Current and former co-conspirators include: Aaron Irwin, Alan Ferber, Alden Banta, André Canniere, Ben Griffin, Ben Kono, Brian Pareschi, Christian Pincock, Dale Turk, Dan Willis, Dave Rezek, Donny McCaslin, Ed Renz, Erica vonKleist, Fraser Hollins, Ike Sturm, Ingrid Jensen, Jacob Varmus, Jacob Wick, James De La Garza, James Hirschfeld, Jason Rigby, Jeremy Udden, Joel Frahm, Jon Owens, Jon Wikan, Josh Sinton, Kendrick Scott, Kris Davis, Mark Patterson, Mark Small, Marshall Gilkes, Matt Clohesy, Matt Peterson, Matt Shulman, Mike Christianson, Mike Fahie, Mike Holober, Miki Hirose, Paul Olenick, Peter Van Huffel, Richie Barshay, Rob Wilkerson, Ryan Keberle, Sam Sadigursky, Sebastian Noelle, Tom Goehring, Will Vinson
Influences
Alarm Will Sound, Anti-Social Music, Ran Blake, Broken Social Scene, Bob Brookmeyer, Calexico, Ornette Coleman, Dave Douglas, Eighth Blackbird, John Hollenbeck, Lee Hyla, Thad Jones, Jonathan Lethem, Charles Mingus, Jim McNeely, Alan Moore, George Russell, Frederic Rzewski, Maria Schneider, Wayne Shorter, Lewis Taylor, Tortoise, David Foster Wallace, Kenny Wheeler
"A big, broad musical vocabulary came together easily, without jump-cutting or wrenching shifts of style. Mr. Argue made all these elements belong together naturally." — Ben Ratliff, New York Times
Vancouver-born, Brooklyn-based composer Darcy James Argue is the ringleader and mastermind behind Secret Society, an 18-piece band devoted to his cunning original music. Secret Society unveiled themselves to the unwary public in May 2005 and have been recruiting allies to their cause ever since.
Thought you may want to have this pic from the Jazz Gallery gig back in November. I have a couple more if you'd like them... hope to see you again soon!
Thanks for the add. I just got turned onto your music this week, and I can't stop listening--very fresh, creative stuff. Hope to catch the group live someday, and I really hope it all gets caught on CD at some point (but thanks for posting the live downloads until then).
i found your Internetblog on the internet and was very amused about it. Its very funny and i laughed a lot, especially about your point of view. As it semed to be like you are a bit shy its nice to see how you juged the whole situation.
Anyway i hope we will met again and give a hugh to Mark!
I love the many layers of you, and could not agree more with Magpie Killjoy’s assessment: “transported to a sinister yet beautiful world, …” Keep doing what you’re doing! -mercy
Hello Darcy. I have been listening to your music here on the main page, and also in your blog. Absolutely beautiful writing! I can't wait to check out the SS live very soon. All the best. Tom.
It sure was fun sitting behind you for 23 of the 27 hours of Bang on a Can madness! Also, its a pleasure reading what you blogged about it. I did catch myself in one rather uniquely 21st Century moment when I was at a concert, watching someone writing about said concert, and reading (from my Tréo) what that person had already written about said concert. That's either just absurdly insane or excellent. I'm not sure which...
