Darius Rudis has significant stage experience. Having debuted on the jazz scene in 1999, the musician has recently been one of the busiest drummers in the country, and is also named as one of the best drummers in Lithuania. Darius plays with many authoritative Lithuanian jazz musicians, pop artists, and also performs abroad.
Born in 1982. From the age of 5, he studied at the Bali Dvarionas Music School (piano and accordion) in Vilnius. He studied composition privately with contemporary music composer Rytis Mažulis. He started playing percussion instruments at the age of 15. He entered the Vilnius Juoz Tallat-Kelpšas Conservatory and graduated from the jazz department with percussion instruments. Later, he completed his pedagogical master's studies at LMTA. He studied for a year at the Gröningen Conservatory in Holland with Ralph Peterson (USA) and Steve Altenberg (USA). Since 2007, he has been teaching percussion instruments and ensemble at Vilnius College and LMTA.
Darius actively participates in concert activities, clubs and festivals, with famous Lithuanian and foreign musicians.
"I really like music, I listen to it a lot and it's very different, so I like to try myself in various styles of music: jazz, pop, latin, club, experimental, jam band, rock, reggae, world, electronica, gospel, etc."
Darius Rudis played or plays with the following pop music artists: Happyendles, Vaid Baumila, Sasha Son, Linus Adomaičius, Kymo Arbas, Skamp, Tabami, Mantas Jankavičius, Rojaus Tūzais, Algis Greitai Ramanauskas, Rūta Šciogolevaite, Onsa, Virgilijus Noreika, Arina, Capella A, Gyčius Paškevičius, Daiva Starinskaite, Rasa Kaušiūte, Giedre Kilčiauskiene, Alan Hoshnau, Pieno Lazeriai, Federico Manzanares, Eduardo Gemenez, Shorena, Monika Liubinaite, Istvan Kvik, Dagna Kondravičiūte, Egidius Sipavičius, Martyn Levickius, Fusedmarc, Gabriel Vagelius.
The musician participated in such foreign festivals and clubs as Pori Jazz (Finland), Montreaux Jazz (Switzerland), Lucerne, Zurich, Jazz Village (Belgium), Jazz Rally (Luxembourg), Black Elephant (Moldova), Jazz Colors (France), Cafe Universel (France), Sergey Kuriohin Festival (Russia), Jazz Filharmonic Hall, Jazz Kaar (Estonia), Rigas Ritmi (Latvia), Nefertiti jazz club (Sweden), Södra Theatr (Stockholm), Segovia Folk Festival, Astana (Kazakhstan), Birmingham Jazz in jazz clubs in Alanya (Turkey), Poland (Gdansk, Warsaw, Gdynia), Denmark (Copenhagen), Holland (Groningen, Amsterdam, The Hague), Belarus, London (Cargo), Germany (40 concert tour in different cities), various jazz at festivals in Spain (Madrid, Barcelona), Hungary, Dublin, Ukraine (Lviv, Kiev), Kaliningrad, Almaty, Ireland.
In Lithuania, he performed at the festivals Kaunas Jazz, Birštonas Jazz, Klaipėda Jazz, Nida Jazz, Šiauliai Jazz, Elektrėnai Jazz, Vilnius Jazz, Mama Jazz, Tamsta, Karklė, Rock Nights, Tundra, Drablys, VDU Jazz Connection, Blues Nights, Rafes, Kristupas Festival, Bard Festival, Panemune Festival, Granatos, Galapagos, Sea Festival, Satta Outside, Be2gether, Broma, Impressions, and many others.
Darius Rudis played with such stars as Philip Hamilton (USA), Alex Tuomarilla (Finland), Chielli Minucci (USA), Frank Marocco (USA), Wolfgang Lackerschmid (Germany), Hendrik Meurkens (Germany), Victor Mendoza (USA), Anatolij Vapirov (Bulgaria), Sofija Rubina (Estonia), Vladimir Tarasov, Austin Becker (USA), Petras Geniusas (Lithuania), Bern Homan (Germany), Saska Laroo (Netherlands), Niki Haris (USA), Gene Perla (USA), Herbie Kopf (Switzerland), Bilal Karaman (Turkey), Gaio De Lima (Brasil), Federico Manzenares (Argentina), Robin Aristoren (UK), Renzo Rugieri (Italy), Toivo Unt (Estonia), Sheila Charles (USA), Njabulo Madlala (PAR).
