About
Derek Mount is an American songwriter, producer, composer, and instrumentalist with a truly diverse portfolio. Mount has written and played on an impressive palette of art, including releases in pop, rock, indie, funk, hip-hop, orchestral music, electronic music, and more.
As a songwriter, Derek has co-written eight number-one hits and fifteen top-ten songs across various radio formats. He has also released several albums under the umbrella of his record label and production company, Man Night Music (most notably using the monikers of his dynamic compositional project, Brique a Braq, his alternative project, Club Danger, and his pop project, Vyceroy). Mount's songs have been used in feature films (Disney, NBCUniversal, Lionsgate), commercials (Nokia, Target, Subaru), television programs (Democratic National Convention, MTV, VH1), retail stores (Journey's, Forever XXI), sporting events (ESPN, WWE, CBS, etc.), corporate presentations (Nike, Google, KCRW), video games (Tony Hawk Pro Skater, Rock Band, RBI 2020) and much more. Propelled by an ambitious work ethic, he has scored several custom projects from tour buses, hotel lobbies, and studios around the world.
He performed 12 years as the bombastic, multifaceted guitarist and background vocalist for the electro-dance-infused rock band Family Force 5. The group performed thousands of shows worldwide, including appearances at some of the world's most prestigious tours and festivals (Sonisphere, Bamboozle, Warped Tour, AP Tour, etc.). FF5 has sold several hundred thousand albums to-date, charted over 40 million collective YouTube views, and garnered considerable recognition in the press (Rolling Stone, Billboard, Spin, Pollstar, AP Magazine's Live Band of the Year, Yahoo's "Who's Next," etc.).
Derek has served as a live featured guest or fill-in for many artists, including 3Oh!3, Crowder, Toby Mac, Sam Tinnesz, Blanca, Love and the Outcome, Ultraviolet Sound, Fireflight, The Museum, and many more. In the studio, he has made live tracks for country artists (Florida Georgia Line, Canaan Smith), and has played guitar and/or bass guitar on a wide variety of projects (Skillet, Audio Adrenaline, Stephen Christian, Hannah Kerr, Bread of Stone, Finding Favor, etc.). Mount lives with his wife Sarah and his sons Baxter Lee (“Bax”) and Rhone Julian. He is a passionate fan of football, basketball, cycling, podcasts, grilling, the French language, the Spanish language, a well-manicured lawn, international travel, and patterned socks.