DVS (a.k.a Derek VanScoten) is many things- A guitarist, mandolinist, bassist, wiz-kid beat producer, and a live PA set performer.
Dirty-funk guitar, heart warming drum & bass, mind bending shoegaze, romantic European mandolin music, and soul enriching worldbeat-hip hop are all par for the course in the musical paradigm of DVS.
With the years spent deeply immersed in producing and touring with the horn-driven funk band 8traC, the mambo-rock big band Cabaret Diosa, and the live electronic duo DVS & Chantel, DVS’s experience and gained perspective are evident in his stage presence and energy. He has also spent time guesting as an artist with The Motet, Devotchka, DJ Logic, Particle, Polytoxic, Great American Taxi, and with friends from Lotus and MFA.
His musical taste, comfort and confidence, combined with a clear sense of humbleness set any audience at immediate ease. DVS possesses the essential ingredients of a recipe for lasting success.
RECENT PRESS-
"When it comes to creating beautiful, groove-based tunes teeming with texture and substance, DVS wears the crown." - Rachel Hamilton, Adventure Records - Boulder, CO
"Solid local electro-funk." - Vince Darcangelo, BOULDER WEEKLY - Boulder, CO
"Disco-tas-tic-funk-rock with a laid back vibe." - KUDOS Magazine, UK