User:Traxsmyth

Derrick Antoine Saxon (born October 23, 1975) known by his stage name Traxsmyth is an american music producer originating from Chicago, Illinois. The name originated from his original name Traxspitta in 2005 when he first created a myspace page to display his artwork (music).

EARLY LIFE
Derrick Antoine Saxon was born on October 23, 1975 in the west Chicago land area where he was raised. He began making music at age 7 when his mother bought him a Casio Keyboard, a double cassette player and a microphone. He would write, compose, At age 13 his mother relocated to Gaithersburg, MD a suburb located outside of Washington, DC. Derrick attended high school in Germantown, MD where he showed a high aptitude for music. During his high school years, he studied guitar, piano, and taught himself how to write music at age 14 as well assisted in playing with a high school choir. One of his music teachers discovered that he had perfect pitch tone and pitch recall. The piano teacher would play a note and he could name the key being played. Derrick attended Lincoln University for a semester where he sang in a gospel choir. After the semester ended in December of 1993, Derrick moved back home and attended a 2 year college where he had taken music theory and piano. Derrick had also joined a 4 member singing group where they would perform at different venues and talent showcases through out the Washington, D.C. area. After the group disbanded in 1995, Derrick would perform a solo song written and composed by himself before taking a break from music. Derrick moved back to Chicago to live with his grandmother and picked up an interest in spinning records (DJing) He would DJ parties under the name DQ which stood for "duck quick." He liked the music and rhythm of the records that he would spin he bought a Korg Triton le and started making his own tracks. In 2007 He moved back to the Washington, D.C. area and now is producing music out of his own studio in Virginia. He also started his own business as a professional music producer entitled Traxsmyth Official Productions, llc (T.O.P. music).