Derek Beres is one of the leading sources of international music in America, through various journalistic endeavors (staff writer, Trace; music editor, Rattapallax; freelance journalist, The Village Voice, Urb, Relix , Blue, YRB) and Global Beat Fusion, his current book project documenting global electronica. His Mythika Electronika project was born from this, tracing the mythological roots of world musics. As a lecturer, he has spoken on the subject at NYU and will be presenting the project at this year's Mythic Journeys conference in Atlanta in June. He is a yoga instructor who also performs Thai Massage Yoga at Atmananda Yoga in SoHo. As a DJ he travels internationally with the GlobeSonic crew alongside Fabian Alsultany and Acidophilus, and runs the weekly Kollective party at Kush with Karsh Kale. In 2001 he co-founded EarthRise Arts with painter Craig Anthony Miller, producing numerous art and music events in and around New York. He spent 2 1/2 years as managing editor of Global Rhythm magazine, and his last play, Burning Trees, was seen at 2002's Hip-Hop Theater Festival at the Nuyorican Poet's Cafe. A 1997 graduate of Rutgers University with a degree in Religion, he is a web/graphic designer with numerous clients in the arts. He served as a featured journalist for the "Picks of the Week" segment on Metro TV's The Daily Beat and has launched a clothing line, Bhakti: Streetwear 4 Urban Yogis.

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