Derek Ryan

California-born, Tokyo-based Derek Ryan has made a name for himself in the trance and progressive scenes with an emotional and captivating sound that’s based on a simple mantra - blissfully heartbreaking music. With electric and eclectic productions on Pure Trance, FSOE, Monster, Outburst, and Regenerate among others and his own label Ascent, Derek focuses his productions on songs with soaring emotional notes that hit the heart as well as the feet. As a DJ, his energetic sets have lit up floors from California, where he was a resident at Ruby Skye, to Burning Man, to Japan’s best clubs, such as ageHa, Womb, and Warp.