Bagpiper Darrell Calvillo

Welcome. Darrell Calvillo is an open-class solo competitor, band leader, Western United States Pipe Band Association Adjudicator, musical arranger, studio musician, educator, and proprietor of DC Music with over twenty years of professional experience in the music industry. He is a member of the Celtic/World band Silent Planet and also performs as a guest artist with various bands and ensembles such as The Chieftains, Breabach, The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, and the Blue Man Group.

In the realm of competition pipe bands, Darrell is currently Pipe Major and Musical Director of the Nicholson Pipes & Drums based in Westminster, California, and has previously competed with competition bands in every grade. In the entertainment industry, Darrell has recently been featured in recordings and filmings for Amazon, Budweiser, California Sound, Capitol Records, Comedy Central, Guinness, CBS, E!, Paramount, and TLC.