Deru

Deru (Benjamin Wynn) is a Los Angeles-based composer and sound designer whose work occupies the intersection of avant-garde electronic, modern classical, and hip-hop. Emerging in the early 2000s within the IDM scene, his early output on labels like Merck and Mush Records showcased a sophisticated grasp of glitch aesthetics and rhythmic syncopation.

However, his career reached a critical zenith with the 2014 release of '1979,' a conceptual ambient project accompanied by a custom-built projector (The Obverse Box). This era solidified his reputation for 'nostalgic ambient,' utilizing tape saturation and granular processing to evoke the transience of memory. Wynn is also a highly successful composer for visual media, having scored the YouTube Premium series 'Impulse' and won Emmy awards for his sound design work. His influence is felt in the way he bridges the gap between 'academic' sound art and the emotional immediacy of cinematic scoring. Critically, he is praised for his ability to make electronic music feel organic, tactile, and deeply human through the deliberate use of sonic artifacts and mechanical imperfections.