Darryl Duncan is an accomplished composer and producer who has been in the music industry since 1986. He began composing songs at age 14 and gained recognition in Hollywood, leading to his first major publishing contract. Darryl has written and produced music for many famous artists and has had charting singles and music in major films. Today, he runs GameBeat Studios, a successful provider of original music for games, advertising, and media that has worked on popular titles and won several industry awards.

1. Darryl S. Duncan Mini Biography
Darryl Duncan is an accomplished
veteran composer and producer.
He’s been involved in the music
industry professionally since 1986.
Darryl began composing original
songs when he was 14 years old. His
songs began to gain considerable
recognition in Hollywood leading to
his first big break when he received
a major music publishing contract
from A&M records in 1986. He also went on to sign with Warner Brothers Music in 1990.
Darryl has written and/or produced music for artists such as Jeffrey Osborne, Michael
Jackson, Chaka Khan, Earth, Wind & Fire and R. Kelly to name a few. Darryl was also a
solo artist himself on Motown in 1987. He’s had several charting singles and has had his
music featured in major motion pictures.
Today Darryl is the Founder, President & CEO of GameBeat Studios, LLC. GameBeat is
an established provider of original music production and sound design services for the
commercial advertising, gaming and digital media industries. GameBeat, known for their
unique versatility and creativity has been responsible for the music or sound effects in
some of the gaming industries biggest selling titles, including John Madden Football,
Dance Dance Revolutions and Microsoft’s Zoo Tycoon. Today GameBeat’s clients are
primarily in the advertising industry. Their portfolio includes TV and radio commercials
for McDonald’s, Wal-Mart, Charmin, Motorola, Burger King, Altoids, Toyota, Sears, The
Illinois State Lottery and others. GameBeat has won numerous advertising industry
awards for their work including 8 Telly awards, 3 Addy awards and 2 Millennium awards.
Contact Information:
Darryl S. Duncan - 129 Treehouse Road, Suite#23 • Matteson, IL 60443
Phone: (708) 283-8860 • Fax: (708) 283-8870 • Cell: (708) 822-3129
Email: dduncan@gamebeatstudios.com • Web: www.gamebeatstudios.com
August 2008