Derek Marin was born & raised in New York City. He developed a passion for music early ..ed playing the drums at age 9. Being influenced by groups like Depeche Mode, New Order, The Smiths & B.AD., he started playing in bands at age 14. During this time he also started to build his production skills, taking charge of the recording, mixing, & editing aspects at home and in the studio. He also began to experiment with keyboards & other instruments.By 1994, Derek started to become a respected dj in the electronic community in New York. It wasn’t long before he started being part of important events, holding down residencies, working at the vinyl shop Throb Records & commercially releasing tracks.
Currently Mr. Marin is as busy as ever. He continues to produce tracks & remixes for various record labels, djs & produces mix cds and keeps things together at his Faucet Music imprint. Here are just some of the artists that Derek has performed with: Terry Francis, Hong Kong Counterfiet, Mr.C, Terry Lee Brown, Tommie Sunshine, Frankie Bones, Adam X, Carl Craig, John Selway & Andrew Fletcher of Depeche Mode.I edited my profile with Thomas’ Myspace Editor V4.4..
