Derek Gibbons

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Born

May 5, 1981 · Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK

Born 1981 in Dunfermline in the east of Scotland, Derek Gibbons moved down to London in 1999 to study music. Classically trained on both the violin and piano, Derek holds both Masters (MA) and BMus Honours degrees in music to show for his 4 years at university, graduating with a commendation for his impressive MA composition portfolio at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall in London. Derek is the mainstage Super Theatre host at the Ideal Home Show Glasgow 2018 alongside Phil Spencer, Rosemary Shrager, Amanda Lamb, David Domoney, John Amabile, Kunle Barker and more. He has had a great deal of acting and presenting experience with well over 20000 hours of presentation experience. You may have seen Derek on "TJC" the "Daily Express Channel", "The Great Big Quiz", Channel 5's "Supercasino" and ITV 1's "The Zone". Derek also played weatherman "Joe Randall" in the 2005 BBC 2 comedy series 'Broken News' alongside Benedict Cumberbatch and Indira Varma. Performing and composing from the age of 6, Derek is a classically trained musician on both piano and violin. Composing credits include NASA, Greenpeace, Quizcall and The Jewellery Channel's exciting music here in the UK, the US and Germany. In addition, he has written the music and also presents on "The Jewellery Channel" - the television jewellery channel owned by STS Jewels international. Derek is currently editing his new showreel for 2018