About the Author

Darren Cottingham is an entrepreneur and award-nominated composer based in Auckland, New Zealand. Having initially trained in audio engineering he spent the first ten years of his career working on his 'studio tan' while writing over 1000 pieces of music for TV and computer games. Finally seeing the light (literally), he has subsequently owned several companies in the health, publishing and automotive industries. He has had a number 1 iPhone game in New Zealand, and also writes car reviews for fun (and free petrol).