Darko Karajić was born in 1964 in Šabac, Serbia. Before his formal studies, he learned guitar from Dušan Šaponja, Nadežda Kondić, Dušan Bogdanović, and Vera Ogrizović. Karajić has conducted masterclasses in Bar, Belgrade, Banja Luka, Novi Sad, Smederevo, Požarevac, Niš, Loznica, Šabac, Ankara, and other locations. He was the founder of lute studies in both elementary and secondary music schools in Serbia. He is a member of the Association of Music Artists of Serbia, the former Yugoslav Association of Classical Guitarists, and the London Lute Society.