Deryck Jason Whibley^[2] (born March 21, 1980) is a Canadian musician and producer best known for his work as the guitarist and lead vocalist, songwriter and producer of the multi Juno Award-winning pop punk band Sum 41. As a producer he was one of the founders and directors of Bunk Rock Productions. Sum 41 has sold over 10 million albums and won multiple awards all over the world. Whibley was born in Scarborough, Ontario and brought up by a single teenage mother, Michelle. He moved to Ajax, Ontario at age 12 and started Sum 41 a few years later. He married fellow Canadian pop-punk singer/songwriter Avril Lavigne on July 15, 2006, in Montecito, California. He is of English descent. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... is the 80th day of the year (81st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... 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Sum 41

Deryck was in several bands before he met Steve Jocz in high school, but was in a band called "Doors of Draven" with Dave Baksh. His first band was called "The Powerful Young Hustlerz", a Hip Hop band that covered Beastie Boys songs. Deryck and Steve became good friends and started a band called Kaspir. The band consisted of Whibley as lead singer, Jocz on drums, Mark Spicoluk on bass, Dave Baksh and Marc Costanzo on moo Guitar. They later kicked Spicoluk out due to him getting into too much trouble, and Costanzo left to form the pop band, Len. Deryck then became the other guitarist. They changed their name from Kaspir to Sum 41 for a supernova show. They got Cone McCaslin to play bass in 1999 after having many other bassists. To this day, Cone states the reason they got signed was due to him joining the band. Among the first songs they wrote are "I Like Meat", "Astronaut", and "5-0 Grind". In previous albums where Stevo sang songs for their alter-ego metal band Pain For Pleasure, Deryck was the drummer. Stephen Martin Jocz was born on July 23, 1981, and is best known as the drummer for Canadian punk rock band Sum 41. ... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ... The Beastie Boys are a hip hop musical group from New York City consisting of Michael Mike D Diamond, Adam MCA Yauch, Adam Ad-Rock Horovitz. ... Mark Spicoluk is currently the bass player for the band Closet Monster and has previously played with Avril Lavigne and Sum 41. ... David Nizaam Baksh (born 26 July 1980 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is the lead guitarist and vocalist of heavy metal/reggae band Brown Brigade, but most notably, he is the ex-lead guitarist of Canadian rock band Sum 41. ... Marc Costanzo is the co-lead singer of a band called Len. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Born on September 3, 1981, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Jason McCaslin (or Jay McCaslin, aka Cone), is the bass-player of the Canadian pop-punk band Sum 41. ...

Professional career

Besides Sum 41, Whibley has developed a professional career in the music industry as producer and manager. Deryck was part of Bunk Rock Music, a music management and production company. With Bunk Rock, he had co-produced some of Treble Charger's albums. He also did some backing vocals for them on the album, Detox. He produced for No Warning with the company as well. Since parting ways with Greig Nori, he sold his part of the company in early 2005. This article, image, template or category belongs in one or more categories. ... Treble Charger was a rock group where all 4 members were of English-Canadian descent, consisting of vocalist Greig Nori, bassist Rosie Martin and drummer Trevor MacGregor. ... Detox is Treble Chargers fifth and final studio album, released in August of 2002. ... No Warning was a hardcore punk band from Toronto, Canada. ... Greig Nori seen here performing at Younge Dundas Square. ...

During the Sum 41 hiatus in 2005 and 2006, he worked with Tommy Lee on guitar and backing vocals for his album, Tommyland: The Ride, and A Million in Prizes: The Anthology with Iggy Pop. This article is about the American drummer Tommy Lee. ... James Newell Osterberg, Jr. ...

Currently, he is working as the producer of the first EP album from the side project of bandmate Cone, called The Operation M.D., and is producing the next Sum 41 album. For 2007, he mixed the debut album of a new band called Permanent Me. He was also involved with the new album by Avril Lavigne, The Best Damn Thing, where he produced, played guitar and bass, recorded backing vocals, and co-wrote the music for some of the more rock/punk-rock oriented songs.^[3] In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... The Operation M.D. (formerly The Operation) is a side-project created by Dr. Dynamite (Cone of Sum 41) and Dr. Rocco (Todd Morse of H2O and Juliette and the Licks). ... Permanent ME is an American pop punk band from Bellmore, New York. ... For the song, see The Best Damn Thing (song). ...

