Cloudchord

Cloudchord
Background information
Birth nameDerek VanScoten
Also known asD.V.S*
OriginNortheastern United States
Genreselectronic, downtempo
Occupation(s)Guitarist, producer
Years active2009-present
LabelsDVS Music, Pretty Lights, 1320 Records, Loci Records, Soulection
Websitecloudchord.net

Derek VanScoten, known professionally as Cloudchord, is an American music producer, multi-instrumentalist and electronic musician. Based in Austin, Texas, he has been actively releasing solo material since 2009. In 2011, under the moniker D.V.S*, he released an official remix of Break Science featuring Talib Kweli,[1] and in 2012 he was a featured guitarist and co-producer on Michal Menert's album Even If It Isn't Right.[2]

He has played guitar and other instruments with groups including the Boulder Philharmonic, DJ Logic, and Devotchka,[3] and toured with Big Gigantic, Beats Antique, Emancipator, and Lotus.[3] D.V.S* has performed Live PA sets at the American music festivals Camp Bisco,[4] Lightning in a Bottle,[5] Gathering of the Vibes, SXSW,[3] and the 2013 Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival.[6] He scored the Sundance 2015 film In Football We Trust.[7]

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  7. ^ "In Football We Trust Movie". In Football We Trust Movie. Retrieved 2017-01-10.