Derek Thomas
"Derek Thomas' songwriting blends atmospheric storytelling alongside unique finger-style melodies and his soulful raw vocals, inviting the listener into that special place only certain songs can take us.” —Spin Magazine
“Derek's music seems to step out from some strange musical time machine where the past and the future meld into a beautiful strange blend of sonic molecules.”
— Malcolm Burn producer (Emmylou Harris, Bob Dylan, Daniel Lanois)
At the intersection of sound, movement, and presence
Derek Thomas emerges after nearly a decade of stepping away from society during a deeply personal journey often living remote throughout Indonesia, Maldives and the jungles of Central America, where he spent his days writing music, surfing and diving deeply into the eastern arts.
SONIC SABBATICAL
Now residing between the holistic retreat center "Casa Soul Water” based in Nicaragua and his beloved town Laguna Beach, he returns to his passion for being intimate both on stage and in the studio, offering up his vulnerability, emotional depth and passion for the art and craft of song-writing.
"Derek Thomas is a master of mood, creating songs that connect strongly on an emotional level, songs that make a home for themselves inside us so that soon they feel like our own." -Maverick Magazine
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"Derek Thomas is a master of mood, creating songs that connect strongly on an emotional level, songs that make a home for themselves inside us so that soon they feel like our own." -Maverick Magazine *
The UK's leading independent music magazine
"His music is expansive, introspective, intimate and at all times irresistible.
-Maverick Magazine
The Pasadena Weekly
"Beautifully atmospheric and deftly arranged songs with a yearning rasp. For fans of contemporary Americana and “Harvest”-era Neil Young, Ryan Adams and Ray LaMontagne "
Micheals Music Log