Darian Sahanaja (born May 20, 1963) is an American singer, songwriter, keyboardist, and arranger who is best known for co-founding Wondermints in 1992 and playing with Brian Wilson's supporting band since 1999.

"[1] In the early 1980s, he became obsessed with the band's unfinished Smile album after hearing an unreleased version of the song "Wonderful".

[1] Wilson's wife Melinda praised Sahanaja as "an unsung hero on the Smile project.

He later performed with Heart at the Dreamboat Annie Live concert, writing string arrangements, while also playing percussion, keyboards, and singing background vocals.

In 2012, Sahanaja appeared on the Beach Boys' reunion album, That's Why God Made the Radio, and the subsequent anniversary tour, playing keyboards and providing backing vocals.