Derek Beres
Writer | Editor | Podcaster
Derek Beres is a multi-faceted author and media expert based in Portland, Oregon. He has served in senior editorial positions at a number of tech companies and has years of experience in health, science, and music writing. He is the co-host of the Conspirituality podcast and a Staff Writer at Freethink Media.
📢 Social Media: Substack | Twitter | Mastodon | Post | Instagram | LinkedIn
📚 Books: Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat | Global Beat Fusion: The History of the Future of Music | Hero's Dose: The Case for Psychedelics in Ritual and Therapy | Whole Motion: Training Your Brain and Body for Optimal Health | Currently writing Ripped: Body Dysmorphia and Male Fragility
✒️ Writing: 40+ publications, including Rolling Stone, Women’s Health, Big Think, Yoga Journal, National Geographic, Equinox, and 24 Hour Fitness | Full catalog of 1,000+ Big Think articles here
🏋🏻 Fitness: Group Fitness instructor, Equinox Fitness, 2004-2020. Taught yoga, studio cycling, kettlebells, & main studio formats. Online library @ Yogis Anonymous. ACE, AFAA, Schwinn, & Kettlebell Athletics certified. Currently a road & gravel cycling enthusiast: Strava
🎧 Music: Co-founder, EarthRise SoundSystem. Produced records for Six Degrees Records & Vieux Farka Toure. Toured with Globesonic. Former Kollektiv w/Karsh Kale & Turntables on the Hudson. DJ’d w/Jamiroquai, Ojos De Brujo, Sidestepper, Brazilian Girls, Yerba Buena, Antibalas, Cheb i Sabbah. Music supervisor for DMT: The Spirit Molecule. Mixes on Spotify & Soundcloud.
📸 Photography: National Geographic, Urb, Remix, XLR8R
🎯 Fun Facts: Former crossword puzzle magazine & international music magazine editor. Co-founded Flow Play @ Equinox, a music/yoga/neuroscience training program & group fitness class. Served as the Creative Director of the Tadasana Festival of Yoga & Music.
📰 Press: CNN | Good Morning America | LA Times | Fast Company | VICE | Guardian | Harper’s Bazaar | Rolling Stone | Associated Press | NPR | BBC
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📚 Books: Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat | Global Beat Fusion: The History of the Future of Music | Hero's Dose: The Case for Psychedelics in Ritual and Therapy | Whole Motion: Training Your Brain and Body for Optimal Health | Currently writing Ripped: Body Dysmorphia and Male Fragility
✒️ Writing: 40+ publications, including Rolling Stone, Women’s Health, Big Think, Yoga Journal, National Geographic, Equinox, and 24 Hour Fitness | Full catalog of 1,000+ Big Think articles here
🏋🏻 Fitness: Group Fitness instructor, Equinox Fitness, 2004-2020. Taught yoga, studio cycling, kettlebells, & main studio formats. Online library @ Yogis Anonymous. ACE, AFAA, Schwinn, & Kettlebell Athletics certified. Currently a road & gravel cycling enthusiast: Strava
🎧 Music: Co-founder, EarthRise SoundSystem. Produced records for Six Degrees Records & Vieux Farka Toure. Toured with Globesonic. Former Kollektiv w/Karsh Kale & Turntables on the Hudson. DJ’d w/Jamiroquai, Ojos De Brujo, Sidestepper, Brazilian Girls, Yerba Buena, Antibalas, Cheb i Sabbah. Music supervisor for DMT: The Spirit Molecule. Mixes on Spotify & Soundcloud.
📸 Photography: National Geographic, Urb, Remix, XLR8R
🎯 Fun Facts: Former crossword puzzle magazine & international music magazine editor. Co-founded Flow Play @ Equinox, a music/yoga/neuroscience training program & group fitness class. Served as the Creative Director of the Tadasana Festival of Yoga & Music.
📰 Press: CNN | Good Morning America | LA Times | Fast Company | VICE | Guardian | Harper’s Bazaar | Rolling Stone | Associated Press | NPR | BBC
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