Mod Sun is an American singer, musician, songwriter, and poet. He tried his hand as a punk artist, but came to the conclusion that rap is still closer to him.
Today, not only the inhabitants of America are interested in his work. He actively tours almost all continents of the planet. By the way, in addition to his own promotion, he is promoting the alternative hip-hop duo Hotel Motel.
Derek Ryan Smith: childhood and adolescence
Derek Ryan Smith (real name of the artist) was born in America. Here he met his childhood and conscious adult life. The celebrity's date of birth is March 10, 1987.
He was brought up in an incomplete family. In an interview, Derek said that the divorce of his parents caused him severe psychological trauma. For some time the boy lived with his father in California.
When he was 5 years old, he finally returned to his mother. According to Derek's memoirs, until that time his mother tried to arrange her life, but she failed to realize her plan. Together with her son, she often changed her place of residence. Derek's fondest memories are of a farm near Hennepin. Most of all, he was warmed by the fact that he was left to himself.
A little time will pass and music will gradually take root in his life. By the way, in the neighborhood of the family lived an American drummer, who is known to music lovers under the creative pseudonym Bud Gaugh IV. He was noted for his participation in the groups Sublime, Del Mar and Eyes Adrift.
Undoubtedly, the drummer had an influence on the formation of Derek's musical taste. He loved ska-punk and reggae tracks. Soon the teenager began attending concerts of popular bands. Since that time, the guy had a burning desire to join some kind of team.
Mod Sun: creative path and music
During his school years, he became part of the progressive team Sideline Heroes. He gave the group as much as 4 years, but then the musicians felt that Derek had no place in their team.
At the beginning of the 2008s, luck smiled at him. It could not be otherwise, because by that time Derek had considerable experience on stage. He joined the Four Letter Lie, appearing on several of the team's LPs. In XNUMX, Derek skated a big tour with the team, significantly expanding the number of "useful" acquaintances.
After some time, the band's vocalist Brian Nagan stopped liking the musician's work. He made some completely inappropriate remarks about Derek's work. This was enough for the artist to leave the group and go to work in Scary Kids Scaring Kids. With the new "family" he played several concerts. During this period of time, Derek realized for the first time that he was ripe for something new.
Solo career as an artist
In 2010, the musician radically changed direction. First, he took up a solo career. And secondly, now he "made" cool hip-hop tracks.
At first, the artist delighted fans with the release of tracks and videos, and only in 2015 did the release of a full-length debut LP take place. The rapper's collection was called Look Up. Note that the record was mixed on the label Rostrum Records. The album peaked at number one on the Billboard Top Heatseekers.
Mod Sun achieved its goals in a short period of time. He literally bathed in the rays of glory. Derek was a thoughtful guy and didn't waste any time. He immediately took up the development of the second studio album Movie. The collection was warmly welcomed not only by fans, but also by music critics.
Fans saw that all the tracks were diverse, but meanwhile they were united by melody and intelligent lyrics. In support of the LP, the rapper skated a short tour.
2017 also did not remain without new products. This year, the premiere of VV's record with the track #noshirton took place. He held a number of concerts in the United States of America, and then took a short break. Then it became known that he was working on a new collection.
In 2020, the premiere of a mega novelty took place. The record of the Internet artist Killed the Rockstar surprised the "fans" with the fact that Derek returned to the old sound again. The tracks of this album are imbued with the best sound of heavy music.
To promote the record, the artist released several cool singles. We are talking about the tracks Karma, Bones and Flames. The last piece of music is interesting in that it has a voice Avril Lavigne.
Details of the personal life of the artist Mod Sun
Derek was in a serious relationship with the charming Hannah Beth. But, before the wedding, the matter never came. The singer had a hard time breaking up with a girl. He was drunk and had sexual intercourse with "fans". Then he met two girls at once - Tana Marie Monjo and actress Bella Thorne.
Soon the trio of lovers broke up. Rather, it has been reduced. Bella Thorne received a marriage proposal from the artist. The girl answered yes. The couple enjoyed each other's company for a very short time. Each of them was engaged in career development. Later it turned out that Bella was cheating on her husband. And she did it not only with men, but also with women.
In 2020, Derek said that he was forever done with experiments in his sexual and personal life. In the same year, he was credited with an affair with Mongeo, but the artists denied any connection.
Later it became known that he was dating Avril Lavigne, who took part in the recording of the fourth studio album. Despite the fact that many assumed that this couple would not last even a year - in 2021, Avril and Derek are together.
The couple spends a lot of time together. Today they do not hide the fact that they are in a relationship. Avril and Derek often appear on each other's social networks.
Interesting facts about Mod Sun
- The artist's biography is not without a "dark side". The fact is that in his youth he was selling illegal drugs.
- He composes poetry. Derek managed to release several poetry collections. We are talking about So Long Los Angeles and My Dear Pink.
- The musician loves experiments not only in creativity, but also in appearance. Not so long ago, he radically changed his style - appearing in front of fans with green hair.
Mod Sun: our days
2021 has started off with good news for the musician's fans. The artist pleased with the release of the fourth studio album. Longplay was called Internet Killed the Rockstar. Critics have already noted that this record will definitely leave a contribution to the development of pop-punk music. Soon clips were featured on the track Amnesia and No Escape.
In the same year, Mod Sun released a joint single Blackbear, which was called Heavy and a deluxe edition of the LP, which contained several new tracks.
