Born and raised in Southern California, Darryn "Katz" Carter grew up in the life of Theatre following in his father's footsteps as a stage performer. During the end of his High school years, Katz dove more into film production. He attended film school in LA where he found the love of editing. Katz also attended The Academy of Art University, where he studied directing. He spends most of his time directing, editing, writing, and producing.