Biography
Derek was born in 1965 in Fort William, Ontario. Canada and moved to Toronto, Ontario in the early '70's. His first band featured himself and flamenco guitarist, Jesse Cook. From 1989-1991, he was the guitarist with successful Toronto group Mad About Plaid. He played on their second release and hit song "Camera". From 1992-1996 he played in Toronto band, "Backstreet", featuring Gary Breit (Bryan Adams) and Charlie Cooley (Manteca) He has worked with Sass Jordan, Red Rider, Bobby Curtola, Alannah Myles, Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow), Alex Ligertwood (Santana), Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple) and Jeff Healey. He is married to singer-songwriter Sass Jordan;
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