BORN IN BAKERSFIELD, CA. DEREK DAVIS aka TEK DEEP GREW UP LISTENING TO MUSIC FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE REIGON. HAVING HIS MOTHER TO BE BORN & RAISED IN GHANA, AFRICA, AND HIS FATHER TO BE BORN & RAISED IN LONG BEACH, CA. TEK BECAME MUSICALLY DIVERSE. AS A CHILD HE EXPERIENCED HIP-HOP IN THE LATE 80’S LISTENING TO SUCH ARTISTS AS LL COOL J, N.W.A, BIG DADDY KANE AND ERIC B & RAKIM. AS TEK GREW OLDER HE BECAME REAL ACTIVE IN SPORTS PLAYIN FOOTBALL AT CAPISTRANO VALLEY H.S. IN MISSION VIEJO, CA. AFTER GRADUATING IN 2002 HE MADE A LIFE DECISION THAT MUSIC WAS HIS PASSION.