Who's Derek?

The Journey to "The Mingle Effect"

The Spark: TC After Dark

Near the end of the Covid pandemic, Derek discovered Teresa "TC" Cannon's podcast "TC After Dark". Episode 79: "How to write a book" changed everything.

"It motivated me to get off my hockey player butt and start writing 'My Book'!"

The Novel: "A Letter Guide For Rebecca"

After 10 months of 12-hour days, Derek completed a 506-page novel. A one-man show doing everything from writing to cover art and layout.

What if you could transfer all your memories into your 12-year-old self?

Would you try to prevent 9/11?
Save Princess Di?
Win the lottery?
Win back your high school dream girl?

From Book to Soundtrack

Derek decided to create an album/soundtrack for his book. After all, he'd never written before but managed a novel - why not music?

🎵 Home Studio
🥁 Drummer since age 12
🎬 Ready for Spielberg & Ryan Reynolds

The Mingle Effect is Born

While working on his album, a chorus seemed perfect for something else. Suddenly, lyrics about "The Mingle Project" emerged from his subconscious.

Derek's Mission:

"The Mingle Project needs to move to Defcon 1! We need a not-for-profit LLC called 'The Mingle Project Initiative' to spread this vital message."

The Math: Spotify pays $4 per 1,000 streams
1,000,000 streams = $4,000 for the cause!

63 Years Old

506 Page Novel

51 Years Drumming

Meet Derek Devon

🏒 Ex-Hockey Player 📚 First-Time Author 🎵 Musician 🇨🇦 Canadian

Derek Devon is an aging 63-year-old, divorced, single and about to retire. He never would have imagined that a simple trip into his buddy's fly-in fish camp would result in a life-changing opportunity - or that a podcast would inspire him to write a novel, which would lead to creating music for "The Mingle Project."

His Mission

To amplify Michael Smerconish's "Mingle Project" message through music, believing that authentic human connection is more important now than ever.

The Mingle Effect (Ode to Michael)