gavin - Gavin Derek - is currently based in Seattle, WA and has recorded three CDs of rhythmic, rock/funk music.

gavin's lyrics offer an honest, essential point of view. His music is frank, direct and refreshingly unorthodox, combining pulsing alternative rock/funk rhythms with expansive orchestration, set in a foundation of folk guitar and bass.

Imagine the melodic prose of Nick Drake, mixed with the funk/folk-rock of Ben Harper and Dave Matthews, with Tori Amos' sensual instrumentation. This, combined with gavin's knack for writing stark but inspiring lyrics, has earned him the label "alternative folk-funk".

gavin likes to overturn first impressions, exposing emotions at their source. Born in Australia, raised in Miami, and criss-crossing America and Europe for most of his adult years, gavin has amassed volumes of life's moments and translated them into two collections of outstanding music.

His debut CD, ANGELS, BOMBS & MARTIANS, received critical acclaim for it's startling reality and lush, organic c