About Derek
My name is Derek Weagle (they/them). My mission as a human is healing. My medium as an artist is sound. My core values are equity, gratitude, and radical transparency. I believe that learning and unlearning are lifelong endeavors. The foundation of my practice is syncretism — the artistry of composition, healing, conducting, language, performance, and teaching play equal roles in my identity. My commitment to caring for each and every facet of myself is unyielding. Growth is always augmented by community, and I’m deeply grateful for mine.
As a synesthete, my compositional approach centers on unique confluences of shape, color, and image. Any number of my fascinations from floral print to urban design, liminal zones to water, birdsong to queerness, spirituality to tintinnabulation, can be found in my creative output.