN). Rouha Sadighi runs day-to-day advertising supervision; Darren is the named founding partner agencies have used for 25+ years. The topics that recur across their output are Sonic Aor, Ad Music House, Brand Ads, Target Ads and Budweiser Ads, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. Reach concentrates on Minneapolis, Mn, United States and North America, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: Founding Partner + CEO. Works at: In The Groove Music. Based in: Minneapolis, MN, United States, North America. Campaign types: Brand Partnership, Sync. Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Darren's coverage and the Minneapolis, Mn market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context. Everything on this page comes from public professional sources and is re-checked when the record changes; no private details are published.
- Role
- Founding Partner + CEO
- Works at
- In The Groove Music
- Based in
- Minneapolis, MN, United States, North America
- Campaign types
- Brand Partnership, Sync
- Territories
- United States, North America
Questions
About Darren Drew
Darren Drew works as founding partner + ceo and covers Sonic Aor, Ad Music House, Brand Ads and Target Ads. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Darren Drew is based in Minneapolis, MN, United States, North America. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
A professional contact route for Darren is stored in Virtual Publicist and available to members. Contact details are never published openly on this page.
Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Darren's coverage and the Minneapolis, Mn market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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