Besides his musical career, he has worked on occasion as an actor. He portrayed the character Tony on the movie, Dirty Love, and himself as a guest character in King Of The Hill. Dirty Love is a 2005 comedy film, written by and starring Jenny McCarthy and directed by John Mallory Asher. ... This article is about the television program. ...

In November of 2007, Whibley suffered a back injury. This happened while Sum 41 was on tour with Finger Eleven, and the remainder of the Strength in Numbers Tour was cancelled.^[4] Finger Eleven is a Canadian rock band formed in 1994. ...

Personal life

In January of 2004, Deryck began dating fellow Canadian rocker Avril Lavigne . During the last part of Lavigne’s European Tour for the Bonez Tour shows, she and Whibley took a trip to Venice and got engaged on June 27th, 2005. The couple married in a traditional ceremony on July 15, 2006, at a private estate in the California coastal city of Montecito, located about 87 miles (140 km) northwest of Los Angeles. Lavigne wore a Vera Wang gown, carried pearl-white Australian roses, and was walked down the aisle by her father. Whibley wore a Hugo Boss suit and was accompanied by four groomsmen, Steve Jocz (his best man), Jason "Cone" McCaslin, Avril's older brother Matt Lavigne, and Sum 41's close friend, Robb Dipple. Lavigne's younger sister, Michelle Lavigne, was one of the bridesmaids. About 110 guests attended the wedding, and their first dance as a married couple was to the Goo Goo Dolls song "Iris".^[5] They currently live in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California.^[6][7] Avril Lavigne Whibley,[7] better known by her birth name of Avril Lavigne (IPA: ), (born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian rock/punk-pop singer, musician and actress. ... For other uses, see Venice (disambiguation). ... An engagement is an agreement by a couple to enter into marriage at some future time, usually accompanied by a formal or informal announcement to friends and family. ... is the 196th day of the year (197th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Montecito is the code-name of the next major release of Intels Itanium Processor Family (IPF), which implements the IA-64 instruction set architecture. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Vera Wang (Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; born June 27, 1949) is an American fashion designer based in New York, NY, USA. She is known for her wedding gown collection, among other specialties. ... Stephen Martin Jocz was born on July 23, 1981, and is best known as the drummer for Canadian punk rock band Sum 41. ... Born on September 3, 1981, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Jason McCaslin (or Jay McCaslin, aka Cone), is the bass-player of the Canadian pop-punk band Sum 41. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Iris is an epic song by American alternative rock band the Goo Goo Dolls. ... Bel-Air is a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, California. ...

Instruments

Deryck uses a black customized '72 Fender Telecaster Deluxe live with his well-known red X's for decoration and good luck.^[8] He has also put out a signature guitar with Squier, a sub-brand of Fender. The signature Squier comes in black and Olympic white, sports the two red X's and has one humbucking pickup in the bridge position, which is a Seymour Duncan HB-102. It also has his signature "Deryck" written on the headstock.^[9] In the past Deryck has used many Gibson guitars such as the Flying V, Les Paul, SG and the Marauder. According to October 2007's issue of Rocksound magazine, Deryck also uses '59 Les Paul Reissues, '52 Telecaster Reissues, Telefunken and Neumann mics, '52 Plexi 100 watt Marshall Head and Spectraflex cables.^[10] The Fender Telecaster Deluxe is a solid-body electric guitar originally produced from 1972 to 1981, and since re-issued by Fender in 2004 as the 72 Telecaster Deluxe. ... Squier is a second-line brand of the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. ... Fender redirects here. ... Seymour Duncan is a company that is most famous for manufacturing of guitar pickups, and currently has a line of effects pedals. ... The Gibson Flying V is an electric guitar model first released by Gibson in 1958. ... The Gibson Les Paul is a solidbody electric guitar originally developed in the early 1950s. ... The Gibson SG is a popular model of solid-bodied electric guitar that was introduced in the early 1960s. ... Mid-production Gibson Marauder with rotary pickup selector in the lower bout The Gibson Marauder is an electric guitar model. ... Telefunken is a German radio- and television company, founded in 1903. ... A classic Neumann U87 microphone Georg Neumann GmbH (Neumann), founded in 1928 and based in Berlin, Germany, is a prominent manufacturer of professional recording microphones. ...

Discography

Sum 41

Main article: Sum 41 discography

Arrangements, songwriting, vocals, guitar and piano throughout all albums, other roles when noted. This is the complete discography of the Canadian Punk rock band Sum 41. ...

