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Derek Beres Nickname: derek_beres	Male \| 34 \| Taken \| New York City	Add to Contacts
	Interests: yoga, international music, natural foods, good peoples Website / Blog: Words \| Beats \| Postures Occupation: Words \| Beats \| Postures
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Derek Beres is one of the leading figures in international music in America, working in numerous facets of the industry, from journalist and DJ to producer and presenter. He has published five books, including Sound Against Flame: The Process of Yoga and Atheism in America, Global Beat Fusion: The History of the Future of Music, and Mysterious Distance, a novel. As a photojournalist he has contributed to dozens of magazines and websites regarding the traditional and digital realms of global music. He has toured internationally, playing alongside some of the most important figures in the scene today, and is releasing two albums in 2009 with his music project, EarthRise SoundSystem. Well versed in international music, he is equally adamant about world cultures, devoting his life to the path of yoga, Eastern philosophies and world mythology.