Deryck Whibley
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Deryck Jason Whibley[1] |
| Also known as | Bizzy D, Gunner |
| Born | March 21, 1980 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Punk rock, melodic hardcore, skate punk, pop punk, alternative metal, alternative rock, rapcore |
| Occupations | Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Actor |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Bass, Drums, Mellotron |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels | Island |
| Associated acts | Sum 41, Tommy Lee, Iggy Pop, Treble Charger, The Operation M.D. |
| Notable instruments | |
| Squier Signature Telecaster Model Fender Telecaster Deluxe |
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Deryck Jason Whibley[1] (born March 21, 1980) is a Canadian musician and producer, best known for his work as the guitarist, lead vocalist, songwriter and producer of the Juno Award-winning rock band Sum 41.
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Early life and Sum 41
Whibley was born in Ajax, Ontario. He never met his father, and talks of it in the song "Dear Father" from Sum 41's fifth album Underclass Hero. He is of English descent. He was in several bands before he met Steve Jocz in high school. His first band was called "The Powerful Young Hustlerz", a hip hop band that covered songs from The Beastie Boys and N.W.A. Deryck and Steve became good friends and started a band called "Kaspir". The band consisted of Whibley as lead singer, Jocz on drums, Mark Spicoluk on bass, Dave Baksh and Marc Costanzo on guitar. They later fired Spicoluk due to him getting into too much trouble, and Costanzo left to form the pop band, Len. Richard "Twitch" Roy was the replacement bassist for Spicoluk before being fired for crashing the band's touring van on an East Coast Canadian tour. They changed their name from "Kaspir" to "Sum 41" for a supernova show. They then added Cone McCaslin to the lineup.
Professional career
Besides Sum 41, Whibley developed a professional career in the music industry as producer and manager. Deryck was part of Bunk Rock Music, a music management and production company. He produced for No Warning with the company as well. Since parting ways with Greig Nori, he sold his part of the company in early 2005.
During the Sum 41 hiatus in 2005 and 2006, he worked with Tommy Lee on guitar and backing vocals for his album, Tommyland: The Ride, and A Million in Prizes: The Anthology with Iggy Pop.
He worked as the producer of We Have an Emergency, the debut album by Sum 41 co-member Cone McCaslin's side project The Operation M.D.. In 2007, he mixed the debut album of the band Permanent Me. He was also involved with the Avril Lavigne album, The Best Damn Thing, where he produced and played guitar.[2]
Besides his musical career, he has worked on occasion as an actor. He portrayed the character Tony in the movie, Dirty Love, and himself as a guest character in King of the Hill.
In November 2007, Whibley suffered a herniated disk while drumming on the song "Pain for Pleasure". This happened while Sum 41 was on tour with Finger Eleven, and the remainder of the Strength in Numbers Tour was canceled although Finger Eleven did travel to Winnipeg, Manitoba to play the show with Die Mannequin and Inward Eye in replacement of Sum 41.[3]
On the Operation M.D.'s second album Birds + Bee Stings, which was released on June 29, 2010, Deryck mixed one track entitled "Sick + Twisted". He also played keyboards and piano on the same track.
Personal life
Whibley dated Hilton Hotels heiress Paris Hilton in 2003. Whibley married fellow singer Avril Lavigne in 2006. The couple occasionally performs together, and they’ve spoken about their relationship in interviews. It was announced on September 17, 2009 that Lavigne and Whibley separated. Lavigne initiated divorce proceedings in October 2009 claiming irreconcilable differences. [4]
On August 5, 2010, Deryck Whibley was hospitalized after he was attacked in a bar in Japan, late at night by three unknown males. After an MRI scan, it was revealed that Deryck slipped a disc in his back for a second time.[5] Advised not to play, Whibley rejoined the band on August 8 in Osaka for the Summersonic festival.[6]
Equipment
Deryck uses a black customized ‘72 Fender Telecaster Deluxe live with his well-known red X’s for decoration and "good luck". He has also put out a signature guitar with Squier, a sub-brand of Fender. The signature Squier comes in black and Olympic white, sports the two red X’s and has one humbucking pickup in the bridge position, which is a Duncan Designed HB-102. It also has his signature “Deryck” written on the headstock. In the past Deryck has used many Gibson guitars such as the Flying V, Les Paul, SG and the Marauder. According to October 2007’s issue of Rocksound magazine, Deryck also uses ‘59 Les Paul Reissues, ‘52 Telecaster Reissues, Telefunken and Neumann mics, ‘52 Plexi 100 watt Marshall Head and Spectraflex cables.
Discography
- Sum 41
For a full discography, see Sum 41 discography
- Half Hour of Power (2000)
- All Killer No Filler (2001)
- Does This Look Infected? (2002)
- Chuck (2004)
- Underclass Hero (2007)
- Screaming Bloody Murder (2010)
- As guest musicians
- Treble Charger - Detox (2002) - guitar and vocals on "Hundred Million"
- Iggy Pop - Skull Ring (2003) - guitar and vocals on "Little Know It All"
- Tommy Lee - Tommyland: The Ride (2005) - additional guitar
- Avril Lavigne - The Best Damn Thing (2007) - guitar and bass on "The Best Damn Thing", "One of Those Girls" and "Contagious"
- The Operation M.D. - Birds + Bee Stings (2010) - keyboards and piano on "Sick + Twisted"
See also
- List of guitarists
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 ASCAP: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- ↑ High-Fashion Victoria Ladd Promises 'Upbeat' New LP, Says Married Life 'Rocks!'
- ↑ Back Injury Sidelines Sum 41 | News @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com
- ↑ Harper, Kate (2009-10-15). "Avril Lavigne Files For Divorce From Deryck Whibley (Who Isn't Dead)". Chart. http://www.chartattack.com/news/75623/avril-lavigne-files-for-divorce-from-deryck-whibley-who-isnt-dead. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
- ↑ MacNeil, Jason (6 August 2010). "Sum 41 rocker hurt in bar attack". Toronto Sun. http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/celebrities/2010/08/06/14947221.html. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ↑ http://amplified.tv/2010/08/09/sum-41-frontman-attacked/
External links
- Sum 41 Deryck's Band Official Site
- Deryck Whibley at the Internet Movie Database
- Fender Artist Deryck's Fender Artist Profile
- Squier Guitars Deryck's Signature Telecaster
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