• Half Hour Of Power (1999/2000), Producer
• All Killer No Filler (2001), Drums on "Pain for Pleasure" (live only)
• "Motivation" (2002), Producer
• Does This Look Infected? (2002), Drums on "Reign in Pain" and "WWVII Parts 1 & 2" (Live only)
• Does This Look Infected Too? (2002), Producer
• Chuck (2004), Producer on "Subject to Change"
• Go Chuck Yourself (2005/2006), Executive Producer
• Underclass Hero (2007), Producer

Half Hour of Power is Sum 41s first album. ... All Killer No Filler is the sophomore album by Sum 41, released on May 8, 2001 (see 2001 in music). ... Motivation is the third single from the album All Killer No Filler by the Canadian pop-punk/rock band Sum 41. ... Does This Look Infected? is an album by Sum 41. ... I would personally like to know how this album varies from does this look infected, if you know please tell me, my email is hot_chik_is_me_8152@msn. ... Singles from Chuck Released: October 2004 Released: January 2005 Released: June 2005 Released: June 2005 (same date as Some Say) Chuck is an album by Sum 41. ... Go Chuck Yourself (Europe and America) or Happy Live Surprise (Japan) is a live album by Sum 41 recorded in London, Ontario in April of 2005. ... Undreclass Hero may refer to two diferent works from Sum 41 Underclass Hero, the fifth studio album from the band. ...

Others

An asterisk (*) after the album name indicates that the collaboration was done with Sum 41.

• Various Artists - National Lampoon's Van Wilder (Soundtrack) * (2002), Producer
• Various Artists - FUBAR: The Album * (2002), Producer, drums
• Various Artists - Spider-Man Soundtrack * (2002), Producer
• Treble Charger - Detox (2002), Co-Producer, vocals and guitar
• No Warning - Ill Blood (2002), Co-Producer, arranger, management
• Iggy Pop - Skull Ring * (2003), Producer, vocals, guitar, songwriter
• No Warning - Suffer, Survive (2004), Co-Producer, arranger, management
• Various Artists - Fantastic 4: The Album * (2004), Vocals, guitar, songwriter
• Ludacris - The Red Light District * (2004), Guitar
• Various Artists - Rock Against Bush, Vol. 2 (2004), Producer
• Various Artists - Killer Queen: A Tribute To Queen * (2005), Vocals, piano
• Tommy Lee - Tommyland: The Ride (2005), Guitar
• Permanent Me - After The Room Clears (2007), Mixing
• The Operation - We Have an Emergency (2007), Producer
• Avril Lavigne - The Best Damn Thing (2007), Producer, guitar, bass

National Lampoons Van Wilder is the soundtrack album for the film of the same name. ... Spider-Man is a 2002 American superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. ... Treble Charger was a rock group where all 4 members were of English-Canadian descent, consisting of vocalist Greig Nori, bassist Rosie Martin and drummer Trevor MacGregor. ... Detox is Treble Chargers fifth and final studio album, released in August of 2002. ... No Warning was a hardcore punk band from Toronto, Canada. ... James Newell Osterberg, Jr. ... Skull Ring is a 2003 album by Iggy Pop, with backing collaborations by popular bands, including The Stooges, The Trolls, Green Day, Sum 41, and Peaches. ... No Warning was a hardcore punk band from Toronto, Canada. ... Luda redirects here. ... The Red Light District is the fourth album from Def Jam recording artist Ludacris. ... Rock Against Bush, Vol. ... This article is about the American drummer Tommy Lee. ... Permanent ME is an American pop punk band from Bellmore, New York. ... The Operation is a side-project created by Dr. Dynamite (Cone of Sum 41) and Dr. Rocco (Todd Morse of H2O and Juliette and the Licks). ... We Have An Emergency is the debut album by The Operation M.D., to be released on February 20, 2007 (see 2007 in music) by Aquarius Records. ... Avril Lavigne Whibley,[7] better known by her birth name of Avril Lavigne (IPA: ), (born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian rock/punk-pop singer, musician and actress. ... For the song, see The Best Damn Thing (song). ...

See also

• List of guitarists

This list of guitarists includes guitarists for whom there is an article in Wikipedia. ...

References

External links

• Sum 41 Deryck's Band Official Site
• Deryck Whibley at the Internet Movie Database
• Fender Artist Deryck's Fender Artist Profile
• Squier Guitars Deryck's Signature Telecaster