Darren Granard

I’m a character-first writer with a sharp ear for dialogue, a cinematic eye, and a background as raw as the worlds I create. After years working in bars, kitchens, and real estate—both in California and Southeast Asia—I write stories that feel lived in, dangerous, and darkly funny. My flagship series, JING JING, follows two Americans who open a hip-hop nightclub in Thailand and get pulled into the island’s layered underworld. My work blends grit with vulnerability, often exploring people at breaking points in beautiful or brutal places.
As founder of Valley Boy Productions, I build projects that cut through the noise: emotionally charged, visually rich, and grounded in hard-earned truth.