Derek DeSantis is a musician for various rock/metal bands in America. He was first the bassist of the band Twisted Method

Twisted Method

Twisted Method was an American nu metal band from Cape Coral, Florida. Formed in 1998, the band released one full-length studio album in 2003 and disbanded in 2005 after guitarist, Andrew Howard was found dead.-History:...

, which disbanded after the band's guitarist and founder, Andrew Howard, died. Later on, DeSantis and the vocalist to Twisted Method, Tripp Tribbett, met with the vocalist and lead guitarist to the band Dope

Dope (band)

Dope is an American rock band from Villa Park, Illinois, formed in 1997 in Chicago, Illinois.To date, the band has released five full-length studio albums, their most recent being No Regrets which was released on March 10, 2009.-History:...

, Edsel Dope

Edsel Dope

Edsel Dope is the lead singer and main songwriter for nu metal/industrial metal band, Dope, originally from New York City. Dope was founded on December 10, 1997 by Edsel and his brother, Simon Dope .Edsel co-produced all of Dope's albums...

 (vocalist) and Virus

Virus (guitarist/musician)

Virus is a singer/songwriter, guitarist, producer, most recognized for playing lead guitar for the American Industrial Metal/Rock band Dope.-Musical career:...

 (guitarist), and created the band MakeShift Romeo. After MakeShift Romeo, Tripp Tribbett went with Edsel Dope and Virus to become a member of Dope. After meeting with John Sheldon

John Sheldon

John Sheldon was an English professional footballer who played as a forward. He was born in Clay Cross near Chesterfield in Derbyshire and began his playing career at Nuneaton Town. In 1909 he joined Manchester United and made his debut against Bradford City on the 27 December 1910...

 and Keith Finnell and became a member of the band EkoTren, DeSantis continues to play on his bass guitar and jam out for fans.