Flipping the paradigm of a once unapproachable and gate-kept medium, Derrick has amassed an audience of 1M+ followers who enjoy his curious, unpretentious and knowledgeable videos and refreshing approach to music discovery and storytelling.

Derrick’s authority and experience have been built upon a career spanning media, music industry and radio. As a design school student of the University of Technology, Sydney, Derrick developed a 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 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 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, knowledgeable and authoritative figure in the new era of music journalism.