Derek Mcnally

It’s not often that an artist manages to find greater success after their first claim to fame comes to an end, but singer-songwriter Derek Mcnally is living proof that lightning can strike twice. After attaining world-renowned success as a pop star with his iconic UK band NoEXIT, Derek became one of the most sought after vocalists in the dance music world, finding his niche recording for the likes of TST, Allure, AvB, Benassi and B.T. A career spanning ten years, millions of records sold and lyrics that inspire in any language, Derek stands strong as a vocal tour de force across all genres.

Like many who have made music their livelihood, Derek’s early home environment cultivated his passion for music and played a formative role in his artistic pursuits. His father, a member of 60’s UK band The Signs, filled their home with a diverse array of sounds and taught Derek how to play the guitar. Together, the two built a modest home studio with a four-track tape machine and from then on, Derek was focused on learning the ins-and-outs of making music.

After forming NoEXIT with fellow singer/songwriters Jeremy Mark Barry and Adel Stephen Burns, Derek quickly went from his home studio to recording at world class locations with prominent industry producers. Selling three million records worldwide, NoEXIT took the music charts by storm with their first single ‘Back Here Baby’, which went to #1 on US radio, hit the top spot in Japan and garnered countless awards including ‘Song Of The Year’ from ASCAP and ‘Most Played Song Of The Year’ from PRS.

When the time came to transition into a solo career, it was the discovery of a Moog modular hiding in his father’s attic that inspired Derek’s next step. Using synths and guitars, he experimented with a new sound for his next project Inhaler. This caught the attention of Dutch mega-DJ Allure and led to the pair’s collaboration on ‘In The Dark,’ the lead single from Allure’s Grammy-nominated album Elements of Life. Instantaneously, requests from other world-renowned producers poured in and Derek was soon dance music’s leading man.

Teaming up with AvB on his Mirage album, Derek wrote the #1 smash hit ‘This Light Between Us’ and toured with him across 2010 and 2011 while still finding the time to write and perform ‘Love and Motion’ from Benassi’s Rock N Rave album. In 2013, the release of his own critically acclaimed, full-length album Simple Modern Answers saw Derek collaborating with a ho