Derek Pike is an
American filmmaker living in Los Angeles and known as a
music video director. He is of half British and half Japanese-American descent.
He has directed nearly 100 music videos working with artists including
RedOne,
Aloe Blacc
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,
Wiz Khalifa
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,
Moneybagg Yo, and
XXXTentacion
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. He has also directed commercials for
Macy's
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, and
Monster Headphones.
At the age of 8, Derek had a drawing published in
Sports Illustrated Kids. In high school, he attended
Carrabassett Valley Academy
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and was a nationally ranked snowboarder. Some of his sponsors included Arbor Snowboards, 686 outerwear, Smith Optics,
Adidas, Giro, and
Swix.
Derek graduated from NYU's
Tisch School of the Arts
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where he majored in Film and Television, and as a freshman walked on to the NYU soccer team. At age 21, he became one of the youngest directors to have a music video featured on MTV.
In 2015, he sold an original screenplay titled A Choreographed Romance. In 2020, he wrote and directed the feature film "Model House" starring five models making their feature debuts alongside
Scout Taylor Compton, and
Chris Zylka
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.
References
INDEPENDENT FEATURE FILM “MODEL HOUSE” WRAPS FILMING IN OKLAHOMA - www.okfilmmusic.org - 10/20/20Wiz Khalifa & Moneybagg Yo Head to College for New "Never Lie" Visual - www.hypebeast.com - 10/29/19Wiz Khalifa and Moneybagg Yo Join Forces for “Never Lie” - www.complex.com - 10/28/19*
ttps://www.complex.com/music/2019/08/pnb-rock-xxxtentacion-middle-child-video Watch PnB Rock’s New Video for “Middle Child” f/ XXXTentacion - www.complex.com - 8/8/19br>
Young Versions of XXXTENTACION and PNB Rock star in "Middle Child" - www.hotnewhiphop.com - 8/8/19New Ruth B song 'Rare' out now, and you don't want to miss it - www.meaww.com - 9/21/18De jolis mannequins qui rappent sur des sons de Tupac, Kanye West et Jay-Z - www.gqmagazine.fr - 3/11/17WATCH THESE HOT MODELS RAP ALONG WITH ICE CUBE, JAY Z, TUPAC, KANYE, MIGOS AND MORE - maxim.com - 3/10/17RedOne 'Don't You Need Somebody' by Derek Pike - promonews.com - 8/8/16MTV News : D'Prince drops "Take Banana" video - mtvbase.com - 10/31/12Diddy's son Quincy launches music career with "Stay Awhile" - drjays.com - 4/3/2012VIBE Exclusive: Quincy music video debut directed by Derek Pike - vibe.com - 4/2/2012Imelda May Roadrunner by Derek Pike - promonews.com - 8/17/11DJ Drama Calls Oh My a Limitless Drug - mtv.com - 5/30/11Y'all Respect the One that Got Shot - decaturdan.com - 4/14/11*
ttps://web.archive.org/web/20101117023536/http://qthequestion.com/component/content/article/41-entertainment-interviews/1020-derek-pike-.html Shooting Classics - qthequestion.com - 11/12/10br>
Interview: Derek Pike - juiceonline.com - 08/23/10Derek Pike Interview - blog.nicholaspatten.com - 06/17/10MC Saigon and Video Director Derek Pike - timeoutny.com - 04/28/10Derek Pike: The Right Direction - amalgamdigital.com - 09/25/09The Volume: On set with The Kid Daytona feat. Bun B directed by Derek Pike - timeoutny.com - 09/11/09NYU senior Derek Pike directs new The Kid Daytona Video - nyulocal.com - 09/11/09
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Living people
1988 births
Tisch School of the Arts alumni
American people of British descent
American people of Japanese descent
American filmmakers