Derek Marin was born & raised in New York City. He developed a passion for music early on, playing the drums at age 9. Being influenced by groups like Depeche Mode & New Order he started playing in bands at age 14. During this time he also started to build his production & DJ skills, taking charge of the recording, mixing, & editing aspects at home and in the studio. By 1994, Derek started to become a respected DJ/Producer in the electronic community in New York & later releasing tracks on many respected underground labels around the world like Plastic City, Swag, Big Chief & A Touch of Class. He is now also building a reputation for his strong remixing skills, lending his talents to top electronic artists like Depeche Mode, Daft Punk & Junior Boys. In 2001, he started his own imprint Faucet Music & later the sub labels Modest Music & Sideviewer Records - with the intention of controlling all the aspects of the artistic & business processes from creation to release. Along with releasing material under his own name he also releases tracks & remixes under many other monikers & groups including: Modest D, Platonik, Sideview, Clockpunchers, Autopilot, Etadorpha & My Better Half.

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