Derrick’s authority and experience has been built upon a career spanning media, music industry and radio. As a design school student of the University of Technology, Sydney, Derrick developed his keen eye for design and visual communication. He entered the world of broadcast television and early digital media, where he developed and produced shows for both network television and online.

While working at the TV production company Fremantle, in 2012 Derrick launched his weekly independent radio show, Finetooth Radio - a long-dreamt passion of connecting his music taste with a global audience. This passion project not only further educated Derrick in the depths of music and culture, but expanded his broadcast experience, taking his show from community radio to residencies on NTS Radio (‘16-’20), high end London listening bar Spiritland (‘17-’19) and North American satellite radio network SiriusXM (‘21-’23).

After a decade honing his craft at Fremantle, Derrick moved to London to work with music streaming platform Mixcloud, where he led up the production of the company’s brand partnerships division, LOUD. Working with brands Dr. Martens, adidas, W Hotels, Jagermeister and Farfetch, Derrick held music and culture events throughout Europe, Asia and the Middle East with the likes of Peggy Gou, Kelsey Lu and IDLES.

Derrick then spent three years working as a creative director for US record label 88rising - residing in both New York and his now permanent residence of Sydney, Australia. Here Derrick worked directly with artists to create memorable online and offline moments through music releases and festivals. It was at 88rising that Derrick launched North America’s first 24/7 Asian-focused radio station, 88rising Radio on SiriusXM. Following from this, Derrick worked as a creative director, manager and consultant for record labels and artists.

In early 2022, Derrick began his content creator journey, rapidly rising as a prominent voice in music tastemaking, music industry commentary and hifi. Blending music and pop culture analysis, criticism and inspiration with a sense of humour, Derrick quickly stood out as a trusted, knowledgable and authoritative figure in the new era of music journalism.

Seen as a next-generation authority leading the charge in music discovery, tastemaking and internet music culture, internationally renowned publications have spot-lit Derrick for his unique perspective as a professional music fan.

NEW YORKER: Derrick was defined as a member of the “New Generation of Online Culture Curators”

RESIDENT ADVISOR: RA invited Derrick to comment on how he has managed to sustain his community via Discord

VOGUE: Icelandic-American journalist Mosha Lundstrom looked to Derrick for his take on why Laufey’s rise has been so unique and unprecedented

Brands
Bytedance
Campari
Expedia
Four Pillars
Johnnie Walker
KEF
Master & Dynamic
Nothing Tech
Patreon
rekordbox
Samsung
Sonos
Squarespace
Tidal
Turntable Lab
Valentino

Festivals & Institutions
Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg
Now or Never, Melbourne
SXSW, Sydney
Volume, Sydney

Collaborators
Ace Hotel New York
Ace Hotel Sydney
Ryuichi Sakamoto Foundation

Erika De Casier
Michelle Zauner (Japanese Breakfast)
Machinedrum
Tim Sweeney
grentperez (BIGSOUND)
Yasi Salek (Bandsplain)
Sasha Frere-Jones
Lucinda Chua
Mr. Hudson
Devon Turnbull
Griff
Alexandra Streliski
Willo Perron
AJ Tracey
Hemlocke Springs
Anthony Naples
Paris Texas
Elijah
Coucou Chloe

K-Pop
ITZY
Le Sserafim
New Jeans