Darren has been singing traditional, southern gospel, and CCM for nearly 50 years, beginning with his parents at the age of two. Over the years he has sang with his brothers - The Ridings Brothers, The Southern Journeymen Qt, Golden State Qt, AV7 QT, his children - The Ridings Family, lead worship in local churches, and most recently played keys and sang background for a local Christian southern rock band named Cain's Not Able. Darren is a natural lead/baritone that sings mainly southern and county gospel as well as a very talented piano player mastering many piano and vocal styles from southern, traditional, CCM, all the way to opera and adult contemporary. He brings a distinctive voice to the stage, delivering power and authority through the leading of the Holy Spirit, with a passion for music that expresses every emotion of the songs he is singing and playing. Darren has served as senior pastor with his wife Jennifer and adult children since December 2012 at the Landmark Missionary Baptist Church in Lake Isabella, CA

Joining Darren is his son, Timothy Ridings. Timothy is a natural baritone/bass and also plays drums, bass guitar, and keys. Timothy began singing around the age of 4. He sang with The Ridings Famiy with his dad, Darren and his sister Ashleigh. Today, Timothy is the Director of Worship at Landmark Missionary Baptist Church in Lake Isabella, plays drums on the worship team and plays bass at different Christian conferences and worship events around the Kern River Valley and has filled in several times, singing baritone with The Lighthouse Boys from Bakersfield. 
Timothy is also a licensed minister through the Landmark Missionary Baptist Church and preaches often in his dad's absence.